September 23, 2010

• Teens Challenged

  Area Teens Challenged to Get Involved

   

  Voting age students at Punxsutawney High School were challenged Monday to register to vote and get involved in the political process NOW.

   

  TURN director John Balliet, in accordance with Constitution week, spoke to voting age students about their civic responsibility in both registering to vote and participating in the political process.

   

  Balliet spoke about how radical the concept of freedom, unalienable rights and constitutional government was when our country was founded.  He explained to the upperclassmen that our system works, just not how many people thinks it works.  With the majority of the population not participating in the electoral process, he explained that it is not the majority of people that make the decisions, but rather the majority of voters.

   

  Mr. Balliet encouraged the students to find a candidate they could support and get involved in the political process by telling others about the candidate and why they support him or her. He concluded the discussion by challenging students to rethink the way we do government.

   

  After the assembly TURN members Rose Handyside, Bev Thompson , James Earley and Balliet registered students to vote. TURN is a local non-profit educational organization based in Du Bois. For more information visit www.turnpa.com or email info@turnpa.com

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