"It's really important because it can change the school for the better," first grader Alexander Younger said.

"When you vote you keep it secret if you want," student Allison Whitton said.

But only if you want, and Allison wants to tell the whole world what she voted for.

"I voted for breakfast for lunch, I voted for parachute, apples and I voted for pajama day," Alison said.

P.J. Day? Breakfast for lunch? They may not seem like the usual election issues.

"We wanted to give the kids something that was actually real to them," Principal Greg Hasseldahl said.

So if there are no people to vote for, what is there?

"I voted for lunch and then fruit and what to do in PE and what to wear to school," Alexander said.

"A lot of schools are having them vote for president or governor and while it affects their lives, it's something that they don't really have control over; this is something that by having them vote for what they're going to have for lunch or their next P.E. class that gives them something that is real that will actually affect them and their lives," Hasseldahl said.

Alexander learned that even though you get to vote, it doesn't always mean you'll like what's on the ballot.

"I wanted popcorn for lunch but it wasn't on there," he said.

The whole thing might be for fun, but there is still a strong lesson for the students.

"We want the kids to understand that even if their particular vote didn't win, that they have the responsibility now to make it work for themselves and accept the decision of the majority," Hasseldahl said.