At the first council meeting of 2015, Mayor Maso proclaimed Jan. 6 as ‘Frisco Boys State Day’ and ‘Regan Railey Day’. He also proclaimed January as ‘Mentoring Month’.
Frisco-based American Legion Post 178 sent a delegation of seven to Austin for Boys State, which is an American Legion Program and “…among the most respected educational programs of government instruction for high school students. Each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government.” Ethan Frie and Miles O’Neil from Heritage High School, Andrew Vandersand and Steve Kosanke from Centennial High School, Sam Michelich from Wakeland High School, Regan Railey from Frisco High School and Freddie Kratz from New Hampton Prep School were recognized this evening. Freddie Kratz was also one of 98 boys out of a possible 23,000 nationwide selected to attend Boys Nation in Washington, D.C.
Aside from being commended for representing Frisco at Boys State, Regan Railey was also recognized for receiving his Letter of Assurance from the U.S. Naval Academy.