YEC celebrates innovative educators
RECOGNIZING CLASSROOM INNOVATION, YEC
and the Operation Round Up Trust recently awarded our fifirst annual Bright Idea grants for teachers in York, Clover and Rock Hill school districts.
We salute these winners—really, all educators—who brighten our future!
YORK: Special education math teacher Sheryl Blanks (right) of York Comprehensive High School won first place with Calculating for Success, boosting student self-esteem with new
technology. Jennifer Davis (inset) of Hickory Grove Sharon Elementary School won second with Q-Ball Project, helping youth “find their voice and spark their imaginations,” as Davis says.
CLOVER: At Bethel
Elementary School, Tammi
Carter (left) won first place
with Transforming Learning
with Creative Classroom
Transformations. To engage
students, she’ll provide
teachers resources to enhance
learning environments. At Oakridge Middle School, sixth grade teacher Erica Fielder (inset) won second place with Creating an Appetite for Reading. She’ll challenge kids to “read
out of their comfort zone,” she says.
ROCK HILL: At South Pointe High School, Chynthia Siddons (right) won first place with Kill- a-What? Her project will highlight energy-related careers and energy consumption, something we at
YEC appreciate! In second place, Traci Moore (inset) of Rosewood Elementary School will bring Ozobots in the Art Room, teaching robotics and coding to improve problem- solving and communication skills.
Success with Member Comfort
FOR OUR 2019 Member Comfort Initiative, YEC made communication, technology, access to your co-op and information a priority. Let’s review:
XXText notififications and communication through the number 352667 for members with a populated mobile phone on their account, including outage reporting, delinquent notices and payments.
XXMobile device payments for walk-in members at our York and Fort Mill offifices.
XXImproved features on our free mobile app. To download it, scan this code.
XXIncreased online communication
and outreach for
electrical safety and education.
XXEquipment installations across our service area to decrease outages caused by animals and enhanced right-of-way maintenance to keep trees away from lines.
XXResearch of blinks and outages to pinpoint and address problem areas through data analytics, decreasing outages.
XXMember surveys to learn how we can improve our communications efforts.
XXSubstation improvements to increase reliability.
Moving forward, we remain committed to serving members in innovative ways!
YORK EXTRA
                                                                                                                                                There’s more YEC news ahead. Turn to Page 20A for news about two exciting youth events next summer.
SCLIVING.COOP | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 | SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING 5
ERIN POWELL