Students Produce Educational Animation

Okaloosa County schools are filled with bright and talented students. Carly Racer and Angela White of the CHOICE Program Creative Arts Institute are just two examples! In partnership with the Supervisor of Elections office, the students produced an animation to accompany the “Calling All Kids” theme song featuring Will U. Vote. The animation is available for use as a sing-a-long activity for elementary students.

Carly, Angela and creative arts teacher Jill Frakes were presented with certificates of appreciation during the debut of the animation.

(L-R) Jill Frakes, Carly Racer and Angela White.

It Takes a Team: Election 2008 Vote for Your Future Newspaper Tabloid

A team that included the Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections office, the Northwest Florida Daily News, Newspapers in Education, the Choctaw High School Smoke Signals newspaper staff and the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors worked together to produce a comprehensive election newspaper tabloid for students K-12.

Smoke Signals staff members Tia Thigpen and Megan Whitehurst developed the activities and designed the pages under the supervision of advisor Linda Evanchky. Each student in the Okaloosa County Public School District received a copy of the “Election 2008: Vote for Your Future”. The booklet features a host of election-related activities and information.

(L-R) Heather Pike (NWF Daily News), Tia Thigpen, Linda Evanchyk, Megan Whitehurst and Tiffany C. Rivera (Okaloosa Elections Office).

Kids Vote, Too™ Ambassador 2008-2009 Elected

The ballots are counted!

Kids Vote, Too™ Coordinators from each Okaloosa County school participated in a Kick-Off Teacher In-Service in April. Each Coordinator had an opportunity to vote for the Ambassador Candidate with the best program platform.

• Congratulations to Tricia Cave, Kids Vote, Too™
  Ambassador 2008-2009
  

The Kids Vote, Too™ Ambassador will act as a representative, sharing the program goals.

2008-2009 Kids Vote, Too™ Kick Off Teacher-Service

The Kick-Off Teacher In-Service for the 2008-2009 Kids Vote, Too™ program was held on April 24, 2008. The Northwest Florida Daily Newspaper provided breakfast. Coordinators were given activity ideas and were able to participate in a mock-election.

Coordinators of the Year Selected

We are proud to announce the selection of our 2006 Coordinators of the Year.  They are:

• Primary Schools:  Alice Clark from Antioch Elementary
• Secondary Schools:  John Henderson and Greg Brock from Crestview High School. 

Kids Vote, Too™ brings home two Lantern Awards and one Certificate of Achievement from the Southern Public Relations Federation.
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