"Arkansas Girls State in an immersive civics education program designed for young women who have completed their junior year of high school.  Since 1942, the Arkansas Girls State program has been working to teach future generations of Arkansans citizens to be actively involved in their communities and government at every level." - From the ALA Girls State website.

The “citizens” of each “Girls State” city and county nominate members of their individual parties to be candidates for the various city and county offices. Elections are held with the citizens conducting their own balloting. They also attend daily sessions where citizens hear from elected officials and community leaders from across the state.

Those elected to the House of Representatives participate in a one-day session where, if their bills are chosen, they can present them as if they were actual members of the House of Representatives. Other Girls State delegates are given the chance to speak for or against the bills, and vote on them as well. During this time, actual members of the Arkansas House as well as the Parliamentarian of the House take time to walk the girls through the legislative process and the etiquette of the Arkansas House of Representatives.

The Arkansas House Communications team has the privilege to document those who are elected into the Arkansas House of Representatives positions.

By sharing these moments on their personal social media sites, the Arkansas Representatives who participate in the program show how they are inspiring future leaders of the state. The Arkansas House Communications team also remains active on their multiple social media platforms to help spread the awareness of this extremely positive and life changing program.