YOUTH PROGRAMS

Cash Turner

Hermitage High School

CYCLE Delegate

Hailey Weathers

Hermitage High School

CYCLE Delegate

It is our pleasure to send these four outstanding juniors to Youth Tour & CYCLE this summer. These two programs take the brightest students from our service territory and give them an opportunity to make lifelong memories, see incredible museums, and learn more about electric cooperatives. We can't wait to hear how Youth Tour and CYCLE impact these four junior's lives.

Learn more about Youth Tour & CYCLE

WHAT IS YOUTH TOUR?

It is an all-expenses paid trip to our nation's capitol where participants go with more than 100 students from the Show-Me state and over 2000 students nationwide to tour museums, visit America's most cherished monuments and even meet their elected officials. All while learning about electric cooperatives and their role in the community, but more than anything these students have the time of their lives and create friendships that last a lifetime! 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND?

High school juniors who reside or attend school in Southwest Electric Cooperative's service territory.
 

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

It is totally FREE!

WHAT WILL YOU SEE?

The Washington Monument, The US Capitol, Smithsonian Museums, Arlington Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Vietnam Wall, a boat cruise on the Potomac River & MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!!! 

DATES: The 2024 Youth Tour Contest is officially closed.

WHAT IS CYCLE?

The Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience or CYCLE program is a four-day leadership conference held annually in Jefferson City. It brings in some of the best and brightest young leaders from across Missouri. CYCLE provides students with first-hand experience in what it is like to be involved in the legislative process, the cooperative business model, and how to be a better leader. More than anything these students have the time of their lives and create friendships that last a lifetime.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND?

High school juniors who reside or attend school in Southwest Electric Cooperative's service territory.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

It is totally FREE!

WHAT WILL YOU SEE?

The program includes nationally known speakers, a day at the Missouri State Capitol, a tour of the Missouri State Penitentiary, a day tour of St. Louis, and education about electric cooperatives. Students will also get the chance to sit in the chamber of the Missouri House of Representatives and debate a bill just like our elected officials would. They get to experience first-hand how laws are made to enhance the quality of life for all Missourians. 

Dates: The 2024 CYCLE Contest is officially closed.