A Pella High School senior was in Nashville last week to represent Pella Cooperative Electric on a national stage.

Maddie Schmitz was the Iowa Youth Leadership Council Representative on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. Maddie was recognized along with 32 other students from across the country at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Last summer, Schmitz joined dozens of other students in Washington, D.C., when she was selected as the Iowa Youth Leadership Council representative.

Any student that is interested in attending the Iowa Youth Tour in June with a chance to apply for the Iowa Youth Leadership Council, applications are due Friday, March 24. Contact Pella Cooperative Electric for more details.