HOW TO APPLY

Southwest Rural Electric sends two eighth graders to Energy Camp each summer to learn about electric cooperatives and where electricity comes from, experience a day in the life of a lineworker, gain leadership skills, and more! 

The annual Energy Camp Contest is open to 8th grade students living in or attending school in SWRE’s service territory. This includes currently-enrolled 8th graders in Altus, Blair, Chillicothe, Crowell, Davidson, Electra, Frederick, Harrold, Navajo, Northside, Snyder, Tipton and Vernon. Co-op membership is not required to enter the contest. Children and grandchildren of SWRE board members are not eligible to apply.

The 2025 Energy Camp Application Requirements:

1. Write an original, 300-500 word essay on this topic: How has electricity shaped modern entertainment and leisure activities like film and television?

Applicants MUST be available to attend Energy Camp on May 27-30, 2025 in Hinton, Oklahoma. Students should not enter the contest if they will not attend camp.

Download the contest rules + application instructions.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2025

Apply Now!

Questions? Call Rebecca, SWRE's Director of Marketing, at 1-800-256-7973.

PRIZES

Winners (one from OK and one from TX): an all-expenses-paid trip to Energy Camp May 28-31, 2024.

Finalists (up to 8 students): $50 cash prizes

Teachers: $50 classroom donation for participating in the contest (limit one per teacher)