As I write this essay, I simultaneously feel incredible heartbreak and a revolting lack of shock. A couple weeks ago, on March 27th, six people… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY AMANDA GOMES, MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. What constitutes a voting rights issue is subjective, but… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY AMANDA GOMES, MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Because my father is Cuban, I care a great deal about our relationship with the island of Cuba and its people. My grandfather was a… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, THETFORD ACADEMY
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. The issue I would like to address is voter… Read More »2023 ESSAY BY MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, THETFORD ACADEMY
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. Voting, while stated in both the Constitution and Amendments… Read More »2022 ESSAY BY JANAYA PARSONS, BELLOWS FREE ACADEMY
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. Recently, I turned eighteen years old, which means I… Read More »2022 ESSAY BY KIMBERLY CUMMINGS, GREEN MOUNTAIN UNION HIGH SCHOOL
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. As a newly registered voter and self-described activist, I… Read More »2022 ESSAY BY SARAH ELIZABETH EVANS, STOWE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
Select an issue concerning voting rights or practices and briefly tell us your thoughts about it. “I distrust those people who know so well what… Read More »2022 ESSAY BY BETHANY DAVIS, HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Without equal voting rights, our democracy is nothing. A democracy is supposed to represent all people, and this representation happens through the act of voting.… Read More »2021 Essay by Bella Thayer, Missisquoi Valley Union High School
It is written in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal.” However, when the Declaration of Independence was written, this phrase was… Read More »2021 Essay by Grace Coolidge, Otter Valley Union High School