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Energy Camp

Energy Camp

LEARNING ABOUT ELECTRICITY IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT

Nominate a Student Application Instructions 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 contest.

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

HOW TO APPLY

The annual Energy Camp Contest is open to 8th grade students living in or attending school in SWRE’s service territory. Children and grandchildren of SWRE employees and board members are not eligible to apply.

Click here to nominate a deserving eighth grade student.

We'll make sure the nominee knows about the contest and you will be entered to win a $100 cash prize! The more students you nominate, the more chances you have to win!

DEADLINE: Student applications are due online by March 1! 

The 2023 Energy Camp Application includes:

  1. Leadership Quiz (~20 minutes to complete)

  2. 1-2 Minute Video on the Cooperative Difference (~15 minutes to complete)

  3. General Student Info & Photo/Video Release (~5 minutes to complete)

(Approximate completion times are based on an applicant who has previewed the application instructions and prepared potential concepts for the three portions of the application. Applicants who have fully prepared ideas and supporting information for the three sections can likely finish the online application in ~15 minutes.)

Applicants MUST be available to attend camp: 

  • May 30 - June 2, 2023 - Energy Camp in Hinton, Oklahoma

Download the Application Instructions here.

Apply Here!

Questions? Call Rebecca Chambless, SWRE's Youth Coordinator, at 1-800-256-7973.

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 30 - June 2, 2023.

Finalists (up to 8 students): $100 cash prizes

Nominators: $100 cash prize per finalist selected by an independent judge

2022 Energy Campers
Energy Campers learn to climb utility poles
Energy Camp dance party
Energy Camp students and co-op employees from all over the state
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    Southwest Rural Electric Association, Inc.
    700 N. Broadway | P.O. Box 310
    Tipton, OK 73570

    Office: 1-800-256-7973

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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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