The
Current
A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957” VOLUME 65
July 11, 2022
NUMBER 11
Cotton Electric Energy Efficiency Coordinator and Youth Tour chaperone Heath Morgan snaps a photo of Isabel Moore and Tyler Hertzler at the Martin Luther King, Jr. monument. Photo courtesy of Nicole Bode.
A journey from the classroom to the Capitol By Carli Eubank What started as an English class assignment turned into a unique and life-changing experience for two area high schoolers: Isabel Moore of Cache High School and Tyler Hertzler of Marlow High School. Moore and Hertzler were the winners of the 2022 Cotton Electric Youth Tour Essay Contest, made possible by the members of Cotton Electric. Months after writing their winning essays, completing interviews and presenting speeches, Isabel and Tyler flew to Washington D.C. on June 18 for the 2022 Youth Tour. They returned home on June 23. Also representing Cotton Electric Cooperative was Energy Efficiency Coordinator Heath Morgan, who served as chaperone.
The trio, along with the other Oklahoma Youth Tour contest winners, walked over six miles each day touring many of our country’s greatest monuments. These included the FDR Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial to name a few. Organized by the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives (OAEC) since 1964, Youth Tour packs as much as sight-seeing, leadership building and fun as possible into the six-day trip. For Moore, it was exciting to see places and sights in person that she had only seen in movies or read about in books. Some of her favorite places were Mount Vernon and the U.S. Capitol. Before coming to D.C., she looked
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I am really thankful.” - Isabel Moore
Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after July 1, 2022, is $0.02195 per kWh. On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kilowatt hours (kWh), this will amount to a charge of $28.54 on the July bill.
forward to seeing the Library of Congress. Youth Tour made that dream a reality, Moore said. “You can’t fathom how incredible all the architecture and details are in the monuments,” Moore said. “Each sight was absolutely beautiful and breathtaking.” Hertzler checked many sights off his bucket list while on Youth Tour. When witnessing the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, he became overwhelmed with emotion. “Watching the changing of the guard was one of the best things I have ever seen,” Hertzler said. “I wasn’t watching a history video. I was able to watch the real thing before my eyes. I can’t explain it.” Touring Washington, D.C. was an incredible experience for Moore and Hertzler, but forming relationships with other Youth Tour winners from across Oklahoma made the adventures more memorable. The connections and friends Moore made, as well as forming a deep-
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er understanding of our country were some of her biggest takeaways, she said. “The whole trip was surreal,” Moore said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I am really thankful.” Youth Tour allows students to see and experience so many things that most people dream about seeing, along with deepening their American pride.
“I wasn’t watching a history video. I was able to watch the real thing before my eyes. I can’t explain it.” - Tyler Hertzler
“Youth Tour is a special experience that not everyone gets to do,” Hertzler said. “Words can’t describe how amaz-
ing and impactful this trip was. It truly was one of the greatest things I’ve had the chance to do.”
Isabel Moore and Tyler Hertzler in front of the U.S. Capitol. Photo courtesy of Nicole Bode.
Did You Know? Cotton Electric offices will be closed Monday, September 5 for Labor Day. Emergency calls will be answered at 580875-3351 or 800-5223520.
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