Badger Boys State is a week-long youth program held each June to teach Wisconsin high-school students leadership and the workings of government. The program hosts approximately 890 students (called citizens while attending the program) and over 100 volunteer staff members for 8 days on the Ripon College campus. During the week, a mock government is created as citizens elect leaders in 27 cities, 9 counties, and a "51st" state that encompasses the entire program.