Two Area Students Win Speech Contest

Addison McCraw and Kortney Cox selected as winners of Government-In-Action Youth Tour Speech Contest

Swisher Electric Cooperative annual Youth Tour Speech Contest was held on Monday, October 19, 2015.  Congratulations to all students representing Canyon, Happy, Nazareth, Silverton and Tulia who presented speeches.  Each student did an outstanding job of representing their schools and communities.

The two winners of an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. in June of 2016 are:

Addison McCraw, Sophomore at Canyon High School, son of Jason and Stacie McCraw of Canyon, Texas

Kortney Cox, Junior at Silverton High School, daughter of Kraig and Keeley Cox of Silverton, Texas

Alternate: McKena McJimsey, Junior at Silverton High School, daughter of Carrie Ann and Doug McJimsey of Silverton, Texas

Since 1965, Swisher Electric Cooperative has sponsored 100 students from ALL area schools (Canyon, Happy, Hart, Kress, Nazareth, Olton, Silverton, and Tulia) in the Texas Electric Cooperative Government-in-Action Youth Tour.  Each year these students join representatives from electric cooperatives around the entire country for Rural Youth Day in Washington D.C. and spend a week touring the area and visiting with Congressmen.  Students gain a personal understanding of American history and their role as a citizen by meeting their representative and exploring the sights around the nation’s capital.