NEWS RELEASE: Jennifer J. Edwards Visits Palmetto Ridge High School to Present Award

Palmetto Ridge Wins the First Annual High School Voter Registration Challenge

Collier County, FL— October 9, 2013: Faculty and staff members of Palmetto Ridge High School were presented an Achievement Award on Tuesday by Collier County\'s Supervisor of Elections, Jennifer J. Edwards, for registering and pre-registering the most students during the First Annual High School Registration Challenge. 

The Supervisor of Elections Office received over 700 registrations and pre-registrations collectively from all the schools who participated in the challenge and Palmetto Ridge High School students proved they will not be taking their right to vote for granted with 238 registrations received after the challenge.

The other schools who participated in the event included: Immokalee High School, Lorenzo Walker Technical High School, Naples High School, Barron Collier High School, Golden Gate High School, Gulf Coast High School, St. John Neumann, Community School Naples, and Lely High School, who placed as runner-up in the challenge with 207 registrations received. 

The Collier County Supervisor of Elections Office looks forward to continuing this voter registration challenge in the future to engage students in the electoral process. To learn more about voter outreach and educational programs provided by the Supervisor of Elections Office, contact Cyndi Young, Education Coordinator, at cynthiayoung@colliergov.net or call (239) 252-VOTE (8683).

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