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Washington-St. Tammany Electric Coop Sponsors Washington Youth Tour

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Two local students will have the opportunity to take part in a week long, all expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. sponsored by Washington-St.Tammany Electric Cooperative to attend the National Rural Electric Cooperative Associations (NRECA) Government-In Action Youth Tour Conference.

About 28 young people from throughout Louisiana will join more than 1,300 students from 40 states from June 8th through June 15th for a week of sightseeing and a chance to get a firsthand look at our government functions as part of the annual youth tour.

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 tour the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Washington Monument, Viet Nam and Korean Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, the Holocaust Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, Fords Theatre, the White House and they also take a boat cruise down the Potomac River. One entire day is 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 nations 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 years winners would also receive an all expense-paid trip to the Co-op Youth Leadership Conference in Baton Rouge April 11th -13th.

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 on Electric Cooperatives: Going Beyond the Wires. Please submit your essay along with an application to: WST Electric, Attn: Robin Drago, P.O. Box N, Franklinton, LA 70438 by February 15, 2008. 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 WSTs website at www.wste.coop.

Download Application for WST Youth Tour

For more information on WST Youth Tour click on the link below. http://www.alec.coop/ytpage.html

2006 WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY ELECTRIC MINI-GRANTS AWARDED
Washington-St. Tammany Electric's annual mini-grant winners were recently honored at a reception held at the Franklinton office. Each of the winners received $500.00 for classroom projects.

Manager of Coop Affairs, Bob Bateman, stated "WST Electric is committed to improving our community through educational opportunities for our children and these mini-grants are just one of the many programs sponsored by the Cooperative. We are proud of all of our teachers and believe that these mini-grants will help our teachers and their respective schools enhance the educational opportunities for our children."

Winners were: Mark Ross of Varnado High, Deborah Schellinger of Little Oak, Karen Ballard of Enon, Pat Edmiston of Covington High, Jenny McElveen of Pine, Karley Cooper of Sumner, Phyllis Beatty of Folsom, Rachel Buhler of Fontainebleau and Lee Alan McCaiWinners were: Mark Ross of Varnado High, Deborah Schellinger of Little Oak, Karen Ballard of Enon, Pat Edmiston of Covington High, Jenny McElveen of Pine, Karley Cooper of Sumner, Phyllis Beatty of Folsom, Rachel Buhler of Fontainebleau and Lee Alan McCain of Lee Road.