MONROE - Sam Nicholson, an incoming senior at Monroe High School, was selected to be a senator for American Legion Boys Nation held in the District of Columbia July 22-29. Boys Nation is an annual American Legion program that includes civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism. Nicholson attended Badger Boys State, one of the largest Boys State programs in the United States with approximately 880 participants, where he and one other were chosen to be senators at Boys Nation.