Two Students Win Trip to D.C.
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FEC Board President David Lehmann, left, and FEC General Manager Gary Don Nietsche, right, congratulate Reagan Moreau and Rylynn Thumann, the two students who won FEC’s 2024 Youth Tour contest and will represent FEC in Washington, D.C. in mid-June.
Fayette Electric Cooperative is excited to announce that Reagan Moreau, a sophomore from Fayetteville High School, and Rylynn Thumann, a sophomore from Weimar High School, will represent the cooperative in June on an unforgettable trip to Washington, D.C.
Reagan and Rylynn were selected from a pool of six talented applicants who entered Fayette EC’s Youth Tour contest. Their prize is a place on the 2024 trip to the nation’s capital, where they will join more than 150 other Texas teens to explore monuments and museums, meet with elected officials, and forge lasting memories and lifelong friendships.
Youth Tour has been a Texas co-op tradition since 1965 when the state’s electric cooperatives banded together to send 58 deserving high school students on this unforgettable trip. Educating and mentoring young people fits in with coops’ mission to empower and enrich the communities they serve. Since the program’s inception, more than 4,600 Texans have taken part in Youth Tour, and nearly as many look back on it as the trip of a lifetime.
This year Reagan and Rylynn will begin their adventure in Austin, where winners from across the state will meet one another and begin forging bonds before boarding a flight to Washington. Once there, the itinerary is jam-packed with sightseeing and meaningful events, including a wreathlaying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and appointments with congressional representatives.
After their week in Washington, Reagan and Rylynn will return home with a deeper understanding of our nation’s history and a wealth of experiences they will never forget. The trip lasts just 10 days, but the experiences will shape participants’ lives for years to come.
By educating and mentoring the young people of our communities, Fayette EC hopes to provide today’s youths with the tools they need to become the leaders of tomorrow. Youth Tour is just one way we work toward that goal.
For more information about the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, visit TexasYouthTour. com, find the Texas Youth Tour Alumni page on Facebook, or ask Fayette EC for a copy of Your Tour magazine.
About Fayette Electric Cooperative
Organized in 1937, Fayette Electric Cooperative provides reliable, cost-effective service to over 10,456 members’ residences, farms, ranches and businesses in portions of Fayette, Bastrop, Lee, Washington, Austin, Colorado and Lavaca counties. Fayette EC owns and operates over 3,013 miles of line and serves over 16,111 meters.