Perhaps PEC’s best-known and most anticipated youth program. Youth Tour offers high school juniors a week-long, all-expenses paid educational trip to Washington D.C. in June. Since 1964, more than 50,000 young Americans have taken advantage of this special opportunity offered by their electric cooperative. PEC alone has sent 107 students since 1964.
This summer Youth Tour delegates will represent electric co-ops from across the county in Washington D.C. during the week of June 14 through 20, 2024. They will learn about the cooperative business model and a full week of sightseeing.
The thrill packed days typically include a visit with the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation, tour of Mount Vernon, a boat trip on the Potomac River, and all the major monuments. Without a doubt, Youth Tour has grown into an invaluable program that gives young Americans an experience that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Best of all, Youth Tour is an all-expenses paid trip!
Local high schools are given the opportunity to participate as a host testing site. Schools presentations currently scheduled include the following (dates subject to change): Stuart High School, Wednesday, January 10; Stratford High School, Thursday, January 11; Latta High School, Friday, January 12; Moss High School, Tuesday, January 16; Allen High School and Coalgate High School, January 17; Holdenville High School, January 18; Tishomingo High School, January 22; Davis High School, January 23; Byng High School, January 24; Calvin High School, January 26; Tupelo High School, January 29; Stonewall High School, January 30.
Written Test
PEC selects the winners from students who take a written test over material about rural electrification. Local high schools are given the opportunity to participate as a host testing site or students can also plan to register to take the test at PEC’s headquarters located at 1600 North Country Club Road in Ada.
- Testing for the 2024 Youth Tour is closed.
Study Materials
- Download Youth Tour Study Materials (PDF)
- Materials can be mailed upon request
Interview
At the conclusion of the testing dates, an invitation will be extended to the students receiving the top ten scores on the test in order to compete in an interview competition. The top ten students participate in final judging at PEC’s headquarters in Ada. A panel of judges will select the winning delegates based on the students’ subject knowledge, originality, appearance, and personality.
Questions?
Questions about PEC’s Youth Tour Opportunity? Contact PEC by phone at (580) 272-1529 or email Jennifer Boeck.
2024 Youth Tour Delegates Announced
Congratulations to PEC’s 2024 Youth Tour Delegates! Juniors Jessi Bolin from Ada High School, Adelyn Clary from Tishomingo High School and Tanaya Heath from Ada High School have been chosen as PEC’s delegates to the Washington D.C. Youth Tour, an all-expense paid leadership experience coordinated by the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and sponsored by PEC.
Also representing their respective schools in the interview portion of the contest were the following finalists: 1st Alternate, John Landon Cox, Byng High School; 2nd Alternate, Mariah Thompson, Tishomingo High School; Jackson Cook, Byng High School; Colson Hall, Holdenville High School; Faith Lawson, Ada High School; Callen Leslie, Byng High School; and Roxane Thompson, Byng High School.
2023 Youth Tour Delegates – Thank You