butter together po ped NCC • 1 .800. 245.5884 • nccray.com ALL-EXPENSES-PAID TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC Is there a high school student in your family? Check this out! The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Youth Tour brings more than 100 high school students and chaperones from rural communities across the nation to our nation’s capital, and will take place June 1-5, 2026. Students will learn about legislative and agency processes and the important role of broadband services in rural communities. This unique educational experience provides an opportunity to visit Washington, DC, meet high school students from other states, and tour historical sites while also learning about Capitol Hill and the Federal government. Students and chaperones will: • Tour famous historical sites and monuments, including Arlington National Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and World War II Memorial • Visit Smithsonian Museums • Meet with Federal Communications Commission and Congressional staff • Attend a show at the Kennedy Center • Build relationships with peers that can last a lifetime • Develop leadership skills Students must be in high school to be eligible to participate, and be 15, 16, or 17 years old at the time of the tour. Students 18 or older are ineligible to attend. The application is available at nccray.com/ scholarships and must be submitted to NCC by February 13, 2026. Students selected to participate will receive the following, paid for by NCC: • Four nights hotel accommodations (two students per room) • Round-trip airfare • Three meals a day • Bus transportation to all activities • Admission to ticketed events • FRS Youth Tour merchandise The Youth Tour is hosted in partnership with NCC and the FRS, a nonprofit organization whose programs advance rural communities by focusing on education for rural youth, encouraging community development, and introducing policymakers to the challenges of providing broadband services in rural communities. Students participating in the Youth Tour will be under the supervision of chaperones and FRS staff at all times.
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