HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS: 

 

          Each year Y-W Electric Association, Inc., sponsors High School Junior students from the area schools to participate in the Colorado Electrical Education Institute (CEEI) Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp.

 

          Six Junior students will be selected from applicants to attend the Leadership Camp to be held July 11 -- 16, 2010, based at the Glen Eden Resort north of Steamboat Springs beside the Elk River.  About one hundred students are chosen and sponsored by Rural Electric Cooperatives from all over Colorado, Kansas, Wyoming and Oklahoma to attend this camp near Steamboat Lake.  Designed to provide a better understanding of cooperatives, legislative processes, energy prices, power generation and the rural electric cooperative program, the camp also concentrates on developing leadership skills to handle the challenges of the future.  The camp run by the students, is a lot of fun, but also provides an excellent learning experience.  Field trips are planned to tour a large open-pit coal mine and a huge electric generation power plant.  Various committees are responsible for planning a hot springs swimming party, a dance, a banquet and other evening entertainment.

 

          All expenses for the camp are covered by Y-W Electric.  The parent or guardian of an applicant must be a member of Y-W and/or directly receive electric power from Y-W Electric Association.  The selection process is conducted similar to a job interview so you will gain experience in that area.  Attendance at the seminar will look good on your scholarship applications for college and you will get to meet 100 new students of your own age and make lifetime acquaintances.  For years, this camp has been known as the premier of summer camp experiences.

 

          If you are interested in an intriguing, all-expense-paid experience this summer, please fill out the application, the insurance and health forms, along with a recent picture of yourself and mail them to:

 

Y-W Electric Assn Inc.

P.O. Box Y

Akron, CO  80720

 

The Deadline is February 1, 2010, Late Applications will not be evaluated regardless of postmark.