Political Warriors, You're the Government now, with the power of the vote

What a day for Political Warriors at quite a Democracy School, Waubonsie Valley. As the DJ in the student cafeteria was keeping energy level up, we registered more students to vote than ever before on one day as nearly 150 seniors took their first step to getting their voices heard by the government by registering to vote. Students were lined up all fourth period (sorry for the wait, but it was worth it)!

Waubonsie was taking part in the second National Voter Registration Day. From the NVRD website:

In 2008, 6 million Americans did not vote because they did not know how to register or they missed their state's voter registration deadline, according to the US Census. In 2013, we want to make sure no American is left out.

On September 24, 2013, volunteers, celebrities, and organizations from all over the country will "hit the streets" for National Voter Registration Day. This single day of coordinated volunteer, technology and media efforts will create widespread awareness of voter registration opportunities--allowing us to reach tens of thousands of voters or more who we could not reach otherwise.

Thanks to the 6 WVHS teachers (Mr. Fezz, Mr. Matune, Ms. Dougherty, Ms. Rose; Ms. Whit, Mr. Wolak) who served as deputy voter registrars during lunch hours. Thanks to the "Suffrage @17 Act" that became law after Warrior students helped lobby and petition for it, after Jan. 1 all the rest of the WVHS Class of 2014 will be able to register to vote before the spring primary. We will be right here to help you do it, Political Warriors.

To all you Political Warriors who resgistered today. This quote is for you: "I'm the Government!"

By the way, we also went sort of viral on social media. Tweets retweeted by NVRD:

National Voter Registration Day Tweets and FAQs

Chris Wolak @ChrisWolak1

@CelebrateNVRD 150 students registered for the first time @ WVHS today, like this Political Warrior! pic.twitter.com/Ks1a47Webc