Two schools served by Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC), Sewanee Elementary in Franklin County and Marvin Wright Elementary in Maury County, have been awarded $5,000 each in grants to develop science, technology, engineering and math education projects and support their STEM curriculum.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated, a TVA retiree organization, provided these grants as part of $800,000 in STEM funding awarded to 197 schools across TVA’s seven-state service territory.
Sewanee Elementary School Principal Allison Dietz explains that the $5,000 grant received by their school will be applied toward construction of an outdoor deck, which will be used as a STEM classroom to provide additional learning space for students.
Photo: Presenting the $5,000 STEM grant to Sewanee Elementary are DREMC President and CEO Scott Spence, Franklin County Director of Schools Stanley Bean, Sewanee Elementary Principal Allison Dietz, DREMC Area Manager Tommy Campbell, and TVA Commercial Energy Solutions Program Manager Bethany Kitch.
