WOLCOTT – Many in-person voters for the general election on November 5, received an oval “I Voted” sticker. For Wolcott residents and voters, the staple oval sticker featured local artwork, with mountains, a river and heart on it.
photo by Raymonda Parchment
Ten year old Wolcott resident Kezia Warfisch was the first-place winner of the secretary of state’s inaugural “I Voted” sticker design contest.
Warfisch’s design was in competition with 12 other finalists, part of Seven Days’ 2024 Good Citizen Challenge. The Good Citizen Challenge offers 25 activities that elementary and middle school students can do to learn about and get involved in their communities. Each activity completed in the Good Citizen Challenge provides children another entry in the drawing for the grand prize, a trip to Washington D.C, our nation’s capital.
Town Clerk Belinda Harris Clegg complimented Warfisch, whose artistic talents extend well beyond sticker design.
“Well, I like the fact that we get to have our own “I Voted” stickers by one of our children. She’s very talented. I think she’s won like three awards. She did the design for the town forest. We closed on that this summer, so we own over 700 acres now.”
The panel of judges was composed of Seven Days and secretary of state staffers, and a number of town clerks.
Raymonda Parchment is a Hardwick Gazette reporter. She recently graduated from Vermont State University - Castleton with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She is a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and the right to publish information, opinions, and ideas without censorship or restraint. She is a lifelong lover of the written word, and is excited to join the team as a staff member.
