Summer Opportunities
March 21, 2008
Nebraska Rural Electric Youth Energy Camp, July 14-18, 2008 at the State 4-H Camp at Halsey, Nebraska. To be eligible for camp you must: currently be in the 9th, 10th or 11th grade and be sponsored by a Nebraska Rural Electric Association member-system (Butler PPD, David City). Through interesting workshops, fascinating demonstrations and presentation by regional experts addressing the many issues affecting the rural electric program, you will leave the camp after five days far more knowledgeable than when you first arrived. A tour to the Gerald Gentleman Power Station and the Kingsley Hydro-Electric Power Plan provide for a first-hand look at the process of generating electricity. Click here for more information and for a camp RSVP.
The UNMC Youth Learning Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will be holding its annual Summer Health Professions Career Workshop Tuesday, July 29 - Friday, August 1, 2008. This workshop is designed to give students the opportunity to investigate different health careers though a hands-on learning program. Students must be entering their junior year, who have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and who have an interest in the health profess;ions. There is a maximum enrollment limit of 18 students. The cost for the program is $250 which includes: breakfast, lunch and snacks while on the UNMC Campus during the day, program cost and fees, transportation while in Omaha, and chaperone and dorm room expenses. Click here for more information. Get an application from Mrs. Siffring. Completed applications are due back to UNMC by June 2, 2008. Call Lisa Anne Jewell at 402-559-6357 if you have any questions or need further information.
