Seeking High School Juniors for an All-Expense-Paid Trip to Washington, DC
High school juniors have a chance to join other Indiana youth on a trip of a lifetime. Applications are now available for the 2010 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Indiana’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives have hosted the Youth Tour since 1960, providing hundreds of young Hoosiers the opportunity to visit our nation’s capital and learn about the federal government and the cooperative utility industry. The trip begins on June 10, 2010 in Indianapolis and ends on June 17, 2010.
Tipmont REMC will sponsor ten students from local schools. To qualify, students must apply for the tour and be interviewed by a special committee consisting of Tipmont REMC employees and directors. Juniors from the following high schools may apply; Attica, Benton Central, Clinton Prairie, Covington, Fountain Central, Harrison, McCutcheon, Central Catholic, South Montgomery and North Montgomery. Applications must be returned to Tipmont REMC by February 13, 2010.
According to Tim McCarthy, CEO of Tipmont REMC, the Indiana delegation will be approximately 75 students from throughout the state, each selected by a local Touchstone Energy cooperative. In 2009, nearly 1,500 students from around the country were in Washington for the conference.
“Tipmont REMC is pleased to be able to provide this opportunity for local students,” Tim McCarthy said. “It’s a great trip and a wonderful chance to see the sights, make new friends and learn how everyone, even young people, can make a difference in the political process.”
The Indiana delegation will meet in Indianapolis on Thursday, June 10, to get acquainted and learn about the Indiana legislative process. The students will depart early on Friday and spend their first evening in Gettysburg, PA. On Saturday they will tour the Gettysburg National Battlefield, spend the afternoon in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and arrive in Washington, D.C., that evening. Sunday through Wednesday is a full schedule of sight-seeing, speakers, visits to the National Memorials, a collection of museums, and a night cruise on the Potomac River.
Students will participate in a Monday morning “Youth Tour Rally,” where they will share their thoughts and opinions on a variety of timely issues. This will prepare them for a busy Tuesday on Capitol Hill, when Indiana’s students will visit with representatives of Indiana’s Congressional delegation. The week will end on a high note with the “All-States Dinner Dance”.
APPLY TODAY! Youth Tour information is available at the high schools or www.tipmont.org. For more information or to receive an application, contact Sasha Clements at 1-800-726-3953 ext 216.