2008 Youth Awards Banquet

Held on March 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm at the Appalachian Technical College Education Center with over 100 in attendance, 23 students were honored:

Amicalola EMC Scholarship
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Amicalola EMC awarded a $1,000 scholarship to five senior students from surrounding counties in the Amicalola EMC service area and three $300 scholarships for applications chosen to be entered into the statewide Walter Harrison Scholarship competition.  

Scholarships were awarded based upon financial need and grade point average.  The student must be a high school senior and live in an Amicalola EMC household.  Student must be enrolled in or have been accepted into an accredited program, either full or part time and must be an undergraduate.  Scholarship may be used toward any two-year or four-year accredited college, university or technical college.

When students apply for the scholarship, select students will become eligible to receive the Walter Harrison Scholarship, which is selected by Georgia EMC.  The recipient of the Walter Harrison Scholarship will receive $1,000 that can be used at any two-year or four- year accredited college or university including vocational and technical schools.  Deadline for accepting applications is January 30, 2009. 

Students who are interested in applying for the scholarships can pick up an application at the headquarters office in Jasper, or one of our district offices in Ellijay and Dahlonega.  For additional information contact Stacey Fields at 706-253-5200 or 706-253-5287.  Click here to download application

$1000 Scholarship Winners  (This amount was made possible through the Board of directors of Amicalola EMC and a donation received from the Operation Roundup program.)

Walter Harrison nominees

Three students received a $300 scholarship from AEMC and a chance to win the statewide $1000 scholarship.  Winners were Philip Self, Lumpkin; Zachary Rumble, Pickens; and Amberly Brooks, of Pickens.

2008 Walter Harrison scholarship nominees Amberly Brooks and Zachary Rumble pictured with Stacey Fields, Director of Public Relations and Charles Gibson, CEO of Amicalola EMC.

Washington Youth Tour

2008 Washington Youth Tour Winners Anna McIntyre, Micah Davis, and Taylor Guffey pictured with AEMC WYT Coordinator Stacey Fields and AEMC  CEO Charles Gibson

Three students were chosen as winners of the Washington Youth Tour, receiving an all expense paid trip to Washington June 12-19, 2008. They also received a $600 scholarship from AEMC.

Micah Davis, Junior at Lumpkin High School. His parents are Mark and Sharna Davis of Dahlonega.

Taylor Guffey, Junior at Gilmer High School. His parents are Steven Guffey and Shelly Watson of Ellijay.

Anna McIntyre, Junior at Cherokee High School. Her parents are David and Karen McIntyre of Ball Ground.

Runners-up for the 2008 Washington Youth Tour:

3rd runners up: Deborah Rouse, Ellijay; Ryan Mueller, Jasper; Carey Barnes, Canton; Eli Kesting, Dawsonville; and Tanesha Edwards, Dahlonega

2nd runners up: Whitney Hunter, Ellijay; Courtney Sanford, Ellijay; Naomi Hyde, Talking Rock; and Brad Weaver, Dawsonville

1st runners up: Zach Pritchett, Ellijay; Thomas Turcotte, Ranger; Kinsey Gober, Canton; and Robert Dean, Dawsonville

Amicalola EMC will be sending three students on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. June 11-18, 2009!  The Washington Youth Tour is a top-notch tour of our nation’s capital that includes meetings with state and national leaders and leadership training, as well as visiting all the major sights.  The students meet and discuss their views with students from other states while learning about history, government and careers in public service.

During the Washington Youth Tour, the selected students will meet and travel with students from other EMCs in Georgia.  The trip will begin in Atlanta where the students will learn about Georgia’s 42 EMCs and the electric cooperative industry at the headquarters from Georgia Electric Membership Corporation and Oglethorpe Power Corporation in Tucker.  While in Atlanta they will have the opportunity to tour locations in the area such as the State Capital, the Little White House, the Governors Mansion and have team building games at 4-H Camp Fortson (this tour will vary each year).

The students are then off to D.C. where they will meet with hundreds of students from across the country who represent their local EMCs as well.  While in Washington, D.C. the students will experience cruising down the Potomac River, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery, touring the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Supreme Court, the National Cathedral, Ford’s Theater, and the National Archives.  The group will visit memorials honoring FDR, Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington, the Vietnam War and the Korean War, and watch the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and the Silent Drill Platoon perform at the Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima Memorial.  Museums to be explored include the Smithsonian Institution, the Holocaust Museum and the Newseum, an interactive museum about the media sponsored by journalists worldwide.

The deadline for submitting your application is JANUARY 30, 2009

In order to enter the contest you must:

• fill out an application (click on link to download)
• submit a paper (150 words or less) describing in your opinion, why do you feel you would make a good representative of Amicalola EMC on the 2009 Washington Youth Tour?
• provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher or counselor
• be a high school Junior between 16 to 18 years old during the time of the Youth Tour (June 11-18, 2008)
• Reside in an Amicalola EMC household