MOUNT UNION – Abbey Partika, a Lowellville High School senior, will be among 900 girls participating in the 66th annual session of Buckeye Girls’ State at the University of Mount Union. The session began Sunday, June 10, and concludes on Saturday, June 16. The Lowellville American Legion Auxiliary Unit 247 is sponsoring her.
Girls’ State 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 in the duties, rights and privileges of citizenship and provides 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 will file petitions for candidacy for a variety of offices from governor to city council and participate in the election process. After elections and inaugurations, they will put government in action.
Abbey has been very active in school extra-curricular activities including student government, athletics, band, PANDA and various other group activities. She is also active in church and community programs.
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