Youth Tour
Washington-St. Tammany Electric Coop Sponsors Washington Youth Tour
Download Application for WST Youth Tour - 2010
Two local students will have the opportunity to participate in a week long, all expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. sponsored by Washington-St. Tammany Electric Cooperative. They will also attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) ‘Government-In Action’ Youth Tour Conference in Baton Rouge.
Approximately 28 young people from Louisiana will join more than 1,300 students from 40 states on June 11th through June 18th for a week of sightseeing and a firsthand look at our how government functions.
Before reaching Washington, the students will tour one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, the Natural Bridge, in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. In Washington, the students will tour the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Washington Monument, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, the Holocaust Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, Ford’s Theatre, the White House and will also take a boat cruise down the Potomac River. One day will be spent on Capitol Hill touring the U.S. Capitol and visiting the offices of the Louisiana Congressional Delegation.
WST General Manager Ron Fuller said, “This is a great opportunity for two of our students to visit our nation’s capitol. WST Electric is dedicated to the education of our children through programs such as the youth tour, our annual scholarship program, Newspapers in Education (NIE) and teacher mini-grants.” Fuller also pointed out that this year’s winners would also receive an all expense-paid trip to the Co-op Youth Leadership Conference in Baton Rouge March 24th-26th.
The contest is open to children, ages 16-18, of WST members. Students interested in applying will need to complete an application form and prepare a typewritten essay of 800 words or less. The topic this year is “Do you feel the government or private enterprise has the responsibility to find new energy sources for our country?” Please submit your essay along with an application to: WST Electric, Attn: Robin Drago, P.O. Box 697, Franklinton, LA 70438 by February 26, 2010. An independent board, selected by the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, will judge the essays.
For more information or to receive an application contact your school principal or visit WST’s website at www.wste.coop.
For more information on WST Youth Tour click on the link below. http://www.alec.coop/youthtour.aspx
