The annual WECA Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) is a dynamic three-day event sponsored by Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives and facilitated by Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA). It is a unique opportunity for youth across Wisconsin to develop their leadership skills while learning the purpose, operation, and scope of cooperative businesses.
What will you do at the WECA YLC?
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See what makes the cooperative business model different and successful, then apply this knowledge to fun and challenging cooperative activities.
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Work together with other youth leaders from around Wisconsin to demonstrate the power and value of cooperation.
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Identify and learn how to develop your own leadership skills.
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Discuss cooperative careers with industry professionals.
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Be entertained and challenged by highly acclaimed motivational speakers who understand teens and talk about topics that are relevant in your life.
This is a by-teens, for-teens cooperative leadership conference! It is planned and developed by a youth board elected at the previous year’s event.
Attendees elected to the youth board will not only plan the next conference their way; they also have the opportunity to attend the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., the following June.
Who should apply?
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Student must be a son or daughter (or under legal guardianship) of an active member of OEC residing in the same household.
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Student must be entering his/her senior year of high school in the fall 2025 at one of our 12 area high schools: Brookwood, Mauston, Necedah, Nekoosa, New Lisbon, Pittsville, Reedsburg Area, Royall, Sparta, Tomah, Wisconsin Dells, and Wonewoc.
How to register?
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Each high school will handle registration. Contact your high school guidance counselor office to register or call 608-372-8826, or;
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Submit a participation form to Jackie McGlin
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