WAHPETON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Dawson Schefter of Langdon has been elected Governor of North Dakota Boys State, a gathering of 90 participants this week on the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) campus in Wahpeton.

Sponsored by the American Legion and running from June 12-17, North Dakota Boys State brings together outstanding young men between their junior and senior years in high school. Selected from schools across North Dakota, these delegates come to the NDSCS campus for a week of activities focusing on leadership and government.

At North Dakota Boys State delegates participate in hands-on learning activities including city and county government functions, disaster simulation exercises and the publication of a daily newspaper that is written and edited by delegates. In addition to this “learning by doing” process, delegates have the opportunity to experience speeches and debates from visiting dignitaries.

In addition to electing a governor, delegates also elected several other state office-holders including: Lieutenant Governor Kailer Riedman of Portland, Secretary of State Alexander Hettwer of West Fargo, Attorney General Neelay Patel of Fargo, State Treasurer Tyler Anderson of Fargo, Agriculture Commissioner Cody Mauch of Hankinson, and State Auditor Christopher Dean of Dickinson.

NDSCS has been the host of Boys State for twenty one consecutive years. Frequent visitors to the program include: U.S. Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer, and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley.

Some local boys who participated in the event include Ryan Janish of Fingal, Dominick Franchino of Gackle, Matthew Peterson of Horace, and Luke Bowman of Jamestown.