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Youth Tour

  • High School Juniors and Seniors
  • Win a Trip to Washington, D.C.

HILCO Electric Cooperative will sponsor two high school students on an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.

Any high school junior or senior student in HILCO’s service area will be eligible to enter the contest. The contest winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., June 15-22, 2025. The winners will join approximately 1,500 other electric cooperative winners from 42 states for a week of education and fun. The students will see our government in action firsthand as they visit their congressmen and senators. The fully chaperoned trip will include a tour of Washington, D.C., visits to congressmen on Capitol Hill, and visits to national landmarks, monuments, museums, and many other historic points of interest.

It's the trip of a lifetime.

Youth Tour Contest Rules - Deadline January 12, 2025 at 4p.m.

  • Student must be successfully completing his or her junior or senior year in May 2024, and live in and attend school in HILCO’s service area.
  • Complete the HILCO Electric Cooperative application.
  • Submit an essay of approximately 500 words on the subject of “What it means to be an American.”

Submit application and essay in person at

  • 115 E. Main St., Itasca,
  • or by mail to HILCO Electric Cooperative,
  • ATTN: Youth Tour,
  • P.O. Box 127,
  • Itasca, TX 76055.