Election Day is just weeks away, and for thousands of students across the region, this will be the first time they're eligible to vote.

For Scott Symons, there may have never been a more impactful time in his teaching career. The 19-year history teacher at Windsor High School is passionate about not only getting his students involved in politics, but also registering them to vote.

It's a mission he's had from the moment he became a teacher.

"If the kids want to steer the government in the direction that they think is best, they need to vote," Symons said.

"He's super energetic. He makes the process easy. He shows us where to go. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher to help us out," said JJ Latimer, Windsor High School senior.

In years past, getting students interested in politics wasn't always easy, but later on in his career, Symons began to notice a change which really started 10 years ago.

"I think it was because of social media. The kids are on Twitter, they're on Instagram; all of those political messages are there, and so the kids are highly involved in politics right now," said Symons.

This year, Symons had just two students who are eligible to vote, but he's excited for their voices to be heard. Entire lessons are dedicated to registering, selecting parties, and just like that, they are now able to vote.

Students who are eligible can't wait to head to the polls.

"I'm excited to. I'm 18, I'm a woman, I want to use my right, and I want to practice that and I want my friends to be involved," said Windsor senior Allison Romain.

In Mr. Symons' class, an open dialogue is extremely important. He focuses on getting his students to have conversations, no matter what side of the isle they're on. And his students are eager to, which he says is something we all can learn from.

"They're able to give merit to the other side, and our government used to be able to do that, and when they did do that, they talked to each other, we did great things, and our government needs to go back to doing that," said Symons.

"We're the oncoming generation into the world. We're fresh adults. I feel like we have a lot of oncoming impact. If we used our voice now, the sky's the limit for us on what we can do," said Latimer.