“I pledge allegiance, to the flag...” is just the beginning of a statement students repeat everyday in school, but for one Union High School senior last Monday, it was a privilege to be the first to speak those words at the state capitol.

Logan Wisener was asked by Utah House Speaker Rep. Becky Lockhart to lead the Pledge of Allegiance on the opening day of the state legislative session.

“Just the opportunity to be asked was a great honor,” Wisener said. “It doesn't sound like a lot, you know, we say the pledge every day in school, but I thought it was pretty cool, a great honor.”

For example, in Colorado legislators lobbied to have Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to lead the pledge at some point during the session.

“They asked Tim Tebow and Utah asked me, so it's really a great honor to lead the Pledge of Allegiance,” he said.

Wisener was chosen by Lockhart to represent the Utah Rural Electric Association, of which he is president. He was selected as UREA president by the other seven youth leaders, representing cooperatives across the state. As president, Wisener is required to return to the summer leadership camp this July and lead the week-long training event.

He, and fellow classmate Ketih Powell represent the two major cooperatives in the Uintah Basin — Strata Networks and Moon Lake Electric, respectively. They were chosen as co-op leaders, following the UREA leadership camp.

Wisener attended the legislative session opening alongside the seven youth cooperative leaders.

In addition to his legislative invite, he was the third ever Roosevelt resident to be elected governor of the American Legion Boys State, last summer. Richard L. Labrum was elected governor in 1963 and Colby Jenkins was elected in 1992.

As the governor, Wisener is now required to return to boys state next year as the executive in charge of the program.

His mother said she is very proud of him.

“Logan has accomplished so much this past year,” Debbie Wisener said. “He has an amazing driving force to do good things and help people.”

With all of this excitement Wisener said he doesn't believe these opportunities have just come to him, he believes people make their own opportunities.

“If you decide to become involved and do whatever you can, whether it's community service or if it's just FBLA or some school program, anything you can get involved in; whether you have a little bit of interest or a lot of interest, get involved in it and from there opportunities evolve from small little things,” he said.