Power Up
Our annual grant program for local teachers.
To enhance the education of area students, the White River Valley Electric Trust Board annually allocates funds from Operation Round Up to Power Up — the organization’s educational grant program. Teachers located at schools within WRVEC service territory are eligible to apply for funds to support projects outside of normal school funding for grades Pre K-12.
Power Up Recipients
Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Power Up recipients. All teachers and corresponding school districts are listed below.
| Teacher | School District |
| Wendy Thompson | Ava |
| Renee Stillings | Ava |
| Crystal Ray | Ava |
| Cindy Hailey | Ava |
| Katherine Pierson | Ava |
| Devin Donley | Ava |
| Mindy Pinckney | Ava |
| Kala Blakey | Blue Eye |
| Hannah Hodges | Bradleyville |
| Shelby Starkebaum | Bradleyville |
| Matthew Sprague | Bradleyville |
| Susan Mooney | Bradleyville |
| Rebecca Williams | Bradleyville |
| Ally Clemans | Bradleyville |
| Lori Storment | Bradleyville |
| Sheila Thomas | Bradleyville |
| Gina Swift | Bradleyville |
| Ronnie Ray | Bradleyville |
| Emily Todd | Bradleyville |
| Madison Sims | Bradleyville |
| Melissa Harris | Branson |
| Jordan Shrope | Branson |
| Heide Williamson | Branson |
| Shane York | Branson |
| Breken Leonard | Branson |
| Gail Surface | Branson |
| Elizabeth Jordan | Chadwick |
| Nikki Combs | Chadwick |
| Alison Wilson | Chadwick |
| Mickey Burkeen | Forsyth |
| Cynthia Hinkle | Forsyth |
| Nikki Storment | Forsyth |
| Kim Kaufman | Forsyth |
| Amy Lyerla | Forsyth |
| Michelle Durso | Forsyth |
| Jessica Woody | Forsyth |
| Montye Mickelson | Forsyth |
| Angie Deeter | Forsyth |
| Karen Jeziorski | Gainesville |
| Alison Decker | Gainesville |
| Heidi Gaulding | Gainesville |
| Randi Hubbard | Gainesville |
| Misty Souder | Gainesville |
| Sheryl Lawson | Gainesville |
| Michele Strain | Gainesville |
| Bethany Barcelona | Gainesville |
| Rachel Hogan | Gainesville |
| Mandy Headrick | Gainesville |
| Sheri Lubbers | Gainesville |
| Haley Cooper | Gainesville |
| Christina Heisler | Galena |
| Caleb Hall | Galena |
| Matthew Carr | Galena |
| Jenifer Myer | Galena |
| Johnna Rice | Galena |
| Chalys McCoy | Galena |
| Hope Hogue | Galena |
| Amber Purkey | Galena |
| Alisha Favazza | Hollister |
| Kelly Garrison | Legacy Christian Academy |
| Heath Treat | Lutie |
| Jill Hand | Lutie |
| Sandra Woody | Lutie |
| Brenda Johnston | Lutie |
| Stephanie Smeja | Lutie |
| Lauren Weyrauch | Lutie |
| Rebecca Scott | Lutie |
| Tori Ehrhart | Lutie |
| Craig Swenty | Lutie |
| Andrea Varney | Lutie |
| Joyce Noah | Mark Twain |
| Melinda Rogers | Mark Twain |
| Stephanie Hoeman | Nixa |
| Jody Dalton | Ozark |
| Maria Turner | Ozark |
| Brittany Ferguson | Ozark |
| Karen Harvey | Ozark |
| Sandi Criswell | Ozark |
| Kristine Drane | Ozark |
| Sarah Shivler | Ozark |
| Whitley Karanja | Ozark |
| Amanda Grandon | Ozark |
| Monica Snodgrass | Ozark |
| Mahala Coker | Ozark |
| Cale McAninch | Ozark |
| Lisa Ellison | Plainview |
| Leigh Mitchell | Plainview |
| Alyson Hampton | Plainview |
| Brooke McHaffie | Plainview |
| Jennifer Bookhout | Reeds Spring |
| Alisha Cavinder | Reeds Spring |
| Jessica Harley | Skyline |
| Alicia Borders | Skyline |
| Raquel Cumby | Skyline |
| Melissa Willhite | Skyline |
| Candace Mayberry | Skyline |
| Brandi Gerik | Sparta |
| Emma Young | Sparta |
| Justin Kirkpatrick | Sparta |
| Jayci Wilson | Sparta |
| Haleigh Brown | Sparta |
| Ozie Eaton | Sparta |
| Ciana Bates | Sparta |
| Lisa Pitts | Spokane |
| Amanda Fischer | Spokane |
| Chelsea Phipps | Spokane |
| Hannah Bray | Spokane |
| Marlana Byrne | Spokane |
| Hope Hale | Spokane |
| Autumn Thomas | Spokane |
| Erica Lindquist | Spokane |
| Dianna Hartsell | Spokane |
| Mary Hepler | Spokane |
| Kristine Vanscoy | Spokane |
| Kalleigh Hickory | Spokane |
| Judy Hopper | Spokane |
| Cheryl Orr | Spokane |
| Mrs. Marcie Johnson | Spokane |
| Kathleen Varner | Spokane |
| Kim Jordan | Spokane |
| Melissa Sullivan | Taneyville |
| Tela Ware | Thornfield |
| Jana Lumb | Thornfield |
Interested?
Applications are accepted and reviewed each fall during the month of October. Notifications of awards are in December and checks will be released in January.
Applications for 2023 are open October 1-31, 2023.