February 2013
Volume 60
Number 2
SWRE Student Attends Touchstone Leadership Event What are the qualities of a good leader? How can you or I
be a positive infl uence for the people around us? How can we make the world a better place? These are a few of the questions Isaac Tisdel and other
students considered as participants in the 2013 Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit held Saturday, January 19, in Oklahoma City. Isaac attends Navajo High School near Altus. Justin Young, a student at Northside High School north of
Vernon, had also been scheduled to participate in the event, but was unable to attend due to illness. The two high school seniors earned their spots at the
summit by their scores in the 2012 SWRE Youth Tour Essay Contest held last spring. At the Oklahoma City summit, Tisdel joined more than 25
students from 14 other Oklahoma cooperatives for a day of activities that taught them how to be leaders and positive role models in their schools and communities. The fast-paced training was led by an energetic team of
talented and professional presenters from YourNextSpeaker – Rhett Laubach, Kelly Barnes and Sarah Reasnor. The trainers shared personal insights that encouraged
self-awareness, and coached the students on ways to identify their own strengths and expand their network of relationships. The activities captured the students’ complete attention
and seemed to make a difference for all of them. One student at the event called the event “life changing”. In addition to the dynamic curriculum of leadership skills,
each summit participant received a $250 scholarship from Touchstone Energy.
Isaac Tisdel (2nd from left), a student at Navajo High School, re- ceived a $250 scholarship award at the 2013 Touchstone Leader- ship Conference in Oklahoma City. Also pictured are conference presenters Kelly Barnes, Sarah Reasnor, and Rhett Laubach.
Although Young was unable to attend, since his absence
was unpreventable due to illness he will also receive the $250 Touchstone scholarship. At the conclusion of the leadership summit, students at-
tended an Oklahoma City Barons hockey game in OKC’s Bricktown. The Barons defeated the San Antonio Rampage in a close match-up game. Isaac is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Tisdel of Altus. Justin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Young of Vernon.
2013 SWRE Essay Contests Now Underway Eighth and 11th grade students who live or attend school within the SWRE service area are invited to participate in the
co-op’s 2013 youth essay contests. Top prize in the 11th grade Youth Tour Essay Contest will be an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summer.
There will be one Oklahoma winner and one Texas winner. Two runners-up will participate in the Touchstone Leadership Sum- mit during their senior year. All contest fi nalists will earn $250. Oklahoma and Texas winners in the 8th grade Energy Camp Essay Contest will attend the Touchstone Energy Camp this
summer near Red Rock Canyon in Western Oklahoma. Eighth grade fi nalists will receive $50 cash prizes. Full details about both contests can be found at the SWRE web site (
www.swre.com). Entry forms which contain the essay
topics can also be downloaded from the website. Inquiries and requests for entries may also be directed to SWRE by calling 1-800-256-7973. Deadline for 11th grade essay entries is February 13. The deadline for 8th grade essays is March 1.
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