CONGRATULATIONS to our finalists! Washington Youth Tour finalists gathered Wednesday evening, Nov. 6, at the Multi-Purpose Room on the Benson Schools campus. 15 students were selected for an all-expense paid trip to the nation's capital, as we have done for the past 42 years! Washington Students representing nine high schools in the Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) service territory were awarded all-expense paid trips to the nation's capital at a dinner and ceremony Nov. 6 in Benson. The 42nd annual Washington Youth Tour, sponsored by the SSVEC Foundation, is scheduled for June 2025. Pictured, seated, from the left are, Ethan Bailey, Veritas Christian Academy; Travis Allred, Willcox High School; Chris Gonzalez, Valley Union High School; DeAndre Carabez, Tombstone High School; Cayden Richins and Aaron Edington, both of St. David High School. Standing, from the left, Jason Bowling, Chief Executive Officer at SSVEC; Esperanza Lepley; Tombstone High School; Dan Barrera, Vice President of the SSVEC Board of Directors; Jacob Cruz, Patagonia Union High School; Elizabeth Fredrick, Veritas Christian Academy; Lynnea Kartchner, San Simon High School; Isabella Garcia, Buena High School; Jacob Savage, St. David High School; Dezireh Mejias, Buena High School; Isabella Laura, Benson High School; Randy Redmond, President of the SSVEC Board of Directors; Emerson Owens, Benson High School. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative i OWNED BY THOSE WE SERVE CONGRATULATIONS to our finalists ! Washington Youth Tour finalists gathered Wednesday evening , Nov. 6 , at the Multi - Purpose Room on the Benson Schools campus . 15 students were selected for an all - expense paid trip to the nation's capital , as we have done for the past 42 years ! Washington Students representing nine high schools in the Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative ( SSVEC ) service territory were awarded all - expense paid trips to the nation's capital at a dinner and ceremony Nov. 6 in Benson . The 42nd annual Washington Youth Tour , sponsored by the SSVEC Foundation , is scheduled for June 2025 . Pictured , seated , from the left are , Ethan Bailey , Veritas Christian Academy ; Travis Allred , Willcox High School ; Chris Gonzalez , Valley Union High School ; DeAndre Carabez , Tombstone High School ; Cayden Richins and Aaron Edington , both of St. David High School . Standing , from the left , Jason Bowling , Chief Executive Officer at SSVEC ; Esperanza Lepley ; Tombstone High School ; Dan Barrera , Vice President of the SSVEC Board of Directors ; Jacob Cruz , Patagonia Union High School ; Elizabeth Fredrick , Veritas Christian Academy ; Lynnea Kartchner , San Simon High School ; Isabella Garcia , Buena High School ; Jacob Savage , St. David High School ; Dezireh Mejias , Buena High School ; Isabella Laura , Benson High School ; Randy Redmond , President of the SSVEC Board of Directors ; Emerson Owens , Benson High School . Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative , Inc. A Touchstone Energy Cooperative i OWNED BY THOSE WE SERVE