News
January 06, 2012
Local Teachers Receive Grants
Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative is happy to announce the recipients of its Clearly Brighter Teacher Grants. Each spring and fall semester, fifteen - $100 Clearly Brighter Grants are available to teachers and educators throughout its service territory. First implemented in 2000, these grants are intended to help local educators receive additional funding for special class projects. To date, Northwestern REC has awarded 375 Grants – totaling $37,500 – to local educators.
Grants have been awarded to the following teachers and their respective projects for the 2012 spring term:
| Teacher | School | Grades | Grant Purpose |
| Ted Banner | Titusville High School | 10 - 12 | Electricity lab materials |
| Catherine Campbell | Maplewood Elementary | 6 | Barebooks for writing workshops. |
| Ann Clark | Corry Elementary School | All | GPS unit |
| Bradley Dutchcot | Penncrest School District | K - 6 | Scrabble Flash games |
| Doug Gifford | Titusville High School | 9 | Fort McHenry model projects |
| Andrew Herbstritt | Meadville Area Middle School | 8 | History of 9-11 heroes |
| Holly Losee | Meadville Area Middle School | 7 & 8 | Dance Dance Revolution games |
| Paula Lucas | Crawford County 4 H Program | All | Wired for Wind kits |
| Lisa McFerren | West End Elementary | K - 6 | Sculptures from recycled bottles |
| Eric Mooradian | Spartansburg Elementary | 6 | Bat house projects |
| Heather Onderko | Meadville Area Middle School | 8 | Annual school museum projects |
| Amy Prenatt | Maplewood Elementary | Learning Support | Digital camera |
| Erin Roche | West End Elementary | 3 - 5 | Glitter Bug Glitter Buddy kits |
| Paul Semrau | Seneca High School | K - 12 | Classroom binoculars |
| Denise Williams | Maplewood Elementary | 2 | Photo diary projects |
As a community-oriented cooperative, Northwestern REC is dedicated to offering programs that help improve the quality of life. The teacher grant program is one way the Co-op reaches out to children – the members of tomorrow.
Educators in public and private schools, as well as home-school teachers, are invited to apply. Applications for the next granting period, fall 2012, will be accepted through May 1, 2012, and can be found online at www.northwesternrec.coop. Questions may be directed to Amy Wellington-Fuller at 1-800-472-7910.
Northwestern REC is a member-owned electric cooperative serving over 20,000 members throughout five counties in northwest Pennsylvania.