Pennsylvania Honors 35 Schools for Voter Registration Efforts — Civic Engagement Expands

State honors Franklin Towne for election-related engagement

Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced that 35 Pennsylvania high schools won Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards for student-led efforts to register their eligible classmates to vote during the 2025-26 school year. For the second year in a row, Franklin Towne Charter High School was honored with the award, which recognizes the non-partisan efforts of Pennsylvania high school students who educate, engage and inform their peers about pa…

Pennsylvania Honors 35 Schools for Voter Registration Efforts — Civic Engagement Expands

HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania recognized 35 high schools on Wednesday for student-led voter registration efforts that helped register approximately 8,000 eligible students during the 2025-26 school year, highlighting a growing statewide push to increase civic participation among young voters. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced the recipients of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards, which honor schools that successfully register…