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🐦‍⬛Ravens in the News: Seniors Cast First Ballots in Midterm Elections

Posted Date: 11/10/26 (04:35 PM)
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Leading up to the midterm elections, local media outlets visited campus to shadow several of our seniors as they registered to vote and cast their first-ever ballots at the Multi-Purpose Center.

You can listen to and read the full coverage published today on The Waco Bridge and 103.3 KWBU.

BIG thanks to government teacher Mr. Wood for empowering our students. We are proud of our seniors for speaking thoughtfully about their convictions and sharing what this civic milestone meant to them.
A collage of five diverse people, prominently featuring a hand holding an "I Voted" sticker with an American flag design.

The Waco Bridge Article on RAPS Student Voters

The polling place was next to their school. For these first-time voters, the journey took weeks.
High-schoolers at Rapoport Academy spent this fall learning about races and candidates. On Election Day, they learned what it feels like to have a say in their future.
Read the full article

103.3 KWBU: Listen to the Waco Public Radio's Coverage

Jacie Gonzalez felt excited and a little nervous last Tuesday as she walked with her Rapoport Academy classmates to the vote center next door to participate in her first election.

First-time voter Jacie Gonzalez at Rapoport High School on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2026.
At 18, she would be the first in her family to cast a vote in a U.S. election.
She thought of her parents, who were still working on their citizenship, and her grandma who recently became a U.S. citizen.
Listen to the audio on KWBU