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12/03/2019

12/03/2019

Jeff Younginer, Vice President, Manufacturing at Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant welcomes teachers to the BEP Nissan Teacher Minigrant Awards.

12/03/2019

Great morning at the BEP Nissan Teacher Minigrant Awards! Thanks to Nissan, we awarded 55 grants to 27 educators for projects that will impact 11,599 students in the spring. This year, the BEP Nissan awards have funded projects reaching 21,370 students in 45 schools.

10/31/2019

Congratulations to Rebecca Jones of Rockvale High School! Ms. Jones is the first winner of the Emil and Lilly Hassan Teachers' Fund grant. She and Mr. Luker treated us to a tour of the new lab, which was funded by the Hassan award. We cannot wait to see what her students discover!

Biology students at Rockvale High School will soon be able to test DNA samples and look for molecular-level fingerprints, thanks to a $9,500 grant from The Emil and Lily Hassan Teachers' Fund.   Rockvale teacher Rebecca Jones was recently awarded the grant. More than 25 teachers applied for fundin...

09/23/2019

Are you not entertained? Watch as former Siegel High Star Laura Martin and her students construct a battle bot from start to finish!

09/20/2019

Barfield Elementary School teacher Sheila Berry found a way to give students a physical demonstration of mechanical waves and wavelengths. Take a look to see what your awesome teachers are doing for their students with her BEP Nissan minigrant projected titled “I Wonder”.

09/20/2019

Below we have Walter Hill School teacher Gina McClanahan with an awesome student, explaining what he has been able to accomplish with a robot funded by BEP’s Nissan Minigrant awards! Imagine what he will be able to accomplish in a few years!

09/19/2019

Another wonderful minigrant project, Blackman High School teacher Dianne Webb explains how she and her students tested out the infamous McDonald’s Hot Coffee Lawsuit. Tune in if you haven’t heard the whole story yourself!

09/19/2019

Rutherford County is fortunate to have teachers who are willing to go above and beyond for their students by putting in the extra work to receive a BEP Nissan Minigrant. Watch one of our favorite projects below, “Forget Jukebox Hero, Students Need SPHEROS!” which was created by Dawn Powell of Christiana Middle School.

09/12/2019

Hello teachers!
BEP Nissan Teacher Minigrant Award applications are now available for teachers who are working in the Murfreesboro City and Rutherford County School Systems.
Click the link below to get started!

For Immediate ReleaseMurfreesboro, Tennessee  --  September 10, 2019 --  BEP Nissan Teacher Minigrant Award applications are now available for t