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Updated: January 17, 2025 @ 11:26 pm
STAFF REPORT
CALDWELL COUNTY — Each year, Blue Ridge Energy offers sixth or seventh-grade students the chance to win a full scholarship to one of North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives’ all-expense-paid summer basketball camps at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, according to a press release from Blue Ridge Energy.
To apply, students must complete and submit the online application by March 31. Eligible applicants must be in sixth or seventh grade during the 2025-2026 school year and reside in the Blue Ridge Energy service areas of Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe, or Alleghany counties, according to the press release.
Young men can apply for the June 25-28 Carolina Basketball Camp at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Young ladies can apply to attend the June 15-18 Wolfpack Women’s Basketball Camp at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, according to the press release.
The scholarships cover all expenses at the overnight camps, providing a glimpse into college campus life. Campers stay overnight in college dorms, learn fundamental skills to help them excel on and off the court, and receive individual and group instruction from Division 1 coaches to enhance their basketball and team-building abilities. Students who are selected will join around 50 other students from across the state at the basketball camps, according to the press release.
Since 2003, Blue Ridge Energy has sponsored more than 40 scholarships that have helped young athletes develop fundamental skills and improve athletic performance. The scholarship program demonstrates the electric cooperatives’ commitment to building a brighter future through continued support for education and community programs, according to the press release.
The application deadline is March 31. Applicants will be judged on their academics, extracurricular activities, and accompanying essays. To learn more and apply, visit www.ncelectriccooperatives.com/sports-camps/.
For general information, contact Tasha Rountree, director of community relations and economic development, at 828-759-8994 or trountree@blueridgeenergy.com.
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