Ten area students will be participating in the 2013 South Dakota American Legion Boys and Girls State events.  The Girls State event will take place in Vermillion at the University of South Dakota on Monday, May 28th, through Saturday, June 1st.  The Boys State event will take place in Aberdeen at Northern State University on Sunday, May 27th, through Friday, May 31st.  The students participating are:

Girls State

• Taiven Logan – Dell Rapids High School
• Tia McKillip – Dell Rapids High School
• Victoria Murphy – Dell Rapids High School
• Alexis Sprecher – Dell Rapids High School
• Mary Lack – Dell Rapids St Mary
• Anna Wolles – Dell Rapids St Mary

Boys State

• Jonathan DeNoon – Dell Rapids High School
• Matthew DeNoon – Dell Rapids High School
• Michael Mitchell – Dell Rapids High School
• Shane O’Hara – Dell Rapids High School