WCEC Announces ETREYS Selections
Wood County Electric Cooperative (WCEC) is proud to announce that ten area high school students have been selected to attend the 2006 East Texas Rural Electric Seminar (ETREYS). The seminar will be held June 26 – 30 at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches and is sponsored by WCEC and eight other east Texas cooperatives.
Those selected were Anthony Bernardelli, Amber Bolt, Michele Folmar, Rebecca Jackson, Riley Mask, Marshall Silcox, Andrew Ramirez, Cassie Skipper, Seth Thomas, and Michael Williams. Ashlee Gambill, a Quitman high school graduate, will serve as Youth Director for the seminar.
ETREYS fosters positive ideals, and values in young people. The seminar enhances skills in leadership, problem solving and interpersonal relationships. Participants have a valuable opportunity to work with top students throughout east Texas and to learn about rural electric cooperative philosophy. In addition, numerous academic scholarships are awarded at the conclusion of the seminar for students pursuing higher education.
Approximately 120 students will participate in the 18th annual ETREYS seminar.
Wood County Electric Cooperative serves over 30,000 meters in nine counties throughout northeast Texas including Camp, Franklin, Hopkins, Rains, Smith, Titus, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood County.
