Attention area juniors and seniors! D.C. Youth Tour Application due December 30, 2024
Moreau-Grand Electric is once again sponsoring one area student to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington, D.C.!
JUNE 15-21, 2025
Who is Eligible? All area high school juniors and seniors whose parents are members of Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative.
What Does It Cost? Moreau-Grand, along with the other participating local electric cooperatives, fully fund the tour. The tour covers each participant’s transportation, accommodations, meals, entertainment, and sightseeing events. Students are required to provide their spending money (for snacks, souvenirs, etc.).
When is it Held? The weeklong trip will take place from June 15-21, 2025. Participants will meet for an orientation meeting on Sunday, June 15 at the Brandon Golf Course. The group will bus to Minneapolis and then fly the next morning to D.C. on Monday, June 16, and return to South Dakota on Saturday, June 21. A commercial bus will be used for transportation while in D.C.
How do I Qualify? Each applicant must either write a 250-750 word essay or record a 2-3 minute video answering the following questions: What moment in American history do you wish you had been a part of, and what would you have contributed?
Submit the essay or video along with MGE’s Washington DC Youth Tour Application form. They can be emailed to jmartin@mge.coop, mailed to Moreau-Grand Electric Cooperative, PO Box 8, Timber Lake, SD, 57656, or dropped off at our Timber Lake or Eagle Butte offices.
