The Willard Stout Post 266 and Charles Collins Post 381 American Legion Auxiliaries jointly sponsor a Riverside High School student for Buckeye Girls State.
Malaina Jenkins was among the nearly 460 girls participating in the 75th annual session of Buckeye Girls State at University of Mount Union earlier this month.
It is a fast-paced program of mock government at the state, county and city levels. The main objective of the Girls State program is to train young women, who have completed their junior year in high school, in the duties, rights and privileges of citizenship by providing the attendee the opportunity to actively participate in a democratic form of government.
As the girls arrive at Girls State, they are assigned to one of two political parties. The residence hall in which they live during the program is their designated county and the floor on which they live is their city. The students file petitions for candidacy for a variety of offices from governor to city council and participate in the election process.
Malaina is the daughter of Darcie and Bradly Jenkins of Quincy. She is involved in Business Professionals of America, 4-H, National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, softball, golf, student council, class officer, junior fair board, piano student, Pirate Advisory Committee and Miami County Horse Camp Counselor.