Qualifying High School Sophomores, apply for the 2022 Idaho Youth Rally

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, April 15th, 2022 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

BAKER CITY – (Information from OTEC) High school sophomores who attend school or are home-schooled in Baker, Grant, Harney and Union Counties can apply to attend the 2022 Idaho Youth Rally. This is a prestigious camp with all expenses paid courtesy of OTEC.

Each year, Idaho Falls Power sponsors several local high school students at the Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association’s (ICUA) annual Youth Rally. For one week, youth — representing Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Alaska — converge in Caldwell, Idaho, at the College of Idaho Campus to participate in a variety of activities and classes to promote positive relationships and build skills in leadership, teamwork, perseverance, and more. Students have a chance to also learn more about government, drug and alcohol awareness, and the electrical/energy industry.

Throughout the week-long rally, participants are being observed and evaluated on things such as engagement in activities, demonstrating leadership, asking questions, interacting with others, random acts of kindness and overcoming obstacles.

Each participant will also have a panel interview, where they will answer a series of questions about themselves. At the end of the week, a tally of evaluation points and interview points will be combined, and this total point value will be used to determine if they’ve earned a scholarship from ICUA.

In addition, one participant from OTEC will be voted on by their peers to return the following year as a youth director.

This year the rally is set to be held on the campus of the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho from July 11-16, 2022.

Youth Rally Applications are open to qualified high school students whose parent or guardian is a current member of OTEC. The deadline to apply is May 9, 2022.

Apply at https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/80586-Oregon-Trail-Electric-Cooperative

Changes to the 2022 Idaho Youth Rally may be necessary due to COVID-19.