Juniors Jessi Bolin and Tanaya Heath from Ada High School and Adelyn Clary from Tishomingo have been chosen as delegates to the annual Washington D.C. Youth Tour, an all-expense paid leadership experience coordinated by the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and sponsored by PEC (People's Electric Cooperative).
Approximately 200 local juniors were presented the Youth Tour opportunity in local schools during January, and during February just over 80 students sat for a written test over materials about rural electrification. At the conclusion of the testing dates, an invitation was extended to the students receiving the top 10 scores on the test in order to compete in a final interview competition. PEC’s 3 winning delegates were selected by a panel of judges based on their poise, originality, and personality during their personal interviews.
About the Delegates
Jessi Bolin of Ada High School is very outgoing, friendly, and adventurous. She is on the varsity tennis team, an officer for the Japanese Interact Club, and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, Art Club, and Spanish Club. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, fishing, hunting, surfing, baking, traveling, and hanging out with friends. Jessi’s future plans are to attend East Central University and major in nursing. Jessi is the daughter of Brandon and Stacey Bolin. 643600107
Tanaya Heath of Ada High School aims to make everyone’s day just a little bit better. She is involved in a multitude of activities and remains active in the community with over 100 hours of community service all while maintaining a part-time job. Her favorite program that she is involved in is speech. She says it has taught her so much about herself and made her truly realize the importance of our words and the effects that they have on the world. Tanaya plans on attending Oklahoma University and majoring in political science. Tanaya is the daughter of Amanda Heath and Brian Cunningham.
Adelyn Clary of Tishomingo High School is someone that is very involved but also tries to be present in her classes. Her academics are very important to her, and she strives for the best grades. She is the drum major in the marching band, plays oboe in concert band, and is the lead alto in her school choir. She also holds a seat on the student council board and is involved in FCA. Adelyn isn’t sure where she would like to attend college, but she knows that she would like to major in either history or museology. History has always been a passion of hers and she loves the idea of bringing history to the public. She is the daughter of Jason and Tara Clary.
We are excited that Bolin, Heath, and Clary will represent PEC in Washington D.C. this summer. They will attend a luncheon on June 14 before they depart for their 7-day, all-expense-paid trip on June 15.
Thank you to all students and host schools who participated and helped to make this year’s contest such a success!