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2009 Washington D. C. and Montgomery Youth Tour Selected

Brewton, Ala. - Southern Pine Electric Cooperative held its 2009 Washington, D. C. and Montgomery Youth Tour competition on Thursday, Jan. 29. Twenty-eight high juniors selected by the faculty of each high school across the cooperative’s general service area competed for the four coveted Washington, D.C. Youth Tour representative titles. The four winners receive an all-expense paid trip to our nation’s capital in June, where they will join approximately 1,500 representatives from rural electric cooperatives across the nation. The students will meet their legislators, visit sites of interest, participate in leadership conferences and learn about the vital role of government in the life of rural electric co-ops.

A staff panel of three judges, composed of staff from other electric cooperatives and a local community college, interviewed 28 highly qualified area youth. 

The four students selected as Southern Pine’s 2009 Washington, D. C. Youth Tour representatives are: Patrick Carter of New Life Christian School, Monroeville, Ala.; Katie Edge, T. R. Miller High School, Brewton; Tajana Smith, J. F. Shields High School, Beatrice; and Michael Tran, T. R. Miller High School, Brewton.

Alternates for the Washington, D. C. Youth Tour are Robert Anderson of Flomaton High School and Kay Leigh Miller of Escambia Academy.

Another twelve youth were chosen as Montgomery Youth Tour representatives and will receive a three-day, all-expenses paid trip to our state’s capital in March. While in Montgomery they will join approximately 160 youth from across the state as they meet their legislators, tour local sites of interest and participate in leadership activities.

This year’s Montgomery Youth Tour representatives are: Robert Anderson and Brittney Odom, Flomaton High School; Kay Leigh Miller and Jake Wasdin of Escambia Academy; Devante Brown and Michaela Norman of Escambia County High School; Emily-Prather Stallworth of Monroe Academy; Olivia Garrett of J. U. Blacksher High School; Britney Lett of Frisco City High School; Roshani Patel of Monroe County High School; John Bailey of W. S. Neal High School; and Shanita Jones of Hillcrest High School.