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Franklin Towne Charter student poll workers receive Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards

 | June 5, 2026, 1:20pm UTC
Jeannetta Dormil, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Kayla Marshall, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School, stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Jeannetta Dormil, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Andrew Abreu, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Aiden Martinez, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Tanicha Cadesca, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School walks throug a hallway during a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards in Harrisburg. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Rebecca Torres, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School sits for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Rubiel Gutierrez, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School sits for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Shane Hannigan, a student from Franklin Towne Charter High School stands for a portrait at the state capitol after winning one of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Awards. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt stands alongside students from Franklin Towne Charter High School after they received the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award. (Kriston Jae Bethel for Votebeat)
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