Last Tuesday, Devin voted in his first election! How cool is that?! The volunteers who got him registered were so nice. They cheered like he was a rock star when he dropped his ballot in the box and then gave him candy to celebrate. He just turned red and smiled a little, but I knew he was dying inside! Then a man came up to him and asked if he could interview him for the Idaho State Journal! The man asked him a few questions, which Devin answered with as few words as possible. I saw the editorial today and was impressed with how good it turned out. Here's the part of the article with Devin:"All of the poll workers broke into applause after Devin Symons cast his vote. Symons, who turned 18 in September was voting in his first election. In addition to the "I Voted Today" sticker he applied to his jacket, he was given a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup to commemorate the event.
A senior at Century High School, Symons is no stranger to homework and said he had done the requisite studying in preparation to making his selections.
"I've seen some information about the candidates," Symons said.
And how did he feel about his choices?
"I feel good about it," he said."
That's it. He's a man of few words. He's a regular Nielson male.
We wanted to make a big deal out of this momentous occasion (another conservative voter is always something to celebrate!), so we got him a cake! 
He thought we were a little crazy, but he loved the cake! Hurray! Another patriot is born!
1 comment:
I think that it so sweet! If anybody had made that big of a deal out of me voting for the first time, I'd vote every chance I have. Unfortunately, I don't. But I've been doing better.
Wow! 18! Darcy has a long way to go. :)
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