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Apple Valley, Rosemount Students Win Trip to Washington from Dakota Electric
The electric cooperative will pay for a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., for two students from Apple Valley and Rosemount high schools.
Two local high school students will tour the nation's capital this June in a week-long trip sponsored by Dakota Electric Association.
Zachary Eichten, a Rosemount High School student, and Miranda Lawell, a student at Apple Valley High School, were chosen by the electric company for the trip.
The students will meet their elected officials; visit tourist attractions, including the Smithsonian, the FBI Building and the Vietnam Memorial; and learn about government partnerships with electric cooperatives.
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“Dakota Electric is proud to sponsor local students to attend an event like the Washington, D.C., Youth Tour,” Greg Miller, Dakota Electric's president, said in a press release. “Some of the nation’s brightest students gather together to have fun and learn about our government.”
Juniors and seniors at local high schools can apply each January for the "Youth Tour" program.
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