Farmers’ Electric Cooperative is sponsoring its 62nd Annual Essay Contest in 2025, and sending students on two different once-in-a-lifetime, ALL-EXPENSE-PAID trips! We will be rewarding two high school juniors with a trip to the Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., and three sophomore students with a trip to the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience (C.Y.C.L.E.) in Jefferson City.

All high school sophomore and junior class English, History, and Agriculture instructors in our service territory will receive the essay contest information and entry forms in November with the contest deadline being in January 17th.

Topics:

• Sophomores: The necessity of electricity is most felt in it's absence. Describe a day without electricity.
• Juniors: Explain the difference between an electric company & an electric cooperative.

Students Eligible:

• The contest is open to ALL high school sophomores and juniors attending a high school located within the Farmers’ Electric Cooperative service area, which includes the counties of Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Clinton, Daviess, Dekalb, Livingston, Linn, Ray, or Harrison.
• STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF FARMERS’ ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO ENTER AN ESSAY.
• Children of Cooperative employees and directors are not eligible to participate in the contest.

Essay Details:

• Submit a typed essay, 250-600 words in length on the topic provided in the entry form.

• Use ONLY the main subject as the title in your essay.

• Please DO NOT include your name on the essay.

Submission:

• All essays must be accompanied by an entry form.
• Drop off or mail essays to:
     Farmers' Electric Cooperative
     Attn:  Essay Contest
     201 W Business 36
     Chillicothe, MO 64601
• or Email essays to memberrelations@fec-co.com
• If you have any questions, please call Keara at 660-646-4281, extension 116.