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Tracey Layton and Kylie Blackstock from Brantley High School. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Lougener Wryosdick from Kinston School. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Leigh Lee and Joy Denise Clark from Pleasant Home School. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Susan Chandler, Tammie Chesser, and Heather Griffin from Red Level School. Not pictured is Brittany Mills. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Jason Tucker from Samson High School. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Kimberly Studstill, Joyce K. Mitchell, Mandi Morris, and Monica Fallin from Straughn Elementary School. Not pictured is Lisa Thomas. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Deborah Parrish from Straughn High School. (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Covington Electric Cooperative (CEC) recently awarded teacher grants totaling $11,440 to 16 teachers at schools served by the cooperative. The grants will allow teachers to implement a variety of projects in their classrooms that might not otherwise be possible.

CEC has offered the Bright Ideas grant program for the last nine years to help teachers with learning initiatives that are not covered by traditional funding. The program is available to K4-12 teachers at schools served electrically by CEC. Individual teachers are able to apply for grants up to $800.

“The CEC board of trustees is committed to giving back to our community by supporting educational opportunities that benefit our members and their children,” said Mark Parker, CEC president and CEO. “The Bright Ideas program is one of many ways that we fulfill that commitment. This year, CEC received 16 grant applications that the co-op was able to fully fund. We continue to be pleased with the interest in this program from teachers at schools throughout our service area,” he added.

Grant recipients included teachers at Pleasant Home School, Straughn High School, Straughn Elementary School, Samson High School, Red Level School, Kinston School, and Brantley High School. These grants will benefit almost 3,000 students. More details about the grant projects will be published in the February issue of “Alabama Living” magazine.

CEC is an electric distribution cooperative that serves approximately 24,300 meters in parts of six counties which include: Covington, Coffee, Geneva, Dale, Crenshaw, and Escambia.

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