The classes of 2017 and 2018, were asked to take a poll this past week. The poll asked for their name, their age, and if they were above the age of 18 to fill out another section asking if they were or were not registered to vote.
Only one student student out of every 28 eligible voters in our school, is registered to vote.
Hastings High has a whopping 271 students in the class of 2017, and even though less than half of them are 18, more than half of them are not registered to vote. The class of 2018 has a total of 264 juniors and hardly any eligible voters. Narrowing in on the class of 2017, one senior in particular had a lot to say.
“I know how to register, I understand the responsibilities, and I probably will register some day, I just do not agree with the politics right now, so why should I register when I do not care for what is happening right now,” senior Alex Pedroza said.
Arguably, this year is the most important year for our country’s youth voters. According to, the millennials often question themselves and what kind of an impact they make through presidential channels. But every vote and every opinion matters.
Often questioning if they really want to vote, or if their vote even matters is a reoccurring theme with the high schools students.
“Even though the youth vote matters the most this year, no one wants to vote,” senior Kelsey Ripperger said. Ripperger claims that no one agrees with the candidates in the campaign right now.
Many students also face the problem with not knowing how to even register.
Senior Marily Galvan says, “I don’t even know how to register to vote, I also haven’t had the time.” Little do students realize that they can register online. It’s as simple as creating a Facebook account.
