IOWA CITY
Lone Tree Schools are one of the best in the state at signing up high school seniors to vote.
For the third year in a row, Lone Tree Schools have registered more than 90% of the …
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IOWA CITY
Lone Tree Schools are one of the best in the state at signing up high school seniors to vote.
For the third year in a row, Lone Tree Schools have registered more than 90% of the district’s high school seniors, according to Travis Weipert, Johnson County Auditor.
“The first time in program history,” Weipert told the Johnson County Board of Supervisors during its work session December 15.
Paul D. Pate, the Iowa Secretary of State, is expected to visit Lone Tree soon to present an award.
In fact, 39 of Lone Tree’s 40 seniors signed up for voter registration, said Mick Dickinson, Lone Tree High School social studies teacher and advisor for the program.
“We see it as a tradition at this point,” Dickinson told The News.
The state honors each school district topping 90% with the Carrie Chapman Catt Award, named after the Iowan who was a national leader for the women’s suffrage movement. Lone Tree has surpassed the 90% goal in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
“We are proud of our Lone Tree High School seniors for being productive members of the democratic process,” said Kurt DeVore, Lone Tree Schools Superintendent.
“I’m proud of their efforts and success,” Johnson County Supervisor Jon Green, former Lone Tree mayor, told The News. “Getting folks registered is an important first step, but I remain concerned about impacts of the Legislature’s monkey wrenching with our voting laws.”
