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August 1, 2022

2022 Scholarship Recipients and Youth Tour Wrap-Up

Every year, YEC awards 10 $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships to graduating seniors at each area high school. To apply, students must be served by the Cooperative. YEC also awards one $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship to a graduating senior attending York Technical College in the fall, and one $500 Work-Based Learning Scholarship to a senior participant at the Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center.

$1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships

Sarah TaylorCatawba Ridge High School

Sarah Taylor
Parents: Kimberly and Marvin Taylor
College: North Greenville University
Field of Study: Education

Dylan TaylorClover High School

Dylan Taylor
Parents: Melissa and Rodger Taylor
College: Clemson University
Field of Study: Marketing and Sports Education

Dorothy AugenbraunFort Mill High School

Dorothy Augenbraun
Parents: Kimberly and Craig Augenbraun
College: Clemson University
Field of Study: Engineering

Bella SikorskiIndian Land High School

Bella Sikorski
Parents: Wendy and Jay Sikorski
College: Clemson University
Field of Study: Animal and Veterinary Science

Megan AndrewsNation Ford High School

Megan Andrews
Parents: Allison and Harold Andrews
College: Mississippi State University
Field of Study: Architecture

Andrew Beuch, Jr.Rock Hill High School

Andrew Beuch, Jr.
Parents: Elizabeth and Andrew Beuch, Sr.
College: Clemson University
Field of Study: Business Management

Jacob BellSouth Pointe High School

Jacob Bell
Parents: Erika and David Bell
College: Clemson University
Field of StudyWildlife and Fisheries Biology

York Comprehensive High SchoolLaney Reel

Laney Reel
Parents: Leslie and Aaron Reel
College: University of South Carolina
Field of Study: Dance Education in the Honors College

York Preparatory AcademyLeah Watson

Leah Watson 
Parents: Amy and Christopher Watson
College: College of Charleston
Field of Study: Biology

Legion Collegiate AcademyAlexis Good

Alexis Goode
Parents: Christy and Eric Goode
College: University of South Carolina
Field of Study: Marketing and Visual Communications

Luka MilojkovicHomeschool

Luka Milojkovic
Parents: Mirjana and Borislav Milojkovic
College: Anderson University
Field of Study: Biochemistry

Jacob Clark$1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship

Jacob Clark, Rock Hill High School
Parents: Jennifer Lusk and Chuck Clark
College: York Technical College
Field of Study: Business

Kenneth Griffin$500 Work-Based Learning Scholarship

Kenneth Griffin, York Comprehensive High School
Parents: Alice and Kenneth Griffin, Jr.
College: University of South Carolina
Field of Study: Criminal Justice

 


Local teens experience leadership on Youth Tour

Brown named manager of Soda Pop Co-op

For students drawn toward leadership, Washington Youth Tour is the ideal experience.

Thanks to York Electric Cooperative, Jordan Brown, Landon Wolf, and Alaina Rinkes were among 49 South Carolina high school students sent by their electric cooperatives to Washington, D.C. in June. The experience went beyond a traditional school field trip. In addition to visiting the city’s monuments and memorials, the students started their own co-op and met with legislators and their staffs.

Brown, a rising senior at Fort Mill High School, was named the manager of the Soda Pop Co-op. Throughout the trip the co-op sold snacks and beverages to the students from the luggage bin of their charter bus between destinations and at the hotel in the evenings. Brown, who was hired by the co-op’s five student board members after an interview process, kept the “store” stocked and determined the hours of operation.

“I learned a little bit more about how to run a business,” says Brown. “I always thought I could, but it’s a little harder than you think it is to run a successful business. And I got to learn about the co-op model, which is very important.”

During their visit to the United States Capitol building, Brown, Wolf, and Rinkes were welcomed into Rep. Ralph Norman’s congressional office and met the Congressman on the Capitol steps later that day. For Wolf, it was an additional opportunity to thank Rep. Norman, who wrote a recommendation letter on his behalf to the U.S. Military Academy. Sen. Tim Scott and Sen. Lindsey Graham also came to the Capitol steps to speak with the students.

“It was really nice just to meet them and hear what they have to say,” says Wolf, who will be attending West Point this fall. “And to see what they’re doing right now to help our country.”

The students also visited the National Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They toured Arlington National Cemetery and witnessed the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

“During the changing of the guard it was a little rough because my grandpa had just died and he was in the Vietnam War,” says Rinkes, a student at Clover High School. “It gave me time to process, but also to appreciate our veterans more.”

Due to COVID-19 precautions, Washington Youth Tour 2022 is the first time in three years South Carolina electric cooperatives have been able to send students to the capital.

“This was a wonderful experience,” says Rinkes. “It’s literally life-changing.”

Youth Tour 2022 participants are pictured
Youth Tour participant pictured at the Vietnam War Memorial
Youth Tour participants are pictured in Washington, DC
Youth Tour participants are pictured in Washington, DC
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