May 29, 2025 - Harrisburg, PA
The Shapiro Administration announced today that 33 Pennsylvania high schools won Governor's Civic Engagement Awards (GCEA) for their student-led efforts to register their eligible peers to vote during the 2024-25 school year. Nineteen schools won Gold Level Awards for registering to vote at least 85 percent of their eligible students, and 14 schools won Silver Level Awards for registering 65 to 84 percent of their eligible students. In total, 555 students in schools across 16 counties helped register about 5,000 voting-eligible peers to win these awards, which are presented by the departments of State and Education.