ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES CONNECTING COMMUNITIES · 8/9/2019 · Educating the leaders of tomorrow....
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ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
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ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
CONNECTINGCOMMUNITIES
Southwest TN Electric Membership Corporation is giving High School Junior English students in Chester, Haywood, Madison and Tipton Counties an opportunity to exercise their writing skills and win some valuable prizes.
Tina MorrisCommunications & Community Outreach Specialist
Member
• 50,000 Members• 4,000-Miles of Line• 11-Counties• 86,000-Poles• 23-Substations• 5-Offices
– Covington– Brownsville– Jackson– Henderson– Atoka
CO-OP HISTORY
Member
TENNESSEE’S ELECTRIC CO-OPS
MEMBER OWNED AND REGULATEDElectric co-ops are owned by the people they serve, not by government. Members elect board members to represent their interests and set policy and procedures for the co-op.
NOT-FOR-PROFITCo-ops exist to serve their communities instead of shareholders. They distribute and sell energy at cost and invest any excess revenue back into the electric system.
IMPROVE COMMUNITIESKeeping the lights on. Recruiting new industry. Educating the leaders of tomorrow. Electric co-ops take seriously their responsibility to improve lives in their communities.
TENNESSEE’S ELECTRIC CO-OPS
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVESCREATIVE WRITING ANDSCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
WHATYOU GET
RULES ANDRESOURCES
ELECTRICCOOPERATIVES
HEAR FROMPAST WINNERS
WHAT YOU CAN GET
• All-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.June 13-20, 2018
• Southwest TEMC Annual Meeting in JacksonAugust 9, 2019
• TECA Annual Meeting in NashvilleNovember 2019
• NRECA Annual Meeting in NashvilleFebruary 2020
WHAT YOU CAN GET
WHAT YOU CAN GET
The TN Magazine
is distributed to 50,000 +/-
households in West Tennessee
• RECOGNITION• School• TN Magazine• Website• Social Media• Annual Meeting• State wide
• Robert McCarty Memorial Scholarship$1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000
• Cooperative Youth Ambassador Scholarship$10,000
WHAT YOU CAN GET
WHAT YOU CAN GETUnion University in Jackson, Tennessee, a top ranked private Christian university, offers 125 programs of study and is aproud supporter of TN WYT.
Union University offers the WYT 2018 trip winners:
24 - $4K per year scholarships1 - $10K per year scholarship
www.uu.edu
• Connections with– Politicians– CEO’s– Business Leaders– Your peers across
the state and nation
WHAT YOU CAN GET
Students speak withCongressman David Kustoff
Proud Youth Tour Alumnus
• The top 14 papers from across the STEMC service area will be interviewed– 7 will win the trip to DC– 7 will win $75
WHO?
WHO WILL WIN??
HEAR FROM PAST WINNERS
Trevor SellersBrighton
High School
Devin WilliamsMunford
High School
Breanna SandersNorth SideHigh School
Kerrington PeoplesLiberty Tech Magnet
High School
HEAR FROM PAST WINNERS
Karsen NealHaywood Co.High School
Julia SmithSouth Side High School
Alondra CanteroJCM Early College
High School
2018 WINNER from Covington High School
“Whatever reservations you could possibly have about writing that story or going on the trip, forget them! Believe us when we say, ‘IT IS THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME’.”
Anna NasonCovington
High School
2018 WINNER Chester County Home School Student
“Entering the WYT Creative Writing Contest was one of the greatest decisions of my life. The trip was spectacular, partly thanks to the great people I met."
Tate Cronin
Chester CountyHome School
2018 WINNER Chester County Home School Student
In addition to winning an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C., Tate also won $200 for earning the highest score on his essay from among the 10 Southwest winners!! PLUS, he is also currently in the running for a $10,000 scholarship!!
Short Story 900 words or less
typed & double-spaced
RULES AND RESOURCES
Write a short story describing how local electric co-ops connect their rural communities, improve lives across their service areas and providing safe, reliable, affordable energy.
RULES AND RESOURCES
RULES AND RESOURCES
50%
35%
15% Judging CriteriaTheme and knowledge of subject
Originality and creativity
Grammar and composition
RULES AND RESOURCES
2017 Resource Bookletyouthtour.tnelectric.orgstemc.comFacebookYouTube
WRITETHAT
STORY!!
ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
CONNECTINGCOMMUNITIES
