Youth Leadership Mock Election 2007

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FromRobyn Tibbetts

Sep 25, 2007

The 8th Grade Interdisciplinary Unit Topic is the Rule of Law:  Understanding our Rights and Responsibilities.   Students will have the unique opportunity to vote on real voting machines next Tuesday, October 2nd from 10 - 12:30 p.m. with 10 questions related to Renfroe Middle School and the Presidential Candidates.

On Wednesday and Thursday, October 3rd and 4th students will have another opportunity to vote for Constitutional Issues through the Youth Leadership Initiative.  Students will log into www.youthleadership.net anytime between October 1-12 to vote on these issues.  

Both of these experiences will better prepare students as they create their own election, which will be held on Tuesday, November 6th.  Students will run for various offices such as: CEO for the team, Language Arts Commissioner, Math Commissioner, Social Studies Commissioner, Science Commissioner, Foreign Language Commissioner, Community Outreach, Technology.  There will also be voting for End-of-the-Year Committee, Friends of Roaden Committee, and a Judiciary Committee.

Support your students as they become more involved with how democracy works.