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 Lakes State College North Lakes State College North Lakes State College is a state school in North Lakes, Queensland that offers education for both boys and girls from preparatory through to Year 12. The College has four phases of learning - Early Phase (Prep to Year 3), Lower Middle Phase (Year 4 to Year 6), Upper Middle Phase (Year 7 to Year 9) and Senior Phase (Year 10 to Year 12). North Lakes State College is a school with a student population of over 2800 students currently (2014) and is estimated to drop by 2016 since new schools are opening North Lakes State