Two local high school juniors will soon take a weeklong, all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Washington-St.Tammany Electric Cooperative (WSTE).
Gavin Bernard and Winston Smith, both students at Franklinton High School, will be taking the trip to the nation’s capital.
This trip is valued at more than $2,000. About 25 young people throughout Louisiana will join more than 1,800 students from 40 states June 16-23 for sightseeing and a chance to see how the federal government functions.
Before reaching Washington, the students will tour one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World: the Natural Bridge in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. In Washington, students will tour the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, Washington Monument, the Vietnam and Korean memorials, Arlington National Cemetery, the Holocaust Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, Ford's Theatre and the White House. An entire day is spent touring the U.S. Capitol and visiting the offices of the Louisiana congressional delegation.
"This is a great opportunity to visit our nation's capital," said Coylean Schloegel, WSTE Manager of Marketing and Economic Development. "WSTE is dedicated to the education of our children through programs such as the Youth Tour, our annual scholarship program, and teacher mini grants."
