Martin Wallberg American Legion Post 3 in Westfield sent 15 boys to American Legion Jersey Boys State from June 18 – 23, 2017. Boys State is a civics conference teaching Americanism. The boys set up a mock local city, county, and state government, and were assigned to a political party when they checked in at the Rider University campus. It all ends with the election of a Boys State Governor and two Senators, who go on to American Legion Boys Nation in Washington, D.C. to meet the President of the United States.
(above l-r) American Legion Post 3 Boys State Co-chairman Rob Whitehead; Michael Urbinato, Oratory Prep.; Daniel Scalia, Academy for Information Technology; Jacob Dayon, Westfield High School; Lucas Toglia, Oratory Prep.; Andre Rodriguez, Union Catholic High School; Lucas Cloppse, Union Catholic High School; Co-chairman Jack Ford; (back, l-r) Nicholas Savorgianakis, Westfield High School; James Fritz, Westfield High School; Sawyer Reis, Union Catholic High School; Noah Schwartz, Westfield High School; Camden Beinhaker, Westfield High School; Jack Munro, Oratory Prep.; Ryan Briggs, Oratory Prep. (not pictured) Evan Gruters, Westfield High School; Clayton Lee, Union Catholic High School.
