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Cuivre River Announces Youth Tour Winners

“Concern for Community” is the cooperative principle that won the hearts of most finalists in Cuivre River Electric Cooperative’s 44th Annual Youth Tour Final Competition on April 11. Twelve local students presented their essays touting “Cooperative Values at Work in My World” with judges and guests attending the event. The goal of this year’s topic was to add a local perspective to the celebration of the year 2012 as the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives. Read more...

2012 Youth Tour Contest

You could be next! Cuivre River Electric Cooperative would like to send you on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C June 15-21, 2012. You will have the chance to visit historic monuments and museums. Meet with U.S. Representatives and Senators. Join over 1,500 Youth Tour Delegates. Read more...

2012 Youth Tour Contest Application

High school juniors living in Cuivre River's service area (Lincoln, Pike, St. Charles and Warren counties) are invited to enter the 2012 Youth Tour Contest. Official contest rules, important dates, judging criteria and resources are provided on the application. Student compositions must include a completed official Cuivre River Electric Cooperative 2012 Youth Tour Contest Application. Get your official 2012 Youth Tour Contest Application here...

2012 Youth Tour Research and Study Guide

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is proud to offer the 2012 Youth Tour Research and Study Guide to students looking for cooperative information. The 2012 Youth Tour Research and Study Guide contains 11 pages of cooperative information highlighting cooperatives and your community, the history of rural electrification, important dates, energy terms and Cuivre River Electric Cooperative facts. Get your copy here...

What Is The Youth Tour?

The Youth Tour provides high school juniors with a unique opportunity to learn about democracy and leadership in Washington, D.C. The goal of the Youth Tour is to foster students’ appreciation for the democratic form of government; educate students about the role of electric cooperatives in the national economy... Read more...

Youth Tour Origin & History

Senator Lyndon Johnson inspired the Youth Tour when he addressed the NRECA Annual Meeting in Chicago in 1957. The Senator declared, "If one thing goes out of this meeting, it will be sending youngsters to the national capital where they can actually see what the flag stands for and represents." Read more...

Youth Tour Archives 2011

Youth Tour Delegates Return From Washington, D.C.

Local Youth Tour delegates were Oliver Lamping, Troy Buchanan HS; Dana Heggemann, Warrenton HS; Jill Jarvis, Jarvis HS; Emily Mauch, Warrenton HS; Jazmin Gac, Clopton HS and Christian Jacquez of Francis Howell HS. They were sponsored by Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC). Eighty-five high school juniors participated in Missouri's forty-eighth annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. June 10-16. Read more…

2011 Youth Tour Daily Delegate Blog

The Cuivre River Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Delegates will be in Washington, D.C. from June 10-16, 2011. Each day (L-R) Emily Mauch, Jazmin Gac, Oliver Lamping, Dana Heggemann, Jill Jarvis and Christian Jacquez will post and share their experiences and pictures from their daily adventures in and around our Nation's Capitol, Washington, D.C. Read Blogs…

Cuivre River Announces 2011 Youth Tour Finalists

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC) is proud to announce the twelve area high school juniors who have been selected as the CREC Youth Tour finalists. They are Emily Mauch of Warrenton HS, Jazmin Gac of Clopton HS, Oliver Lamping of Troy Buchanan HS, Dana Heggemann of Warrenton HS, Jill Jarvis of Jarvis HS and Christian Jacquez of Francis Howell HS. Read more...

Youth Tour Additional Information

Missouri Youth Tour Now! Youth Tour Video

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative proudly presents Missouri Youth Tour Now! This video, produced by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC), highlights the 2010 Missouri Youth Tour Delegates experiences in Washington, D.C. as they attended the National Youth Tour Conference from June 11-17, 2010. Follow Missouri Youth Tour Director Mike Marsch and eighty-five high school juniors, you might recognize a few of them, on their action packed all expense paid seven day tour. A trip of a lifetime! See what 500-1,000 words can do for you! Show Me DC!

Youth Tour Gallery. Inside The Tour. A Student's Point Of View

Want an inside look at what really goes on during the Youth Tour? Over 70 images were recorded during the Youth Tour. From the Cuivre River Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Final Competition & Awards Banquet in Troy, the Missouri State Capitol and Supreme Court in Jefferson City to the U.S. Capitol Building and the White House in Washington, D.C. See more...

Want to hear what the delegates had to say about their Youth Tour experience? Read more...

Cuivre River Youth Tour Delegate History

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is proud to sponsor the Youth Tour. Since 1964 over 175 students have been selected to represent Cuivre River Electric Cooperative, and the Missouri State Cooperatives, at the National Youth Tour Conference in Washington, D.C. Read more...

More Youth Tour Links

To learn more about the Youth Tour you may want to visit one of the following cooperative links:

The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives www.amec.org/youth.html

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association www.youthtour.coop

Youth Tour Coordinator & Missouri Youth Tour Director Contact Info

The Youth Tour Dynamic Duo! Lonnie & Mike.

Lonnie Tucker Mike Marsch

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative AMEC

CREC Youth Tour Coordinator Missouri Youth Tour Director

P.O. Box 160 P.O. Box 1645

Troy, MO. 63379 Jefferson City, MO. 65102

Phone: 800-392-3709 ext. 230 Phone: 573-635-6857 ext. 3439

Email: ltucker@cuivre.com Email: mmarsch@amec.org