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 Safety Demonstrations
It is important to Access Energy Cooperative and all of our employees to help kids learn how dangerous electricity can be if it is not respected. Our program is real hands-on learning to help them understand why it's important to take precautions around electricity. Presenters and kids have a lot of fun interacting and exchanging questions and answers. 


Scholarships Available for High School Seniors
  • Three $500 awards, one in each of the cooperative's 3 Districts
  • Must be a high school senior receiving post-secondary education
  • Parents or legal guardians must be members of the cooperative

 Youth Tour for High School Sophomores and Juniors
Win One of Two Free Trips to Washington D.C.

Access Energy Cooperative sends two students to participate in the Rural Electric Youth Tour in June of each year, for an activity-filled week, affording these high school youths opportunities to learn first-hand what it is like to be involved in politics, community development and today's social issues. 


 

Access Energy Cooperative Poster Contest
Kids! This is your chance to win up to $150 in savings bonds!
  • Two winning posters will be selected from each grade level.
  • A certificate and a $50 savings bond will be awarded to each winner.
  • Winning posters will be entered in the state competition for a chance to win one of two $100 savings bonds for each grade. Posters entered in the state competition will be used in energy education activities throughout the state.

 GetCharged! Program? Kits Available For Homeschoolers
GetCharged! was developed by Discovery Channel School in partnership with Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to help middle school students make learning about electricity fun and relevant.
  • It provides basic information about electricity
  • It provides information on how electricity works and how to use it
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