Leadership, civic engagement, legislation, government, parliamentary procedures and elections are not the topics you would expect most high school seniors to discuss during their summer vacations. But for 124 of Nevada’s brightest students and future leaders, this was their focus from June 18 to June 24, while they attended the week long Nevada Boys’ State Leadership Conference.
This week long orientation to Nevada politics and leadership is available to any high school male senior who illustrates academic and leadership excellence. The program was hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno and receives financial support from community leaders, the State of Nevada, former participants and staff members. (The sister program, Nevada Girls’ State, is for high school females.)
The 2017 program speakers included:
- Charles E. Schmidt
- Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve
- President of the NV Truckers Association Paul Enos
- Newsman Jon Ralston
- Assemblywoman Jill Tolles
Yearbook – Click Here
The 2017 program newspaper
Carson City Day Video Recordings
- 06/23/2017 Nevada Boys’ State (17652) – Room Assembly: http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=81b387c5-5a8c-11e7-b343-f04da2064c47
- 06/23/2017 Nevada Boys’ State (18241) – Room Senate: http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=4c51ed11-5a96-11e7-b343-f04da2064c4706/23/2017 Nevada
- Boys’ State (18242) – Room 3137: http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=6a9b2fb4-5a98-11e7-b343-f04da2064c47
2017 Photo Gallery – Click Here
Awards
- Samsung Scholarship (State Finalist and National runner-up) – Trevor Daniel Goldsmith
- Romaine Roethel Scholarship – Ezra Ziegler
- Boys Nation – Abhishek Ravi & Michael Pasimio
- Best Lobbyist Award – Garret Freeth
- Oratorical Contest – Connor Leeming
- Governor – Kevin Castellanos
- Honor City – Osgood (SC: Zach Heit, JC: Justin Quibell)
2017 Program Graduates
- Alcantra, Sheldon from the City of Martie
- Arnold, Adam from the City of Las Craigas
- Assefa, Yednkachew from the City of Osgood
- Bake, Owen from the City of Jaytown
- Balasky, Alexander from the City of Anderson
- Banuelos, Alejandro from the City of Osgood
- Beers, Mateo from the City of Howard
- Berggren, Chris from the City of Osgood
- Bishop, Michael from the City of Martie
- Boorboor, Arshia from the City of Howard
- Cahill, Noah from the City of Osgood
- Calderon, Victor from the City of Las Craigas
- Cassidy, Colin from the City of Jaytown
- Castellanos, Kevin from the City of Jaytown
- Catarata, Kyle from the City of Jaytown
- Cenname, Tyler from the City of Anderson
- Chavarria, Javier from the City of Martie
- Chavez, Diego from the City of Martie
- Cheng, Aaron from the City of Martie
- Cho, Austin from the City of Jaytown
- Cianci, Alec from the City of Anderson
- Clary, Adam from the City of Jaytown
- Coppola, Louis from the City of Howard
- Cruz, Alan from the City of Martie
- Dagar, Abhinav from the City of Osgood
- Daoudi, Yamaa from the City of Las Craigas
- Duff, Matthew Parker from the City of Las Craigas
- Feldman, Maxwell from the City of Osgood
- Freeth, Garrett from the City of Osgood
- Fuentes, Robert from the City of Anderson
- Garcia, Brandon from the City of Howard
- Garner, Sean from the City of Las Craigas
- Gillett, Paul from the City of Las Craigas
- Goldman, Jonah from the City of Howard
- Goldsmith, Trevor from the City of Las Craigas
- Gong, Brian from the City of Jaytown
- Graves, Taezhan from the City of Osgood
- Grema, Peter from the City of Osgood
- Gutterman, Timothy from the City of Jaytown
- Harris, Jeremiah from the City of Anderson
- Henawi, Wagih from the City of Osgood
- Hernandez, Martin from the City of Osgood
- Hosny, Rami from the City of Anderson
- Huang, Ryan from the City of Jaytown
- Jackson, DVonye from the City of Anderson
- Jacobsen, Robert from the City of Howard
- Judkins, Kevin from the City of Osgood
- Kassa, Eyobel from the City of Jaytown
- Keene, Patrick from the City of Las Craigas
- Kelliher, Harold from the City of Anderson
- Kittusamy, Shiva from the City of Las Craigas
- Krider, Reese from the City of Jaytown
