Snapping Shoals EMC is sending four local high school students on a trip to our nation’s capital this summer. Bailey Stover of Covington, Anthony Coral of McDonough, Sara Zoe Wade of McDonough and Katie Parr of Social Circle will represent SSEMC on the 2025 Washington Youth Tour.

Bailey is the daughter of Iris and Daryl Stover and is a junior at Newton High School. Anthony is the son of Jacqueline and Charlie Coral and is a junior at Ola High School. Sara is the daughter of Patricia Hickey and Gordon Wade and is a junior at Ola High School. Katie is the daughter of Bridget and Wesley Parr and is a sophomore at Eastside High School.

The Washington Youth Tour is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience our nation’s history and government up close while developing leadership skills and having fun with teens representing electric co-ops from across the country.

Washington Youth Tour highlights typically include visiting the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Supreme Court, Holocaust Museum, Smithsonian Institution and, whenever possible, the White House. Other stops usually on the schedule are the National Cathedral and Arlington Cemetery as well as the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War memorials, and the Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR and MLK Jr. memorials.

SSEMC’s Washington Youth Tour winners also receive $500 scholarships when they begin college.