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Area Teachers Win Bright Idea Grants
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., November 24, 2008—Teachers throughout the area are on the receiving end of more than $20,800 in grants, thanks to a joint venture between Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation and the NC Association of Electric Cooperatives.
The grants are part of the annual recognition of innovative teaching projects in our local schools—the Bright Ideas Grant Program.
The Bright Ideas program provides grants to teachers for classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives have funded a variety of hands-on projects, including endeavors in music, art, history, language, reading, science and information technology.
Since its inception in 1994, Bright Ideas has awarded more than $5.9 million in grant money to North Carolina’s teachers to sponsor more than 5,500 projects touching the lives of nearly one million students across our state.
Winning grants are chosen by an independent panel of judges. This year’s winners include:
• Nancy Huskins, Sara Sink and Patti Perrou; Turrentine Middle School, Burlington; “Got Book? Read On”
• Kristen Bedell, Stacy Lingle and Kim McColman; Efland Cheeks Elementary School, Efland; “What’s the Weather?”
• Elizabeth Cox; Helena Elementary School, Timberlake; “Laying the Foundation through Hands-On Remediation”
• Cindy Johnson, Helena Elementary School, Timberlake; “Jump Start Literacy”
• Elizabeth Quick; Grady A. Brown Elementary School, Hillsborough; “A Nature Classroom Makeover”
• Sandra McGuire and Ingrid Harm-Ernandes; Gravelly Hill Middle School, Efland; “Grizzlies Have Character”
• Terry Wikwire; Central Elementary School, Hillsborough; “Nurturing Mathematical Minds”
• Deborah Wilkins; Bethel Hill Charter School, Roxboro; “Gentlemen, Start Your Engines”
• Wendy Stewart, Susan Marshall and Katie Ahrens; Partnership Academy Alternative School, Hillsborough; “Parents as Partners in Student Success”
• Evie Garner; Roxboro Community School, Roxboro; “TUMS (Technology Unites Math and Science)”
• Beverly Jones; New Hope Elementary School, Chapel Hill; “Bookworms in Action”
• Shawn Shoptaw; Graham Middle School, Graham; “USAR Robo Tech”
• John Gaddy; Central Elementary School, Hillsborough; “Project Eagle Learning Garden”
• Samantha Lawrence; Stoney Creek Elementary School, Reidsville; “Panthers as Meteorologists”
• Betsy Eubanks, Jean Wilson, Emily Werder and Caroline Guthrie; Sherwood Githens Middle School, Durham; “Painless Quizzes and Instant Assessments”
• Diane Gore, Kathleen Graves and Tennessee Watson; Durham School of the Arts, Durham; “Write Out Loud”
“Contributing to the education of our future leaders is just a small part of Piedmont Electric’s commitment to its communities,” said R.G. Brecheisen, general manager and chief executive officer of the Cooperative.
Piedmont Electric, a Touchstone Energy Cooperative based in Hillsborough, is a nonprofit electric utility serving 30,000 consumers in parts of Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange and Person counties.
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