- Lanier, Brady from the City of Las Craigas
- Leeming, Connor from the City of Las Craigas
- Lees, Deylin from the City of Anderson
- Legott, Sam from the City of Martie
- Legowski IV, Nelson from the City of Howard
- Malchov, Ivo from the City of Las Craigas
- Manabat, Marcus from the City of Howard
- Marcial-Lorza, Genaro from the City of Martie
- Marks, Sean from the City of Las Craigas
- Masson, Samuel from the City of Osgood
- McDonald, Connor from the City of Anderson
- McIntosh, Ryan from the City of Osgood
- McRae, Jordan from the City of Martie
- Meono, Ryan from the City of Anderson
- Minkoff, Mark from the City of Martie
- Moran, Miles from the City of Martie
- Mullins, Daniel from the City of Howard
- Mumm, Jeshua from the City of Anderson
- Munn, Alexander from the City of Las Craigas
- Murphy, Keegan from the City of Howard
- Nanda, Pranit from the City of Jaytown
- Nelson, Bradon from the City of Anderson
- Ngov, Sean from the City of Osgood
- Nicora, Luke from the City of Jaytown
- Nielson, Stewart from the City of Howard
- Oh, Junghun from the City of Anderson
- Ordanez, Miguel from the City of Martie
- Paczkowski, Ethan from the City of Martie
- Paniagua Soto, Favian from the City of Anderson
- Pasimio, Michael from the City of Howard
- Penalber, Philipp from the City of Jaytown
- Perez, Marc from the City of Las Craigas
- Plimpton, Scott from the City of Martie
- Plimpton, Benjamin from the City of Anderson
- Rahman, Syed from the City of Anderson
- Ramirez, Sebastian from the City of Martie
- Ravi, Abhishek from the City of Anderson
- Rawhouser, Conrad from the City of Las Craigas
- Reed, Randall from the City of Osgood
- Revers, Louis from the City of Las Craigas
- Rivera, Christian from the City of Martie
- Rivers, Caleb from the City of Anderson
- Rogge, Michael from the City of Howard
- Rosenbaum, Jacob from the City of Howard
- Rumer, Ryland from the City of Osgood
- Sanderson, Brooks from the City of Howard
- Santamaria-Garcia, Javier from the City of Jaytown
- Schmidt, Andrew from the City of Howard
- Schmitt, Nathaniel from the City of Osgood
- Shaheen, Miles from the City of Anderson
- Siu, Solomon from the City of Jaytown
- Smith, Holden from the City of Osgood
- sorkhab, drake from the City of Martie
- Sotolongo, Lazaro from the City of Howard
- St.Mary, Joshua from the City of Las Craigas
- Stadler, Nicholaus from the City of Las Craigas
- Stepzinski, Michael from the City of Anderson
- Sullivan, Joshua from the City of Jaytown
- Toranzo, Joel from the City of Osgood
- Tracy, Michael from the City of Jaytown
- Wagner, Eric from the City of Las Craigas
- Walker, Adam from the City of Las Craigas
- Wallace, Matthew from the City of Howard
- Weaver, Jakob from the City of Howard
- Welch, Robert from the City of Howard
- Wood, Devin from the City of Jaytown
- Woodring, Patrick from the City of Martie
- Yi, Ryu from the City of Martie
- Yung, Alexander from the City of Jaytown
- Zalazar, Christopher from the City of Osgood
- Zare, Araam from the City of Osgood
- Ziegler, Ezra from the City of Las Craigas
2017 Staff:
- Adrian Martinez, Junior Counselor, Howard
- Andrew Brooksbank, First Year, Osgood
- Andrew Valdez, Junior Counselor / Director, Anderson
- Cody Andersen, Senior Counselor, Anderson
- Collin Haire, Senior Counselor, Las Craigas
- Craig Huntington, Director,
- David O’Mara, Court Case,
- Dylan Sacenti, Junior Counselor, Martie
- Erik Ayala, Junior Counselor, Jaytown
- Evan Schauer, First Year, Howard
- Eyasu Shumie, First Year, Jaytown
- Ian Albertson, First Year, Martie
- Justin Quibell, Junior Counselor, Osgood
- Mackienzy Kahl, First Year, Jaytown
- Nicholas Scott, First Year, Las Craigas
- Noah Jennings, Junior Counselor, Las Craigas
- Parker Junger, Senior Counselor, Martie
- Robert Jackson, Senior Counselor, Jaytown
- Ryan Hamilton, Senior Counselor / Director, Howard
- Simon Lin, First Year, Las Craigas
- Tyson Gierhart, First Year, Osgood
- Zachary Heit, Senior Counselor, Osgood
Counselors Awards
- First Year Counselor of the Year – Eyasu Shumie
- Junior Counselor of the Year – Dylan Sacenti
- Senior Counselor of the Year – Zach Heit
- Fred Anderson Award – Cody Andersen