If Heritage High Decided the Future of Our Country

Bryna Walker, Staff Writer|November 30, 2016

These last months of debates, banter, and now voting have been excruciatingly long for voters in the US. With the amount of publicity the two main candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have received it’s nearly impossible for teenagers to avoid gaining their own opinions. This in mind, multiple Heritage High teachers put together a mock election to see just where our fellow students stand “on the issues.”

Mr. Perry explains “with all the interest this election is pulling together it seemed like the right time to do it”. This is the first time Heritage High School students have gotten the opportunity to voice their opinions (anonymously, of course) on ballots.

Whether a student voted for Clinton, Trump, or a third party, they still made an impact in the election. Like it has always been said “One vote can make the difference” and as it shows in the results (listed below) some of the student’s votes came in pretty close to one another.

“The most interesting thing that came out it is that it shows we’re not that different from the rest of the country… it massively shows that there’s a sentiment of not being satisfied, so I think it’s a sign of change.” says Perry again when asked how this election represents our students.

Now for the main attraction, the results:

For President

Total Votes: 1,516

Jerry Stein: 100 votes, 6.59%

Hillary Clinton: 724 votes, 47.75%

Gloria LaRiva: 88 votes, 5.8%

Donald Trump: 457 votes, 20.15%

Gary Johnson: 147 votes, 9.7%

For US Senator

Total Votes: 1,308

Sanchez: 769 votes, 58.79%

Harris: 539 votes, 41.2%