HAMLET— Fairview Heights, Mineral Springs, Ellerbe Middle, and Rockingham Middle, have all been awarded $2,000 by the Bright Ideas education grant program, in hopes of funding innovative, classroom-based projects.

Each year, about 2,000 applications are accepted from teachers (K-12) across North Carolina who teach a variety of disciplines including music, art, history, reading, science, career-planning and information technology. From those applications and through a competitive evalation process, close to 600 grants are funded.

During this school year, a few of our very own educators took the initiatve to present their Bright Ideas to their principals, Joyce McRae, Melvin Ingram, Dr. Theresa Gardner, and Dr. Kate Smith. On January 9, 2018, Jason Harris, Meghan Lambeth, Leiah Jarrell, Nikki Covington, and Michelle Denham shared their ideas during the Richmond County Schools Board of Eduaiton meeting, and announced that each of the four schools had been awarded.