A teen from Woodstock is one of two students selected for the 2024 American Legion Boys Nation to represent the state of Georgia in Washington D.C.
Grant Pool of North Cobb Christian School, from Woodstock, was selected to serve as a student senator representing the Peach State at the national event.
The other Georgia student senator is Benjamin Blackwood of the Walker School.
Founded in 1946, Boys Nation is an annual weeklong training program where rising high school seniors learn the structure and function of the federal government.
Multiple Boys Nation graduates have gone on to hold successful political careers, including former President Bill Clinton and former Vice President Dick Cheney.
Like the U.S. Senate, each state selects two student delegates to represent them in the program.
In early June, Pool and Blackwood, both 17, were selected to participate in the 2024 Georgia Boys State program. Much like the national program, Boys State is an American Legion event where students learn the operation of local, county and state government.