If you are the parent of a high school junior, urge them to participate in the cooperative’s Youth Tour and VICE Conference essay contests.

The cooperative’s annual essay contests to determine our local representatives for these two youth programs began last month.

Youth Tour

The Youth Tour essay contest is open to all high school and home-schooled juniors living in the cooperative’s service area.

For Youth Tour, students can select one of two essay topics: “Electricity’s Importance to the Eastern Shore” or “What Would Life Be Like Without Access to Electricity?”

Each area high school is eligible to send a student on this year’s Youth Tour.

VICE Conference

For VICE Conference, students should write an essay based on this topic: “What are the Benefits of the Cooperative Model of Business to the Eastern Shore?”

VICE Conference attendees must be 16-19 years old as of July 1, 2023. The cooperative has up to four spaces available for this youth program.

Essays can be submitted directly to the cooperative by selecting Youth Tour or VICE Conference. 

The deadline for essay entrants is Dec. 3, 2022. Both conferences are at no cost to students who are selected through the essay contests. Travel to both conferences is also provided by the cooperative. Qualifying students can submit essays to both the Youth Tour and the VICE Conference contests but will only be selected for one trip.

To learn more about how you can participate in this program, or if you have any questions please contact program coordinator Jay Diem.