YOUTH TOUR INFORMATION

 

The Government-in-Action Youth Tour is an all-expense-paid trip for qualifying high school students from rural areas served by electric cooperatives. Local electric cooperatives sponsor area students, and Texas Electric Cooperatives and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association organize the Youth Tour.

Inspired by Lyndon B. Johnson’s entreaty to educate youth about government and civic engagement, Texas electric cooperatives have been sponsoring high school students on a trip to the nation’s capital since 1965. Texas’ youths join hundreds of their peers from all over the United States for a nine-day tour, including meetings with legislators and tours of national monuments. Those returning call it the “trip of a lifetime.”

Lyntegar is proud to announce we will sponsor 3 students to attend the 2025 Government-In-Action Youth Tour. This trip is all-expenses paid. Applicants will be required to submit a video addressing the topic chosen by the Co-op.

 

Youth Tour Dates: June 15-23, 2025

 

Video Topic: What are the three most important things your co-op does for the community? What else should co-ops do to improve the quality of life of their members?

 

Deadline to Apply: Friday, December 27, 2024

 

Youth Tour Video: https://vimeo.com/1000538382

GOVERNMENT-IN-ACTION
YOUTH TOUR RULES


Be one of the successful candidates during “The Youth Tour Interview” and you could win an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. with other winners from across the state of Texas. The trip is June 15-23, 2025. We will select three winners and an alternate.

 

ELIGIBILITY:
You must currently be classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior and your parent or guardian must be a member of Lyntegar Electric Cooperative, Inc.


CONTEST RULES:
Participants will be required to submit an original video over the Co-op’s chosen topic. (Additional video requirements below.)

Videos will be judged and ranked on a scale based off the following categories: knowledge of the subject, presentation quality, creativity, speaking ability/appearance/poise.

If there is any need for a tiebreaker, the participants will have an interview in front of a panel of judges. (They will have a 5–7 minute interview time and will be inform of interview questions in case of a tie).


VIDEO REQUIREMENTS:
The topic for this year’s contest is: “What are the three most important things your co-op does for the community? What else should co-ops do to improve the quality of life of their members?”

Video must be no longer than 5 minutes

Video must be uploaded to YouTube as an “unlisted” video. For instructions on how to upload a video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaftEW9WI3U


• When uploading your video, under visibility and publish now, select “Unlisted”.
• Applicants must include their name in the title of their video.
• Applicants must include the video URL on the entry form to be eligible.


ENTRY FORMS:
Entry forms must be received by Friday, December 27, 2024. You may drop off the form at our Tahoka office or choose one of the options below.

Mail forms to:
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative, Inc.
ATTN: Brailey Ramirez Subject: Youth Tour 2025 Application
PO Box 970
Tahoka, TX 79373

Online application is available on the third tab.


QUESTIONS:
Questions should be addressed to Brailey Ramirez or the Member Services Department at (806)-561-4588 or toll free at 1-877-218-2308.

Youth Tour Rules

  • Must be able to participate in the Youth Tour trip to Washington DC on June 15-23, 2025
  • Must be able to provide a valid Texas driver’s license or Texas state-issued ID card
  • Must be able to ride in a car or bus for up to 12 hours (with breaks) in a single day
  • Must be able to fly in an airplane
  • Must be willing to reasonably assist Lyntegar Electric Cooperative with presentations promoting the Youth Tour program and the Cooperative, including a presentation at the Annual Membership Meeting on August 12, 2025
  • The Cooperative reserves the right to select the runner-up or another contestant for the Youth Tour trip if the winner is unable to participate
  • The winner’s parents/guardians must give the Cooperative written permission and a waiver of release for the winner to participate in the Youth Tour
  • The winners will be asked to send a thank you note from Washington, D.C. to the Lyntegar Board of Directors

If you would like to submit an online application, please fill out the form below.

If you would like to print and mail/drop-off an application, please click here.

You can mail the application to:

Lyntegar Electric Cooperative, Inc.
ATTN: Brailey Ramirez Subject: Youth Tour 2025 Application
PO Box 970
Tahoka, TX 79373

Youth Tour Application
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