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Columnist Eisner Talks Voting at Northfield Mount Hermon School

NORTHFIELD, Mass.—Since 1988, Northfield Mount Hermon School has sponsored the nationwide VOTES (Voting Opportunities for Teenagers in Every State) Project to teach young people about the voting process and its significance. Representatives from every state work for a month, leading up to a mock election just before the general election. In each of the four elections since, students have successfully predicted the eventual winner, with 75 to 80 percent of eligible students voting—almost twice the national turnout average.

As part of VOTES 2004, on Sunday, October 10, Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Jane Eisner will visit NMH to discuss the importance of youth voting. Eisner, whose recently published book Taking Back the Vote: Getting American Youth Involved in Our Democracy, is the founder of First Vote, a nonpartisan voter education program for high school students. This event is open to the public and will take place at 7 pm in the Auditorium on the Northfield campus.

 

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