1212 MBE Election
Sixth graders Adelia Collier, Emory Alexander, Park Mendelsohn and Jay Barze are joined by poll worker Ella Cobbs.
Mountain Brook Elementary held a mock election where students exercised their right to vote. Members of the MBE Student Council and PAGE (Program for Academically Gifted Education) served as poll workers.
Students provided their name to enter the polling location where laptops were ready to record their vote for two elections. The first related to Amendment One, which was whether or not to extend the distributions from the Alabama Trust Fund to the Forever Wild Land Trust for the next 20 years. The other item on the ballot was for President of the United States. Amendment One passed with 85 percent of the vote, while Romney led in the presidential race with 89.5 percent to 10.5 percent for Obama. The school also participated in a national student vote through the Kid Vote 2012 website.
When asked why it is important to vote, Jay Barze said, “Because your vote could be the difference in who wins the election.” Park Mendelsohn added, “It is important to vote so your opinions can be heard.”
