On Sunday, October 13th, American Legion Post 139 Beely-Johnson in Springdale hosted the Boys & Girls State attendees that they had sponsored for Spring 2019. The reception was held at the post and was also attended by the following government officials:
- Hannah Henderson representing Sen. John Boozman
- Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse
- Representative Jana Della Rosa
- Representative Clint Penzo
- Representative Robin Lundstrom
- City Councilman Brian Powell
Students were presented with a certificate by Department Adjutant Art Florer and a rose from Auxiliary President Laurie Hayes. Janice Alexander shared a brief history of Boys & Girls State, and Department Commander Al Wille explained the meaning of each item on the table for the POW-MIA remembrance ceremony.
Funding for the participants was raised by the Post's monthly pancake breakfast (1st Saturday of each month) and through donations from individuals and corporations. Corporate donors were:
- Arvest Bank
- First Security Bank
- Harps Food Stores
- Legacy Bank
- NWA Restore It
- Sassafras Springs Vineyard
- Springdale Sam's Club
- Steve Landers Toyota
Post 139 sent over 30 Springdale students to Boys & Girls State this year representing Springdale High School, Har-Ber High School, Shiloh Christian School, Don Tyson School of Innovation and Haas Hall Academy. Students were:
Sophie, Alanz, Grace Bowerman, Keaton Carter, Chandler Cartwright, Katlyn Collins, Hailey Currence, Emile Eagle, Kristen Dillard, Lane Ducan, Sarah Doubleday, Phoebe Duke, Claire Franco, Margarita Gonzalez, John Paul Hignite, Bella Hudson, Hallie Hutchinson, Tresha Laguda, Aubrey Ludwig, Tessie May, Kendal McCall, Alexa McKee, Ryleigh Mullican, Sophie Nelson, Matthew Peters, Caroline Phillips, Ariana Ponce, Takayla Powell, Jacob Ragsdale, Tramale Sanders, Alex Seale, Zoey Smith, Rebekah Stinson, Rachel Thomas, Kourtney Thompson.
