Laurel Girls State is a program in Americanism. It began in 1944 with the goal of increasing the understanding of our democratic form of government, and has been one of the American Legion Auxiliary's major programs.
Laurel Girls State aims are as follows:
To prepare girls of high school age to live in a world where government touches our lives in many ways.
To teach the principles of democracy in a representative form of government.
To provide an atmosphere for teaching the duties,privileges and responsibilities of citizenship.