HHS Students Experience the 2012 Election

HHS Students Experience the 2012 Election

On Monday, members of Mr. MacKenzie's senior government classes held a debate during an all school assembly in the auditorium.  Mr. MacKenzie's students spent two weeks researching the pros and cons of this year's ballot questions.  They also studied the platforms of Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren, Mitt Romney, and Barack Obama.

During the debate over 20 students were allowed to demonstrate their knowledge of the issues at the heart of the2012 election in Massachusetts.  Many students served as content experts, studying one side of a ballot question or representing a candidates view on a specific hot-button issue.  Anna Bregoli served as the moderator of the event and did a fantastic job running the hour long program.

Following the debate, the classes hosted a mock election, which was held during all three lunches.  The students received the results before they left school on Monday.  We are all looking forward to see how closely tonight's results mirror those that we compiled here at HHS.

Congratulations to Mr. MacKenzie and his students for making Monday a special day for our whole school community.

Results

President
Barack Obama (D) 70%
Mitt Romney (R) 30%

Senate
Scott Brown (R) 57%
Elizabeth Warren (D) 43%

Ballot Question 2
Yes  57%
No   43%

Ballot Question 3
Yes  68%
No   32%