Warrior Watch
Teenagers Vote No on Voting
Students are taught how important it is to vote yet in this election a Deerfied High senior wonders why more of his peers didn't cast their ballots.
When the Deerfield Patch editor called me and asked me to write about the election, I decided to write about my peers who were fortunate enough to be 18-years-old by Tuesday. I decided to write about the lucky minority of high school students who were able to vote. In history classes we talk about the right to vote and regard it so highly. Voting is the foundation of our government and is at the core of being an American. Who would pass up an opportunity to have a part in this noble tradition and crucial process? Most of my classmates who can vote elected not to. I was shocked to learn this. Yet as I went around asking who was 18 and who had voted, the most common answer I heard was, "I just didn't register." Other common reasons teens …
