Tuesday
2025 Program Schedule
Time
Activity
Location
6:30 a.m.
Breakfast with your City
Dorm Area Cafeteria — Follow Dining Schedule
8:00 a.m.
House & Senate begin operations
Swearing in of all members
Election of officers
Formation of Committees
Begin drafting legislation
You will be taken to the House and Senate meeting locations by Counselors
8:00 a.m.
County Party Convention
Speeches for County Offices; County Chairman presides
You will be taken to the County Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors
8:45 a.m.
District Party Convention
Speeches for District Offices; Both County Chairmen co-preside
You will be taken to the District Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors
9:45 a.m.
State Party Convention
Report by Party Rules Committee
Debate and adopt Rules Committee Report
Speeches for State Officials other than Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General
You will be taken to the State Party Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors
12:00 p.m. for one party; 12:30 p.m. for the other party
Lunch with Party members from your city
You will be taken to the Cafeteria by your City Counselors
12:00 p.m.
Ballot Draw — County/Precinct Chairs will conduct Ballot Draw and prepare ballots
Boys State Election Headquarters
1:15 p.m.
House and Senate reconvene
On-line House and Senate Committee Meetings
You will be taken to the Chambers by Counselors
1:15 p.m. for the party that ate Lunch first; the other party will begin at 1:45 p.m.
State Party Convention
Speeches for Attorney General, Lt. Governor and Governor
You will be taken to the State Party Convention Meeting Room by your City Counselors
3:45 p.m. for the party that ate first at Lunch; the other party will begin at 4:30 p.m.
General Assembly
You will be taken to General Assembly by your City Counselors
5:00 p.m. for the party that had the first General Assembly; The other party will eat at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner with your City
You will be take to the Meeting Room and cafeteria by your City Counselors
6:15 p.m.
Change into recreation clothes (including Boys State t-shirt) that are appropriate for the Olympiad and associate evening activities
Dorm Area
6:45 p.m.
Deadline for Corrections to the Primary Election Ballot (corrections must be made by the Precinct, County, or State Party Chairman, depending on office sought by a Statesmen)
Corrections must be submitted in writing by the State/County Chairmen for each party
Dorm Area / Boys State Headquarters
7:15 p.m.
City Faceoff and Announcements
You will be taken to Clark Field by your City Counselors
7:30 p.m.
Recreation Period Begins: All Statesmen will be involved in 1 or more of 4 different activity categories:
City Olympiad - these are tournament games in Basketball, Dodgeball, and 7-on-7 football
Boys State Band
Seminars
Rules, Campaign and Platform Committees
Talent Show tryouts
Same as prior day Rec Period
Talent Show tryouts location TBA
7:30 p.m.
Primary Election Polls Open
Precinct Chairmen sign up for shift for overseeing primary election and will preside at Election and explain procedures
Election Location by County
9:30 p.m.
Primary Election Polls Close
Election Location
9:45 p.m.
Recreation period ends
Daily Closing — Primary Election Results announced via technology
All Statesmen will meet at Clark Field
10:30 p.m.
Precinct/Count Chairman prepare for and conduct Ballot Draw for Runoff Election
Boys State Election Headquarters
10:30 p.m.
Daily Debrief with City
Dorm Area
11:15 p.m.
Lights out