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This program helps high schoolers learn about government by creating one of their own

Horace Smallwood, right, a World War II veteran, asks Jace Summer, left, a member of Georgia Boys State, a question during a series of interviews held at American Legion Post 7 in Gainesville on Friday, May 31, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

06012019 BOYS 001.jpg — Horace Smallwood, right, a World War II veteran, asks Jace Summer, left, a member of Georgia Boys State, a question during a series of interviews held at American Legion Post 7 in Gainesville on Friday, May 31, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele

Standing out in a crowd isn’t easy, but 10 participants at Georgia Boys State did just that while at Riverside Military Academy this week.