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NB Middle School News & Events

On Election Day Tuesday, November 7, North Branch Middle School held its own Presidential Mock election. A total of 378 7th & 8th grade students had the opportunity to register to vote several weeks prior to Election Day. 61% of the students registered to vote and on Election Day itself cast a ballot for President of the United States. The following were the final results from NBMS mock election.

Presidential Candidate & Party # of Votes % of Vote

Donald Trump/Republican 166 74%

Hillary Clinton/Democrat 41 18%

Gary Johnson/Libertarian 14 6%

Jill Stein/Green 2 1%

Breakdown of NBMS Students:

Category Total Percentage

NBMS Students 378 n/a

Registered to Vote 230 61%

Voted 223 97%

Congratulations to those candidates running for President of the United States, but a more important congratulations to all the students who so enthusiastically learned about and participated in America’s election process.

Congratulations to Isabelle Bucholtz who earned a position in the trumpet section of The Michigan School Band and Orchestra's All-State Middle School Band! She was one of 2,500 students throughout the state of Michigan to audition. She has earned 16th chair out of the 150 trumpet players!