P e a c e R i v e r E l e c t r i c C o op e r at i v e
Washington DC Youth Tour
E s s ay Co n t e s t
2015
Win an all-expenses-paid trip
to our nation’s capitol!
It’s as easy as 1-2-3!
1 – Complete the Youth Tour application
2 – Complete a 2-page essay
3 – Submit application and essay to your school guidance office
Two students will tour Washington, DC, in the national electric cooperative
Youth Tour event, joining 1,500 other students from across the U.S.
S t u d e n t D e a d l i n e : S u b m i t to G u i d a n c e O f f i c e by:
January 12, 2015
S c h o o l D e a d l i n e : S u b m i t to P e ac e R i v e r E l e c t r i c Co o p e r at i v e by:
January 26, 2015
Yo u t h To u r E v e n t:
June 13-18, 2015
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Here’s How It Works:
W HY A P P LY TO YOUTH TOU R ?
Discover American history, learn how the U.S. political
process works and see the important role electric
cooperatives play in the local community
TO ENTE R
11th grade students only
Must attend an approved school in Peace River Electric
Cooperative’s service area (see list below)
Write a short essay and complete the Youth Tour application
E S S AY FO R MAT
Typed, single spaced, 12-point Arial font, on 8½” X 11” paper, 1” margin on all sides
Minimum 700-800 words
Text only: Do not include images, graphs or diagrams
Essays will be graded for grammar, punctuation, spelling, originality and creativity
E S S AY TO P IC
To help celebrate Peace River Electric Cooperative’s 75th
Anniversary, write an essay from the perspective of someone
75 years ago, when electricity first came to this area
A P P LICATION P R OCE S S
Submit application and essay to your high school guidance office
Guidance office reviews applications and essays, and selects one student to compete as a semifinalist in the contest
FINALI S T S ELECTION
Peace River Electric Cooperative collects all application documents from participating schools
Essays judged at Ruralite Services (Oregon), publisher of PRECO’s Florida Currents member magazine
DEADLINE INFO
January 12, 2015 – Last day for student to submit application and essay to guidance office
January 26, 2015 – Guidance office chooses one semi-finalist; mails student application and essay
to PRECO
A P P R OVED S CHOOL S
Brevard
Bayside High School
DeSoto
DeSoto County High School
Hardee
Hardee County High School
Highlands
Avon Park High School
Hillsborough
Durant High School
Lennard High School
Indian River
Vero Beach High School
Manatee
Braden River High School
Lakewood Ranch High School
Palmetto High School
Southeast High School
F o r m o r e i n f o r m at i o n ,
Go to www.preco.coop, www.youthtour.coop
Contact: Mark Sellers, communications coordinator,
at [email protected] or 1-800-282-3824
Osceola
Harmony High School
Polk
Fort Meade Middle-Senior
Frostproof Middle-Senior
Mulberry High School
Sarasota
North Port High School
P e a ce Ri v e r E l ec t r ic C o o pe r at i v e
Washington, D.C. Youth Tour
Essay Contest Applic ation Form and
Parent’s Authoriz ation
Name of Applicant: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian(s): _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: ( __________ ) _________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________
Age: _____________ Circle One:
Male
Female
School: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Graduation Date: ________________ (mm/yy) Cumulative GPA: ________ GPA Scale: ________
Please attach a list of all school, extracurricular, church, community, civic, work and/or volunteer activities that you desire to be taken
into consideration with your application.
By signing below, I acknowledge that I have read the entire application package and do hereby certify that I understand the contents of
the application package. Also, by signing below, I certify that the information provided in the application and each of the attachments
submitted with the application are true and correct. If any of the information provided in the application or any of the attachments is
found not to be true and correct, the applicant will be immediately disqualified.
I agree, if selected as a winner of the Youth Tour To Washington, D.C. Essay Contest, to abide by the contest rules
and represent my school, June 13-18, 2015, on the Youth Tour To Washington, D.C., sponsored by Peace River
Electric Cooperative, Inc.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant
Date
My child, signed above, has my permission to participate in the Youth Tour To Washington, D.C. Essay Contest,
and, if selected as a winner, to participate in the Youth Tour To Washington, D.C., June 13-18, 2015, sponsored by
Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc. I also grant my permission for Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc. to publish my child’s photo
in any of the cooperative’s publications or media releases.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date
Note: Incomplete applications will not be considered in the application process.
Application must be submitted through your school’s guidance department.
Washington, D.C. Youth Tour
A pplication : 2 0 1 5
The application (and all attachments thereto) must be signed, completed and all attachments
required thereunder must be complete and attached and submitted to
Youth Tour, Peace River Electric Cooperative at P.O. Box 1310, Wauchula, Florida 33873-1310.
If an applicant fails to complete the entire application
or fails to submit all of the items in the format requested hereunder by the deadline
date, the application will not be considered for any purposes or under any circumstances with
respect to the Peace River Electric Cooperative Youth Tour program.
Please note that the application must be signed by both the student applicant and
the parent/guardian of the applicant and, if either of such signatures is not on the application, the
application will be considered incomplete, and not considered in the application process.
By submitting the application package and the attachments and submissions relating to the
application, the applicant and his or her parent/guardian signing the application are certifying
that the information submitted is true and correct.
Completed application and essay must be submitted to Guidance Office by January 12, 2015.
School selects one candidate and submits documents to PRECO by January 26, 2015.
Initial: __________ (Applicant)
__________ (Parent/Guardian)
R ELE AS E
O F
INFORMATION
We, the undersigned individuals, the applicant and a parent/guardian of the applicant, by signing below authorize the release of any and all
academic information from ____________________________________________________________________________ (name of high school)
and do hereby authorize the guidance counselor and principal of such high school to discuss such information with Peace River Electric
Cooperative, Inc.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant
Date
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Parent/Guardian
Date
This institution does not, and will not discriminate, on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin.