Jul 17, 2016 1 min read

Branden Sanders, a senior at Waynesburg Central High School, recently attended Pennsylvania American Legion Keystone Boys State, a weeklong civic leadership program organized by the American Legion Department of Pennsylvania. Sanders was among 237 high school seniors who attended the program at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where they learned about leadership, state and local government and civic participation. Operated by students elected to various offices, KBS activities include legislative sessions, court proceedings, law-enforcement presentations, a band and recreational programs. The simulated city councils and state legislature of this year’s program passed legislation fighting poverty, improving public schools, reducing urban blight and incentivizing innovation – all challenges facing Pennsylvania.