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Eligibility
- Candidates for the Youth Tour, Camp Kilowatt, Youth, Power & Hope Award, Nesius Scholarships, and 4-H Electric refund must be a son, daughter, or legal ward of a Jasper County REMC member
- Page Day and the Indiana Cooperative Calendar Contest are open to any student in Indiana who meets the program criteria
Indiana Statehouse Page Day
- Page Day with the Indiana Senate gives students an opportunity to learn about their state government and how bills become law
- Highlights include:
- A Statehouse tour
- Mock bill activity Speakers
- Other educational activities
- Students may have the opportunity to see the Indiana Legislature in action and meet their legislator.
- Visit the Indiana Electric Cooperatives Page Day webpage for more information
Camp Kilowatt
- Camp Kilowatt is a fun and unique camp experience for sixth-grade students going into seventh grade across Indiana
- Kids get the chance to learn more about energy while making new friends and enjoying fun activities and games
- Visit the Indiana Electric Cooperatives Camp Kilowatt webpage for more information
Indiana Cooperative Youth Tour
- Each June, Indiana’s electric cooperatives sponsor a Youth Tour to Gettysburg and Washington, D.C.
- Students who are eligible are going into their senior year of high school
- Youth Tour offers a life-changing educational adventure
- This 7-day trip includes visits with Hoosier U.S. Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill and a rally with over 1,800 student delegates from across the country
- Visit the Indiana Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour webpage for more information
Indiana Cooperative Calendar Contest
- Since 1998, Indiana Connection and participating Indiana electric cooperatives have held an annual art contest
- Eligible participants are Indiana students in grades kindergarten through 12
- The winning works from each grade are then used to illustrate the Cooperative Calendar of Student Art that participating REMCs/RECs have distributed
- Visit the Indiana Connection Calendar Contest webpage for more information
Bruce & Sharon Nesius Memorial Scholarship
- 3 students will be awarded $500 Scholarships this year
- One will go to Kankakee Valley High School students
- One will go to Rensselaer Central High School students
- One will go to students who attend other schools
- Additionally, any student who is home-schooled may apply for the drawing
- All candidates must be a son/daughter/legal ward of a Jasper County REMC member
- Bruce & Sharon Nesius Memorial Scholarship Application (PDF)
- Application timeframe is generally January through mid-April
4-H Electric/Electronics
- The 4-H electricity/electronics program provides youth with educational information about electricity and how it can be used
- The electricity/electronics program develops project skills including
- Safe practices
- Proper use of fuses and circuit breakers
- Proper lighting techniques
- Proper wiring techniques
- Life skills such as decision-making, using science and technology, developing communication skills
- Any son/daughter/legal ward of a Jasper County REMC member who submits an electric/electronic project for judging is eligible for a $15 REMC bill credit to help cover the costs of the student’s participation in 4-H
- Visit the Purdue University Extension Jasper County webpage for more information
Youth Power & Hope Award
- Indiana Connection and Indiana’s electric cooperatives are proud to sponsor the Youth Power and Hope Awards program
- Since 2009, the program has annually honored Indiana youth in grades 5 through 8 for their community service
- Visit the Indiana Connection Youth Power & Hope webpage for more information
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