Friday, October 17th wrapped up the final day of mock elections sponsored by the Atlantic City Press. Each student gathered in our polling place to register his or her vote online. Prior to the “actual” vote, classroom teachers engaged students in age appropriate discussions about the election process. Our gifted and talented students “worked” the polling station and conducted an exit poll. We will have to wait to see if the results from the exit poll match the outcome of our school-wide election, as well as see if they match the results of the actual election for the White House in November.
The entire process was very exciting for the children. Hopefully, the efforts of our entire staff will be long lasting for our children who developed a deeper understanding of the importance of exercising our right to vote. Our hope is that our students will always remember the importance of exercising this great right to participate in the democratic process when they are of age to vote. Votes will be tallied for local participating schools, including Reeds Road, and the results will be shared with the students once they are shared with us!
