I am a 5th grader at John V. Leigh School.
During a lesson in class I discovered that electoral votes are, in a sense, more important than our individual votes.
Therefore I was disillusioned to find out that what really counts are the electoral votes and not our individual votes.
I do not understand why we have a right to vote if it does not count.
Isn’t that ignoring the voice of the people?
Everyone should be able to share his or her opinion and vote and know that it will count.
After all it is our future.
![A current administrator at the high school in Oak Park will be the principal of East Leyden High School starting next school year, Leyden High School District 212 officials announced. Julie Lam will start as head of the school, located in Franklin Park, as of July 1. But a SD212 spokeswoman told Pioneer Press that Lam is expected to work with outgoing Principal Dominic Manola “on a transition plan” and will likely be at the school ahead of that official start date. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Lam to the Leyden Family. Her vast experiences in the classroom […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JHL-headshot-2023.jpg?w=263 "A current administrator at the high school in Oak Park will be the principal of East Leyden High School starting next school year, Leyden High School District 212 officials announced. Julie Lam will start as head of the school, located in Franklin Park, as of July 1. But a SD212 spokeswoman told Pioneer Press that Lam is expected to work with outgoing Principal Dominic Manola “on a transition plan” and will likely be at the school ahead of that official start date. “We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr. Lam to the Leyden Family. Her vast experiences in the classroom […]")
