Wanted High School Sophomores & Juniors

Cooperative Youth Leadership
Camp 2007

Date: July 15 - 20, 2007 Where: Steamboat Springs , Colorado Objective: To provide an educational experience on the organization and operation of a cooperative. Application deadline: March 1, 2007 For more information call High Plains Power and ask for Marlene. You may download the application below or call us and we will send you an application.   Application forms Cooperative Youth Leadership Application Form   Medical Personal Form   Photo Release Form

For nearly three decades the electric cooperatives of Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming have conducted an outstanding educational seminar known as the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp. Every July, nearly 100 high school students travel to Clark, Colorado (north of Steamboat Springs) after being selected by their local cooperatives as participants.

The primary objective of the camp is to provide an educational experience for young people on the organization and operation of a cooperative. The seminar strives to help develop leadership skills that will assist students with the challenges they will face in the future.

The best way to learn about cooperatives is to form one, and that is what the participants do. When students arrive the first day, they form a cooperative and elect a board of directors. Each member of the cooperative is expected to take part in the workings of the co-op by seeking election to the board or by serving on one of the camp activity committees.

A number of special presentations are highlighted at the camp. Students learn electrical safety and how to prevent electrical shock. Professors for the U.S. Air Force Academy present an energy game that carries players into the future where they deal with the problems of energy supply and demand and the impact on the environment. Students will also participate in a legislative simulation and meet with several state congressmen and lobbyists.

The entire group will visit the Craig Station Power Plant, the largest electric generating station in Colorado, and the Trapper Coal Mine which supplies Craig.

Of course, there is plenty of time for recreation. Glen Eden Resort has volleyball courts, a swimming pool, hot tubs, and tennis courts. There will be nights by the campfire, dances, banquets, hot springs pool and pizza parties, trips to the top of Mt. Warner and to Fish Creek Falls, and time to explore Steamboat Springs, one of the premier ski resorts in the world.

Each local cooperative has its own qualifications for participation in the Leadership Camp. Most students are entering their senior year in the fall. If you are interested in attending the camp, see your high school counselor or give your local electric cooperative a call.

Sponsored by the Rural Electric Cooperatives of Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming