Teaching the Importance of Voting Tue November 6, 2012 Mock
Election Helps Fenwick Elementary Students See Value In Voting
Inside the Fenwick Elementary School cafeteria, elections
officials set up a table with ballots ready to hand out to the
youngest of the nation’s patriots, student voters. Here the
elementary children cast their ballots in a mock election, while
in the nearby gym, adults are doing the real thing. "I firmly
believe that we have fought to have the right to vote and to
choose our representatives,” said Dr. Tambrey Ozuna, who is the
principal at Fenwick. “And I want my students to take that
message with them when they get older. I want them to have that
instilled in them." At Fenwick, 400 students from pre-K to fifth
grade participated in the voting process, and Ozuna has held
mock elections at other campuses where she worked. Angela
Calderon greets the student voters and hands them their ballot.
"Well, it's kind of an honor to be a part of this voting because
voting is important to a lot of