Maumelle High School students DeAndra Grice, Kory Putman and John Bruchhagen were among the more than 30 students from the Pulaski County Special School District to attend Girls State and Boys State last week.

The program ended June 4 and was conducted virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.

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The 2020 program was cancelled because of Covid-19 but elections were still held and Ethan Christmas, a recent graduate of Maumelle Charter High School, was elected attorney general for the 2021 Class.

Boys and Girls State are for rising seniors and are sponsored by the American Legion The Boys State program began in 1940, while the Girls State started in 1942.

The other county school district students are:

Arkansas Boys State

• Keylon Polk, Mills High

• Brandon Bell, Mills High

• Connor Keeler, Sylvan Hills High

• Camryn Jones, Sylvan Hills High

• Kamarion Slade, Mills High

• Zach Wofford, Robinson High

• Nick Schaefer, Robinson High

• Esteban Lamar, Robinson High

• Ben Kensington, Robinson High

• Gibbs Kell, Robinson High

• Eli Jackson, Robinson High

• Morgan Fells, Robinson High

• Zach Daniels, Robinson High

• Jack Cleveland, Robinson High

Arkansas Girls State

• Lawren Miller, Mills High

• Marcedi Phillips, Mills High

• Taylor Humbard, Robinson High

• Rayla Johnson, Robinson High

• Madeline Carver, Robinson High

• Madeline Circle, Robinson High

• Evelyn Johnson, Robinson High

• Sydney Littrell, Robinson High

• Aijilan Mason, Robinson High

• Kylie McGraw, Robinson High

• Olivia O’Quinn, Robinson High

• Paige Lambert, Sylvan Hills High

• Karsyn Morgan, Sylvan Hills High

• Mia Ellington-Williams, Mills High