Rural Electric Youth Tour/Scholarships for High School Juniors

Sent: Tue, March 1, 2011 3:42:44 PM
Subject: Rural Electric Youth Tour/Scholarships for High School Juniors

The 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour for high-school juniors – June 11 – June 17, 2011
NOTE: Applications are now available for the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour.
Wake Electric seeks applicants for a one-week, all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour.  Winners also receive a $1,000 scholarship. The trip will be from June 11 – June 17.  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 and federal facilities of the nation’s capital, including a newly added White Hour tour, as well as spend time with their congressional delegations. Youth Tour winners also 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.  The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded the following year upon proof of enrollment in a college or university.
The deadline to apply is March 11, 2011. All applications must be RECEIVED on or before that date. Any applications received after that date will be disqualified. Applicants will be notified of their status in early April.
Applicants must currently be high school juniors in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash,Vance and Wake counties. Applicants DO NOT have to live in households served by Wake Electric in order to win.
For exciting details on the Youth Tour and what you can expect, visit www.youthtour.coop.

This opportunity is an excellent way for students to boost their college applications, as well as win a $1,000 scholarship from Wake Electric towards their college education. Youth Tourist winners from across North Carolina will also be eligible to apply for and win one of three annual scholarships: The Gwyn B. Prince Youth Tour Scholarship ($2,500); The Katie Bunch Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) and the Youth Leadership Council Scholarship ($2,000).
If you have any questions, please contact Wake Electric at communications@wemc.com or (919) 863-6312.
To download the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour application, please click here: 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour Application
2010 Rural Electric Youth Tour winners

 
Clay Long Sallie Thompson
High-school juniors Clay Long and Sallie Pete Thompson, both of Wake Forest, were selected by Wake Electric to attend the 2010 Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington D.C. last June. Long, 17, is a student at Wake Forest-Rolesville High. Thompson, 17, attends Raleigh Charter High School. The two joined nearly 1,500 students from across the United States for a one-week all expenses paid trip to the nation’s capital. Both students will also receive a $1,000 scholarship in their high school senior year upon enrollment in a college or university.

For more information on Wake Electric’s Youth Tour, click here. To learn more about the youth tour, visit http://www.youthtour.coop. The youth tour is funded through voluntary member and employee donations to Operation Round-Up.

Questions and applications can be directed to:

Wake Electric
2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour
Communications/Public Relations
P.O. Box 1229
Wake Forest, NC 27588

E-mail: communications@wemc.com
Fax: 919.863.6430
Phone:  919.863.6312