{"id":38649,"date":"2022-12-28T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T22:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/?page_id=38649"},"modified":"2024-02-26T08:08:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:08:54","slug":"youth-programs-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/our-community\/youth-programs-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Programs &#038; Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section scholarships-sec\" id=\"section_72440463\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Scholarships<\/h2>\n<p>Your Co-op has several scholarship options available for students who are members, or whose parents\/ guardians are served by Flathead Electric at their primary residence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scholarships are available for:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 37px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Seniors graduating from accredited high schools in the Co-op\u2019s service area<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 37px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Graduating homeschool students<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 37px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-checkmark.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Current undergraduate college students<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-140279816\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-140279816 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3>Flathead Electric Co-op Scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>Flathead Electric Cooperative\u2019s scholarships are funded by unclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/what-are-capital-credits\/\">capital credits.<\/a> Despite the Co-op\u2019s best efforts to return capital credits to members, many go unclaimed (people move and don\u2019t provide a forwarding address, for example). As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, the state allows Flathead Electric to use capital credits that go unclaimed for five or more years for educational purposes in our service area, rather than returning them to the Montana general fund.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal dignal-left-box\"  id=\"row-1405907818\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-790283375\" class=\"col heading medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-657820984\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>FEC<\/h2>\n<p>Scholarship<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-657820984 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-657820984 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:36px;height:1px;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-790283375 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 30px 30px 60px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-790283375 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 60px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-38175021\" class=\"col content medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4111502630\" class=\"text para-m-b-0\">\n\t\t\n<p>Flathead Electric Co-op offers over $117,000 in scholarships each year. Individual scholarships range from $1,500 to $6,000. The applicant or their parent\/legal guardian must be a member of Flathead Electric Cooperative, served by the Co-op at their primary residence. Scholarship money must be used to attend an accredited post-secondary education institution in Montana.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-562614402\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-562614402 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-3087028170\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The 2024 FEC Scholarship application is now closed.<br \/>\nPlease check back again next year!<\/h5>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-3087028170 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1617398190\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1617398190 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3>Basin &amp; MECA Scholarships<\/h3>\n<p>The Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BECP) and Montana Electric Cooperatives&#8217; Association (MECA) scholarship opportunities are provided by organizations associated with your Co-op. We\u2019ve combined these applications for your convenience so that one application can be used to apply for both scholarships simultaneously.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal dignal-left-box\"  id=\"row-928433029\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-519561401\" class=\"col heading medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3049906464\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>BEPC<\/h2>\n<p>Scholarship<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3049906464 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-3049906464 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:36px;height:1px;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-519561401 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 30px 30px 60px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-519561401 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 60px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1838468821\" class=\"col content medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2542674783\" class=\"text para-m-b-0\">\n\t\t\n<p>Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) Scholarship Program will award one $1,000 scholarship each year to a Flathead Electric Cooperative member\u2019s child graduating from high school or currently attending an undergraduate college.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-156038781\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-156038781 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-equal dignal-left-box\"  id=\"row-2066904402\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-934299587\" class=\"col heading medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4019457547\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>MECA<\/h2>\n<p>Scholarship<br \/>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4019457547 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-4019457547 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;max-width:36px;height:1px;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-934299587 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 30px 30px 60px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-934299587 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 60px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-123679364\" class=\"col content medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3382401345\" class=\"text para-m-b-0\">\n\t\t\n<p>The Montana Electric Cooperatives Association (MECA) Scholarship Program will award one $500 scholarship to a regional electric cooperative member\u2019s child graduating from high school or currently attending an undergraduate college.<br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1208300629\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1208300629 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-714960336\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-center items-center\">\n\t\t\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The 2024 MECA\/Basin Scholarship application is now closed.<br \/>\nPlease check back again next year!<\/h5>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-714960336 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<span class=\"scroll-to\" data-label=\"Scroll to: #youth-tour\" data-bullet=\"false\" data-link=\"#youth-tour\" data-title=\"Change this\" ><a name=\"youth-tour\"><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_72440463 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_72440463 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: 2857;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-199344402\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-199344402 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_846691953\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/divider.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_846691953 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-21838449\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-21838449 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section bg-dignal-img washington-sec\" id=\"section_984294718\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Washington D.C. Youth Tour<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<p>Two to three students are selected for this all-expenses-paid, \u201conce-in-a-lifetime opportunity,\u201d which is funded by the Co-op\u2019s unclaimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/about-my-co-op\/what-are-capital-credits\/\">capital credits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This opportunity is part of the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/nrecayouthprograms.coop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour<\/a>, which sends about 1,500 high-school students to Washington, D.C., each summer. There, students learn about the history of our country and the role electric cooperatives played in that history. Students also meet with their congressional delegation. Montana sends over 25 students each year to participate in the Youth Tour at no cost to those students.<\/p>\n<p>The applicant\u2019s parent\/legal guardian must be a member of Flathead Electric Cooperative, served by the Co-op at their primary residence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1667144072\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1100955044\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover circle x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1321573265\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"490\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour-340x340.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1321573265 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1100955044 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #col-1100955044 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 20px 0px 20px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1930954739\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2943994601\" class=\"text gray-check\">\n\t\t\n<p>Applicants must be high school sophomores or juniors from schools within the Co-op\u2019s service area, including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Bigfork High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Columbia Falls High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Flathead High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Glacier High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Libby High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Stillwater Christian School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Whitefish High School<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Homeschool<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse youth-tour-box\"  id=\"row-349915575\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-850744906\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 150px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"260\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour2.