Youth Programs - Energy Camp :: Indian Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Heads up Eighth Graders!! !! You and an eighth grade buddy could win a trip to Youth Power Energy Camp this summer. IEC covers all expenses related to the camp including transportation to and from Camp Canyon.

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 May 29 - June 1, 2012, 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.

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 day trip to Celebration Station in Oklahoma City for go-carts, bumper boats, arcade games, pizza, and more.

One team will be selected from the submitted essays to represent the cooperative at Energy Camp.

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 Thursday, February 9th, 2011.

CONTEST ELIGIBILITY

Students classified as Eigth Grade students at the following schools are eligible to participate in the IEC Youth Power Energy Camp contest.

Children of IEC employees and IEC Trustees are NOT eligible to participate in the Youth Tour competition.

Cleveland
Pawnee
Woodland
Mannford
Olive
Hominy
Yale
Frontier/Red Rock
Prue

Wynona
Pawhuska
Sand Springs
Shidler
Cushing
Jennings
Drumright
Oilton
Morrison

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

Two teams of two eighth graders each, from IEC’s service area will receive an all-expenses paid trip, including roundtrip transportation to a four day 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: “Electric Cooperatives” and must include an explanation of an electric cooperative.
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 and include site references.
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.
IEC supplies complete contest rules, entry forms and reference materials, including the IEC History, on our website, www.iecok.com (click on Community Service, Youth Programs, Energy Camp). Students are encouraged to seek other sources of information, including libraries, relatives, magazines, Internet, etc.
Essays will be judged on the basis of (1) knowledge of subject, 40%; (2) originality, 30%; (3) composition, 15%; (4) grammar, spelling & punctuation, 15%.
Deadline for all essays will be Noon on Thursday, February 9, 2012.
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 2012 Youth Power Energy Camp are May 29 - June 1, 2012.

RESOURCES

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

For more information contact:
Clara Eulert (clarae@iecok.com)
IEC Youth Tour Coordinator
P.O. Box 49
Cleveland, OK 74020
(918)295-9558