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Friday | January 31, 2025

Central Electric Cooperative is sending four high school juniors to the National Rural Electric Youth Tour this June. The annual educational trip to Washington, D.C., is hosted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

This year's Youth Tour delegates are Mitchell High School junior Harbor Blindauer, daughter of Joe and Cathy Blindauer of Mitchell; Plankinton High School junior Rosie Choc, daughter of Pablo and Rosa Choc of Plankinton; Chamberlain High School junior Raniyah Dakam, daughter of Dakam and Rabia Dakam of Pukwana; and Wessington Springs High School junior Mercedes Jones, daughter of Jon and Katie Jones of Alpena. 

The educational journey takes place June 15-21, 2025. Students from across the country will tour Washington, D.C., as they learn about history, the federal government, cooperative philosophy and rural electrification. 

Central Electric and its founding cooperatives, Intercounty Electric and Tri-County Electric, have participated in NRECA's Youth Tour since the 1960s. To learn more about the cooperative's youth outreach initiatives, visit www.centralec.coop and click on member programs.

 

Youth Tour 2025