Youth Tour 
OTEC began sponsoring the NRECA Youth Tour in 2007 and has sent four high school students who are between their Junior and Senior year to Washington, D.C. to experience this great opportunity ever since. OTEC selects one student from each of its four districts through a competitive application process.
The NRECA Youth Tour has brought high school students to Washington, D.C. every June since the late 1950's and has seen over 40,000 students from rural areas and small towns across America participate.
From OTEC-Radio: Listen to past Youth Tour participants recount their experiences (Show dates: June 29, 2009; February 19, 2009).
From OTEC-TV: Watch these videos about OTEC's Youth Tour program.
2009 OTEC Youth Tour Participants
Irene Ribeiro, Jake Reynolds, Samantha Fritz and Lee Hopper
2010 Annual Meeting Speech, May 15th in La Grande, Oregon
Part 1 - Featuring Irene Ribeiro and Jake Reynolds - Length 6:04
Part 2 - Featuring Samantha Fritz and Lee Hopper - Length 6:48
Steven Crader, 2008-2009 Youth Tour Participant, shares his experiences during an OTEC Radio interview.
Part 1 - Length 7:53
Part 2 - Length 10:59
2008 OTEC Youth Tour Participants
Dakota Olson, Patrick Stampke, Steven Crader, Savannah Kowing
2009 Annual Meeting Speech, May 9th in Burns, Oregon
Part 1 - Length 9:27
Part 2 - Length 7:07
Additional information is available by visiting the NRECA Youth Tour web site.
