Westwood American Legion Post #320 Inc

The American Legion, Department of Massachusetts sponsors a Student Trooper Program in cooperation with the Massachusetts State Police Academy. The goal is to recruit youths representing all communities and cultural backgrounds and to increase their understanding of the job of police officers. The program is designed to expose young adults to the demands of policy training and to develop better relationships with the police that serve our communities. The program is an intensive one week, residential learning experience for young adults.

Massachusetts Girls State is a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, it is a non partisan civics program aimed at providing students with an intensive week of studying responsible citizenship, government and leadership through through experiential learning. Participants learn the importance of local and state government, how to apply this knowledge to become a participating citizen of their community, the foundation of our government and the importance of supporting our veterans.