Pinckney School gifted teacher Devin Heath, center, talks with students from left, Maggie Carttar, 11, and Asher Supernaw, 10, about the tight political race Thursday at Pinckney School.

Some students at Pinckney School are ready for Election Day.

They’ve learned about the process, the candidates and campaigning.

They must also pass on their knowledge to their classmates.

“We are going to different classes in pairs to different grades to teach them about the election process,” said Molly Weisgrau, a sixth-grader in Pinckney’s gifted program. Molly said each pair is planning to talk to the class and then do an activity to make sure they understand the message.

“We’re teaching them about when the election is and why it’s held on that day,” said Samantha Grinage, a sixth-grader. “We’re teaching them about representatives and how the election works.”

Having the students teach is also one way that gifted facilitator Devin Heath makes sure his class understands the system, too.

“It’s a good way for them to process some of the information, reprocess it and then share it, getting as much information out there as possible,” he said. “Even though they can’t vote this time, they are future voters.”

Learning about the process and the people involved got the students to pay attention to current events.

Jessica Grinage, a fifth-grader, said she watched the debates this year and has her favorite presidential candidate picked out.

Some of the students have participated in Kids Voting in the past, and they are ready to cast their ballot in this historic election. “If we didn’t vote, then we could get some horrible president, and nobody would like that,” Jessica said.

Molly likes to know her opinion can be heard. “It’s good because it lets kids show their views and lets them have a voice,” she said.

And the group of students has impressed their teacher. “I think that if the general populous is half as informed and passionate as these kids, then we’re going to be just fine,” he said.