Indiana’s electric cooperatives, along with Electric Consumer and our statewide association, offer several programs benefitting the youth of our state.
Those youth programs include the Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest, Youth Power and Hope Awards, Page Day, Touchstone Energy Camp, and Youth Tour.
Electric Consumer also features special activities each month in our magazine geared toward our younger readers through our PowerKids page. Check out some of the projects here.
What you need: Light blue or white pipe cleaners Scissors Glass jar Pencil Boiling water Borax What to do: Twist pipe cleaners together to form a snowflake. We made a very simple shape, but encourage older children to create a more complicated design. Wrap a pencil perpendicular to one of the extending pipe cleaners. Trim all pipe… Continue reading.
Every year since 2009, five community service-minded middle school students have been awarded Youth Power and Hope Awards from Indiana Electric Cooperatives and its magazine, Electric Consumer. This year’s winners — two sixth graders and three eighth graders from throughout the state — prove you’re never too young to make an impact in your world…. Continue reading.
The 21st edition of the Cooperative Calendar of Student Art featured artwork created during the 2017-18 school year. The contest was judged in spring 2018. About 2,200 pieces of art were submitted for the contest. (See story from May 2018.) The Best of Show was 10th Grade/October winner Evan Olinger. GO TO CALENDAR… Continue reading.
“I touch the future. I teach.” is a quote attributed to Christa McAuliffe, the star-crossed classroom teacher who was to be the first teacher in space aboard the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger. In their own ways, Indiana’s electric cooperatives have been touching the future, too, … for decades. Fulfilling the cooperative commitment to community and education, they… Continue reading.
For Teacher Appreciation Day on May 9, create a special gift for the teacher you know and love. What you need: 1 8-inch embroidery hoop 32 6-inch rulers 1 hot glue gun with glue Embellishments (optional) What to do: Remove the inner ring of your embroidery hoop. Space 16 rulers evenly around your embroidery hoop. Using the… Continue reading.
High school seniors close out the year, as they close out their K-12 school years, with December. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 11th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
High school juniors illustrate November. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 10th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 12th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
High school sophomores illustrate October. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 9th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 11th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
High school freshmen illustrate September, as we enter high school and the final months of the year. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 8th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 10th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
Eighth graders capture the “dog days” of the eighth month, August. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 7th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 9th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
Seventh graders set off the biggest fireworks each year, illustrating July. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 6th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 8th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
Sixth graders illustrate June. GO TO CALENDAR OF STUDENT ART: 5th Grade Go to Calendar of Student ArT: 7th Grade Go to Gallery of Art Home Page
The 20th edition of the Cooperative Calendar of Student Art featured artwork created during the 2016-17 school year. The contest was judged in spring 2017. Over 2,710 pieces of art were submitted for the contest. (See story from May 2017.) The Best of Show was Fourth Grade/April winner Naomi Schroeder. GO TO CALENDAR OF… Continue reading.
