Nearly 1,200 high school students gathered in the Stroh Center Monday afternoon for the annual Buckeye Boys State retreat. The retreat runs from June 8 until June 16 and marks the 35th year the University has held Buckeye Boys State, a program for high school students to learn about leadership and government.
Gov. John Kasich spoke at the event and motivated the students to dream big.
“Think small and you’ll be small,” Kasich said. “Think big, always think big. It’s amazing what you’ll accomplish.”
It is Kasich’s second year in a row attending Buckeye Boys State, which is an “experience in the operation of the democratic form of government, the organization of political parties and the relationship of one to the other,” according to the organization’s website, www.ohiobuckeyeboysstate.com.
“Figure out what you’re passionate about,” he said. “You have a choice, value, integrity and courage.”
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