Voter Registration: Collinwood Students Experience "A Rite of Civic Passage"
Volunteers Rebecca Thomas (left) and Patricia Solomon (right) explain a voter registration form to seniors Ann Marie Scales and Joyce Tate.
Collinwood seniors recently participated in a lesson related to citizenship and the importance of voting, in a district-wide program that coincided with National Voter Registration Day.
Trained volunteers from the Northeast Oho Voter Advocates (NOVA) and the League of Women Voters (LWV) spoke with all senior seminar English classes, explaining the voting process and how to become an educated voter.
Students previewed a sample ballot for this November’s general election and discussed helpful tools for making informed choices of both candidates and issues. The presentation culminated with eligible students completing their first voter registration card.
Gail Greenberg
Gail Greenberg is the library media specialist at Collinwood High School.