Contents JANUARY 2025 * VOL. 81, NO. 1 14 16 Contact your local electric cooperative for information on the 2025 Washington Youth Tour. 32 16 24 One of our own Georgia honors the legacy of native son Jimmy Carter. By Amber Lanier Nagle Marching to excellence Georgia's military schools instill honor, integrity, courage, loyalty. By Katie Teems Norris On the cover In June, 37 Georgia electric membership corporations (EMCs) sent 112 student delegates to Washington, D.C., to learn about our nation's history and government as part of the 2024 Washington Youth Tour. The annual tour is the premier youth-leadership program of Georgia's EMCs. (Photo by Kathryn Green.) 4 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 9 TRIVIA CONTEST 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 20A THE WASHINGTON YOUTH TOUR 22 CURIOUS GEORGIA 26 COOPERATIVE CONCERNS Maintaining Georgia's competitive edge 27 STUDENT TABLET GIVEAWAY 28 AROUND GEORGIA Challenging escape rooms 32 GEORGIA GARDENS Georgia's iconic plants 35 GEORGIA COOKS Recipes from Plains 38 HOMETOWN HEROES Tiffany Underwood serves patients undergoing chemotherapy www.georgiamagazine.org 3 28 Y E. STAUB / THE CARTER CENTER COURTESY THE ESCAPE GAME ATLANTA COURTESY GEORGIA EMC C T I O T F H O M S A L I V L Ehttp://www.georgiamagazine.org