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2023 ESSAY BY MICHAEL FERNANDEZ, THETFORD ACADEMY

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

Voting is an important and very essential part of forming a democracy. For a very long time, voting rights were very restricted to certain people.… Read More »2021 Essay by Meghan Cole, Burr and Burton Academy

Our first meeting left me feeling scared, confused, and doubtful. As the youngest member of the Winooski Charter Commission and the only person of color,… Read More »2021 Essay by Hussein Amuri, Winooski High School