Fifth grade students at Edward Fenn Elementary School in Gorham recently ran campaigns to be New Hampshire Kid Governor for 2022. Pictured in no specific order are students Emily Goulet, Ian Laflamme, Jonathan Lyle, Joseph Marsh, Kori Riendeau and Zayden Lutz. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Edward Fenn Elementary School fifth grader Joseph Marsh was elected by his classmates as the school's first New Hampshire kid governor nominee Oct. 19. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Fifth grade students at Edward Fenn Elementary School in Gorham recently ran campaigns to be New Hampshire Kid Governor for 2022. Pictured in no specific order are students Emily Goulet, Ian Laflamme, Jonathan Lyle, Joseph Marsh, Kori Riendeau and Zayden Lutz. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Edward Fenn Elementary School fifth grader Joseph Marsh was elected by his classmates as the school's first New Hampshire kid governor nominee Oct. 19. (COURTESY PHOTO)
GORHAM — Fifth-grade students at Edward Fenn Elementary School in Gorham recently got the opportunity to learn civics in a creative way by dusting off their stump speeches and hitting the campaign trail for the honor of serving as New Hampshire’s "Kid Governor."
Ed Fenn fifth grade teacher Brenda Lamarque said the school joined the program last year, but only participated in the voting portion. This year, several students put their names up to be selected as the Granite State’s kid governor, she said.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.