News orthwestern Electric Vol. 67 Number 9 July 2016
Energy Camp provides exciting summer fun Northwestern Electric sends four teens to annual event
W
hat happens when you bring together almost 90 excited eighth-graders at a camp designed teach them about electric cooperatives? You get YouthPower Energy Camp.
The students come from all across the state and are chosen by their electric cooperatives to participate in WKH IRXU GD\ IXQ ¿OOHG DGYHQWXUH DW Canyon Camp just east of Hinton. The students representing Northwestern Electric at the 2016 camp were Payton Gregory, D.W. Moffet, Morgan Mc- Gaha and Jasmine Hagemeier. The four students had submitted their winning essays about what they would miss without electricity and why back in March. After waiting two long months, they met early in the morning on the Tuesday after Memo- ULDO 'D\ DW 1RUWKZHVWHUQ¶V RI¿FH LQ Woodward. Once they loaded their belongings in the Suburban, they were off to have some summer fun. After they arrived, the campers got settled in their cabins and then gathered together to meet their new friends, hear a few rules and listen to a presentation about life before electric- ity. They also heard about what it means to be a manager or a coopera- tive board member.
After a break to enjoy a little bit of free time swimming, playing volley- ball, basketball and dinner, the camp- ers gathered again to play some crazy games. The evening concluded with the formation of a Coke and Candy Co-op followed by an Energy Battle. The Energy Battle is a game of trivia questions about electric cooperatives and pop culture.
The next couple of days were just DV MDP SDFNHG DV WKH ¿UVW (YHU\RQH got to try their hand at strapping on a set of lineman’s hooks and belt to try and climb a utility pole. Payton Gregory said climbing the pole was one of the highlights of the camp for him. They also watched a high- voltage demonstration and took bucket truck rides high up in the air. Even more fun was in store for the young teens as they made the annual trek to Celebration Station for an afternoon of go-carts, arcade games, miniature golf, water bumper boats, and pizza. Back at camp, they learned team-building and critical thinking
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Payton Gregory, D.W. Moffet, Morgan McGaha and Jasmine Hagemeier represented Northwestern Electric at the 2016 YouthPower Energy Camp.
skills on the low-ropes course. And WKH ¿QDO HYHQLQJ RI FDPS HQGHG ZLWK D pizza party and dance.
On the last morning, the campers wrote thank you notes and prepared to say goodbye to their new friends. After lots of hugs, a few tears, and exchanging cell phone numbers, they each went their separate ways. Jasmine Hagemeier had a great time and said she liked all the activities the camp had to offer. Morgan McGaha liked climbing the pole, meeting new people and said the counselors were great. D.W. Moffet said, “This was a great experience. I would go back again if I could.”
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