WANTED: High school juniors

Perhaps CHEC’s best-known and most anticipated youth program, Youth Tour is a week-long, all-expenses-paid educational trip to Washington, D.C., in June of each year. CHEC annually sponsors four delegates — all high school juniors — from high schools within its service territory on Youth Tour. Students travel with the Oklahoma delegation (70+ students) to our nation’s capital, where they tour historic sites and national landmarks, meet Oklahoma’s congressional delegation, and more. Youth Tour has earned a reputation as “a trip of a lifetime” among former participants.

Not only are high school juniors in CHEC’s service area eligible for a free trip to Washington, D.C., but they could also earn scholarship money!

This opportunity is available to all high school juniors who attend a school or are home-schooled within CHEC’s service territory. It is not a requirement for the student or the parent/ guardian of the student to be a member of Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative. If you have a family member who qualifies but does not live in CHEC’s area, it is likely they could enter the Youth Tour contest held by the electric cooperative that serves their area, as this is a nationwide program.

Check with your school scholarship coordinator, teacher or administrator and ask them about this great opportunity. The deadline to submit essays is Feb. 21, by 5 p.m. For additional information, entry forms and information, visit our website at www.cooksonhills.com/youth-tour or call Brad Martin at 800-3282368.

Good luck to all the juniors who choose to apply for this tripof-a-lifetime!