Students at 脡cole St. Patrick High School held a mock vote before YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 municipal election on Oct. 14.
The students lined up at polling stations around the school to choose their preferred candidates.
Before casting ballots, they were presented with videos of all 16 candidates describing their platforms.
Thea Campbell, who teaches Grade 9 students social studies, helped organize the event and coordinated student volunteers.
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Campbell praised the efforts of her students, who kept polling stations functional to help make the event run smoothly.
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The school released the results of the mock poll on Tuesday morning and hereSA国际影视传媒檚 who the student body felt was top-eight material:
Stacie Smith SA国际影视传媒� 208
Garett Cochrane SA国际影视传媒� 193
Steve Payne SA国际影视传媒� 160
Rob Foote SA国际影视传媒� 125
Mike Martin SA国际影视传媒� 117
Cat McGurk SA国际影视传媒� 115
Ben Hendriksen SA国际影视传媒� 107
Ryan Fequet SA国际影视传媒� 104
Source: St. PatSA国际影视传媒檚 High School
