CHS Counseling Office
Programs/Opportunities
FOR JUNIORS
HIGH SCHOOL PAGE PROGRAM
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History
Over the last 45 years the High School Page Program has been dedicated to providing students with an opportunity to learn and serve in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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Modeled after the United States Senate Page Program, the Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program was established in 1975. The program remains wholly dedicated to providing students with a unique, challenging, and enriching educational experience. Its range of activities and breadth of instruction puts the program in the top tier of such programs in the nation.
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The Program
Throughout the course of their week in Saint Paul High School Page Program participants are engaged in a wide variety of activities designed to provide them with an understanding of the legislative process, state government, public policy, public service, politics, and much more!
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Among the many highlights included in each student's week at the Capitol are:
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Students are given the opportunity to become acquainted with their Representative in a one on one meeting
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Students not only observe the legislative process they participate in it by paging in the chamber
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Students engage in a mock committee meeting in which they learn how legislators research, discuss/debate and address difficult and divisive issues
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Students meet with legislative leaders, constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, lobbyists, members of the media and others visiting the Capitol complex
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Students should expect to participate in all scheduled program activities from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Thursday, and from 8:00am to 12:30pm on Friday.
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Participation
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The Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program is open to all Minnesota high school students in their JUNIOR year. Program participants are selected in the fall of each year based on a formal process which includes an application, faculty recommendation, and an essay.
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How to apply
Students interested in applying for the Minnesota House of Representatives High School Page Program should either contact their school, or download an application by following the link bellow.
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Stipend
The program provides a small stipend to defray the cost of meals, and pays for the lodging of those staying at the designated hotel. All other expenses are the responsibility of the participants.
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History
This is our 75th year that the American Legion Auxiliary has sponsored and operated the American Legion Auxiliary Minnesota Girls & Boys State Program.
The Program
It is an interactive program teaching government how to form the city, county, and state government offices. They vote for and carry out elected and appointed positions in government. This program gives participants the experience of living together as self-governing citizens with the privileges, rights, and responsibilities of American citizenship, plus gaining knowledge of the American Legion Auxiliary. These great programs are sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion.
Participation
Two junior girls and two junior boys are selected each winter to participate in and represent CHS at the state conventions in the middle of June.
Locations
-Girls State Convention is held at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
2022 session is June 12-18, 2022.
-Boys State Convention is held at St John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
2022 session is June 12-18, 2022.
Click HERE to go to the MN Boys State Website
Click HERE to go to the MN Girls State Website
THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY MINNESOTA BOYS / GIRLS STATE PROGRAM
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)
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The Crookston Rotary Club sponsors numerous juniors in attending a week long leadership seminar on the campus of Univ. MN-Crookston. Seminar is usually held in July. If you have questions about these or other programs, please give me a call or better yet, stop in the guidance office for more information.