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ELMSDALE:<\/strong> Grade four and five students at Elmsdale District School were among those across N.S. to take part in StudentVote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The StudentVote mock election ran parallel to the federal election. Results of the student election were released upon all polls in Canada closing on Sept. 20. Students across Canada predicted a Liberal minority government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Student Vote Program was created by the non-partisan organization CIVIX Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are responses from students at Elmsdale District on participating in StudentVote as provided by teacher Denise Palmer on Sept. 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. What did you enjoy most about this experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI enjoyed the suspense about who would win.\u201d – Michael Hines, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI liked learning about the candidates on the computer.\u201d – Will Foster, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI enjoyed this because I felt like an adult.\u201d – John Teskey, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI know what to do next time when I do vote. When I am a grown up I will remember this.\u201d – Noah Crossman, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI really liked putting the vote in the box.\u201d – Chase Ratcliffe, Grade 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNormally I wouldn\u2019t care too much because I didn\u2019t know much about it, but my teacher showed me about it and it was pretty interesting. But, my favourite part was voting; I felt pretty powerful.\u201d – Lily O\u2019Brien, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPolitics is so interesting so it was fun.\u201d – Sophia Wilson, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI liked marking the ballot.\u201d – Calah MacIlreith, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI enjoyed the vote because it felt real and I like the experience. It was cool to say I voted.\u201d – Phoenix Burgess Hines, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”2″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. What did you learn about voting and why it’s important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI learned that it is important to vote.\u201d – Tanner Musseau, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI learned that a good voter does his (or her) research.\u201d – Michael Hines, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople have a voice.\u201d – Wesley MacIssac, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is important to vote because then you have a choice to pick a new Prime Minister.\u201d – Liam Palmer, Grade 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. How did you choose who to vote for (no need to say who you voted for)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI chose to vote for the party because it said it would help people who have debt and help with buying houses and land.\u201d – David MacLellan, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe did our research.\u201d – Ella Ward, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe researched and then knew what we wanted.\u201d – Rylee Duffy, Grade 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVoting kinda made me nervous because I didn\u2019t know who [the candidates] were at first, but I chose by their speeches.\u201d – Emma McKeen, Grade 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI chose him for what he said and what he believes in.\u201d – Harrison Allum-Buckley, Grade 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”133″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”78″] [adrotate banner=”111″] ELMSDALE: Grade four and five students at Elmsdale District School were among those across N.S. to take part in StudentVote. 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