Eight Lexington Two high school students have been selected to the prestigious 2023 Palmetto Boys and Girls State programs.  

The programs, sponsored by the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, offer a range of leadership and citizenship activities that emphasize the workings of government and politics. Participants have completed their junior year and are selected based on leadership, scholarship, character and service, among other criteria.

Lexington Two students selected for the programs are:

• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
• Airport High School: Taylor Gooding
• Brookland-Cayce High School:  Emma Brant, Kenlee Ann Cassella, Zoe Partin 
• Palmetto Boys State
• Airport High School: Dominic Beamer, Price Jackson
• Brookland-Cayce High School: Preston Hook, John Allen Mower