Lane-Scott Electric Sponsorship Requirements

Juniors or Sophomore high school students whose parents or guardians have Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative service can apply for these once in a lifetime, all-expenses paid experiences!

  • Juniors will be given preference.

  • The City of Dighton is served by a non-cooperative utility provider. Students who live in Dighton can apply, but Lane-Scott Electric members will be given preference.

  • A panel of judges will select four students who demonstrate exemplary leadership qualities through their application questions and required essay. The top ranked students will get to choose first whether they would like to attend the tour or camp.

What is the Cooperative Leadership Camp

July 11-17, 2025 in Steamboat Springs, CO, high school students from cooperative communities in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming come together for this week-long event. The camp engages in leadership activities to develop leadership and speaking skills, learn about democracy and the electric industry, in particular the cooperative business model.

Leadership's not the only thing gained.  From team building activities, rafting on the Colorado River, touring a coal mine, exploring downtown Steamboat Springs, and watching a live raptor demonstration - you'll be sure to have fun and capture memories to last a lifetime!

Guardians will be responsible for transporting students to either Oakley or WaKeeney, KS. From there, the bus will stop along the way to pick up other camp goers and continue on their journey to Colorado.

Washington, DC Youth Tour Promo Video

Washington, DC Youth Tour

Application Process

The Application Deadline for the 2025 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour and Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp has now closed. 

What is the Youth Tour

June 14-20, 2025. The Electric Cooperative Youth Tour provides students the opportunity to see their nation's capital up close, learn about the political process, and interact with elected officials.

Meeting in Topeka, KS, students join other Kansas students on a weeklong trip to develop leadership skills and expand their knowledge of our political system. While in Topeka, they take a look at State government touring the Capital and meeting state elected officials who were also once Youth Tour participants. 

From Topeka, students will fly to Washington, D.C. Once in D.C., the group visits with Kansas's congressional delegation, tours national memorial museums and monuments such as the Holocaust Museum, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, the Smithsonian museums. Depending on availability, other experiences have included going to a professional baseball game or watching a show at the Kennedy Center. 

Guardians will be responsible for transporting students to Topeka. Lane-Scott Electric will reimburse travel to and from Topeka. 

Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp Promotional Video