Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom. Photo by Amanda Wight

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.

Students, teachers and other community members celebrated Thursday at the eighth-annual Kids Voting Mesa County banquet at the Colorado Mesa University Center Ballroom.