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www.vvec.com JANUARY 2017
Published for the members of Verdigris Valley Electric Cooperative A supplement to Oklahoma Living
VVEC sponsors student opportunities in 2017 Apply Today!
YouthPower Energy Camp Essay Topic
Why is electricity important in my life?
Essay Guidelines 300-500 words
Students may write the essay individually or in a two-person team.
Essay Deadline March 3, 2017
Washington Youth Tour Essay Topic
Who owns VVEC and what are the advantages of co-op ownership?
Essay Guidelines 600-800 words
Essay Deadline March 3, 2017
Test Information
Contact Misti Frazier at VVEC at 918-371-2584, ext. 6226 (Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.) or at
MFrazier@vvec.com
2016 VVEC-sponsored Youth Tour delegates Katelyn Shearhart and Michael McGill spent a week in Washington, D.C. last June. Photo courtesy OAEC
Each year, VVEC selects two eighth-grade students to attend YouthPower Energy Camp, a lead- ership development camp held at Canyon Camp in Hinton, Okla. Students from across the state learn about community develop- ment, electrical safety and the im- portance of rural electrification in their community. Energy Camp will take place May 30-June 2, 2017. Two high school juniors have the opportunity to represent VVEC as delegates on the annual, all- expense-paid Youth Tour to Wash- ington, D.C. Students will join del-
egates from Oklahoma and across the U.S. at the nation’s capital as they learn about electric coopera- tives, experience American history, witness the government in action, meet elected officials, and more. Youth Tour will take place June 9-15, 2017. Applicants can either write an essay or take a test. See sidebar for application details. VVEC will select one essay winner and one test winner. The co-op will also select four runners-up: two $750 scholarship winners and two $500 scholarship winners. See Page 2 for more details.
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