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SISD As Americans went to the polls this week, so too did students in Sherman ISD. Several schools held mock elections and other activities to teach students about the political process, voting rights and our responsibilities as citizens in a democracy. At Fairview Elementary, students in each grade level voted in the “primaries” the week prior to Election Day, where they each selected one Specials (music, art, P.E.) teacher and one grade level teacher to represent them on Election Day. Then when the big day arrived, every student voted for one teacher who they felt would best represent the school as Fairview Elementary President. “This is the first year we’ve held elections like this to teach students about community leadership skills,” said Fairview Principal Julee West. “Every grade level has required TEKS or state curriculum about the voting system, so this process gives them real-life experience from nominating a representative to choosing a president.” West said teachers on the ballot even got a little competitive, creating posters to show students how political campaigns can both inform them and persuade their vote. Students were excited to go through the process, though it was tough for some to choose only one candidate to vote for. Fifth grader Atalie Johnson was an undecided voter coming into Election Day. “I ended up voting for my teacher, Ms. Wade,” Johnson said. “I think she’s a nice teacher and she lets us do activities in class.” Third grader Caden Nash said it was a difficult decision because he likes all the teachers on the ballot. “It’s down to three teachers for me: Ms. Hawkins, Ms. Wade and Ms. Guedea,” Nash said. “Ms. Guedea’s class has a lot of fun, Ms. Wade is a really good reading teacher and, well, Ms. Hawkins is my teacher.” Students reflected […]

Scheane’ Brown Note: The entities who received the most votes are italicized. Federal President and Vice President Donald J. Trump / J.D. Vance (Rep) 13,633 Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz (Dem) 2,602 United State Senator Ted Cruz (Rep) 13,069 Colin Allred (Dem) 2,923 Ted Brown (Lib) 327 United States Representative, District 4 Pat Fallon (Rep) 13,643 Sim Cardell (Dem) 2,427 State Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick (Rep) 13,113 Katherine Culbert (Dem) 2,264 Others 596 Justice Supreme Court Place 2 Jimmy Blacklock (Rep) 13,561 DaSean Jones (Dem) 2,423 Justice Supreme Court Place 4 John Devine (Rep) 13,422 Christine Vinh Weems (Dem) 2,511 Justice Supreme Court, Place 6 Jane Bland (Rep) 13,127 Bonnie Lee Goldstein (Dem) 2,355 J. David Robertson (Lib) 450 Presiding Judge Court of Criminal Appeals David J. Schenck (Rep) 13,421 Holly Taylor (Dem) 2,512 Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 Gina Parker (Rep) 13,448 Nancy Mulder (Dem) 2,446 Judge Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 Lee Finley (Rep) 13,537 Chika Anyiam (Dem) 2,308 Member State Board of Education District 12 Pam Little (Rep) 13,406 George King (Dem) 2,469 State Representative District 62 Shelley Luther (Rep) 13,134 Tiffany Drake (Dem) 2,723 Justice 6th Court of Appeals District Place 2 Jeff Rambin 14,187 District Judge 336th Judicial District Christina Tillett 14,192 Criminal District Attorney John Skotnik 14,209 County Clerk Jenny Farner 14,177 Sheriff Cody Shook 14,035 County Tax Assessor-Collector Amber Vest Sutherland 14,269 County Commissioner Precinct 1 Troy Waggoner 3,732 County Commissioner Precinct 3 Kurt Fogelberg II 3,180 Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Paul Thomas Ivy 4,909 Constable, Precinct 1 David Thompson 6,685 Constable, Precinct 2 Jimmy Helms 4,871 Constable, Precinct 3 Kevin Mayberry 2,482