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Youth Tour

It's the Trip of a Lifetime!

Click below to learn more about the Texas Youth Tour

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Application Window Closed

We are not accepting applications at this time. Please follow us on Facebook for updates on Youth Tour 2024!

Eligibility and Guidelines

  • Be a current high school sophomore or junior at the time of application
  • Reside in a home powered by Tri-County Electric Cooperative, at your primary residence
  • Submit a complete application by 5pm Friday, January 13, 2023. No late applications will be accepted. 
  • Applicants who advance to the interview level must attend a 15-minute interview with the Youth Tour Committee
  • Selected participants must attend a pre-trip meeting with Co-op Staff in May 2023
  • Complete the online application by Friday, January 13
  • 500-word essay on one of the following topics:
    1. If you could talk to a political leader, what would you ask and why? (Political leaders may include the President, Governor of Texas, Ag Commissioner, Representative, Mayor, etc.) 
    2. Has the world of social media allowed our youth to advance leadership skills, or has it caused negative effects?
    3. If you were to start a cooperative, what kind would it be and what products or services would it offer?
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • High resolution headshot (to be used to announce winners)

About

Tri-County Electric Cooperative, in partnership with Texas Electric Cooperatives, sponsors six high school students on an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to tour historic sites, meet U.S. congressional representatives, gain leadership experience, and learn learn about the electric cooperative industry. Additionally, Tri-County Electric Cooperative's Youth Tour participants will receive a $2,000 scholarship for higher education or technical school. 

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson initiated the Government-In-Action Youth Tour in 1957 so young people in rural America could "see what the flag stands for and represents." In 1965, Texas Electric Cooperatives organized the first official Texas Youth Tour.

Over 55 years later, the Youth Tour stands true to Johnson's dream and the cooperative spirit. Participants are able to interact with nearly 2,000 participants from across our great nation. Tri-County Electric cooperative is excited to offer this opportunity to our young members. 

The application window is now closed.

Useful Tips

  • Give the authors of your letters of recommendation at least two weeks’ notice before submitting your application 

  • Use a solid-colored background for your headshot  

  • Be sure to use proper grammar and run a spelling and grammar check before pasting your essay into the submission box 

  • Have at least 2 – 3 others look at your essay (parents, teachers, etc.) 

  • Ensure your essay is relevant to the prompt you have chosen 

  • Make sure your essay answers all the prompt you have chosen asks

  • Be sure to site sources or paraphrase where you referenced information from other resources (this is not intending to say a bibliography is required)  


For more information, please contact Annie Watson at awatson@tcectexas.com or 817.752.8116

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  • My Cooperative
    • Member Service
      • Ways to Pay
      • How to Read my Bill
      • Fees & Charges
      • TCEC Connect
      • FAQs
      • Outage Texting
      • AirMedCare
      • Co-op Connections
    • About Tri-County EC
      • Service Territory
      • What is a Co-op?
      • 7 Cooperative Principles
      • Tri-County EC History
      • Management
      • Board of Directors
      • Director Elections
      • Capital Credits
      • Bylaws
      • Annual Meeting
  • Electric Service
    • Residential Service
      • Start. Transfer. Stop.
      • New Construction
      • Builders & Developers
      • Pool Permit Application
    • Commercial Service
      • New Commercial Service
      • Builders & Developers
  • Energy Solutions
    • Solar
    • Generators
    • Energy Efficiency
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      • Outage Map
      • Report my Outage
      • Outage Safety
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