Twenty-six Katy boys are attending the annual Boys State convention in Austin, June 11-16. It’s sponsored by The American Legion and held at the University of Texas.
Attendees are learning about state, county, and city governments and holding elections. More than a thousand boys statewide are attending.
Boys State attendees from Katy join other boys from the Houston metropolitan area before boarding a bus to Austin June 11 for the annual Boys State convention sponsored by The American Legion. Twenty-six Katy boys are sponsored by American Legion Post 164.
The boys and their high schools are: Dominic Barzilla, Michael Tian, and Dylon Wallis, Cinco Ranch; Christopher Crain and Cameron Thieme, Faith West; Alexander Matthey, Katy; Quincy Cormier, Carlos Cortez, Sebastian Enzi, Isaac Hughes, Gregor Ras and Arman Yazdian, Mayde Creek; Jordan Bates, Trech Drake and Juan Fuentes, Morton Ranch; Drew Bulawa, Hayden Humes and Tommy Zhang, Seven Lakes; Christian Costello, George Kopf and Tyler Skinner, St. John’s; Mason Nichols, Taylor; Francisco Cano, Andrew Powell, Grant Shelton and Michael Thumann, Tompkins.
Following recommendations from teachers and counselors at their schools, the Katy boys were interviewed and selected earlier this year by Monte Ikner, Bobby Steph, and Jeff Pizarras, members of Jonathan D. Rozier Post 164.
Boys State has been a program of The American Legion since 1935.