SSVEC Announces 2024 WYT Winners

Nine area high school students earned all-expense-paid trips to the nation’s capital last week at the 42nd annual Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) Foundation Washington Youth Tour competition. Presentations were made to more than 900 students about the tour, in the fall. Wednesday, November 8, the final 15 qualifiers assembled at the Multi-Purpose Room on the Benson school campus …

SSVEC Announces 2021 WYT Scholarship Winners

Scholarships totaling $12,000 are being awarded to the 15 area high school juniors who have been named to the 40th annual Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) Foundation Washington Youth Tour. Winning students will receive $1,000 scholarships and finalists in the competition will receive $500 awards. Students representing six Cochise County high schools and one home school student were named …

Press Release – November 2019

For more information contact Eric Petermann: (520)384-5510 (520)507-2693 For Immediate Release SSVEC to send local students on all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., in June Benson –  An all-expense-paid trip to the nation’s capital, courtesy of the Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative Foundation, awaits nine area high school juniors next June after the 40th annual Washington Youth Tour Finals competition in …

Press Release – November 2017

SSVEC to Send Local Students on All-Expense-Paid Trips to Washington, D.C., Next June Benson, November 13 — Nine high school juniors will be touring the nation’s capital for one week this next summer as winners of Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative’s (SSVEC’s) 38th annual Washington Youth Tour competition. The student finalists were recognized on Wednesday evening, November 8 following a …

Press Release – December 2015

SSVEC to Send Local Students on All-Expense-Paid Trips to Washington, D.C., Next June Willcox, November 20—Nine high school juniors will be touring the nation’s capital for one week this next summer as winners of Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative’s (SSVEC’s) 36th annual Washington Youth Tour competition. The student finalists were recognized on Thursday evening, November 18 following a dinner honoring …