Thiele, Long Selected For Cornhusker Girls & Boys State

Two Clearwater students have been selected to join other junior students from across Nebraska at the American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Girls State and American Legion Auxiliary Cornhusker Boys State in Lincoln this summer. 

Julia Thiele and Jacob Long of Clearwater were recently selected to attend the event. Thiele is the daughter of Jim and Leenda Thiele. Long is the son of Jarod and Stacy Long. The 2018 event will be June 3 through June 9. 

Delegates receive special instructions at Cornhusker Girls State in parliamentary procedure and organize themselves into two mythical political parties. They then campaign, hold rallies, debate and ultimately vote to elect city, county and state officials. Once elected to office, delegates are sworn in and perform their prescribed duties. Citizens not elected to office are given appointments and visit the offices of their elected or appointed counterparts in actual state, county and city government.