Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

Every June, approximately 50 students from around the state attend Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour. This educational leadership experience takes high school sophomores and juniors on a fun and unique trip to Washington, D.C., where they meet 2,000 other co-op teens from around the country. While in D.C., students learn about the unique cooperative business model, visit Capitol Hill to meet with Ohio’s legislative leaders, and experience the sights, sounds, and rich history of our nation’s capital.

Lorain-Medina Rural Electric is proud to fully sponsor three outstanding high school sophomores of juniors to represent our communities on this trip each year. We encourage any student within this age range who lives in a home receiving electric service from LMRE to read more about the program below and submit an application!  

Youth Leadership Council

Students representing Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative are strongly encouraged to compete during Youth Tour for election to represent Ohio on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Leadership Council (YLC). Well-qualified, well-prepared candidates who are friendly, outgoing, and positive have an excellent chance of being selected by their fellow students for this additional honor. One one representative from each state is elected to the council. 

The student selected as Ohio's YLC will earn another trip to Washington, D.C., as well as represent Ohio at PowerXchange, NRECA's annual conference.