Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc (PTCI) is sponsoring a video contest. The prize for the two winners is a trip to participate in the Youth Tour of Washington, D.C., on June 2-6, 2012. Entries must be high school juniors (class of 2013) who live in the Oklahoma Panhandle service area and who will be 16-17 years of age on the date of the trip.

This is a program developed by the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) and sponsored by telephone cooperatives. All arrangements for travel, room and meals will be taken care of and paid for by PTCI as well as pocket money for incidental expenses. The video entry can be taken with your cell phone or video camera. Your submission requirements are to make and direct a short video that is unique, clever and creative on the following subject matter: “ Tell us why you should be one of two high school Juniors to win a trip to Washington , D.C. . Email your submission to Carol Grider at [email protected] or post your entry on the PTCI website at www.ptci.net and click on the “About PTCI-FRS Youth Tour Link”. Entry deadline is March 6, 2012. To learn more about the Youth Tour visit the Web site www.frs.org and click on “Youth Tour.” For more information contact Carol Grider at 580-468-2310