Applications are open for youth programs

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Posted on Dec 14 2024 in Boone REMC
Student at Camp Kilowatt

Page Day

This interactive, educational experience allows students to learn about the daily activities that take place at the Indiana Statehouse during the legislative session. Highlights include a Statehouse tour and mock bill activity.

Eligibility: Indiana high school students.

Date of program: Jan. 28, 2025

Application deadline: Jan. 7, 2025

Camp Kilowatt

Participants enjoy traditional summer camp activities at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana, such as canoeing and horseback riding, while learning about electrical safety, energy and careers at electric co-ops.

Eligibility: Current sixth graders whose households receive electricity from Boone REMC.

Date of program: June 4-7, 2025

Application deadline: March 3, 2025

Youth Tour to Washington, D.C.

This week-long trip of a lifetime includes visits to Gettysburg, Arlington National Cemetery, Smithsonian museums, a night cruise on the Potomac River, meeting legislators and learning about cooperatives.

Eligibility: Current high school juniors whose household receives electricity from Boone REMC.

Date of program: June 15-22, 2025

Application deadline: March 3, 2025

Cooperative Calendar of Student Art

Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest is open to all K-12 students who want to create an illustration for the student art calendar. A first-place artist will be selected for each grade, and the winners will each receive a $200 prize. In addition, the artwork from each grade division winner will illustrate the cover and all 12 months of the calendar.

Eligibility: Indiana K-12 students.

Application deadline: Feb. 28, 2025

Find more details, as well as links to online applications, by visiting bremc.com/youth. If you have questions about our youth programs, contact Mandy Saucerman, communications director, at 317-670-7896 or msaucerman@bremc.com.