South Central Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (SCRTC) and The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) have selected Trace Brooking from Glasgow High School as the 2026 winner of the FRS Youth Tour.
This Youth Tour brings together over 100 students from across rural America to visit our nation’s capital and learn about rural broadband, share their community’s story with key legislative, regulatory, and government figures as well as a forum to meet and interact with peers from other rural communities.
Over four days in June, Trace and his peers will explore the city, hear from experts at the FCC and Congress, and discuss how to make our rural communities better. He will meet youth from rural areas across the country, and develop leadership skills. Trace will also visit historical sites including the Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, Mount Vernon, and the Arlington National Cemetery.
Trace was selected based on his essay: The Impact of Broadband Internet on Rural Communities. SCRTC as a NTCA and FRS member was proud to extend this educational offer to all the school systems throughout the counties it serves.
