Boys State Leadership Program 2025
Boys State is a leadership action program where qualified male high school juniors take part in a practical government course designed to develop in them a working knowledge of the structure of government.
The qualified student must be in the top 80 percent of his class, be of moral character, a leader and in good health. These student candidates should be involved in physical training and organized sports along with their studies of and visits to various offices of state government.
Boys State Update 3-11-2025
We have 3 candidates for Boys State this year. Lucas Fazio and Nicholas Greci are from Calhoun. Nicholas is the brother of Anthony Greci who attended Boys State in 2023 and he also won the Americanism Award in 2024. The other candidate is Josiah Ramirez who attends Grace Christian Academy. This is the first time we have included Grace Christian in Boys State. Mr. Schultz, the headmaster at Grace Christian is overjoyed as he is an alumnus of the Boys State program in Ohio. I have received the completed paperwork for Lucas and Nicholas and am awaiting the paperwork for Josiah. I spoke with Josiah's dad today and he promised to get back to me with the status. Once I have all the paperwork, I'll get a check from Mike Elliot and package them up for submission to Nassau County.
Frank D. Pedagno, Second Vice Commander
Letters from service members to their significant others during deployment in the service
Hi all,
If any Merrick Post No. 1282 members, want to send in their letters to there significant others during their time in service please feel free to do so. I would like to display them as articles on this website, with their permission. Please keep in clean, folks. Please send to
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Veterans Day Ceremony 2024
Merrick Post No. 1282, American Legion is planning to have their Veterans Day ceremony on Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park starting at 10:30 a.m. Merrick's Veteran Memorial Park is located at the corner of Merrick Avenue and Lee Avenue, which is across the street from the Camp Avenue Elementary School. Post and Auxiliary members should gather at the park starting at 10:00 a.m. If possible, please bring your own chairs to the ceremony. Thank you.
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