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The Washington Youth Tour is an annual event sponsored by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association and the state’s 23 electric co-ops. It provides these young leaders with an opportunity to explore the nation’s capital, learn about government and cooperatives, and develop their leadership skills.

Meet the 2023 Washington Youth Tour Delegates

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The Washington Youth Tour is loading up the buses in a few weeks, and four high school juniors will pack their bags to represent Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation on the trip. Winners of the UCEMC Creative Writing and Scholarship Competition not only earned spots on the once-in-a-lifetime tour of our nation’s capital with 2,000 other students from across the country, but they also score a $1,000 scholarship and qualify for additional trips and even more money toward their college education.

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A Washington Youth Tour Favorite Shares Resources

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The Washington Youth Tour is an annual event sponsored by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association and the state’s 23 electric co-ops. It provides these young leaders with an opportunity to explore the nation’s capital, learn about government and cooperatives, and develop their leadership skills. Students are selected for the trip by writing short stories titled “Electric Cooperatives – Connecting Communities” that explain how co-ops provide communities with much more than electric power. One of the favorite stops for the teens on tour is The Smithsonian and its 19 museums. While The Smithsonian is closed during the COVID-19 crisis, it is offering UCEMC members and students at home, free access to the virtual tours and educational links below. Enjoy!  

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Delegates Return from Washington Youth Tour

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UCEMC Delegates enjoyed stopping by President Thomas Jefferson’s historic home Monticello on their way to Washington D.C.   L-R: Tally Kelly of Gordonsville High, Livingston Academy’s Samantha Maulding,  Leanne Marcy of Jackson Co. High, Taylor Phann of Upperman High, and Kalista Negaard of Smith Co. High.  

Tennessee’s Youth Tour delegates have returned from a week of touring our nation’s capital, exhausted but excited to be home to share their many stories and photos with family and friends. The Washington Youth Tour is an annual event sponsored by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association and the state’s 23 electric co-ops. It provides these young leaders with an opportunity to explore the nation’s capital, learn about government and cooperatives, and develop their leadership skills. Students were selected for the trip by writing short stories titled “Electric Cooperatives – Connecting Communities” that explain how co-ops provide communities with much more than electric power. 

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High School Juniors: Write Your Own Ticket to an Exciting Future!

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Are you a high school junior who enjoys writing awesome stories? Is your family a member of Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation?  If so, you could win a $1,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington D.C. to network with 2,000 of our nation’s best and brightest students. The Washington Youth Tour is a life-changing adventure sponsored each June by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and UCEMC.

Five UCEMC students will win a seat on the bus and you could be one of them. Don’t miss out next summer! Check out ucemc.com for contest rules and guidelines for writing your winning short story. We hope to see YOU in Washington D.C. next year! 

Download contest rules here…

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