Never to young to learn about elections

Election day at Chapman Elementary School in Gardena began with a schoolwide assembly. Michelle Valencia's fifth-grade class made presentations on the presidential candidates and the issues. 

Students, ages 4 to 12, then went to the auditorium to cast their vote. Upon dropping their completed ballots in the box, they received an "I voted" sticker.

"It is never too early to learn about democracy and what it means to be a good citizen," said Principal Cindy Miller.

As the school day was ending, the students learned the results of their polling: Barack Obama received 332 votes; John McCain received 102. Their homework assignment: Watch the results of the national election to see how their opinions compared.

-- Mary MacVean

Photos courtesy of Cindy Miller

Comments

[Alec]

Never too young to learn about elections!

[Cristina Gutierrez]

I really wish I could have been there to see the presentation done by the 5th grade class. I believe it's great that we have smaller students learning about democracy and all of that "fun stuff" though I can't help to wonder if any parents had any problems with this happening at an Elementary. I'm a junior in high school and we had something similar, in my AP US class, we voted for presidents as well; although we didn't recieve an "I voted" sticker, it was still fun to give your opinion on who should be president.
-cg