Grady Electric Membership Corporation

A MEMBER OWNED ENERGY PROVIDER

 David McCurry - Principal, Cairo High School

 Courtney Suber - Grady County Delegate

 Donnie Prince - Grady EMC

Karen Bryan - Guidance Counselor, Scholars Academy

Lizzie Kornegay - Thomas County Delegate

Donnie Prince - Grady EMC

Dr. Dale Graham - Director, Scholars Academy 

Tommie Howell - Principal, Bainbridge High School

Sunnie Chason - Decatur County Delegate

Donnie Prince - Grady EMC

LOCAL STUDENTS SELECTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS WASHINGTON YOUTH TOUR

Three outstanding high school juniors will begin their summer attending the 44th annual Washington Youth Tour, an all-expense paid leadership experience sponsored by the electric membership corporations (EMC’s) in Georgia. 

Selected by their local coop, Grady EMC, Courtney Suber, Lizzie Kornegay, and  Sunnie Chason will be among 103 high school delegates at the weeklong leadership event set for June 11-18 with stops in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.  As Georgia’s oldest leadership program for teens, the Washington Youth Tour is designed to teach high school students about U.S. history, government and careers in public service.  The Youth Tour is an opportunity for remarkable students to personally meet with members of Georgia’s congressional delegation and visit historical points of interest in the nation’s Capitol.  This is the kind of experience and personal access that most adults haven’t had, the opportunity to meet face-to-face with their elected officials and witness the lessons offered by making the journey. 

  Courtney Suber is a junior at Cairo High School whose parents are Clay and Brenda Suber.  Courtney is gifted academically and has consistently won academic awards through her high school years.  She was recently recognized and awarded the Outstanding Academic Excellence award.  Courtney likes being involved in her community through her church and is involved with the Advanced Womens’ Choir.  Her future plans are to attend Valdosta State University where she is planning on receiving a degree in Early Childhood Education. 

  Elizabeth (Lizzie) Lee Kornegay is a junior at Thomasville High School’s Scholars Academy.  Her parents are George and Laura Kornegay of Thomasville.  Lizzie’s goal after high school is to attend a major university and receive a degree allowing her to obtain a career in environmental research and to teach at the university.  She has won specific awards in Science Olympiads, science fairs, and was selected as a sophomore to attend the Georgia Governor’s Honors Chemistry science fair. Her science project “Thomas County’s Footprint on the Ochlocknee River” garnered first place on the local, regional, and state levels.  Lizzie is active in drama, dance, plays the piano, and is a member of Thomasville’s Leadership for the Millennium program where she has been selected to serve as a student advisor. 

  Sunnie Ann Chason is a junior at Bainbridge High School and is the daughter of Harvey and Carolyn Chason of Bainbridge.  Sunnie is active in several school and civic organizations.  She is a member of the National Honor Society and has served as vice-president of the Community Service Club as well as competing in the FFA creed speaking competitions.  She is a member of the high school swim and golf team.  Her future goal is to attend Georgia Tech and become an electrical engineer.

Courtney, Lizzie, and Sunnie will join more than 1,500 delegates from 44 states for the fast-paced trip that focuses on leadership training in the nation’s Capitol.  Before flying to Washington, D.C., they will spend a day in Georgia where they visit Atlanta sites and tour the Little White House in Warm Springs.  In D.C., tour stops include Ford’s Theater and Peterson House, the Smithsonian Museums, Holocaust Museum, Union Station, Mount Vernon, Supreme Court, Capitol, National Archives, Washington Monument and FDR, Jefferson, World War II, Lincoln, Korean War and Vietnam Veterans monuments and memorials.  They will also participate in a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, view the United States Marine Corps Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima Memorial, attend a Congressional meeting with U.S. Representatives, meet both U.S. senators from Georgia, and enjoy a riverboat cruise on the Potomac. 

This year, for the first time, delegates will visit the Pentagon Memorial dedicated to the memory of the 184 lives lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.  This facility will be home to 184 individual memorial benches, each dedicated to a victim and inscribed with his or her name.  The benches will be organized by the victims’ ages, and oriented according to whether they were among the 59 who died aboard Flight 77 or the 125 who lost their lives in the Pentagon. 

Other stops will include visits to the Hard Rock Café and Toby’s Dinner Theater in Baltimore, Md., where the group will attend the play, “Beauty and the Beast.” 

Grady EMC considers it an honor and pleasure to reward these high achievers with this leadership event.