MENU You are here Home»PC Electric Essay Scholarship Contest PC Electric Essay Scholarship Contest High School Seniors Enter for a chance to win a $1,500 scholarship! All High School Seniors who are members of PC Electric are eligible to enter. Also eligible to enter are high seniors who attend the following schools: Iberville Parish: Plaquemine High, St. John High and Math, Science and Arts Academy-West Pointe Coupee Parish: Livonia High, False River Academy, Catholic High of Pointe Coupee, STEM Academy West Baton Rouge Parish: Port Allen High School Contest Rules: Students must write a formal letter of approximately 500 words to an elected official. Students, this is the perfect opportunity to voice your personal opinion to your elected officials on any issue, problem, or success. In the letter, the topic of concern should be stated and thoroughly discussed. The letter should be addressed to the respective local, state, or federal office in formal letter format. Obscene or offensive material will not be accepted and will automatically be disqualified. Good luck to all and have fun writing. Guidelines and Information: The department staff shall consider the following criteria in selecting the recipients of the scholarship: (a) Applicant/Recipient must have a parent or legal guardian who is a member of and receives electricity from PC Electric OR attends one of our adopted schools listed above. (b) Applicant/Recipient must have maintained at least a 2.5 overall GPA in high school. Applicant/Recipient must include a copy of his/her high school grades transcript. (c) Applicant/Recipient must be entering his/her freshman year. (d) Applicant/Recipient must be a full-time student. Format of Letter: Complete the attached application and staple a copy of your transcript to the application. Paperclip the application and transcript to your letter. The letter must be in the format of a formal letter, typed and double spaced. Do not sign your letter. Simply sign or end your letter as follows: A Concerned Student, A Thankful Student, A Grateful Student, etc. Contestants should keep a personal copy of the letter. The deadline is March 7, 2022, by 4:30 PM Letters should be mailed to the following: Jill Copeland PC Electric P.O. Box 160 New Roads, La. 70760 As an alternative, applicants may drop off completed applications/information at the PC Electric office, located at 2506 False River Drive in New Roads. Letters become the property of PC Electric and may be published at the discretion of PC Electric. Preliminary Selection Judging - A judging committee will select the top three entries from each parish (Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge). The preliminary winners will advance to the final selection and will be notified by mail and telephone. Final Selection Judging – Three finalists from each parish will attend a reception (April 7, 2022) at PC Electric (2506 False River Drive New Roads). At the reception, the letter (essay) will be judged by a panel of three judges on the written assignment (50%), a personal interview with the student (30%), and an oral presentation of the letter (20%). In the event that the reception cannot be held to determine a winner (COVID-19 Restrictions), each essay will be judged solely on the written assignment. Three winners, one from each parish, will receive a 1,500 scholarship to the university or trade school of their choice. Recipients will be presented with a framed certificate at the reception. News releases and pictures of the winners and PC Electric personnel will be sent to the three local papers in our service areas; the Pointe Coupee Banner, Post South, West Side Journal as well as the PC Connections Publication. Handling Of Scholarship Money: The recipients of these scholarships should first pay the tuition to the college, university, trade school or business school selected by the student. The scholarship recipient should then either mail, fax, or drop off proof of paid registration and books to Jill Copeland at the PC Electric office. PC Electric will reimburse the recipient in the amount of $1,500.00. Non-Use Of Scholarship: The scholarship recipient must commence his or her college education no later than the September following his or her graduation from high school to be eligible to receive the scholarship. In the event the recipient does not accept the scholarship by failing to enroll in a college, university, trade school, or business school, the gift will lapse, and PC Electric will have the option to re-use his or her gift in a subsequent year. Mail contest entries to: PC Electric Member Services Department Jill Copeland P.O. Box 160, New Roads, LA. 70760 or deliver to 2506 False River Drive, New Roads, LA. 70760 Contest entries must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2022. For more information, contact Jill Copeland at (225) 638-3751 or 1-800-738-7232. Download, print, and completely fill out this form by clicking on the link below. Staple your transcript to this form and paperclip this form, transcript, and essay together. Application Coversheet Form Contest Guidelines ARE YOU PREPARED FOR STORM SEASON? When severe weather causes power outages, employees of PC Electric begin working immediately to restore service as quickly as possible. TO LEARN MORE, CLICK HERE WE NEED YOUR INFO PC Electric has implemented a new system to keep you, our members, better informed. It's called One Call Now! This system allows us to notify you about large power outages, scheduled outages and other important notifications via phone call or text. SIGN UP NEWS & EVENTS From our work in the community and scholarship opportunities to the latest in energy-saving and safety tips, check back often for PC Electric news updates. 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