22 teachers in Durham, Franklin, Nash/Rocky Mount, Johnston, Granville and Wake counties have been awarded the 2023-2024 Bright Ideas grants. The grants will be used for a variety of classroom programs throughout the school year. Grant winners are:
Edwin Davis | Needham Broughton High | Wake |
Angelica Smith | North Wake College & Career Academy | Wake |
John Wozniak | Nash Central High | Nash |
Carrie Jones | Dillard Drive Middle | Wake |
Carol Jemiolo | Apex Friendship Middle | Wake |
Carolyn Vickers | Butner Stem Elementary | Granville |
Tracy Prince | Franklinton High | Franklin |
Katarzyna Poleszak | Franklin Co Early College | Franklin |
Carole Griffin | J F Webb High | Granville |
Kathryn Moore | East Clayton Elementary | Johnston |
Cynthia Linton | Stough Elementary | Wake |
Abigail Thompson | Granville Central High | Granville |
Giselle Elias | Knightdale High | Wake |
Bethany Broadwell | East Wake Academy | Wake |
Dani Labrada | Butner Stem Elementary | Granville |
Kathryn Tharrington | Bunn Elementary | Franklin |
Kriston Haynes | East Wake Academy | Wake |
Simonae Williams | Wake Forest Charter Academy | Wake |
Marcy Keener | Nash Central Middle | Nash |
Africa Dutor | Southwest Elementary | Durham |
Becky Devinney | Clayton Middle | Johnston |
Karen Waller | Timber Drive Elementary | Wake |
The funds for the Bright Ideas grants come from WEMC members who agree to round up their light bill to the nearest whole dollar through the Operation RoundUp program. For example, if the bill is $190.91 – the bill will be rounded up 9 cents to $191.00. These pennies add up to major dollars. Partial funding also comes from the North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, located in Raleigh, NC. The NCEMC consists of a family of corporations formed to support the state’s 27 electric cooperatives.
Wake Electric is a non-profit electric utility serving over 43,500 consumers in parts of Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Vance, and Wake counties.
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