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Youth Tour

Every June, approximately 50 students from around the state attend Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour.

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Youth Tour

Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

Every June, approximately 50 students from around the state attend Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour. This educational leadership experience takes high school sophomores and juniors on a fun and unique trip to Washington, D.C., where they meet 2,000 other co-op teens from around the country. While in D.C., students learn about the unique cooperative business model, visit Capitol Hill to meet with Ohio’s legislative leaders, and experience the sights, sounds, and rich history of our nation’s capital.

North Central Electric is proud to fully sponsor two outstanding high school sophomores of juniors to represent our communities on this trip each year. We encourage any student within this age range who lives in a home receiving electric service from NCE to read more about the program below and submit an application!  

Youth Leadership Council

Students representing North Central Electric Cooperative are strongly encouraged to compete during Youth Tour for election to represent Ohio on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Leadership Council (YLC). Well-qualified, well-prepared candidates who are friendly, outgoing, and positive have an excellent chance of being selected by their fellow students for this additional honor. One one representative from each state is elected to the council. 

The student selected as Ohio's YLC will earn another trip to Washington, D.C., as well as represent Ohio at PowerXchange, NRECA's annual conference. 

Youth Tour Application

To be eligible to be selected for the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., you must: 

  1. Be a high school sophomore, junior.
  2. Be a child or legal ward of a member of Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. and living in a home served by the cooperative at the time of the tour.
  3. Include a school transcript indicating cumulative GPA
  4. Include a letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor, principal, teacher or community or organizational advisor.
  5. Complete a test consisting of true/false and short essay questions about rural electrification. The test will be given once your application has been received; you will be contacted to schedule a testing time and location (if other than the cooperative office). Cooperative knowledge questions will be based on the Online Orientation course and Electric Co-ops and the Seven Cooperative Principles, located at www.ohioec.org/orientation. Students are recommended to complete this course prior to taking the test. The course takes approximately one hour to complete.
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