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Washington Youth Tour

February 3, 2023

Calling all students!

Exciting trip, scholarship and art contest opportunities are available for local students of all ages! Learn more and apply now by scanning the codes below. As your Touchstone Energy Cooperative, York Electric firmly believes our educational efforts can have a far-reaching effect not only for the individuals we help but for the community at large. We believe educational outreach is one of the most important things we can offer.

Youth Tour QR codeWashington Youth Tour, Cooperative Youth Summit Application

Apply by February 24, 2023
QR code for senior scholarshipsScholarships for seniors
Apply by March 25, 2023
QR art competition codeArt competitions
Apply by April 7, 2023

January 11, 2023

Ready for an experience you won’t forget?

Your co-op has two amazing trips planned this summer. Juniors: Apply for the Washington Youth Tour. Sophomores: Apply for the Cooperative Youth Summit. The application deadline is February 24, 2023.

Washington Youth Tour: June 17-22, 2023

Juniors: Experience Washington, D.C., with hundreds of students from across South Carolina and the country, meeting lawmakers and touring all the sights. Your electric co-op will cover your round-trip plane ticket, tours and meals. In other words, it’s all free!

2023 Cooperative Youth Summit: July 10-13, 2023

Sophomores: Experience South Carolina’s capital like never before. Tour the Statehouse, meet lawmakers and see how co-ops are preparing for our state’s energy future. Plus, there’s plenty of fun with visits to popular Columbia attractions like Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Your electric co-op will cover all your expenses. We’ve made it easy to apply for either FREE trip.

Washington Youth Tour & Summit

Apply Online Today!

 

February 1, 2022

Opportunities await: Upcoming deadlines for scholarships, trips for high school students

York Electric offers high school students an exciting opportunity to learn more about our national and state governments through the Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit. YEC also awards valuable college scholarships to high school seniors. Students should apply by the deadlines listed below.

Youth Tour, Summit

Application deadline: Friday, Feb. 25, 2022

Electric Cooperative Youth Tour and SummitDuring the Washington Youth Tour, high school juniors will experience Washington, D.C., with hundreds of students from across South Carolina and the country, meeting lawmakers and touring all the sights. Your electric co-op will cover your round-trip plane ticket, tours and meals.

The Cooperative Youth Summit allows students to experience South Carolina’s capital like never before. Tour the Statehouse, meet lawmakers and see how co-ops are preparing for our state’s energy future. Plus, there’s plenty of fun with visits to popular Columbia attractions like Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Your electric co-op will cover all your expenses.

Apply OnlineApply here for either of these amazing, free experiences!

 

Group photo of Youth Tour participants at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Take a look at history—and help make it! Over 70 students from across South Carolina joined thousands from across the country on the 50th anniversary of the Washington Youth Tour.

Scholarships

Application deadline: Saturday, March 26

Graduation cap sitting on stacks of cash.YEC will award one $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarship to a graduating senior at each of our 12 area high schools. To apply, you must be a high school senior and a member of YEC. With your application, submit an essay on how businesses can better connect with younger generations.

YEC will also award one $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship to a graduating senior attending York Technical College in the fall. To apply, you must be a graduating high school senior planning to study a trade and, with your application, submit an essay on the Ready SC Initiative in South Carolina.

Learn more about these scholarships and apply


Lines tell the story

New high school art competition to highlight cooperative principles

Over 80 years ago, new electric lines told the story of hope and prosperity in the rural areas of York, Chester, Cherokee and Lancaster counties.

Digital art representation of a rural utility pole and line.
Co-ops care about more than power lines; we care about creatively telling our story! Calling all high school artists for participation in our first high school art competition. Erin Powell

York Electric Cooperative was formed to bring power to families, homes and businesses in these rural areas, lighting the way for new beginnings. Like other co-ops that were started across the nation after the Rural Electrification Act was passed, YEC was created on the same seven principles that we still uphold in our business today:

  • Open and voluntary membership
  • Democratic member control
  • Members’ economic participation
  • Autonomy and independence
  • Education, training and information
  • Cooperation among cooperatives
  • Concern for community

Through our first high school art competition, YEC challenges high school students ages 15–18 to let their creative lines tell the story of one or more of our founding 7 Cooperative Principles.

