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Announcing the 2015 Youth Tour finalists
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“IF ONE THING COMES OUT OF THIS MEETING, IT WILL BE SENDING YOUNGSTERS TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL WHERE
THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE FLAG STANDS FOR AND REPRESENTS.”
Ten-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, 1957
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en students from across OEC’s service area have advanced to the final rounds of OEC’s Youth
Tour contest and will compete for one of four trips to Washington, D.C. this summer. Te finalists’ essays were selected
by a panel of judges out of over 30 entries. Tey will now prepare to give a speech over the topics covered in their essays at a banquet to be held later this month. Tere, four winners will be selected to travel to the nation’s capital this summer with 70 of their peers from across Oklahoma. “Youth Tour is a great program
because it exposes young people to a wealth of history made possible by the actions of everyday people just like them,” said Tory Tedder-Loffland, OEC youth programs coordinator. “Some of these kids have never leſt the state before and here they are meeting with elected officials, walking in the footsteps of George Washington and feeling the impact of the Holocaust Museum. Tey can take this experience home and know they can be exceptional as well.” Join us in congratulating the
following 10 students on their hard work and for making it to the final rounds of the contest.
John Allen, Chickasha High School
Devyn Crosley, Chickasha High School
Jordan Darrow, Mount St. Mary Catholic High School
Matthew Holman, Bridge Creek High School
Brennah Kostelecky, Oklahoma City (home-school)
Alex Leseney, Little Axe High School
Megan Mayfield, Bridge Creek High School
Meredith Rasnic, Norman North High School
Haley Traxler, Tuttle High School Jessica Lynn Woodall, Bridge Creek High School While on Youth Tour, the winners
will visit national and historical landmarks, take a dinner cruise down the famous Potomac River, attend a dinner theatre show and spend time getting to know Youth Tour delegates from other states. Tey will also have the opportunity to speak with Oklahoma’s Congressional delegation and communicate their concerns to the Congressmen. Tis session always enlightens the students to the real world of politics and government. It has even inspired former Youth Tour students to seek elected office (State Sen. Corey Brooks was an OEC Youth Tour winner in 1996). Watch for the list of winners to be
announced on OEC’s Facebook page (
facebook.com/OklaElec) following the banquet on March 26. Tey will also be featured in the May issue of the Co-op News.
OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC CO-OP NEWS • MARCH 2015
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