Three Berks County high schools have been recognized for engaging and informing their fellow students about how to get involved in the voting process.
Officials from the Pennsylvania State and Education departments recognized Conrad Weiser, Antietam and Muhlenberg high school students during a virtual ceremony for their efforts.
For a seventh year in a row, Conrad Weiser High School received a gold level Governor’s Civic Engagement Award for registering at least 85% of its eligible students to vote.
Conrad Weiser was one of 19 schools that received a gold designation for having high voter registration.
Antietam and Muhlenberg high schools each received a silver level award for registering 65% to 84% of their eligible students.
In total, state officials said about 555 students in schools across 16 counties helped register more than 5,000 of their peers to win gold- or silver-level awards.
“Students at these winning schools worked hard to register their eligible classmates to vote and hopefully launch them on a lifelong habit of voting,” Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said at a press conference Thursday in the Capitol. “The future health of our representative democracy depends on engaging the next generation of voters, and students who participate in the program help make that happen.”
Source: Berkshire mont