Jackson Electric Membership Corporation has opened applications for the annual Washington Youth Tour.
Jackson EMC will send four student delegates on an all-expense paid experience to Washington, D.C., June 12-19, 2026.
The Washington Youth Tour is a weeklong, intensive tour designed to develop networking and team building skills while educating young people about the cooperative business model.
Current high school sophomores and juniors in the Jackson EMC service area who have demonstrated academic success, enjoy serving their community and are interested in developing their networking skills are eligible. Students may apply directly online at jacksonemc.com/wyt. Additionally, students can be nominated by their high school guidance counselor or teacher, as well.
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on January 31, 2026.
Finalists will interview with a panel of business, community and university leaders on February 16, 2026, to be chosen as one of Jackson EMC’s four delegates to receive the Washington Youth Tour leadership experience.
In addition to tours of the national monuments, highlights on the trip will include a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, a Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima statue, a cruise on the Potomac River, visits to the Smithsonian museums, touring Washington’s Mount Vernon and tentatively meeting the Georgia congressional delegation.
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, the largest electric cooperative in Georgia and one of the largest in the nation, is headquartered 50 miles northeast of Atlanta in Jefferson, Ga. The cooperative serves more than 273,000 meters on 15,500 miles of energized wire. For more information, visit jacksonemc.com.
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