Nadia, Jocelyn, Chloe and Jaylen opened voting doors for Northeast High School students by playing key roles in a civic engagement event.
 
The four Northeast seniors served as deputized registrars at the 2025 voter registration drive. The annual activity encourages students to become part of Nebraska’s civic process.
 
“A lot of students are eligible to vote, but they just don’t because they don’t know that this happens at school,” Nadia said.
 
“A lot of people don’t have the access or the opportunities to know exactly what to do,” Jocelyn said. “Some people don’t have that support, and being here at school makes it a lot easier for them.”
 
The annual events meet one prong of the 2024-29 Lincoln Public Schools Strategic Plan, which is to prepare students for future civic engagement. LPS has hosted drives each spring for more than two decades.
 
LPS social studies teachers work with the Lancaster County Election Commission to deputize student registrars.
 
Chloe said she was thrilled when asked to join the team.
 
“I just really believe in civic engagement,” Chloe said. “I want to be able to tell other people about how important it is and why they should be involved in it.”
 
Nadia said she feels a sense of duty to promote civic engagement on her school’s campus.
 
“I don’t want to live a life of silence,” Nadia said. “I don’t want to have a voice but choose not to use it.”
 
Visit home.lps.org/socialstudies to learn more about social studies education opportunities and community resources for LPS students and parents.
 
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