St. John the Evangelist School put on a Presidential Debate

October 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Fifth through eighth grade students at St. John the Evangelist School assembled in the gym to listen to a Presidential Debate with eighth grade student Kelsey Feyler as Barack Obama, and Zach Forget as John McCain. Their classmate, Devan Hunter chaired the debate as the Moderator. 5 fifth grade students started the debate voicing concerns and issues to be addressed during the debate. All students given the opportunity to vote in a voting booth set up in the hallway of the school. The younger students were given a chance to vote by casting their own ballots in the booth. After the tallies we counted, McCain won with a 60%/ 40% majority vote.

Pictured is Front Row L-R: Ben Choiniere, Maura Dodge, Michelle Sheehan, Sarah McLaughlin and Nicholas Vitorino Back Row: Kelsey Feyler, Zach Forget and Devan Hunter

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