Hancock-Wood Electric Announces Scholarship and Youth Tour Winners

Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative announces the 2023 Children of Members Scholarship recipients. Applications are screened by the Scholarship Committee for academic achievement including GPA, ACT/SAT test scores and the variety and quality of extracurricular and community activities.

• 1^st place winner Katherine Oestreich, Eastwood High School, daughter of Matt and Leslie Oestreich
• 2^nd place winner Jada Todd, Liberty-Benton High School, daughter of Jeff and Julie Todd
• 3^rd place winner Claire Kreischer, Ottawa-Glandorf High School, daughter of Tara and Tom Hilty
• 4^th place winner Rylar Essinger, Arlington High School, son of Brian and Stacy Essinger
• 5^th place winner Brandon Maag, Liberty-Benton High School, son of Albert and Mary Maag
• 6^th place winner Andrew Baden, Patrick Henry High School, son of Steve and Tricia Baden
• 7^th place winner Edison Eschedor, Bowling Green High School, son of Scott and Bethany Eschedor

Each summer, Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative sponsors two students on an annual Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The selected winners will receive a $500 scholarship in addition to the trip. Students can learn about our nation’s capital, the government, and rural electric cooperatives while seeing the historic and cultural sights of the Washington, D.C. area. The Youth Tour program is an annual opportunity for more than 1,500 high school students from across the nation to represent their electric co-ops at our nation’s capital. Hancock-Wood is proud to announce our two Youth Tour recipients:

Andrew Sowders and Dominick Hudson