Hendrix of MS High School elected JP at Arkansas Boys State

Kha’mani Hendrix of Mineral Springs High School was elected as Justice of the Peace for Cotton County at Arkansas Boys State. Arkansas Boys State is a summer leadership and civic engagement experience sponsored by the American Legion.

Hendrix was elected by his peers during county elections on Monday, May 30, as part of the 81st annual session of Arkansas Boys State, where students build a mock government structure, including eight different mock counties each with their own county judge, vice county judge, county sheriff, and justices of the peace.

Hendrix is one of more than 400 students from throughout the state attending Arkansas Boys State at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Students are mock citizens in eight different counties, sixteen cities, and two political parties.