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 opinion to your elected officials on any issue, problem, or success. The topic of concern in the letter should be stated and thoroughly discussed. The letter should be in formal letter format to the respective local, state, or federal office. 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. Sign or end your letter: A Concerned Student, A Thankful Student, A Grateful Student, etc.
- Contestants should keep a personal copy of the letter.
- The deadline is February 23, 2024, by 4:30 PM
- Letters should be mailed to the following:
Jill Copeland
PC Electric
P.O. Box 160
New Roads, La. 70760
Alternatively, applicants may drop off completed applications/information at the PC Electric office 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 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 18, 2023) 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%).
If the reception cannot be held to determine a winner (COVID-19 Restrictions or a weather related event), each essay will be judged solely on the written assignment.
Three winners, one from each parish, will receive a 1,500 scholarship to their chosen university or trade school. 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, and 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 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. If 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 can 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, February 23, 2024. For more information, contact Jill Copeland at (225) 638-3751 or 1-800-738-7232.
Download, print, and fill out this form by clicking the link below. Staple your transcript to this form and paperclip this form, transcript, and essay together.
