Medfield’s Girls State Citizens Honored

Medfield’s Girls State Citizens Honored

Prior to their monthly meeting on October 27^th Legion Commander Bob Tannler and the Medfield American Legion post-110 provided dinner and hosted the American Legion Auxiliary-110 (ALA), the two 2026 Girls State Citizens Hannah Crocker and Cecilia Puthiaparambil and their parents in the Beckwith Post-110 community room at the Aura apartment complex.

Medfield High School seniors Crocker and Puthiaparambil represented Medfield at Massachusetts Girls State held at Stonehill College on June 13-19.

The week at Girls State was sponsored by the ALA and funded by the legion and the ALA. On behalf of the ALA Girls State Chair Eileen DeSorgher thanked the legion members for funding girls state citizens year after year and said the most rewarding aspect of Girl’s State “was when Cecilia and Hannah spoke about how they stepped out of their comfort zone by giving speeches and running for office”.

Crocker and Puthiaparambil spoke at length about their experience at Girl’s State to include the challenges they had running for office, the strategic planning, debates and the friendships they made with other Girls State citizens from all over Massachusetts. Puthiaparambil was elected state treasurer and Crocker was elected to serve as treasurer for her city.

"ALA Girls State/Girls Nation programs is to provide a nonpartisan participatory program that teaches eligible high school females responsible citizenship grounded in ethics, the principles of our nation's founders and respect for God and Country. High school girls, who have completed their junior year, spend an intensive week of study, working together as self-governing citizens at Auxiliary-sponsored Girls State programs in every state. Participants learn how to participate in the functioning of their state's government in preparation for their future roles as responsible adult citizens".- Massachusetts American Legion Auxiliary.

For more information about Massachusetts Girls State see their web site: www.massgirlsstate.org