JPS students hold drive-thru voter registration event

Jackson high school students are competing in the Voter Registration Challenge.

AND ALL STUDENTS HAVE TO DO ISSPREAD THEWORD ON SOCIAL MEDIA ANDREGISTER TO VOTE.THE COMPETITION IS SPONSORED BYTHEMISSISSIPPI BLACK WOMEN'SROUNDTABLE.EACH SCHOOL HAS A TEAM MADE UPSTUDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS.

THE 1STPLACE WINNER WILL WIN 5000DOLLARSFOR THEIR SCHOOL.AND ORGANIZERS SAY ITS IMPORTANTTHATANYONE 18 AND OLDER NEEDS TOEXERCISETHEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.

"BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S SOIMPORTANT FOR....REALLY GETSTUDENTS ENGAGED IN."AND THE SECOND PLACE TEAM WILLWIN 2500DOLLARS , THE TEAM IN THIRDPLACE WINS 1000 DOLLARS.AND ALL 7 JPS SCHOOLS WILL HOSTTHE VOTER REGISTRATION CHALLENGETODAY ANDMONDAY FROM 4 TO 6IN JACKSON , CECIL HANNIBAL 16WAPT NEWS THE STATE'S LARGEST MEDICALASSOCIATIONRELEASING A JOINT STATEMENTURGING MISSISSIPPIANS TO VOTE"NO" TO INITAT