MAKE YOUR MARK ON YOUTH TOUR 2026!
WHO: Any high school junior during the 2025 - 2026 school year (public or private school, homeschool, or cyberschool) whose guardian is a SCREC member.
WHAT: Youth Tour 2026
WHERE: Washington, D.C.
WHEN: Monday, June 15 - Saturday, June 20
WHY: An all-expense paid trip opening doors to self-discovery, learning, friendship building, and making life-long memories.
What to Expect on Youth Tour
Youth Tour was developed in the 1950s as a way to educate rural students about our nation's capital, co-ops, and history. To this day, it continues to be a nation-wide event that converges in Washington, D.C. with 1,800+ students eager to have fun, try new things, make friends, and--for most--get their first taste of the "real world."
Students going on Youth Tour can plan to spend jam-packed days exploring museums, zoos, national monuments and Arlington National Cemetery, talking with legislative representatives in the Capitol, having dinner and a dance party with students from across the country, and much more.
Nitty gritty details: Apart from fun, Youth Tour is a learning and growing opportunity for students. It is a great eye-opener if they are planning to go to college the following summer. Here are some of the nitty-gritty details your student needs to be able to manage before applying for Youth Tour:
- Co-Existing: Rooming with another student (females with females, males with males).
- Hygiene: The week is extremely hot. Sunscreen, water, and Gatorade are provided. Students must keep good hygiene throughout the week.
- Manners: "Good morning," "please," and "thank you" go a long way. Please be courteous of other people and pick up after yourself.
- Money Management: Students receive a prepaid Visa card to use for meals. This must last them the entire week. Students are responsible for purchasing any souvenirs.
- Punctuality: Students must report at designated times throughout the week on time. Lack of punctuality will not only put the student behind schedule, but the entire group of 70-ish students from PA and NJ.
- Thoroughness: All paperwork must be submitted fully complete and notarized by Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
Important Dates to Remember
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026: Complete and notarized applications are due to the SCREC office by 3:30 p.m.
- Mail: Sullivan County REC, P.O. Box 65, Forksville, PA 18616
- Drop off: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Email: sarahparrish@screc.com
- Monday, June 15, 2026: Youth Tour begins! Students will be picked up via motorcoach at a designated meeting location. Time and place TBD.
- Saturday, June 20, 2026: Students return home from Youth Tour. Students will be picked up by parents at a designated meeting location. Time and place TBD.
Applications, Misc. Paperwork
Contact Information
Please reach out with any and all questions before, during, and after Youth Tour!
Sarah Parrish, Cooperative Communicator
Office: 570-924-3381, Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Email: sarahparrish@screc.com
Cell: 570-637-2478 (text or call)
Photos from 2025 Youth Tour
