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Washington Youth Tour Inspires Future Leaders

Josten Roberts and John "JD" Felt returned from Washington, D.C. with a broader sense of leadership, public service, U.S. Government and history. Tri-County’s delegates joined 101 of their Georgian peers and more than 1,500 students from across the nation for the Washington Youth Tour June 11–18. A banquet held in Altanta kicked off the tour. Then, a visit to FDR’s Little White House in Warm Springs illustrated its significance as the birthplace of rural electrification.

In D.C., Georgia’s delegates explored the Supreme Court, the U.S. Capitol, Mount Vernon, the FDR, Lincoln and Pentagon memorials and more. Students also attended the play, "Beauty and the Beast" at Toby’s Dinner Theater in Baltimore, Md. In conversing with their congressmen and senators on Capitol Hill, the students delved into today’s critical issues.

For JD Felt of Putnam County, the U.S. Supreme Court building was the most impressive. "Our tour guide detailed the tremendous impact this facility and all the great minds working there and those who’ve collected there in the past have had on our judiciary process," he notes.
Inspired by his peers to take an upbeat initiative is how Jones County’s Josten Roberts feels he emerged as a better leader. "Our different personalities and positive attitudes made us stand out." adds Josten.

Inspired by Senator Lyndon Johnson in 1964, rural electric co-ops have sent more than 40,000 high school students on the Washington Youth Tour to "see first-hand what the flag represents." <<