NCPPD Sends Orchard Student To Washington, D.C.

Students and chaperones from the Nebraska Rural Electric Association (NREA) returned from their annual Youth Tour of the Nation's Capital on Friday.

North Central Public Power District sponsored Ashtyn Fritz, daughter of Rick and Jeannie Fritz of Creighton, Erin Schwager, daughter of Kenny and Deb Schwager of Orchard and Jadin Doerr, daughter of Duane and Tami Doerr of Plainview. 

Each year, the NREA hosts the tour which provides rural high school students, representing their public power districts and electric cooperatives, the opportunity to see the sites of our nation's capital first-hand.

While on the tour, students visited Gettysburg Battlefield, Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, and numerous historical sites and monuments around Washington, D.C.

Participating students also met with members of the Nebraska Congressional delegation and came together with 1,800 other rural high school students from across America for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Day where they learned about political engagement, leadership and the pressing issues facing the electric industry today.

James Dukesherer, Youth Tour Director, stated: "Most of the rural students that we take on the Youth Tour have never been to Washington, D.C. and would not have had an opportunity like this if not for the NREA Youth Tour program and the sponsorship of the participating electric cooperatives and public power districts. Youth Tour is a unique opportunity for these students to see first-hand our democratic government in action while at the same time visiting some of our nation's most historic sites."