Do you know a high school student that can take advantage of the opportunities that Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative offers? If so, send them our way.
FRS Washington, D.C. Youth Tour
PVT invites high school students to apply for the Foundation of Rural Service Youth Tour of Washington, D.C. The Youth Tour takes place from June 2 through 6, 2018. Every summer, the FRS Youth Tour brings together high school students from across rural America to visit our nation’s capital and learn about rural telecommunications. The tour provides a forum for teens to meet and interact with their peers from other rural communities, as well as, key legislative, regulatory and government figures. Since its inception in 1995, the youth tour has hosted thousands of students. It gives rural students an inside look at the telecommunications industry, and provides a forum for teens to meet and interact with their peers from other rural communities, as well as key legislative, regulatory and government agencies.
Two highlights of the tour are the educational sessions where students meet the people that are involved in our legislative process. In addition to the educational opportunities, the Youth Tour includes several exciting events such as an all day tour of Washington, D.C., including sightseeing to the Arlington National Cemetery, the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon, the Smithsonian Museums and a nighttime tour of the monuments. The tour will also feature “The World of Telecommunications” and “Looking Into the Legislative and Governmental Process” educational sessions.
Students must be high school students, ages 16 or 17 at the time of the Youth Tour, and are selected and sponsored by PVT. The sponsorship covers hotel accommodations for four nights, three meals a day, bus transportation to all activities, admission to ticketed events, airport transportation, a youth tour t-shirt, a student “yearbook,” special entertainment and the student dance.
Student applications are due March 15, 2018. For more information or to find out how to apply, contact Athena Valdez at 575-748-1241.
PVT Education Foundation Scholarship
The PVT Education Foundation Scholarship is a $4,000 undergraduate scholarship ($500/semester) available to applicants who are active members of Peñasco Valley Telephone Cooperative as of January 1 of the current year and have had at least two months of landline phone service in any of PVT’s exchanges.
High school seniors, current college students and returning-adult students are encouraged to apply by accessing the online application on the PVT website. They are also be available at any PVT location. Applications are due back to PVT no later than February 20, 2018, and winners will be announced during the PVT Annual Meeting.
PVT Directors’ Memorial Scholarship
The PVT Board of Directors will award one or more one-time $500 scholarships for the freshman year only depending on funds and qualified applicants to provide students in our community support as they enter college. The scholarship is based on the community service activities of the student. The recipients will be selected from the current PVT scholarship applications.
FRS Scholarship
PVT also co-sponsors a scholarship with the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, VA. The annual college scholarship program is a one-time $2,500 scholarship, available to high school seniors from rural America for their first year of college, university or vocational-technical school. Scholarship applications for the 2018-2019 school year are now available and must be returned to PVT by February 20, 2018.
Applications for both PVT Scholarships and the FRS Scholarship may be obtained at PVT Headquarters, 4011 W. Main St., Artesia, NM or viewed online at www.pvt.com. Submission of the PVT application is for consideration of both the Peñasco Valley Telephone Education Foundation Scholarship and the PVT Directors’ Memorial Scholarship. Eligible applicants may receive one or both scholarships. Eligibility does not guarantee a scholarship award. If you have any questions regarding these scholarships, please contact Caleen Williams, 800-505-4844 or 575-748-1241, cwilliams@pvt.com.
The application deadline for college scholarships from PVT is February 20, 2018.
Applications for both PVT Scholarships and the FRS Scholarship may be obtained at PVT Headquarters, 4011 W. Main St., Artesia, NM or viewed online at www.pvt.com. Submission of the PVT application is for consideration of both the Peñasco Valley Telephone Education Foundation Scholarship and the PVT Directors’ Memorial Scholarship. Eligible applicants may receive one or both scholarships. Eligibility does not guarantee a scholarship award. If you have any questions regarding these scholarships, please contact Caleen Williams, 800-505-4844 or 575-748-1241, cwilliams@pvt.com.
