COOPERATIVE YOUTH TOUR LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

CVEC LAUNCHES 8TH YEAR OF YOUTH TOUR!

Two high school juniors from CVEC's service area will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for a week as winners of the Cooperative Youth Tour Leadership Experience Scholarship, which is sponsored by the Okalahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, (OAEC), through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, (NRECA).

The students will spend the week touring the museums and visiting historical monuments. In addition to visiting the museums and monuments, the Oklahoma winners have the opportunity to tour Mount Vernon, The US Capitol, the Pentagon, Ford's Theatre, and The White House and also spend time with winners from other states at NRECA's Youth Day.

2024 Washington D.C. Youth Tour Contest Rules: Students must currently be classified as high school juniors attending any school (public, private, or home) in CVEC's service area. It is not necessary that the student's parent(s) or guardian(s) be Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative members.

  1. Contestants will be required to submit an application that includes a short essay of approximately 250 words in length. This year's subject is: "If selected, what would you be most excited to see, and what does it mean to you?"

  2. Essays must be typed and double-spaced.

  3. The deadline for all entries is 5 p.m., Friday, February 23rd, 2024. 

  4. Finalists will be selected for a brief interview on Friday, March 15th, 2024. Judges will award the Washington D.C. trip to the two highest-scoring finalists. Two alternates will be selected.

  5. The decisions of the judges are final. Dates for the 2024 Youth Tour are June 14th - 20th, 2024. 

 
 

COOPERATIVE ENERGY CAMP LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Energy Camp is a four-day action-packed adventure for eighth-graders that is sponsored by the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC). Energy Camp helps develop leadership skills and promotes teamwork while teaching cooperative enterprises, the rural electrification program, and electrical safety. CVEC will sponsor two students to the camp, held May 28th - 31st, 2024, at Canyon Camp, near Hinton, Oklahoma. Energy Camp offers traditional summer camp activities like swimming, hiking, basketball, and a ropes course. Teens also have the unique opportunity to climb a utility pole, ride in the basket of a bucket truck, tour one of the state's largest electricity-generating facilities, and watch a co-op crew at work. They'll take newfound home confidence and a host of new friends—like-minded peers from all over Oklahoma.

Students currently enrolled in the eighth grade within CVEC's service territory are eligible to compete for a spot at Energy Camp.

CONTEST REQUIREMENTS

  1. 2024 Energy Camp Entry Rules - Students must currently be classified as 8th Graders attending a school (public, private, or home) in CVEC's service area. The student's parent(s) or guardian(s) doesn't need to be Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative members.

  2. Contestants must submit a video (suggested 3-5 minutes, no greater than 5 minutes). This spring's video contest is "How Does Electricity Impact Your Everyday Life?"

  3. Names should be omitted for the judge(s) to maintain anonymity.

  4. Students must pair with another 8th grader to record and submit the video to encourage cooperation and participation. Attach both completed entry forms to the email for submission.

  5. The deadline for all entries is 11:59 p.m., Friday, April 5th, 2024. Be sure to keep a copy of your entry for your use should you be selected as the winner.

  6. Alternates will be selected if the winners cannot attend.

  7. Decisions of the judge(s) are final. Dates for the 2024 Energy Camp are May 28th - 31st.

 
 

FLAG RETIREMENT

23rd Annual Dignified Disposal Of Unserviceable American Flags Ceremony

POSTED April 13TH, 2023

The American Legion of District #4, in combination with Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative (CVEC) in Seminole, has scheduled the 23rd Annual Dignified Disposal of Unserviceable American Flags ceremony on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023. Therefore, we are once again inviting all middle and high school students in the CVEC service area to enter our contest by submitting a one-page essay titled:

"Why do we retire the American flag properly?"

Two prizes will be awarded; one to a middle school student and the other to a high school student. Each winner will be awarded and presented with a $250.00 cash scholarship. In addition, the winning students will be requested to read their essays at the ceremony.

Please encourage all of your students to write and submit their essays via mail or email to the following:

Canadian Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Attn: Kaci Dennis

11277 N. Hwy. 99

Seminole, OK 74868

Email: kdennis@mycvec.coop

Please make sure the cover sheet is filled out completely and submitted with each essay. Students will write their names, schools, and grades on their essays. The essays must be postmarked or received by midnight Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. Winners will be contacted by Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, 2023.

The ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10th, 2023, at CVEC Headquarters, 11277 HWY 99 Seminole, OK, and is open to the public. Please invite all of your students to attend. We will serve complimentary hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft drinks starting at 5pm.

If you have any questions, please contact me at kdennis@mycvec.coop or 405.230.1421.