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Upcoming Session – 82nd!

June 15-21, 2025
Sunday - Saturday
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Roll Call 2024

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Saturday - 6/22/2024

Friday - 6/21/2024

Thursday - 6/20/2024

Wednesday - 6/19/2024

Tuesday - 6/18/2024

Monday - 6/17/2024

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Boys State Objectives

  • To develop civic leadership and pride in American Citizenship.
  • To arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of our government.
  • To develop in the citizens a determination to maintain our form of government, primarily by bringing them to the realization of how great it is to be an American.
  • To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the Community, State and Nation.

Key staff and email addresses

Director  Linden Dixon  director@vaboysstate.org
Deputy Director  Rick Oertel  deputydirector@vaboysstate.org
Program Director  Daniel Combs  programs@vaboysstate.org
Chief City Counselor  Matthew Hartman  counselors@vaboysstate.org
College Day Coordinator  Robert Brady  collegeday@vaboysstate.org
State Chairman  Steve Robertson  statechairman@vaboysstate.org
Media Director  Collin Lee  media@vaboysstate.org
Registrar  Denis Confer  registrar@vaboysstate.org


Full List of Staff


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  • Virginia Boys State Archive
    • 2024 Archive – 81st Session
    • 2023 Archive – 80th Session
    • 2022 Archive – 79th Session
    • 2021 Archive – 78th Session
    • 2020 Archive
    • 2019 Archive – 77th Session
    • 2018 Archive – 76th Session
    • 2017 Archive – 75th Session
    • 2016 Archive – 74th Session
    • 2015 Archive – 73rd Session
    • 2014 Archive – 72nd Session
    • 2013 Archive – 71st Session
    • 2012 Archive – 70th Session


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