Area high-school juniors have been selected for the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour to to Washington DC
OTEC seeks applicants for a one-week, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the 2012 Rural Electric Youth Tour. The trip will be from June 14 – June 22.
- Students who attend the Youth Tour will join 1,500 high school students from across the U.S. to learn about electric cooperatives, American history and the U.S. government.
- Students also visit the historic sights of the nation’s capital, as well as spend time with their congressional delegations on Capitol Hill.
- Youth Tour winners will create podcasts and digital photo projects while learning about issues in renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change legislation that face their communities and the nation.
- This opportunity is an excellent way for students to boost their college applications.
Applications will be available beginning December 1, 2011. The deadline to apply is January 20, 2012. All applications must be RECEIVED on or before that date. Any applications received after that date will be disqualified.
Applicants must currently be high school juniors living in a home served by OTEC. For details on the Youth Tour and what you can expect, visit www.youthtour.coop. To download an application, go to OTEC’s website at www.otecc.com. Students can also pick up applications through their high school guidance counselor or at OTEC district offices beginning December 1.
Oregon Trail Electric is a non-profit electric cooperative serving 22,500 members in Baker, Grant, Harney and Union counties.
To download an application, click here.
4 students were selected to represent OTEC for the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour for a one-week, all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. The trip was June 9 – June 16.
Those students chosen were:
Brittany Hargrove, Cove, of Cove High School
Darryn McCauley, Baker City, of Baker High School
Trey Thomson, John Day, of Grant Union High School
Julee Ann Withee, Burns, of Burns High School
Applicants must currently be high school juniors in Baker, Grant, Harney and Union counties living in a home served by OTEC. For exciting details on the Youth Tour and what you attendees can expect, visit www.youthtour.coop.
For more information, email youthtour@otecc.com.
OTEC began sponsoring the NRECA Youth Tour in 2007 and each year sends 4 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.
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
