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Florida Energy Workforce Consortium (FEWC), is developing solutions to meet the current and future workforce needs of the state’s energy industry. Their goals are to employ people from under-represented labor pools to needed energy industry jobs, and to provide those workers education to allow them to unlock their potential.


Florida Energy Workforce Consortium (FEWC) 2011 Energy Essay Contest Winners Announced
Florida high school students (grades 9-12) participated in an Energy Essay Contest led by the FEWC, with the support of Governor Rick Scott and the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) – a week dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of energy careers and their importance to our communities, state, and nation. The event’s theme was “Energy Workers Make a World of Difference.” Participants wrote an essay in 500-1000 words describing how energy workers make a world of difference. Essays were judged by a panel of judges on the basis of organization, depth of detail, and use of language by the authors. Each winner was awarded an Apple iPod in a special recognition presentation at their respective school. “We are proud to play a role in providing our youth an outstanding opportunity to learn about careers in energy!”

The FEWC chose the following top three winners of its Second Annual Energy Essay Contest:

First Place: Zoe Lauters – Tenoroc High School – Lakeland, Florida
     Click here to read Zoe's entry
Second Place: Jessica Vellucci – Pedro Menendez High School – St. Augustine, Florida    
     Click here to read Jessica's entry

Third Place: Jared Smith – Tenoroc High School – Lakeland, Florida
      Click here to read Jared's entry

Click here for photos of essay winners and winning entries.

Those in the picture from left to right are: Tenoroc H.S. principal, Ernest Joe, Jr., General Manager of Lakeland Electric, Jim Stanfield, the student (Zoe Lauters--1st place), Lakeland Electric Director of Training & Workforce Development and FEWC Co-chair, Betsy Levingston, and Lakeland Electric Power Academy Instructor, Gary Kiger.