ABOUT NEVADA GIRLS STATE
Teaching young women how government works, since 1947
Nevada Girls State is a weeklong program in state and local government for young women who have just finished their junior year of high school. Participants create and run their own city, county, and state governments, write and debate their own legislation, and elect two senators to represent Nevada at ALA Girls Nation.
Our history
The American Legion Auxiliary held the first Nevada Girls State session in 1947 at Reno High School.
Since 2024, the session has taken place at the University of Nevada, Reno. Nevada Girls State is a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Nevada, and ALA Nevada Girls State, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
The program is run by volunteers, many of them former participants.
1947 |
First Nevada Girls State session at Reno High School |
1972 |
Nevada Girls State moves to Clear Creek Camp |
2003 |
Nevada Girls State moves to State 4-H Camp at Stateline |
2020 |
No session, due to the Covid-19 pandemic |
2024 |
Nevada Girls State moves to the University of Nevada, Reno |
2026 |
79th session: 65 participants; 67 bills |
79
sessions since 1947
About 1,300
participants since 2008
158
Girls Nation senators sent to Washington, D.C.
71
high schools represented since 2017