Sun River Electric, Montana Electric
Cooperatives' Association and Basin Electric Power Cooperative are offering
several scholarships to students who live on the Sun River Electric
system. Applications are available at SREC or your local school.
MECA offers two $500 scholarships and basin Electric will offer one $1,000
scholarship. Sun River Electric offers nine $500 scholarships, one to
each school in the SREC service area. The deadlines are as follows:
Basin Electric
Power-----------------------------------Wednesday, January 31, 2008
MECA----------------------------------------------------Wednesday,
January 31, 2008
Sun River
Electric--------------------------------------Friday, April 11, 2008
If you are interested in any of these
scholarships and need applications, please contact Ross at SREC.
1-800-452-7516
or 467-2526
SUN RIVER ELECTRIC SCHOLARSHIP
Who is eligible?
Graduating seniors who are dependant children of SREC consumers, and will be a
freshman at a college or trade school.
What is the amount of the scholarship?
There are ten $500.00 scholarships going to high schools in
the SREC service area. These scholarships are partially
funded by capital credit checks that have been unclaimed for more that 5 years and have
been considered abandoned property.
How do I apply?
Sun River Electric furnishes
instructions and applications to high school counselors in the service area. The
application deadline is April 11, 2008.
2007 Sun River
Electric Cooperative Scholarships
Nine area students have been selected to
receive the 2007 Sun River Electric Cooperative Scholarship.
Criteria for the scholarship includes: academics, parents or guardian
must be a SREC member and the student must write a paragraph on future goals.
The 2007 Sun River Electric Cooperative Scholarship recipients are:
Danielle
Bink -
Power
High
School
Andrew
Bishop -
Dutton/Brady High School
Candace
Rae Bliss - Fairfield
High
School
Emily Breding
-
Valier High School
Julie
Brown - Conrad
Hgh
School
Chase Field - Choteau
High
School
Nicole Gray - Highwood
High
School
Brittnee Klick - Simms
High
School
Kaylon Wasser - Augusta
High
School
Over the past 13 years Sun River Electric Cooperative has awarded more than
$65,000 to 10 area schools. The
scholarships are funded by the general budget and are offset by unclaimed
capital credit checks. Sun River
Electric Cooperative is committed to supporting education of today's young
adults.
MECA SCHOLARSHIP
Who is eligible?
You must be a member of Sun River Electric Cooperative, or a son or daughter of a
member. The applicant must be either a graduating high school senior entering his or her
freshman year at a college or trade school or a current college undergraduate student.
Graduate students are ineligible.
What is the amount of the scholarship?
There are two $500.00 scholarships statewide.
How do I apply?
To apply, the applicant can pick up an application at the Sun River Electric office in
Fairfield, Montana, or call 1-406-467-2526 or 1-800-452-7516, and we will mail an
application to you. You may also get an application from a high school guidance counselor
of a high school in the SREC service area. The deadline for the applications
is January 31, 2008.
Who is eligible?
You must be a member of Sun River Electric Cooperative, or a son or daughter of a
member. The applicant must be either a graduating high school senior entering his or her
freshman year at a college or trade school or a current college undergraduate student.
Graduate students are ineligible.
What is the amount of the scholarship?
There is one $1,000.00 scholarship for a Sun River Electric applicant.
How do I apply?
To apply, the applicant can pick up an application at the Sun River Electric office in
Fairfield, Montana, or call 1-406-467-2526 or 1-800-452-7516, and we will mail an
application to you. You may also get an application from a high school guidance counselor
of a high school in the SREC service area. The deadline for the applications
is January 31, 2008.
2007 Basin Electric Power
Cooperative Scholarship Winner
Andrew Bishop has been selected to receive
the 2007 Basin Electric Power Cooperative $1,000 college scholarship. Andrew is
a senior at Dutton/Brady High School, he was chosen for the scholarship based on
his outstanding academic standing, extracurricular activities and his goals for
the future. Andrew plans to attend
Montana Tech in Butte this fall majoring in engineering. Andrew is the son of Todd and Tedi Bishop of Brady.
Plans are underway for the NRECA 2007 Rural Electric
Youth Tour to Washington DC. Our board of directors continues their strong
support of the program and encourages participation in the 2007 tour.
The dates for the tour are June 9 through June 15, 2007
. Essays are due November 30,
2006
. Students are encouraged
to be creative with their ideas and limit their essays to two pages.
The topic for this year's essay is:
"Our region has just experienced a devastating storm, knocking out
power and displacing residents. Community officials and leaders have
granted you authority to make key decisions to facilitate restoration.
However, due to extensive damage you will have access to only two hours of
electricity per day for the next seven days. Describe how you would
utilize the power more effectively to help your community maximize your
recovery efforts."
Youth Tour Contest Rules:
- The
student must be a junior or senior in high school in the fall of 2007.
- The
student and/or parent or guardian must be served by a rural electric
cooperative that is a member of Montana Electric Cooperative's
Association.
- The
student must write an essay on the subject.
The essay should be no longer than two typed written pages.
- Essays
must include a cover page with the student's name, address, telephone
number and the name of their rural electric cooperative.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Sun River Electric
and ask for Ross. 1-800-452-7516
or 467-2526
.
Montana Electric Cooperative Association in Great Falls selects a state winner and
Sun River Electric Cooperative sponsors a delegate. For additional information, contact
Ross at 467-2526 or 1-800-452-7516 or e-mail rosso@sunriverelectric.coop.
2007 WASHINGTON
DC YOUTH TOUR
ESSAY CONTEST WINNER :
Karl Bjelland is a junior at Conrad High School
. He is the son of Jim and Chris Bjelland, they live on the family
farm 20 miles east of Conrad. Karl is active in FFA, pep band and
golf. He is also involved with the high school newspaper and is an
honor student. He is looking forward to joining other students from
across the state for a fun and educational trip to the nation's capital in
June. Congratulations Karl!
