Local Student Wins Trip to Washington, DC

Picture: Left, Olivia Lee Right, Ramsey Blagg

Olivia Lee and Ramsey Blagg will join more than 150 Texas teens on the Youth Tour, June 15-22, 2025.

Lamar Electric Cooperative is excited to announce that Olivia Lee from Detroit High School and Ramsey Blagg from Rivercrest High School, will represent the cooperative in June on this unforgettable trip to Washington, D.C. Lee and Blagg were selected from other talented applicants who entered Lamar EC’s essay contest. Their prize is a place on the 2025 trip to the nation’s capital, where they will join more than 150 other Texas teens to explore monuments and museums, meet with elected officials, and forge lasting memories and lifelong friendships.

Youth Tour has been a Texas co-op tradition since 1965 when the state’s electric cooperatives banded together to send 58 deserving high school students on this unforgettable trip. Educating and mentoring young people fit in with co-ops’ mission to empower and enrich the communities they serve. Since the program’s inception, more than 4,700 Texans have taken part in the Youth Tour, and nearly as many look back on it as the trip of a lifetime.

This year Lee and Blagg will begin their adventure in Austin, where winners from across the state will meet one another and begin forging bonds before boarding a flight to Washington. Once there, the itinerary is jam-packed with sightseeing and meaningful events, including a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and appointments with congressional representatives. After their week in Washington, Lee and Blagg will return home with a deeper understanding of our nation’s history and a wealth of experiences she will never forget.

For more information about the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, visit TexasYouthTour.com, find the Texas Youth Tour Alumni page on Facebook or ask Lamar EC for a copy of Your Tour magazine.