Three DHS students attend REA Youth Tour of Washington D.C.

Three Dierks High School seniors were among a delegation of students from Arkansas who have been participating in the 2022  Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour of Washington, D.C.  The students from Howard County included Jenna Bray, Mackay Smith, and Jayda Young. 

Tour participants are selected by the state’s 17 electric distribution cooperatives through essay contests and interviews. During the tour, the group visits historic sites such as Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian Institution, Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. Holocaust Museum and the U.S. Capitol. They also visit with members of the Arkansas Congressional Delegation.

Arkansas’ electric cooperatives have sponsored the tour for Arkansas youth annually since 1990.  Approximately 40 students attended the event.