Madelaine Walker, left, from Malakoff High School and Lydia Burns from Martin’s Mill High School are on their way to Washington, D.C. They’ll join 1,500 other students from across America for the 2015 Government-in-Action Youth Tour.
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has partnered with GenerationOn for the trip, which takes place in June of each year. Highlights include a visit to congressional offices, tours of historic monuments, memorials and the Smithsonian Institute. The tour group will travel to Arlington National Cemetery, Washington National Cathedral, the Supreme Court, and to the Library of Congress, as well as other special attractions.