Out of more than 385 Boys State delegates convening on the Mississippi State University campus this week to learn leadership skills, two delegates were selected by their peers to represent the Magnolia state in Washington, D.C. later this summer as part of the Boys Nation program. Cortez Thomas, left, of Clarksdale, and Jonathan Burks of Hattiesburg, speak with Steve Guyton of Mississippi Boys State about their anticipated trip. During their visit to the nation's capital, they will visit the White House and meet President Barack Obama.