Arrival Information
On Sunday, June 4, you may check in to ALA Alabama Girls State on the campus of Troy University, Troy, AL at Rushing Hall between 10 am and 12:45 pm. You will need to be dressed and ready for your first meeting at 1 pm. In the front of Rushing Hall, Girls State staff will check you in and give you your room number. From there you will move in and start going around and meeting your other fellow citizens and your counselors. We encourage you to go get something to eat, because your first meal will be at 5 pm. We also will have the Girls State Store open in the Rushing Hall archway and we encourage you to go ahead and purchase your Girls State shirt ($18.00), sweatshirt ($20.00), graduation cord ($10.00) and stickers ($3.00). Venmo and Cash app are the preferred way to pay and we know many will have to use their parent/guardian accounts! We also take cash. Please try and have correct cash. Parents/guardians may leave once you have settled in. Also, if you drive yourself to campus you must give your counselors your car key. You are not allowed to leave campus during the program.
On Sunday, June 4, you may check in to ALA Alabama Girls State on the campus of Troy University, Troy, AL at Rushing Hall between 10 am and 12:45 pm. You will need to be dressed and ready for your first meeting at 1 pm. In the front of Rushing Hall, Girls State staff will check you in and give you your room number. From there you will move in and start going around and meeting your other fellow citizens and your counselors. We encourage you to go get something to eat, because your first meal will be at 5 pm. We also will have the Girls State Store open in the Rushing Hall archway and we encourage you to go ahead and purchase your Girls State shirt ($18.00), sweatshirt ($20.00), graduation cord ($10.00) and stickers ($3.00). Venmo and Cash app are the preferred way to pay and we know many will have to use their parent/guardian accounts! We also take cash. Please try and have correct cash. Parents/guardians may leave once you have settled in. Also, if you drive yourself to campus you must give your counselors your car key. You are not allowed to leave campus during the program.
Departure Information
On Friday, June 9, the delegates will be in Montgomery visiting the Capitol and will return at 2 pm. In the meantime, Rushing Hall will open at 1 pm for parents/guardians to go their delegate's room and pack up the belongings and place in car. The delegates need to have everything packed up and ready for their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians can then go to Smith Hall for the closing program which will begin at 2:15. Everyone will be dismissed after the closing program which should be around 3:15 pm. If parents/guardians cannot make it to the closing program, the residence hall will stay open until 5 pm. Please make certain that the delegates are picked up by then.
On Friday, June 9, the delegates will be in Montgomery visiting the Capitol and will return at 2 pm. In the meantime, Rushing Hall will open at 1 pm for parents/guardians to go their delegate's room and pack up the belongings and place in car. The delegates need to have everything packed up and ready for their parents/guardians. Parents/guardians can then go to Smith Hall for the closing program which will begin at 2:15. Everyone will be dismissed after the closing program which should be around 3:15 pm. If parents/guardians cannot make it to the closing program, the residence hall will stay open until 5 pm. Please make certain that the delegates are picked up by then.