The Co-op is involved in several programs for Youth including the Youth to Washington program (high school sophomores & juniors), Electricity School (ages 8-18), and the IEC Memorial Scholarship program (high school seniors). For more information on each of these programs, see below:

2012 Youth To Washington Contest

Four area high school sophomores and/or juniors will win an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. in an annual contest sponsored by Adams Electric Cooperative of Camp Point and Adams Telephone Co-Operative of Golden.
Interested students must complete a short answer application. The top 34 applicants will travel by bus to Springfield on April 6 to attend Illinois Electric and Telephone Youth Day, meeting students from cooperatives across Illinois. Students will visit various historical sites in Springfield.
At the conclusion of Youth Day, judges from the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) will select two winners to represent each cooperative. One alternate will be named for each cooperative in case one of the winners is unable to attend.
The four local winners of Youth Day will spend one week in Washington, D.C. visiting places of historical interest, as well as members of Congress, and getting a firsthand view of our government in action. Students will also learn more about the important role cooperatives play in our nation by organizing a Chip ‘N Pop Co-op on the tour bus.
This year marks the 53rd year of the Youth to Washington program. Adams Electric Cooperative has been sending students to Washington, D.C. since 1959. Adams Telephone joined the program in 2004. Today, approximately 2,000 students from 42 cooperatives across the United States meet at our nation’s capital each summer.
For more information about the Youth to Washington program, contact Laura Dotson at Adams Electric Cooperative at (800) 232-4797 or by email at: ldotson@adamselectric.coop.

Click here for the 2012 application.

For more information, contact Adams Electric Cooperative (800) 232-4797 or email: ldotson@adams.net

Watch the Youth Tour video on YouTube.

Visit www.youthtour.coop for more details.

Check out Youth Tour on Facebook by searching Illinois Youth to Washington.

IEC Memorial Scholarship - Looking for a way to pay for college? Consider a Thomas A. Moore IEC Memorial Scholarship available for Illinois high school seniors. Students must be a senior and the son or daughter of a cooperative member, employee or director. Eight scholarships will be awarded through the Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program. Each scholarship is worth $1,250.00

General College Scholarships

• 4 scholarships are available for the sons/daughters of Illinois cooperative members for any two or four year accredited college in the United States.
• 1 scholarship is reserved for the son/daughter of an Illinois cooperative employee/director for any school in the United States.
• 2 scholarships available for the son/daughter of an Illinois cooperative member, employee, or director for an Illinois community college.

Lineworker School Scholarship

• 1 scholarship (New this year!) is reserved for the son/daughter of an Illinois cooperative member, employee or director or an individual who has served or is serving in the U.S. armed forces or National Guard. This scholarship will help pay for costs to attend lineworker's school conducted by AIEC in conjuction with Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL.

For the general college application, click here

For the lineworker school application, click here

You may mail your completed applications to: Adams Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 247, Camp Point, IL 62320. For more information about the 2011 scholarships, contact Adams Electric Cooperative at (217) 593-7701 or (800) 232-4797.
Or, send an email to: ldotson@adams.net.

Electricity School

Electricity School is open to all youth, ages 8-18, not just 4-H members. Activities vary year-to-year. Students typically participate in a morning game show, watch a Power Town safety demonstration or a basket truck demonstration and various workshops. There is no charge for the event but students must pre-register by completing an application and health form to be eligible.

If you'd like an application and health form by mail or you have additional questions, email: ldotson@adams.net or contact Adams Electric Cooperative at 217-593-7701.