Bright Ideas Grants Empower Educators
Submission Date: December
3, 2015
Release Date:
For Immediate Release
Contact: J.D.
Hardin, 770-957-6601 ext. 161, john.hardin@henry.k12.ga.us
(Release
# 0020-12-15)
Snapping
Shoals EMC Provides Mini Grants for Henry County Schools
HENRY
COUNTY, GA – It is the season of giving, and several programs and classes in
the Henry County School System were recipients of mini grants provided by
Snapping Shoals EMC.
The
local electric membership corporation presented a $15,000 check to
Superintendent Rodney Bowler to be distributed among 13 individual projects. These ‘Bright Ideas’ mini grants range in
total from $500 to $1,500, and they provided items from cameras and other
technology, to books and supplementary instructional materials. The items are a part of expanded educational
programs that teachers are providing in their classrooms.
"At
Snapping Shoals EMC, we believe an investment in the young people of our
community today ensures a brighter tomorrow for everyone,” said Danny Stone, “which
is why we are proud to offer Bright Ideas grants in addition to our
scholarships and other youth programs.”
Stone is the Vice President of Economic Development and Membership
Services for the corporation.
Snapping
Shoals EMC has been providing these grants to various schools since 2007. The grants, which are allocated from the
local cooperative’s unclaimed capital credit funds, are designed to help
teachers who wish to extend educational opportunities and activities for students
by developing student interests and abilities.
“Snapping
Shoals EMC has always shown a strong commitment to our school system,” added Superintendent
Rodney Bowler. “Their support extends
the abilities of many of our teachers to provide dynamic learning opportunities
for our students each day. They truly
are assisting us with our mission of ensuring success for each student.”
The
list of teachers, the grant titles, and their schools are as follows:
Teacher(s)
– Grant Title – School Name
- Sarah Green, Sarah Griffis, Erika
Livermont – Kids Discover – Rock Spring Elementary
- Christine Jones – Our Learning Garden – Timber
Ridge Elementary
- Dr. Joyce Atkinson, Rhonda
Powell, Deborah Gilliam, Coach Kevin Whitley – The Corner Store – Stockbridge
High School
- Christie Schmitt – VEX Programming – Ola High School
- Christine Jones, Shannon Burge,
Hollie Shepard, Jenny Welch, Lara Chryssochoos – There’s a Whole Lotta Reasearchin’ Going On – Timber Ridge Elementary
- Dana Flowers, Tasha Huffschmidt -
#Learning Now – Timber Ridge Elementary
- Rodney Sizemore, Marco Romanelli,
Melissa Wadsworth, Becky Young, Laura Coons, Stephanie McMahan, Sal
Angelica, Kevin Bagley – Smartboards
for Smart Students – Ola High
School
- Heather Calvert – “Educreating” Depth of Knowledge – Ola Middle School
- Betsy Sierra, Fabbiol Bowen, Je-Nita
Stafford, Rosalind Evers – Mighty Girls:
May you know them, may you be them, may you raise them! – Stockbridge Middle School
- Jennifer Nelson, Jessica Dose,
Tiffany Lanier, Rachel Embry, Dominique Jones – Literacy Circles go Digital! – Hickory Flat Charter Elementary
- Renee Jackson, Tonisha Wimbish,
Makisha Williams, Chi Truong – ARE –
Write, Report, and Produce – Austin
Road Elementary
- Brandi Walker, Amanda Castello,
Tracy Mauriello – Let’s Go Digital
– East Lake Elementary
- Carol Anne Blaich, Charlene
Vaughn, Meghan Lemaster – Making a
Difference with Books – Timber Ridge
Elementary
For
further information, please visit the Snapping Shoals EMC website at www.ssemc.com and the Henry County Schools
website at www.henry.k12.ga.us .
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Photo: Superintendent Rodney Bowler and Danny Stone, Snapping Shoals EMC Vice President of Economic Development and Member Services