SUPPLY,
NC, December 2, 2004
Teachers who wrote winning grants were treated to lunch and presented
with a check by Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation (Brunswick
EMC) at BEMC headquarters in Shallotte on December 2. The Bright
Ideas Educational Grant certificates and checks totaled $29,237.00
to teachers at 17 area schools. The grants are awarded to teachers
who develop creative new programs that are not funded within the
usual school budget process.
Addressing
the group of winning teachers and their principals, Robert W. "Chip"
Leavitt, Jr., CEO of BEMC said, "Brunswick Electric thanks
all of the
dedicated, creative teachers who submitted grant applications. We
increased the amount of our funding substantially this year, so
we were able to extend funding to 20 programs this year. Like teachers,
BEMC and our members are committed to making a difference in our
community. We're proud to partner with these teachers and their
schools to enrich the educational experience for our children."
This
year's winning grants crossed many educational disciplines, with
an emphasis on basic skills of reading, spelling and math, but also
included technology and science, preparation for SAT exams, music,
photography, communications and vocational skills.
| Teacher |
School |
Program |
| Dawn Miller
& Ellen Bulak |
Union Elementary |
"Catch
a Smile" |
| Susan Sprouse
Evelyn Smith |
Wray Village
School |
"Picnic
Tables" |
| Judy
B. Auman |
Lincoln
Elementary |
"Read
Along Readers" |
| Gwen Speck |
Lincoln
Elementary |
"SPEECH" |
| Carol Desmond |
W Brunswick
High |
"Informing
Students in the Information Age" |
| David Glasier |
W Brunswick
High |
Technology
for All |
| Barbara
Evans |
Waccamaw
Elementary |
Nonfiction
for Real Readers |
Kimberly
Newman
|
Southport
Elementary |
"Hopping
Family Fun" |
| Michele
Rau & Lynn Saye |
So Brunswick
Middle |
"You
Ought to be in Pictures" |
| Louine
Teague |
W Brunswick
High |
"
TI-83 Loan Program " |
| Pamela
Cumbee |
So Brunswick
High |
"SOS
(SAT preparation)" |
| Teacher |
School |
Program |
| Miriam
Haynes |
Waccamaw
Academy |
"Acclerated
Writing Initiative" |
| Wannetta
Williams |
Tabor
City Elementary |
"A
Technical Spelling Twist" |
| Sherry
Jordan |
East Columbus
High |
"A
Smarter Board for Smarter Students" |
| Dorothy
Chestnutt |
East Columbus
High |
"Exceeding
Your Limits in Math" |
| Carol
Graham |
Fair Bluff
Elementary |
"Bridge
Building" |
| Lynn
D. Spaulding |
Hallsboro-Artesia
Elementary |
"Reading
First" |
| Laurie
Parks |
Whiteville
Primary |
"Little
Learners Need Literacy Centers" |
| George
Nickerson |
West Columbus
High |
"Music:
Just Do it" |
| Kathy
Blake |
Chadbourn
Elementary |
"Ready
to Read" |