2024 Youth Program Winners Selected | Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc

June 12, 2024

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Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (WEC) is excited to announce that JOSHUA FULTON, junior at Scott Community High School, and ALLY HOWARD, junior at Great Bend High School, have been selected to serve as our delegates at the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., from June 14-20, 2024.

In addition, BROOKE BECK, junior at Conway Springs High School, and ANNA BIEL, junior at Wichita County High School, have been selected to represent WEC at the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, from July 13-18, 2024.

To apply, eligible juniors complete an online application, including a written essay about a family, social, or school situation in which their leadership made a difference. Our four selected delegates were shortlisted from these applications and selected following extensive interviews by our WEC Board of Trustees.

The Electric Cooperative Youth Tour brings students to Washington, D.C., providing Fulton and Howard with the opportunity to meet their elected officials on Capitol Hill, meet with nationally recognized speakers, tour historic landmarks and museums, attend a performance at the Kennedy Center, cruse on the Potomac River, and build meaningful connections with peers from across the country.

Beck and Biel will join 100 other high school youth representing cooperatives from Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. At camp, students will learn about the cooperative business model, develop leadership skills, and listen to nationally recognized speakers. They also have the opportunity to raft the Colorado River, tour the Craig Generation Plant, attend a high-voltage safety demonstration, and participate in other activities, building memories that will last a lifetime.

Applications for these opportunities are accepted each fall and must be submitted by the January deadline. Juniors who reside in WEC’s service territory that are a legal dependent of an active member receiving service from WEC are
eligible to apply. Visit our website for more information.

Scott Community High School (SCHS) junior Joshua Fulton (middle) will represent WEC at this year’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Pictured from left are: Samantha Garcia, WEC member services and key accounts manager, Fulton and Matt Bayer, SCHS principal.

Great Bend High School junior Ally Howard (left) will represent WEC at this year’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. She is pictured with Mary Hoisington, WEC member services and key accounts manager.

Samantha Garcia (right), member services and key accounts manager, surprises Anna Biel (left), a junior from Wichita County High School, with the news about her selection as a camp delegate.

Member Services and Key Accounts Manager Mary Hoisington (right), surprises Brooke Beck, with the news about her selection as a camp delegate at Conway Springs High School earlier this year.