Fayette students win trip to Washington

Fayette students

win trip to Washington

Fayette County

High School juniors Jenna Mobley and Sam Beck were selected as the winners

of the Coweta-Fayette EMC Washington Youth Tour Essay contest. They were

selected from 57 essays submitted from Fayette and Coweta counties. The

students had a choice of several essay topics including the effects of

deregulation and green power's benefits for our future.

Both students

chose to discuss the benefits of green power. Mobley concluded, "Green

power is a step in the right direction for a better today, and an even

brighter tomorrow."

Beck wrote,

"Green power is a new trend that has taken root within Georgia's

society. The citizens of this state wish to conserve their natural resources

and environment, so they turn to the use of green power. With this comes

positive aspects and will help the communities of Georgia live healthier

lives."

The Washington

Youth Tour program is a nationally sponsored event which involves more

than 1000 high school students from across the nation. Each year Coweta-Fayette

EMC chooses two students who join 80 other students from Georgia Electric

Membership Corporations for the week-long, all expenses paid trip to our

nation's capital.

While there,

they will have the opportunity to learn more about American history, government

and electric cooperatives. They will also visit their congressional representatives

and tour Arlington Cemetery, Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian Institute and

other historical sites.

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