April 27, 2026
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Ben Hill
615.253.1811
Ben.Hill@tnsos.gov
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, alongside Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, Senator Tom Hatcher, and Representative Lowell Russell presented Sequoyah High School with the Anne Dallas Dudley Gold Level Award on Monday. The group recognized the school’s outstanding achievement in registering 157 student voters—100 percent of its eligible student body.
“To achieve the Gold Level for three years in a row is a really impressive achievement by Sequoyah High,” said Secretary Hargett. “The school is setting a great example of civic participation for their entire community.”
Senior President Jacob Kirkland accepted the award on the school’s behalf. Secretary Hargett also showed appreciation to Kendra Henry, the Deputy Clerk of the Monroe County Election Commission for their support of the successful registration drive. Lt. Governor McNally, Senator Hatcher, and Representative Russell are great proponents encouraging civic engagement across their districts as well as across the state.
The Anne Dallas Dudley Gold Level Award represents the highest distinction in Tennessee’s student voter registration initiative, honoring schools that demonstrate exceptional commitment to civic engagement. Sequoyah High School previously earned Gold Level recognition in 2025 and 2024.
The Anne Dallas Dudley Awards program is open to Tennessee public, charter, private and homeschool associations. It is named for Anne Dallas Dudley, who helped lead the successful effort to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Tennessee became the 36th and final state to ratify the amendment on Aug. 18, 1920.
For more information about the Anne Dallas Dudley Awards and other civic engagement initiatives, visit: sos.tn.gov/civics.
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