Two Cobb County students are heading to Washington D.C. after being selected for the 2024 American Legion Boys Nation to represent the state of Georgia.
Grant Pool of North Cobb Christian School and Benjamin Blackwood of the Walker School will serve as two student senators representing the Peach State at the national event.
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.