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-youthTour2-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>2024 Youth Tour<\/h3>\n<p>Here is what you need to know:<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1026825744\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1026825744 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1026825744 {\n    padding-top: 20px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #gap-1026825744 {\n    padding-top: 80px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-center tour-box\"  id=\"row-435785381\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1939405752\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Applications to join the 2024 Youth Tour are open from <strong>October 1st<\/strong> until <strong>October 31st, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1939405752 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 20px 30px 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1939405752 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 40px 30px 40px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1003763730\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Youth Tour Orientation will begin on <strong>June 14th, 2024<\/strong>\u00a0in Great Falls<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1003763730 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 20px 30px 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1003763730 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 40px 30px 40px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-461932276\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Winners will leave for Washington D.C. on <strong>June 15th<\/strong> and return to Great Falls on <strong>June 21st, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-461932276 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 50px 20px 30px 20px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-461932276 > .col-inner {\n    padding: 40px 30px 40px 50px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">2024 Youth Tour applications are now closed.<br \/>\nPlease check back again next year!<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1724246301\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1724246301 {\n  padding-top: 120px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_984294718 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(220, 227, 234);\n}\n#section_984294718 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);\n}\n#section_984294718 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-washingtonDC.jpg);\n}\n#section_984294718 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 50% 65%;;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1624077857\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1624077857 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>Youth Tour Perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n    <div class=\"blog-list\">\n\n\t\t\n            <article id=\"post-45553\" class=\"post-45553 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-light-reading-newsletter category-youth-programs category-youth-tour-perspectives tag-october-2023\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/kaylee-hampton-of-flathead-high-school-talks-youth-tour-2023\/\"\n                   class=\"post-item\">\n\n                    <div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"box-image\">\n                                <div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Youth-Tour-Kaylee-800x356.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Youth-Tour-Kaylee-800x356.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Youth-Tour-Kaylee-340x151.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Youth-Tour-Kaylee.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Light Reading Newsletter, Youth Programs, Youth Tour Perspectives<\/div><\/div>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n                            <div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n                                <div class=\"meta\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>October 4, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <\/div>\n\n\t                            <h3 class=\"post-title\">Kaylee Hampton of Flathead High School Talks Youth Tour 2023<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Each year, Flathead Electric Cooperative sends 2-3 area high school students to Washington D.C. on the annual National Rural Electric Association (NRECA) Washington, D.C. Youth Tour.<\/p>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n                    <\/div><!-- .box -->\n\n                <\/a><!-- .link -->\n\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\n            <article id=\"post-41475\" class=\"post-41475 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-tour-perspectives\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/adams-experience\/\"\n                   class=\"post-item\">\n\n                    <div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"box-image\">\n                                <div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Adam-capitol.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Adam Schrader\" decoding=\"async\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Youth Tour Perspectives<\/div><\/div>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n                            <div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n                                <div class=\"meta\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 2, 2023 at 9:46 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <\/div>\n\n\t                            <h3 class=\"post-title\">Adam&#8217;s Experience<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Adam Schrader, from Columbia Falls High School, reflects on his experience during the 2021 Washington D.C Youth Tour.<\/p>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n                    <\/div><!-- .box -->\n\n                <\/a><!-- .link -->\n\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\n            <article id=\"post-41481\" class=\"post-41481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-tour-perspectives\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/cassidys-experience\/\"\n                   class=\"post-item\">\n\n                    <div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"box-image\">\n                                <div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keegan-Siebenaler_0485-e1507741021634.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cassidy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keegan-Siebenaler_0485-e1507741021634.png 750w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Keegan-Siebenaler_0485-e1507741021634-340x340.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Youth Tour Perspectives<\/div><\/div>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n                            <div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n                                <div class=\"meta\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 2, 2023 at 9:44 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <\/div>\n\n\t                            <h3 class=\"post-title\">Cassidy&#8217;s Experience<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Cassidy Norick reflects on her experience during the 2018 Washington D.C Youth Tour.<\/p>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n                    <\/div><!-- .box -->\n\n                <\/a><!-- .link -->\n\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\n            <article id=\"post-41479\" class=\"post-41479 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-tour-perspectives\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/brooklyns-experience\/\"\n                   class=\"post-item\">\n\n                    <div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"box-image\">\n                                <div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Johnson-2-e1507741042839.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brooklyn Lamars\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Johnson-2-e1507741042839.png 750w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/McKenna-Johnson-2-e1507741042839-340x340.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Youth Tour Perspectives<\/div><\/div>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n                            <div class=\"box-text-inner blog-post-inner\">\n\n                                <div class=\"meta\">\n\n                                    <div class=\"published-date\"><div class=\"pwd-featured-icons\"><span class=\"hwicon-calendar\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"font-size: 1.23em\"><\/span>March 2, 2023 at 9:44 a.m.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                <\/div>\n\n\t                            <h3 class=\"post-title\">Brooklyn&#8217;s Experience<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">Brooklyn Lamars reflects on her experience during the 2018 Washington D.C Youth Tour.<\/p>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-text-inner -->\n                        <\/div><!-- .box-text -->\n\n                    <\/div><!-- .box -->\n\n                <\/a><!-- .link -->\n\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\n            <article id=\"post-41477\" class=\"post-41477 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-youth-tour-perspectives\">\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/livs-experience\/\"\n                   class=\"post-item\">\n\n                    <div class=\"box box-vertical box-text-bottom box-blog-post has-hover\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"box-image\">\n                                <div class=\"image-cover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seth-Carmichael_08992-e1507741060412.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liv Wilson\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seth-Carmichael_08992-e1507741060412.png 750w, https:\/\/www.flatheadelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seth-Carmichael_08992-e1507741060412-340x340.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><div class=\"absolute left bottom\"><div class=\"cat-label\">Youth Tour Perspectives<\/div><\/div>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .box-image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"box-text text-left\">\n                        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