Electric Youth Tour

Nreca s youth tour and youth scholarships 2020 youth tour update for over 50 years teens from rural america have been coming to washington d c.

Electric youth tour.

To learn more about the youth tour go to the nc electric cooperatives youth tour page. High school juniors explore the nation s capital on the electric cooperative youth tour an all expense paid trip to washington d c. The washington youth tour is an annual week long all expenses paid trip to washington dc that is open to select high school students whose homes are served by electric cooperatives. Attend an all states dance.

We ll check into our hotel this afternoon elect our state youth leadership council ylc representative and have time to trade state pins with other youth tour students from around the country. Our day begins with a guided tour of the battlefields at gettysburg one of the civil war s most dynamic encounters before completing our journey to washington d c. Youth tour delegates are also eligible to apply for two college scholarships. Approximately 1 500 students from across the u s.

What is youth tour. The 2 500 katie bunch memorial scholarship and the 2 000 gwen b. These young people will enjoy the following experiences during the youth tour. Gather each june to learn more about government and electric cooperatives and.

Find out more information about the trip from a national perspective at youthtour coop and if you re interested in applying use the find your co op link in the box to the. The next trip date is june 18 24 2021. While in washington dc the electric cooperative representatives from throughout the united states will enjoy a week of fun and learning. Students attend a premiere youth leadership conference sponsored by the national rural electric cooperative association.

Twenty two of kentucky s 24 electric cooperatives participate in the kentucky rural electric. 55 years later the youth tour stands true to johnson s dream and the cooperative spirit. More than 90 missouri high school juniors join 1 500 students from 44 other states on the trip of a lifetime to washington d c every summer. For a week in june every year since the late 1950s.

On the trip of a lifetime courtesy of their local sponsoring electric cooperative their state association and nreca. Johnson initiated the government in action youth tour in 1957 so young people in rural america could see what the flag stands for and represents in 1965 texas electric cooperatives organized the first official texas youth tour. Students apply and are selected for this program by their local electric cooperative. Find information on all of electric youth s upcoming concerts tour dates and ticket information for 2020 2021.

Unfortunately there are no concert dates for electric youth scheduled in 2020. Songkick is the first to know of new tour announcements and concert information so if your favorite artists are not currently on tour join songkick to.