Villages High School students recently attended Girls State at the State Capitol in Tallahassee.
The local students were sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary at American Legion Post #347 in Lady Lake.
“It instills the basic ideals and principles of American government,” said Lois Glosch of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Those taking part in Girls State were Rachel Buress, Jayme Miller, Payton Possehl, Dariyen Varner, Stephanie Mathiasen, Jenna Marcy, Kathy Nguyen and Tiffany Liu.