"I didn't even know that I qualified for a scholarship until I met with the College Recruiters at Boys State. I was offered two scholarships from two different colleges."
Jeremy Colby, '95

"My favorite part of Boys State was the speakers. In one week, I actually got to talk with the Governor about the conditions at my school and to a U.S. Senator about gun control. ME....
I actually had a conversations with Kirk Fordice and Trent Lott!"
Reggie Washington, '91

"My family has been on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for over 100 years. I didn't even know anybody from the (Mississippi) Delta. To be totally honest, I was a little disappointed when I found out my roommate, Lonny (Guyton), lived on a farm and went to a small private school. We had nothing in common! As the week went on, we got to be great friends. We would stay up talking after lights-out. Lonny would explain Agri-business, as he called it, to me and I told him about shrimping. We both got elected to the Boys State Senate. Lonny helped me get my bill passed protecting tidal wetlands, and I helped Lonny pass his bill concerning labeling on pesticides. We're both going to (Mississippi) State next fall and plan on rooming together."
Ted Soberoski, '93

"The two guys set-up on each side of me at the State Science Fair were at Boys State with me. The C.Y.O. (Catholic Youth Organization) State President my senior year was my Boys State Governor. The R.A. (resident assistant) at my freshman dorm at Ole Miss went to Boys State with me. My fraternity president went to Boys State with me. Go anywhere on this campus, (University of Mississippi) pick-out the leader of any organization, and if the guy is my age, he went to Boys State with me!"
David Daughdrill, '88