Haley Teter from Pawnee and Ava Litviak from Glencoe were selected as winners of the Oklahoma Youth Tour contest hosted by Central, earning spots to attend Washington, D.C. with other winners from across the state. 

Teter and Litviak met members of Congress, and visited monuments, historic sights and Smithsonian museums during Youth Tour in June. 

The participants competed against 17 other high school juniors in the essay contest. The top five finalists were interviewed with Teter and Litviak winning the week-long, all-expense-paid trip, and the three runner-up applicants receiving $1,000 scholarships. 

The other three finalists were Dwight Bishop from Chandler, Anayla Williams from Stillwater, and Makenna Bench from Guthrie.

The Youth Tour competition for 2024 will open to current high school juniors in November. Those interested in applying or wanting to learn more can do so here.