Heads up Eighth Graders!! !! You and an eighth grade buddy could win a trip to Youth Power Energy Camp this summer.
Each year, IEC joins Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and electric cooperatives from across the state in sponsoring the Youth Power Energy Camp at Camp Canyon near Hinton, OK. The camp, slated for June 1-4, 2010, is designed to help students develop leadership skills while having lots of fun.
By forming their own cooperative business, students learn about leadership and business while interacting with other eighth graders from across the state. Campers also have the opportunity to learn about generating and distributing electricity by touring the electric generation facilities at Western Farmers Electric Cooperative in Anadarko and the offices of Caddo Electric Cooperative in Binger. Safety demonstrations are put on by linemen and students even get a chance to try their hand at riding bucket trucks and climbing poles.
And that's not all – campers start the summer out right by making new friends and taking part in a variety of activities including volleyball, swimming, ping pong, hiking, and a special “Surprise” outing.
This year the essay topic, “Energy Efficiency Begins with Me and Indian Electric Cooperative”, must be submitted by a team of two eighth grade students currently attending school within IEC's service territory. The essay must be 100-300 words in length. Essays will be judged on content, style and accuracy. One team will be selected from the submitted essays to represent the cooperative at Energy Camp. IEC covers all expenses related to the camp including transportation to and from Camp Canyon.
Please complete the entry form below and return both with the form attached to the essay to Clara Eulert at IEC, PO Box 49, Cleveland, OK 74020, by Noon on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010.
- Two teams of two eighth graders each from IEC’s service area will receive an all-expenses paid trip, including roundtrip transportation, to Youth Power Energy Camp as winners of the Youth Power Energy Camp Contest.
- A team of two students must currently be classified as eighth grade students attending a school in IEC’s service area. It is not necessary for the parents/guardians of the students to be members of Indian Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- The writing team will be required to write an essay of at least 100-300 words in length, on the topic: “Energy Efficiency Begins with Me and Indian Electric Cooperative” and must include an explanation of the electric cooperative business structure.
- Essays are to be written legibly or typed, double spaced on only one side of the paper. Each page should be numbered in the top right corner.
- Attach a completed entry form for each team member to your essay. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAMES ON THE ESSAY! All judging is done on an anonymous basis.
- Students are encouraged to seek other sources of information, including libraries, relatives, magazines, Internet, www.takecontrolandsave.coop, etc.
- Essays will be judged on the basis of
- knowledge of subject - 40%
- originality - 30%
- composition - 15%
- grammar, spelling & punctuation - 15%.
- Deadline for all essays will be Noon on Tues, February 9, 2010.
- Decisions of the judges are final.
- Children of IEC employees and IEC Trustees are NOT eligible to participate in the Youth Power Energy Camp competition.
- Dates for the 2010 Youth Power Energy Camp are June 1 – 4, 2010.
The web sites below contain facts, figures and stories that may be helpful as you prepare your essay. IEC in no way endorses these sites or the companies and organizations they represent. It is the responsibility of each contestant to verify the accuracy of all facts and figures found within these materials.
HISTORY OF AMERICAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
COOPERATIVE INFORMATION
- Take Control and Save website
- The National Cooperative Business Association
- Understanding Cooperatives - The USDA
- Rural Development in America
For more information:
Clara Eulert
IEC Energy Camp Coordinator
P.O. Box 49
Cleveland, OK 74020
(918)295-9558