Take Me To Vote

Fifth grade teachers in Saratoga County may participate in the Take Me to Vote Program. The goals of this League project are two-fold. The first is to encourage voter turnout on Election Day. The second is to prepare children for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Students ask an adult to take them to the polls on Election Day. Adults are encouraged to vote, and to interest their children in their rights as citizens. Fifth graders have participated in this program in Saratoga County since 2004.

Every student who goes to the polls with a parent/adult and shows his/her certificate to a poll worker earns a sticker. Teachers provide each fifth grader who participates with a button that says, "Take me to Vote!...Again!" The class with the highest level of participation in each elementary school receives a plaque. The public school with the highest percentage of participating fifth graders is honored with a visit from a legislator.

For 2009, the League would like to announce the following awards:

• For the highest percentage of students going to the polls with an adult in the 112th Assembly District, Mrs. Barbagelata’s class from Chango School achieved 53% participation. The plaque was presented by Assemblyman Tony Jordan.
• The winning class in the 109th Assembly District is Ms. Weller’s class at Otke School with 52% of the students going to the polls with an adult. Assemblyman Robert Reilly presented the plaque and talked to the students about what he does as an Assemblyman.
• All of the fifth grade classes at Karigon, working as a team, had 50% of their students go to the polls on Election Day, and deserve Special Mention.
• In addition to the above, these teachers/schools will receive plaques:
  •  Ms. Wendell’s Class 2009, Greenfield Elementary
  •  Mrs. Jablonski’s Class 2009, Dorothy Nolan Elementary
  •  Fifth Grades Classes 2009, Corinth Middle School
  •  Fifth Grade Class 2009, Edinburg Community School
  •  Ms. Applegate’s Class 2009, Orenda Elementary
  •  Mr. Morcone’s Class 2009, Shatekon Elementary
  •  Ms. Klint’s Class 2009, Spa Christian School

Congratulations!