Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) will send four exceptional student delegates on an all-expense paid leadership trip to Washington, D.C., June 9-16 for the 2016 Washington Youth Tour (WYT), but the deadline is quickly approaching.
Only one semi-finalist will be selected to represent their high school. Applicants must submit their application packet to their counselor or guidance office immediately. Deadlines vary by school! Schools’ must submit their nominee’s application to Jackson EMC by February 29th.
The four winners of this award will earn the prestigious title of a WYT delegate and an all-expense paid leadership trip to Washington, D.C., joining more than 100 of Georgia’s brightest students and roughly 1,600 students sponsored by electric membership cooperatives across the country.
Candidates must be a high school sophomore or junior at least sixteen years of age at the time of the trip, with demonstrated leadership, academic excellence and interested in learning about leadership, civic service, American history and U.S. government.
Nominees will be chosen by their high school guidance counselors/leadership educators or are home-schooled students living in a Jackson EMC member’s household who are interested in the program.
All of the details, an application and FAQ’s are available from high school counselors or on the cooperative’s website atwww.jacksonemc.com/wyt.
