DES MOINES, IOWA (November 23, 2021) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate will present the 2021 Carrie Chapman Catt Award to Valley Lutheran School in Cedar Falls and Grundy Center High School on Monday, November 29. The award goes to any school that registers at least 90% of eligible students to vote. Both schools surpassed the mark during the 2020-21 school year.
Valley Lutheran School qualified for the award for the second year in a row, registering 100% of eligible students both years.
This was Grundy Center High School’s first time qualifying for the award.
The Carrie Chapman Catt Award is named after the famous Iowan who was instrumental in securing passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women access to the ballot box 100 years ago.
Here are the details about Monday’s award presentations:
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Sec Pate presents Catt Award to Valley Lutheran School
Valley Lutheran School
4520 Rownd St
Cedar Falls, IA
8:50–9:15AM
***Black Hawk County Auditor Grant Veeder will join Sec Pate for the presentation.
The event is open to the media. Sec Pate will be available for interviews after the presentation.
Sec Pate presents Catt Award to Grundy Center High School
Grundy Center High School
1006 M Ave
Grundy Center, IA
1:45PM
***Grundy County Auditor Rhonda Deters will join Sec Pate for the presentation.
