YOUTH & Leadership


OEC searching for eighth graders to send to Energy Camp


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nergy Camp, an action-packed four-day experience at Canyon Camp and Conference Center


near Hinton, encourages eighth grade students to tap into their leadership skills while having fun, meeting new friends and learning about co-ops. Up to five eighth graders in OEC’s


service area will join 90 others from across the state at Energy Camp, which will be held May 26-29. Tere, the campers form and manage their own soda and candy co-op. Tey elect a board


of directors and a general manager while learning the importance of the cooperative principles and electrical safety. Other activities include climbing


an electric pole, towering over the camp in a bucket truck, playing team-building games and enjoying an aſternoon at Celebration Station. To enter, students must submit


a 200-word essay regarding the following topic: How did rural electrification help rural America? Essays and entry forms may be


Top: 2014 Energy Camper Allison Ragsdale dons linemen gear and successfully climbs an electric pole; Bottom: Fellow 2014 camper Griffin Williams participates in a team-building exercise on the ropes course.


mailed to OEC, Attn: Tory Tedder- Loffland, PO Box 1208, Norman, OK, 73070; faxed to 217-6904; or, emailed to tory@


okcoop.org. Call 217-6726 if you have questions.


Below: Kelly Barnes, far left, and Rhett Laubach, far right, award OEC’s Leadership Summit winners Kaden Kennedy, of Amber, and Farris Tedder, of Norman, with their $250 scholarships. The two attended Leadership Summit Jan. 17.


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OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC CO-OP NEWS • FEBRUARY 2015


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