The 2012 Rural Electric Youth Tour for high-school juniors - June 15 - 22, 2012

Wake Electric seeks applicants for a one-week, all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. for the 2012 Rural Electric Youth Tour. Winners also receive a $1,000 scholarship.  The trip will be from June 15 – 22, 2012. Students who attend the Youth Tour will join 1,500 high school students from across the U.S. to learn about electric cooperatives, American history and the U.S. government.  Students will also visit the historic sites and federal facilities of the nation’s capital, as well as spend time with their congressional delegations. Youth Tour winners also create podcasts and digital photo projects while learning about issues in renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change legislation that face their communities and the nations.  The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded the following year upon proof of enrollment in a college or university.

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.  Any applications received after that date will be disqualified.  Applicants will be notified of their status in mid April.

Applicants must currently be high school juniors in Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance and Wake counties.  Applicants DO NOT have to live in households served by Wake Electric in order to win.

To download an application for the 2012 Rural Electric Youth Tour click on this link, 2012 REYT Application. For exciting details on the Youth Tour and what you can expect, visit www.youthtour.coop.

This opportunity is an excellent way for students to boost their college applications, as well as win a $1,000 scholarship from Wake Electric towards their college education.  Youth Tourist winners from across North Carolina will also be eligible to apply for and win one of three annual scholarships: The Gwyn B. Prince Youth Scholarship ($2,500); The Katie Bunch Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) and the Youth Leadership Council Scholarship ($2,000).

If you have questions, please contact Wake Electric at communications@wemc.com or (919) 863-6312.

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2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour winners

Elizabeth Hester        Zachary Diamond

High-school juniors Elizabeth Hester of Oxford, and Zachary Diamond of Cary, were selected by Wake Electric to attend the 2011 Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington D.C. in June. Hester, 17, is a student at North Carolina School of Math and Science. Diamond, 17, attends Athens Drive High School. The two will join nearly 1,500 students from across the United States for a one-week all expenses paid trip to the nation's capital. Both students will also receive a $1,000 scholarship in their high school senior year upon enrollment in a college or university.

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For more information on Wake Electric's Youth Tour, click here. To learn more about the youth tour, visit www.youthtour.coop. The youth tour is funded through voluntary member and employee donations to Operation Round-Up.

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