Badger Boys State adopted a program based upon the experience of the Illinois Boys State which was sponsored by the Illinois American Legion and had been in operation since 1935. Four hundred eighty-four high school juniors attended the first session of Badger Boys State at St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wisconsin, June 16–23, 1939. The project proved very successful and was unanimously authorized to proceed as a state program by the Wisconsin American Legion Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The individuals responsible for founding the Badger Boys State program officially on April 8, 1939 were: Due to the limited capacity of St. John's
North State Symphony where he conducted classical, family, education, and pops concerts and worked with internationally acclaimed guest artists. He has also served as assistant conductor of Festival Opera in Walnut Creek, Calif., and has held posts with the Kent State University Orchestra, the Lakeland Civic Orchestra, and the Nashville Youth Symphony, as well as other orchestral groups. North State Symphony The North State Symphony is an orchestra which is an amalgamation of the former Chico and Redding Symphonies in Northern California. Its original conductor and musical director was Kyle Wiley Pickett, who stepped down at the conclusion of the 2013/2014 season. The