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Energy Camp

Energy Camp

LEARNING ABOUT ELECTRICITY IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT

Apply for Energy Camp

 

Eighth graders living in or attending school in SWRE's service area have the opportunity to win one of two sponsored trips to Youth Power Energy Camp by entering the co-op's annual essay contest.


HOW TO APPLY

Altus | Blair | Chillicothe | Crowell | Davidson | Electra | Frederick | Harrold | Navajo | Northside | Snyder | Tipton | Vernon

The annual Energy Camp Essay Contest is open to all eighth graders living in or attending school in SWRE’s service territory. Applications open at the beginning of the spring semester.

  1. Download the Entry Form & Contest Rules

  2. Write an original, 350 - 500 word typed essay on this topic: Should electric linemen be considered first responders? Why or why not? 

  3. Submit your essay and entry form to SWRE by March 1, 2022.

  4. Eight finalists will be selected for cash prizes. The authors of the top two essays will win sponsored trips to Energy Camp!

 


PRIZES

Winners (one from Oklahoma and one from Texas): an all-expenses-paid trip to Energy Camp at the Canyon Campground in Hinton, OK May 31 - June 3, 2022.

All Finalists: $50 cash prizes

Teachers: $50 classroom donations (limit one per teacher)

Kara Elliott, OK Energy Camp Winner

'21 OK Energy Camp Winner

Kara Elliott, Tipton Middle School

Ty Halsell, TX Energy Camp Winner

'21 TX Energy Camp Winner

Ty Halsell, Crowell Middle School

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    Southwest Rural Electric is an electric cooperative headquartered in Tipton, Oklahoma. SWRE's service area includes 3,103 miles of power line and 7,610 active meters in 6,000 square miles across southwest Oklahoma and north central Texas. 

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