SLIDE SHOW: Dishman McGinnis students vote in mock election
Published 4:41 pm Friday, November 1, 2024
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Dishman-McGinnis Elementary first grader Ana Chanchavac signs her name to register for the school’s mock election held Friday. Students at Dishman-McGinnis hosted a mock election, casting ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020, which President Joe Biden won.
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Fourth grader Noah Thompson places an “I Voted” sticker on his chest after voting in a mock election. Students at Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School on Friday cast ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor in the mock election Friday. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020.
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Dishman-McGinnis fifth grader Guillermo Sosa waves an American flag during a mock election at the school on Friday. Students cast ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor in the mock election. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020.
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Megan Marcum (right), digital learning coach for the Bowling Green Independent School District, helps Dishman-McGinnis first graders sign in at a mock election at the school on Friday. Students cast their ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020.
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Students at Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School on Friday hosted a mock election, casting ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020, which President Joe Biden won.
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Dishman-McGinnis Elementary fifth grader Hope McCullough helps first grader Nehemias Espinoza Perez vote during a mock election at the school Friday. Students cast ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor. Jessie Vermillion, a fifth-grade social studies teacher whose students led the election, said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020.
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Jessie Vermillion, a fifth grade social studies teacher at Dishman-McGinnis Elementary School, helps students peel off “I Voted” stickers during a mock election at the school on Friday. Students cast their ballots for president along with Bowling Green mayor. Vermillion said around 18 classes at the school were set to participate in the event, ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. This was the second mock election held at the school, the first in 2020.
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Jack covers city government for the Daily News. Originally from Simpson County, he attended Western Kentucky University and graduated in 2022 with a degree in journalism.
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