Youth Leadership Camp

    Caney Valley participates in the Kansas Electric Cooperatives (KEC) Youth Leadership Camp at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, each July by sponsoring high school juniors from our service area.  Youth from Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and Wyoming gather for a week in the beautiful Rocky Mountains to build leadership skills, visit local attractions, and make friends, memories and connections that will last a lifetime.

    Applications are due by January 20 each year.  The winners receive an all-expense-paid trip, plus a $250 scholarship to be paid the first semester of their college education.

   Complete a camp application or contact our office or your high school counselor for further information.    

      Congratulations to Jaylon Harris and Shyann Squires, both of Cedar Vale High School, and Edward Metcalf, West Elk High School, who were selected to participate in the 2025 leadership camp!    Also,

Clancy Cummings and Kase Kill, both of West Elk, were selected by their peers last summer to return this year as ambassadors.

Scholarship Program

The Cooperative provides scholarships to area high school seniors going on to college or a vocational-technical program.  Effective with the 2020-2021 school year, seven $1,000 scholarships will be paid out at $500 each semester of the first year.  Applications are due by  January 20 each year. Complete a scholarship application or contact our office or your high school counselor for further information. Thanks to an anonymous donor, an 8th scholarship was given this year.

    Congratulations to the following high school seniors who will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for their first year of college education 2025-2026.  Selection was based on grade point average, ACT/SAT scores, leadership activities, and involvement in other organizations:

            *    Katie Crocker, Cedar Vale High School

            *    Ayden Robertson, Cedar Vale High School

            *    Haylie Sisco, Sedan High School

            *    Lily Wingfield, Sedan High School

            *    Clancy Cummings, West Elk High School

            *    Trent Haag, West Elk High School

            *    Kase Kill, West Elk High School

              *     Jaxon Gatton, Winfield High School