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POST COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM RAHN
CO-CHAIRMAN ED KINNEN
2009 Rayson-Miller Boys State Delegates and Alternates
Pittsford Sutherland High School
Timothy - Pittsford Sutherland High School Boys State Delegate (Sponsored by Rayson-Miller American Legion, Post 899)
Tim was born in Stamford Connecticut on August 17, 1991, son of Kim and Ed. He has three brothers. Ed III, who is an officer in the United States Marines, Andrew who is a junior at the University of Maryland, and brother Jeffrey, a freshman at Pittsford Sutherland. Tim and his family have lived in Darien Connecticut, Dallas Texas, and in Pittsford for the past nine years.
Tim is currently a junior at Pittsford Sutherland. He is active in Sutherland’s Interact Club, which is a community service club, and he plays varsity basketball and baseball. In his spare time Tim enjoys listening to music and being with friends.
After high school Tim plans to attend college somewhere in the south studying in the field of government.
Delegate – Timothy
Address – 55 Mitchell Road, Pittsford N.Y. 14534
Phone – (585) 249-0822
Parent – Kimberly
School Guidance Counselor – Karen Shield (267-1117)
Alternate – No Alternate
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Pittsford Mendon High School
Alex – Pittsford Mendon High School
Boys State Delegate (Sponsored by Rayson-Miller American Legion, Post 899)
Alex is a junior at Pittsford Mendon High School. Alex’s favorite subjects are History and English. He plans to study Political Science in college. Outside of school, Alex works part-time at Crayon Campus Daycare. He participates in DECA, a marketing club for business students who compete at the regional, state, and national level. Alex enjoys writing for Mendon’s school newspaper, the Viking Chronicle. In his free time he likes to watch movies, listen to music, and being with his friends. He is very grateful for being selected as the Pittsford Mendon delegate to Boys State and is very excited for the opportunity.
Delegate – Alexander
Address – 101 Tennyson Way, Pittsford N.Y. 14534
Phone – (585) 582-6006
Parents – Mary Kay & Fran
School Guidance Counselor – Patti Pfeif (267-1617)
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PITTSFORD MENDON ALTERNATE
Mitch – Pittsford Mendon High School
Boys State Delegate (Sponsored by the Monroe County Sons of the American Legion)
Mitch is 17 and is a junior at Pittsford Mendon High School. He plays varsity football for the Pittsford Panthers and varsity baseball for the Mendon Vikings. Along with sports, Mitch is a member of the Varsity Club. His favorite subjects are AP American History and Math. Currently Mitch is undecided of what he’d like to pursue in college, but is interested in business, politics, and government.
Mitch has lived in Pittsford since he was 10 years old, but prior to this he lived in Dallas Texas, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, and Reston Virginia where he was born. Mitch has a 14-year-old brother who attends Barker Road Middle School.
Alternate - Mitchell
Address – 15 Coach Side Lane, Pittsford N.Y. 14534
Phone – (585) 383-4428
Parent – Roby
School Guidance Counselor – Patti Pfeif (267-1617)_________________________________________________
Boys State has been a program of The American Legion since 1935 when it organized to counter the Fascist inspired Young Pioneer Camps. The program was the idea of two Illinois Legionnaires, Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card, who organized the first Boys State at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield.
At American Legion Boys State, participants are exposed to the rights and privileges, the duties and the responsibilities of a franchised citizen. The training is objective and practical with city, county and state governments operated by the students elected to the various offices. Activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law enforcement presentations, assemblies, bands, chorus and recreational programs.
High school juniors are selected by local American Legion Posts to attend the program. In most cases, expenses associated with attending this program are paid by a sponsoring American Legion Post, a local business or another community-based organization.
American Legion Boys State is currently conducted in 49 Departments of The American Legion. Hawaii does not conduct a program. As separate corporations, Boys States vary in content and method of procedure, but each and every Boys State adheres to the basic concept of the program - that of teaching government from the township to the state level.
