There are, believe it or not, actually more of them. About 10 more.

Fourth-grade teacher Carol Tell, who serves as honorary election commissioner, led the campaign rally Friday afternoon where each candidate got the opportunity to tell their fellow students why they should get their vote.

“We have 30 people up here willing to be president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer,” she said.

Friday’s event was the second time the school held a campaign rally for the annual election. It was started last year by LeEllyn Nyberg, who was then the school’s academic behavior coordinator.

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Sydney Carver, 9, a fourth-grade student at Cooper Elementary, gives her campaign speech Friday afternoon. Carver was running for student council president.

Carter Swanson was running for secretary. He had an important qualification.

“I have handwriting that is readable,” he said.

He also has a lot of school spirit.

“A vote for Carter is a vote for Cooper,” he said.

Caleb Huse won his bid to be treasurer.

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Cooper Elementary School kindergarten students Draelon Preston-Wingert, 5, Alivia Miklo, 6 and Kelton Cox, 6, display a variety of reactions to the student council candidates' speeches Friday afternoon.

He got the crowd fired up.

“My favorite food is pizza,” he said. “My favorite subject is math. How many of you like math?”

His career choice meshes well with the office he ran for.

“I want to grow up to be a banker like my dad,” he said. “Being good with numbers runs in the family. I will make sure the Cooper Cash count is 100 percent accurate. I’m great at math.”

Avalee Eyer won her bid to be president. She literally wore her campaign. Her grandmother, Toni Eyer, a paraeducator, helped her create a campaign shirt.

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Cooper Elementary fourth-grader Adison Davis waits her turn to deliver her campaign speech for a seat on the student council. Election Commissioner and fourth-grade teacher Carol Tell, at left, keeps the campaign event running smoothly.

“I figured we would do something,” Toni Eyer said.

Toni Eyer also had on a campaign shirt. She was rooting for her granddaughter.

“Of course,” she said.

At the end of the campaign rally, the third- and fourth-graders were asked to stay behind.

“You guys get to vote,” Tell told them. “One vote in each category.”

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Cooper Elementary School fourth-grader Kasyn St. John delivers his campaign speech Friday afternoon in his bid for a seat on the student council.

There were further voting instructions.

“Don’t show it to anybody. That’s why it’s a secret ballot,” she said. “By the end of the day, you’ll know who your new Student Council members are.”

The other students elected were Kasyn St. John, vice-president, and Hayden O’Brion, secretary.

Sydney Carver, 9, had run for president.

She took the anticipated results in stride and with a positive attitude.

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Cooper Elementary School fourth-grade student Avalee Eyer used her shirt to campaign for student council president. Her grandmother, Toni Eyer, a paraeducator at the school, helped her create the shirt.

“If I win I’ll be happy and I’ll make Cooper a better place,” she said. “If I lose, I’ll just be happy for the people that win.”

Tell declared this year’s election free of any bribery, interference from other schools, vote buying and gerrymandering.

“Last year there were some chocolate bars being handed out,” Tell said. “We had none of that this year.”