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MONROE, Ga. – The first week in December was a happy one for many local teachers.
In the fourth year of Walton Electric Membership Corporation’s (EMC) School EmPOWERment Grant program, the cooperative handed out checks totaling $360,338 that will enhance the instructional programs of schools in its service area.
The money comes from unclaimed refunds. After exhausting all attempts to find the rightful owners, Georgia law allows the money to be used for education and other community improvements.
This year’s disbursements bring the all-time grant total to more than $1.4 million.
2019 Walton EMC School EmPOWERment Grants Fast Facts
Total distribution: $360,338
Average grant: $4,449
Number of grants: 81
Schools receiving grants: 56
Total since beginning of program: $1,401,810
Source of money: unclaimed refunds
The 2019 grants by county are:
Barrow County
Center for Innovative Teaching – $2,750
Ashley Bailey, AIMing for One to One
Clarke County
Hilsman Middle – $6,718
Audrey Hughes, Share the Magic of Reading
Fabian Jones, PBIS Pride!
Gwinnett County
Anderson-Livsey Elementary – $3,549
Debbie May, Exploring the World Through Books
Arcado Elementary – $5,895
Jamie Garcia-Caycho, Readers Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Britt Elementary – $8,435
Kay Brickley, Classroom Libraries
Centerville Elementary – $3,544
Marla Parish, Intervention Reading/Math Technology Lab
Cooper Elementary – $4,000
Aimee Litt, Community of Readers
Five Forks Middle – $4,100
Andrew Whatley, Collaborative, Project-based Learning
Grayson Elementary School – $4,905
Christi Umans, Traci Green, Donna Ward, Art/Science STEAM Project
Grayson High – $1,165
Joy Thompson, Operation Grayson Way
Gwinn Oaks Elementary – $12,407
Sabine Stoffle, Integrating Technology
Sue Eason, Leigh Blakley, Guided Reading Books
Head Elementary – $13,515
Shann Griffith, Multi-Million Word Club
Knight Elementary – $11,500
Christine Christopher, Tower Gardens
Rosi Beckman, Jennifer Broun, Blended Learning Needs
McConnell Middle – $4,352
Falaunda Cox, Lynda’s Legacy
Angel Parks, Jennifer Akin, Sports, Fitness and Fun!
Parkview High – $5,000
Camelia Calvert, VEX Robotics Expansion
Partee Elementary – $5,000
Lisa Mills, Through Their Eyes
Pharr Elementary – $7,288
Kathleen Navin, Creating a Collaborative Environment
Rosebud Elementary – $10,400
Brandi Patterson, Operation Rising Readers
Toni Gibbs, Technology Integration Initiative
Shiloh Elementary – $6,000
Thomas Trippany, Literacy in the Classroom
Shiloh High – $5,412
Minnie Sharp, Vocational and Functional Academics
Ashley Rogers, Classroom on the Go!
Shiloh Middle – $7,950
Angela Banks-Spain, Classroom Libraries
Starling Elementary – $4,880
Ikwo Poindexter, Tools for 21st Century Learners
Trickum Middle – $3,567
Jennifer Killian, Micro:Bit Accessories
Jess Wells, Analog Mixing Board
Lindsey Theirs, Informational Text: Hidden Figures
Trip Elementary – $9,531
Mackie Miley, Chromed Out Fourth Grade
Debbie Patrick, Full STEAM Ahead with 3D Printing
Vanita McGough, Inquisitive Learning Through Robotics
Morgan County
Morgan County Primary – $4,949
Jennifer Haynes, Lego We Do 2.0 Robotics
Morgan County Elementary – $6,000
Katherine Edwards, Strive for Five Summer Reading
Angela Watson, Increasing Success Through Sensory Integration
Morgan County Middle – $5,655
Karisa Seymour, Band Instruments
Brittany Murphy, Amanda Hartley, Morgan County Farm-to-School
Morgan County High – $7,600
Brian Johnson, Technology Student Association Electrothon
Bob Brunson, Weight Room Improvements
Oconee County
Athens Academy – $3,480
Causey Cato, Fostering Creativity, Collaboration and Inquiry
Colham Ferry Elementary – $2,500
Amy Nix, Outdoor Classroom Learning
Dove Creek Elementary – $1,335
Tiffany Pilgrim, Julie McCullers, Unbox the Magic of STEM Bins
Joanna Stanchek, SnapWords for Students
Malcom Bridge Elementary – $7,600
Jennifer Haygood, Empowering Students Through Leveled Reading
Cindy Rose, iPads Help Put the “T” in STEM
Malcom Bridge Middle – $3,324
Julie Daniel, Refugees: Past and Present
Kathryn Elise Barnett, Eighth Grade Bibiophiles
North Oconee High – $31,995
Jade Paustian, Breakout EDU
Tim Griffeth, Animal Science Facility Enhancement
Clay McElheny, Ready, Set, STEM!
Oconee County Elementary – $1,505
Wendi Pitts, Leveled Literacy
Oconee County Middle – $9,000
Candace Scoggins, STEMming Students’ Interest
Oconee County Primary – $3,849
April Reed, Growth Mindset, STEM and Character Development
Paulette Moon, Susan Willis, De-Coding 21st Century Skills
Prince Avenue Christian – $4,200
Ginger Robinson, Shade Structures
Rocky Branch Elementary – $5,719
Joshua Luke, Music is Instrumental
Stephanie Dickson, Working With Our Hands
Christina Crowe, Heather Rutherford, Outdoor Learning Space
Walton County
Atha Road Elementary – $6,080
Haley Wilcox, High Interest Readers
Bay Creek Elementary – $4,000
Audra Knoll, Learning with Technology
Carver Middle – $20,000
Timothy Holman, Livestock Barn
Harmony Elementary – $7,876
Kathleen Tarbutton, Aspiring Performers Want to be Heard
Loganville Elementary – $6,750
Buffie Heard, Building Inquiring Scientists
Loganville High – $7,980
June Reid, Coffee Shop and Cheer Squad
Carrin Meadows, Science Equipment
Monroe Area High School – $4,697
Jess Bush, Teaching STEM Through Robotics
Monroe Elementary School – $6,899
Zeester Swint, Think Lab
Sharon Elementary – $6,899
Lori Perry, Think Lab
Social Circle Primary – $3,174
Brandie Owens, Google Jamboard
Social Circle Middle – $6,380
Shelbie Casey, Character Education with Wonder
Candice Snowden, CBI Classroom Upgrade
Social Circle High – $4,859
Brenda Rushing, Up, Up and Away!
Brad Callahan, VR Goggles for Science
Victory Baptist School – $11,200
Cory Lawrence, Classroom Projectors
Walker Park Elementary – $1,020
Amanda Martin, SOARing Through Standards
Walnut Grove Elementary – $4,000
Lucy Townley, Improving Literacy
Walnut Grove High – $5,212
April Bentley-Amos, DNA Investigation Station
Hilery Wilson, All Hands On Deck for Science
Youth Elementary – $2,738
Jarrod Tyler, Ukuleles and Storage Cart
Walton EMC is a customer-owned power company that serves accounts over its 10-county service area between Atlanta and Athens, Ga. Its primary focus is providing exceptional service to its 130,000 residential, commercial and industrial customer-owner accounts while also caring for the area’s communities.
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