Volunteer tutor Elaine Sheehan handed out voting stickers to students participating in a mock presidential election at Hawkins Elementary School.
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Diamond Ezell, 14, sported her voting sticker on her cheek after participating in a mock presidential election along with other students at Hawkins Elementary School.
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Noah Morrin, 10, casts his vote.
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DeAngelo Chaney, 8, receives a voting sticker from volunteer tutor Elaine Sheehan before casting his ballot in a mock presidential election along with other students at Toledo's Hawkins Elementary School Monday. Volunteers manned check-in stations where students presented identification cards they had made in class and received a ballot to be secretly cast.
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Honesty Williams, 14, left, and Aniecia Fagan, 13, right, read posters with information about the two main presidential candidates.
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Tyler Garr, 7, shows the voter identification card he made. "I hope the kids realize every vote counts," said third grade teacher Carey Bryant, who spearheaded the school-wide voting process. "I hope they feel their voice is heard and understand that democracy is a process that works."
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Judah Hampton, 10, left, and Conner Williams, 10, cast their ballots.
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Yvonne Riley, 13, left, takes a look at her ballot as she goes to vote in a mock presidential election.
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Austin Vanhorn, 10, casts his ballot in a mock presidential election along with other students at Hawkins Elementary School.
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A students casts her ballot.
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Maurice Parker, 12, left, puts his voting sticker on his leg as his classmate Jordan Brown, 12, casts his vote in a mock presidential election at Hawkins Elementary School in Toledo.
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