Kerry T. Roberts, 17, attended the American Legion Boys State of Missouri June 13-20 on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.
Roberts is sponsored by Claude and Donna Sutton. He completed his junior year at Houston High School and was selected based on his leadership and citizenship skills.
His accomplishments include band, jazz band, golf team, F.C.A., Ozark Baptist youth mission team and sports reporter-Eagle Talon. He is the son of K. Scott Roberts and Lori Lacy.
Boys State is a pure democracy in that all citizens may vote and are eligible to hold office. The program is designed to educate and train Missouri’s young leaders in functional citizenship, leadership and government. Nearly 1,000 student leaders will build an entire state government in a single week.
The entire Boys State staff is comprised of educational, legal, professional and civic leaders who volunteer their time each year. Missouri Boys State is sponsored by the Missouri American Legion.