LUBBOCK — South Plains Electric Cooperative is currently accepting Government-in-Action Youth Tour applications for 2022-23.
Sponsoring a record number of high school students from its service area to participate in the Youth Tour, including a weeklong, guided trip to Austin and Washington, D.C., Operation Round Up upped the ante this year and will be sending eight students on the all-expenses- paid trip.
Eligible entrants must be a high school junior or senior at a qualifying school, be a member of South Plains Electric Cooperative, apply and create a video addressing the greatest benefits of being a member of the cooperative and appear before an independent panel of judges to discusses sample questions if selected as a finalist.
Applications must be submitted online at SPEC. coop/youthtour by 5 p.m. Oct. 7. A list of contest dates for each region can be found on the website.
For more information, visit SPEC.coop/youthtour or contact Jill Reece at 806-775-7809 or jreece@SPEC.coop.
