Each year North Plains Electric Cooperative selects two high school students from around our service area to attend the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Government-In-Action Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. While in our Nation’s capitol students meet with their Congressman and tour the U.S. Capitol Building, Library of Congress, and Supreme Court. Participants also visit the monuments and memorials along with the Holocaust Museum, Arlington National Cemetery, the Washington National Cathedral, and Mount Vernon just to name a few.
Applicants must have completed your sophomore year of high school to attend the Youth Tour. Winners are selected based on their application and through an interview process.
Government-In-Action Youth Tour
2022 Government-in-Action Youth Tour
NPEC has decided to continue the tradition and hold the contest for ANY graduating senior in Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill and Wheeler counties. NPEC will provide TWO winners a trip of a lifetime to Austin and Washington, D.C. for the Government-in-Action Youth Tour $3,000 scholarship!!!
Eligibility:
• You must be a high school senior.
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High school or home schooled in: Hansford, Ochiltree, Lipscomb, Hutchinson, Roberts, Hemphill and Wheeler counties.
Contest Rules:
• Participants will be required to appear before an independent panel of judges to discuss any of the sample questions.
• Participants will have 5-7 minutes of interview time.
Judging:
• Participants will be chosen based on how well they present themselves to the judges and on their speaking ability, appearance and poise.
Youth Tour Interview Form: TBD
Applications will be mailed/emailed to you once you have submitted your form.
Completed applications: TBD
Contest location, date and time:
• North Plains Electric (Perryton Office) – TBD.
Questions:
• Questions should be addressed to Paula at PDLehew@npec.org, (806) 435-5482