CHEC Announces Youth Tour Contest for High School Juniors

For many years Cookson Hills Electric has sent four high school juniors from its service area on an unforgettable, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. as part of the annual Youth Tour scholarship program. Unfortunately, over the past two years, the tour to Washington, D.C. was canceled due to the global COVID pandemic.

We are excited to announce plans to begin sending our student winners back on this amazing trip in 2022. While we are all aware of how quickly things can change with guidelines and restrictions related to the coronavirus, we are extremely hopeful that this June, our Youth Tour winners are able to fully participate in this historic trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C.

In addition to a trip to Washington, D.C., Cookson Hills also awards scholarship money to the Youth Tour winners. Beginning this January, representatives from Cookson Hills Electric will be sharing details of the scholarship with schools throughout the entire Cookson Hills Electric service territory. Application packets will soon be available at participating partner schools within the CHEC service territory, as well as on our website at www.cooksonhills. com. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, participants must be classified as an eleventh-grade student who attends a school or is homeschooled in Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative’s service area. [1253302] It is not a requirement for the parent or guardian of the student to be a member of Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative. If you have any questions about the Youth Tour program, please contact Brad Martin by calling 800-328-2368 or via email at bmartin@cooksonhills.com.