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Duplin County Teachers Receive Four County EMC Grants for their Bright Ideas
Ms. Brown's Class
Mrs. Becher's Class
Shanique Sewer (C) with Principal Janice Wynn (L) and Gay Johnson (R)
Mrs. Oluyemi
(Release and photos courtesy of Four County EMC)
Four Duplin County teachers won over $5,103 in Bright Ideas grants from Four County EMC.
“The Bright Ideas grant winners are making a real difference for students,” said Gay Johnson, Director of Corporate Communications of Four County EMC. “Their creative projects will no doubt help students reach their full potential and spark higher interest in learning for years to come.”
A list of the teachers and projects from Duplin County is included in the chart below.
In total, Four County EMC awarded $18,500 to 14 teachers in Bladen, Duplin, Pender and Sampson counties this year. Four County EMC has contributed more than $435,500 to local teachers through the Bright Ideas program since the program began in 1994.
“North Carolina’s electric cooperatives collectively awarded more than $11.5 million for approximately 11,000 projects benefitting more than 2.2 million students in our state over the past 24 years. “Education is key in building and maintaining strong communities. At Four County EMC, we are proud to support the communities we serve by supporting the educators who shape our future leaders,” added Johnson.
Bright Ideas grant applications are collected each year through mid-September, and winning proposals are selected in a competitive evaluation process by a panel of judges. The application process will reopen for interested teachers in April 2019. North Carolina K-12 teachers may learn more at www.ncbrightideas.com.
Four County EMC serves over 32,500 members in Bladen, Duplin, Pender, Sampson, Columbus and Onslow counties.
Teacher |
School |
Grant Title |
Amount |
Britani Becher |
Chinquapin Elementary |
Force and Motion Fridays |
$1,056 |
Rebecca Brown |
Chinquapin Elementary |
Baffling Lock Quandary |
$741
|
Shanique M. Sewer |
Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary |
Math + Art = STEAM |
$1,891 |
Sulnora S. Oluyemi |
Wallace Elementary |
Mud is Magnificent |
$1,415 |