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ASB member, Sean Sirichai keeping the polls private and organized.
ASB member, Sean Sirichai keeping the polls private and organized.
THE MIRROR | Brian Batres Lopez

Wolves at the polls

ASB instructor Kenny Weber organized Wolves at the Polls in order to provide students an opportunity to make their voices heard regarding this year’s ballot.
Wolves gather in lines to participate in the 2024 mock election, ready to cast their vote and make their voices heard.

In light of this year’s election season, the schools Associate Student Body (ASB) instructor Mr. Kenny Webber orchestrated a mock-voting poll for students to vote.

Arriving bright and early to organize the voting stations, Mr. Webber and his ASB class setup near the Victory stand. This included bringing tables, chairs and laptops along with rosters of students’ names.

Throughout the day, history and ethnic studies teachers took their classes to the stations in order to educate students on what the voting process may look like on a smaller scale.

Senior Giovanni Cameros Cisneros at the polls making his vote. (THE MIRROR | Brian Batres Lopez)

With tables set up during lunch the day prior explaining what each proposition signifies, many students managed to make educated decisions regarding topics on the ballot.

Upon arrival at the polls, students were required to find their grade-assigned table and sign their initials next to their name on the roster. They then made their way over to an available computer,

with a Google Form asking for their email address and vote regarding propositions, U.S. senators, U.S. house representatives, state senators, state assembly and the president of the United States.

Before leaving, students were given an “I voted” sticker.

Later in the day, ASB president Karen Grewal announced the number of votes for each candidate, with the president being Kamala Harris.

Despite being a new concept, Wolves at the Polls was successful in obtaining student participation and educating students about the ballot– even exciting individuals for their chance to vote in a real election.

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Alyson Cerna is The Mirror’s News and Features Editor. As a sophomore in her second year in journalism, there is nothing she enjoys more than laying down with a single airpod in and blasting music as she writes. She'd be lying if she ever pinpointed a single music genre to be her favorite, but nothing is the same as enjoying the album "THE FIRST TIME" by The Kid Laroi. Her obsession with the “Nightmare Before Christmas" might be what many consider eccentric, but she likes it that way—as no amount of stuffed animals, figurines and clothes could ever cure this. After high school, she plans to pursue a degree in sports journalism at UCLA.
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