Students, using any medium of your choosing, create an original work of art that communicates our principles. You may win $100 and have your work displayed in our main office for an entire year.

All entries are due before Friday, April 8, 2022. Please review the guidelines and rules for the competition and to complete the submission form that will accompany your work.

January 3, 2022

Youth Tour & Summit

Ready for an experience you won’t forget? Your co-op has two amazing trips planned this summer. Juniors: Apply for the Washington Youth Tour. Sophomores: Apply for the Cooperative Youth Summit.

Electric Cooperative Youth Tour and SummitJuniors: Experience Washington, D.C., with hundreds of students from across South Carolina and the country, meeting lawmakers and touring all the sights. Your electric co-op will cover your round-trip plane ticket, tours and meals. In other words, it’s all free!

Sophomores: Experience South Carolina’s capital like never before. Tour the Statehouse, meet lawmakers and see how co-ops are preparing for our state’s energy future. Plus, there’s plenty of fun with visits to popular Columbia attractions like Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Your electric co-op will cover all your expenses.

Application Deadline: February 25, 2022

Apply Online

November 19, 2020

Two trips of a lifetime!

Do you want to see democracy in action? Join us for our 2021 Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit!

Apply now for our 2021 Washington Youth Tour! Experience Washington, D.C. with 1,500 high school juniors from across South Carolina and the country, meeting lawmakers and touring all the sights. Your electric co-op will cover your round-trip plane ticket, tours and meals. In other words—it’s all free!

Three Youth Tour Students with The Washington Monument in the background
Students sponsored by York Electric stand on the balcony of the Speaker of the House’s office during a visit to the United States Capitol. Porter Gable

Experience South Carolina’s capital like never before at our 2021 Cooperative Youth Summit! Tour the Statehouse, meet lawmakers and see how co-ops are preparing for our state’s energy future.

Plus, there’s plenty of fun with visits to popular Columbia attractions like Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Your electric co-op will cover all your expenses.

Apply for the 2021 Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit online at yorkelectric.net/my-community. Application deadline is Monday, March 1, 2021.

While we expect the Washington Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Summit to happen in 2021, circumstances related to COVID-19 may prevent one or both from safely taking place. In the event of cancellation, selected students will be offered the opportunity to attend Virtual Youth Experience in June—a five-day virtual leadership program that will connect students with state and federal leaders.

Group of students at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
Although many of the Washington Youth Tour students were not alive when terrorists attacked our nation, the solemn feeling and remembrance of lives lost surrounds everyone as students visit the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial. Porter Gable

 


YEC, Operation Round Up Trust celebrate teachers

The second annual Bright Ideas Grant Program winners were announced virtually in October as part of the co-op month celebration.

Bright IdeasTeachers from Clover, Fort Mill, Rock Hill and York won up to $1,000 to implement creative learning projects in their classrooms. Teachers, we salute you and thank you for investing in the futures of our youth! Visit yorkelectric.net to learn more about their projects!

Winners include

Clover School District

Brittany Terry, Griggs Road Elementary

Rock Hill School District

First Place: Emily Anderson, Cherry Park Elementary

Runner Up: Darryl Taylor, Dutchman Creek Middle School

Fort Mill School District

First Place: Kathleen Mills, Tega Cay Elementary School

Runner Up: Elizabeth Parra, Banks Trail Middle School

York School District

First Place: Michael Prothero, York Middle School

Runner Up: Kelly Tiblier, York Comprehensive High School

April 28, 2021

YEC offers ‘co-opportunities’

High School students, apply now for your “co-opportunities”! Online applications for each educational experience can be found here.

Scholarships for 12 high school seniors

One student attending York Technical College studying a trade will receive the $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship. Applications are due by April 17, 2020.

Eleven $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships will be awarded to York Electric members. Applications are due by April 17, 2020.

A trip of a lifetime for three high school juniors

Join us in the District of Columbia June 20–25 for the 2020 Washington Youth Tour! Applications are due by February 7.

Fun-filled adventure to the state capital for four high school sophomores and juniors:

Travel to Columbia July 7–10 to learn more about your state, meet lawmakers, and learn more about electric cooperatives for the 2020 South Carolina Cooperative Youth Summit! Applications are due by February 7.

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