Emily Attaway
Delaney Thompson
McKenzie Blanchard
Olivia Tiede
Aku Komlan
Leighum White
Congratulations to the local high school juniors selected to represent Coastal Electric Cooperative on the 2025 Washington Youth Tour this June! Along with more than 40 others, these winning students applied for the Washington Youth Tour in January, and then underwent an interview process.
The winners are:
- Emily Attaway, McIntosh County Academy
- McKenzie Blanchard, Liberty County High School
- Aku Komlan, Bradwell Institute
- Delaney Thompson, Richmond Hill High School
- Olivia Tiede, Richmond Hill High School
- Leighum White, Liberty County High School
The students will join others from across the nation on an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. They will meet with lawmakers, tour historic sites and learn lessons in leadership that will benefit them throughout their lives. Coastal Electric Cooperative delegates will also receive a $2,500 scholarship each from the Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation to help further their education.
Three alternates will receive a $500 scholarship each from the Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation:
- Adeyoyinsola Adeniji, Richmond Hill High School
- Hannah Causey, First Preparatory Christian Academy
- Madison Waters, McIntosh County Academy
Programs like the Washington Youth Tour are made possible by Coastal Electric Cooperative members who allow their electric bills to be rounded up to the next dollar through Operation Round Up. Those nickels and dimes are pooled together and invested back into the community through the Coastal Electric Cooperative Foundation.