All NEED schools have
outstanding classroom-based programs in which students learn about
energy. Some schools have student leaders who extend these activities
into their communities. To recognize outstanding achievement and
reward student leadership, The NEED Project conducts the National
Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement.
This program combines
academic competition with recognition to acknowledge everyone
involved in NEED during the year - and to recognize those who
achieve excellence in energy education in their schools and communities.
The students and teachers set goals and objectives, and keep a
record of their activities. In April, the students combine their
materials into scrapbooks and send them to their state coordinators.
The students themselves write summaries of their projects for
inclusion in the Annual Report.
The 2009 Youth Awards National Recognition Ceremonies registration
fee of $525.00 covers double occupancy lodging at the Hyatt
Regency Crystal City, Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and
dinner, Sunday breakfast and dinner, and Monday breakfast. It
also includes all tour - Tourmobile and Metro - passes and the Spirit of Washington Dinner Cruise. Some sponsorships are available on a regional basis.
2007 Youth Awards Review Panel
Stacy MacIntyre - Energy Information Administration
Joelle Michaels - Energy Information Administration
Pat Rose - U.S. Department of Energy (retired)
Ann Whitfield - Energy Information Administration
Sara Aitken-Hjort - Dominion
Colleen Blessing - Energy Information Administration
Susan Henry - Energy Information Administration
Shirley Flemin - Energy Information Administration
Lauren Aljoe - Energy Information Administration
John Weiner - Energy Information Administration (retired)
Youth Awards Sponsors
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of the Interior – Minerals Management Service
U.S. Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management
American Electric Power
BP
ConocoPhillips
Dominion
Halliburton
National Ocean Industries Association
Saudi Aramco
U.S. Energy Information Administration