Four Local Students D.C. Bound

Snapping Shoals EMC is sending four local high school students on a trip to our nation’s capital this summer. Ragan Cantrell of Covington, Maren Poynter of Covington, Sophia Rogers of Covington and Ximena Sanchez of Conyers will represent SSEMC on the 2026 Washington Youth Tour.

Ragan is the daughter of Amy and Ty Cantrell and is a rising junior at Eastside High School.  Maren is the daughter of Casey and Randolph Poynter and is a rising senior at Eastside High School. Sophia is the daughter of Tommy and Claudia Rogers and is a rising senior at Alcovy High School. Ximena is the daughter of Juana Balderas and Jose Sanchez and is a rising junior at Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology.

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

ABOUT THE TOUR

The 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.