Success Registering Students at MVLA High Schools
Lisa McLain | Published on 11/15/2021
On Monday, September 27, 2021, our League helped the students at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools learn about the power of voting and civic engagement.
Forty classes of U.S. History, Civics, and Governmental Studies taught by thirteen teachers at the high schools saw the video. Of the 1197 students who viewed the video, 597 pre-registered online to vote.
In 2019 prior to Covid, League volunteers spoke directly to classes at Los Altos High School and handed out registration forms. This year’s registration number at LAHS is like that of 2019. With COVID restrictions, the League adapted by presenting a livestream class in October 2020 for Los Altos and Mountain View High School students, followed by online registration. The new 2021 video is the latest version of the effort.
High school voter pre-registration is part of a county-wide League of Women Voters project to encourage local leagues to pre-register students in partnership with high schools in their area. Additional support for the effort is provided by the Santa Clara County Department of Education.
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