Scholarship Recipients
Every year, York Electric Cooperative awards 12 $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships to graduating seniors at each area high school. To apply, students must be served by the cooperative. YEC also awards one $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship to a graduating senior attending York Technical College in the fall, and a $500 Work-Based Learning Scholarship to a senior attending the Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center.
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| $1,000 Technical Advantage Scholarship | |
| Luke Rivers York Preparatory Academy Parents: Uvonne & Ryan Rivers College: York Technical College Field of Study: Electrician Training |  |
| $500 Work-Based Learning Scholarship | |
| Madison Sherer York Comprehensive High School Parents: Cathie & William Sherer College: Limestone College Field of Study: Business Administration |  |
| $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarships | |
| Jeremy Mann Catawba Ridge High School Parents: Susan & Donald Mann College: Susan & Donald Mann Field of Study: Computer Science |  |
| Christina Jones Clover High School Parents: Raushanah & Christopher Jones College: South Carolina State University Field of Study: Physics |  |
| Jaime Esposito Fort Mill High School Parents: Belinda & Raymond Esposito College: College of Charleston Field of Study: Education |  |
| Jennifer Shoemaker Home school Parents: Cheryl & William Shoemaker College: Duke University Field of Study: Biomedical Engineering |  |
| Lillian Brooks Northwestern High School Parents: Robin & James Brooks College: Auburn University Field of Study: Industrial Design |  |
| Taylor Johnson Rock Hill High School Parents: Dee & Ronald Johnson College: University of Georgia Field of Study: Law |  |
| Michael Suter Southe Point High School Parents: Heidi & James Suter College: Winthrop University Field of Study: Political Science |  |
| Robert Kendrick Westminster Catawba Christian School Parents: Denise & Terence Kendrick College: York Technical College Field of Study: Business |  |
| Isabel Winert Indian Land High School Parents: Heather & Andrew Winert College: Brigham Young University Field of Study: Nursing |  |
| Jiya Desai Nation Ford High School Parents: Kaity & Hemal Desai College: University of South Carolina Field of Study: Biological Sciences |  |
| Bowen Turner York Comprehensive High School Parents: Sarah Ogden & Corey Turner College: Clemson University Field of Study: Communications |  |
| Jessica Branham York Preparatory Academy Parents: Dawn & Jesse Branham College: Wofford College Field of Study: English |  |
Students participate in Virtual Youth Experience
YEC representatives Sam Hamilton of Clover High School, Jordan Brown of Fort Mill High School, Alaina Rinkes of Clover High School and Felix Gonzalez of Indian Land High School (pictured left to right), were among 74 high-achieving students in the state that participated in a week-long, part web-conference, part in-person event sponsored by South Carolina’s electric cooperatives in June.
The local teens used their laptops and smartphones to discuss issues of the day with four members of South Carolina’s Congressional delegation—U.S. Representatives James Clyburn and Nancy Mace and U.S. Senators Tim Scott and Lindsey Graham.
The Virtual Youth Experience began last year when the risks of COVID-19 caused cooperative programs like the Rural Electric Youth Tour and the Cooperative Youth Summit to be canceled. The programs allow high school students to learn about electric cooperatives and how their government works.