LEARN MORE ABOUT PROJECT ROCK THE VOTE
My name is Mackenzie Hill and I’m a senior at Silver Creek High School. I am a part of the Silver Creek Leadership Academy and as a senior I have created a Capstone project entitled Rock The Vote. Project Rock the Vote focuses on increasing political involvement of younger generations as well as a fostering a community of well-informed young adults. The project is being sponsored by the Mountain West Credit Union Association and Sticker Giant and we are thankful for their support!
The first phase, of my project, which is underway now, aims to register as many high school seniors to vote as possible. I am doing this through the organization, Rock the Vote, which creates an online portal for students to easily get registered online; the entire process takes less than five minutes. I am going to high schools around the St. Vrain district, like Longmont, Skyline, and of course, Silver Creek. My goal is to register 300 students and I have been reaching this goal by utilizing my social media (check it out on the Contact page) as well as using other resources at my school, like Government teachers, the morning announcements, and advertising at SCLA events.
The second stage of my Capstone is a debate I am coordinating at Silver Creek High School on March 30th at 6:00 PM that will be open to all students, parents, and members of the community. This debate will focus on issues that are pertinent to younger generations, like free community college, Common CORE standards, vaccinations, unemployment, etc. The debate will highlight local politicians of the Longmont-Boulder area (a full list can be found on the home page) and speakers from local political organizations like Inspire Colorado and Civic Canopy (click on their names to learn more about the organizations). My goal is to fill the Silver Creek auditorium.
I hope to see you there!
LEARN MORE ABOUT SCLA
The Silver Creek Leadership Academy is a 4 year leadership program at Silver Creek High School that, "creates leaders from the ground up. We're committed to creating rock-solid students that will make excellent university students and, in turn, will become future leaders prepared for anything the world can throw at them" Seniors in SCLA create a yearlong Capstone hat help benefit the school, community, or the whole world!