BRIGHT IDEAS SHINE

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Ron Clark Named Disney Teacher of the Year
Former Snowden Elementary teacher Ron Clark, a two time Tideland EMC Bright Ideas Grant recipient, was named Disney's Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Read more about Ron's unbelievable journey to teaching excellence in the January 2001 edition of Tideland Topics.

Bilbro-Berry Named North Carolina Teacher of the Year
Three time Tideland EMC Bright Ideas Grant recipient and Beaufort County teacher Laura Bilbro-Berry was named the 2000-2001 N.C. Teacher of the Year. Read more about this local success story in the June 2000 edition of Tideland Topics.

Tideland Electric Care Trust
College Scholarship Program
2008 Application Deadline: March 8, 2008
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Established in the spring of 2000, the Trust awards eight $500 college scholarships annually. The competition is open to all high school seniors within any of the six counties served by Tideland EMC: Beaufort, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico and Washington. Students do not have to reside in a household serviced by the cooperative. Selection is based on financial need, scholastic achievement and extracurricular activities.

The 2007 application deadline is March 8, 2008. This program is not available to dependents of Tideland EMC employees or directors.

Year 2007 College Scholarship Recipients
Kali Hudgins - Pamlico County High School
Charlie Cahoon - Mattamuskeet High School
Kate Moye - Pamlico County High School
Josh Ward - Pamlico County High School
Kimberly Privett - Mattamuskeet High School
Michelle Serrano - Plymouth High School
Kyle Potter - Mattamuskeet High School
Mauresha Hill - Plymouth High School

All recipients since 2001

Bright Ideas Grants
Deadline: Friday, September 14, 2007

The Bright Ideas Grant Program was established by the state's 27 electric cooperatives in 1994 to support innovative, creative and effective classroom initiatives that are not covered by traditional school funding. Since that time, the cooperatives have distributed over $5 million in funding throughout the Tarheel state.

Individual teachers or a team of teachers can compete for grants up to $2,000. All teachers and principals in both public and private schools grades K-12 are eligible to apply for a Bright Ideas Grant from Tideland EMC. However the school must be located in Dare, Craven, Pamlico, Washington, Hyde, Beaufort or Tyrrell counties. Applications will be accepted for projects in any discipline (multi-discipline projects are encouraged).

Apply online at www.ncbrightideas.com . Applications may also be faxed to 252-943-3510 until midnight, September 14, 2007. If you experience website problems call program coordinator Heidi Smith, 1-800-637-1079. Awards are presented in the fall of each year at a banquet in Greenville, NC hosted by the Electric Cooperatives of Eastern Carolina.

2006 Bright Ideas Grant Recipients
"Learning Literature, Making Music" Dawn Wilson - Northeast Elementary
"It's About Time" Alida Bron Sawyer - JC Tayloe Elementary
"Picture Me Learning" Bridget Bilbro - JC Tayloe Elementary
"Blast Off Into Reading" Deb Van Staalduinen - Terra Ceia Christian School
"Healthy Heart Adventure Challenge Course" Adam Burleson - Ocracoke School
"Rock N Roll" Revonda Godley - Chocowinity Primary
"My Buddy & Me: Healthy Together" Elizabeth Adams - Northside High School
"Welcome to the Lightbulb Lab" Roxanne Beeman - Eastern Elementary
"Point, Click & Write" Katherine Norris - Beaufort County Ed Tech
"An Appetite for Art" Linda Boyd - Pungo Christian Academy
"HydroMath & Neuse Juice" Lois Moye - Pamlico County High School

Bright Ideas Winners 1997-2005

Rural Electric Youth Tour
This program will not be offered by Tideland in 2007.

Cooperative Leadership Camp
This program will not be offered by Tideland in 2007.

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