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A Year in Review


Youth Programs


And a Year to Grow On Investing in the next


generation of leaders is built into our principles as a cooperative. Each year, OEC’s youth programs equip middle school and high school students with leadership skills and confi dence as they learn about electric cooperatives.


Energy Camp


Seventy-four eighth graders attended Energy Camp in 2012 at Canyon Camp near Hinton. Brenna Rethford and Amanda Wood, both of Community Christian School in Norman, were sponsored by OEC to attend the camp. T ere, they formed their own cooperative business, climbed an electric pole, rode in a bucket truck, learned about electrical safety, and made a host of new friends.


Youth Tour OEC’s premier youth


Top from left to right, Clark, Lowe, Thompson, and Hefner pose in front of the U.S. Capitol while on Youth Tour, June 2012; Bottom, Wood beams after demonstrating her lineman pole- climbing skills at YouthPower Energy Camp held May 2012 at Canyon Camp.


12 August 2013


program, Youth Tour gives high school juniors a chance to explore our nation’s capital completely free! It is a seven- day, all-expenses-paid trip to


Youth Programs


Washington, D.C., with 70 other juniors from across Oklahoma; OEC sends four students every year. While in D.C., they tour national landmarks, visit historical sites, and talk to Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation. Courtney Clark of Norman North High School, Hayden Hefner from Blanchard, Denton Lowe of Amber-Pocasset High School, and Ashley T ompson of Community Christian School were awarded the trip in 2012 after an essay, interview, and speech process.


Leadership Summit OEC sponsors two high


school students each year to attend Touchstone Energy® Cooperative's Leadership Summit. T ey join other teens from across the state to gain leadership skills from renowned motivational and leadership speakers. Each student is awarded a $250 scholarship and has a chance to win an additional $1,000 in scholarship money. Hayden Hefner from Blanchard and Ryan Domstead from Norman attended in 2012.


Contact Brianna Wall at 217-6708 or email brianna.wall@okcoop.org for more information about OEC's youth programs.


2012

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