Oregon Boys State

Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
An Oregon Boys State attendee walks past an American flag at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
An Oregon Boys State attendee walks past an American flag at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Brett Barrick, acting as a lawyer in a Supreme Court case, argues as part of the prosecution during a bank robbery case at Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Brett Barrick, acting as a lawyer in a Supreme Court case, argues as part of the prosecution during a bank robbery case at Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
James Craigg, adjutant for Post 2 in Salem, Ore. salutes the flag in front of Oregon Boys State participants on Willamette University campus on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Salem. Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
James Craigg, adjutant for Post 2 in Salem, Ore. salutes the flag in front of Oregon Boys State participants on Willamette University campus on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Salem. Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State representatives are sworn in at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on Friday, June 17, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State representatives are sworn in at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on Friday, June 17, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
An annual tradition, the tug of war, pits different factions of Oregon Boys State against each other at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
An annual tradition, the tug of war, pits different factions of Oregon Boys State against each other at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon runs as a simulation of a state, including a bank with its own currency. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon runs as a simulation of a state, including a bank with its own currency. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Bud Pierce, the Oregon Republican gubanatoral candidate speaks to Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Bud Pierce, the Oregon Republican gubanatoral candidate speaks to Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Kevin McCarthy makes a speech during Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on Wednesday, June 15, 2015. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Kevin McCarthy makes a speech during Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon on Wednesday, June 15, 2015. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
During the second to last day of Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, the attendees meet up with Oregon Girls State for ice cream and dancing on Friday, June 17, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion
During the second to last day of Oregon Boys State at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, the attendees meet up with Oregon Girls State for ice cream and dancing on Friday, June 17, 2016. Photo by Clay Lomneth/The American Legion