Whitewater Middle School was doubly honored as the recipient of two "Bright Ideas" grants sponsored by Coweta-Fayette EMC. Art teacher Melissa Raymer and science teacher Laura Hoeve both came up with innovative ideas to energize their classrooms and were rewarded for their efforts. Hoeve received $1,377 and will use the grant money to purchase a portable weather station which teaches students how to predict and explain weather patterns by measuring climactic conditions. With the $1,019 in grant funds that Raymer received, art students will design clockfaces for various academic subjects and will assemble the clocks with kits. When the clocks are completed, they will be displayed at a "Time for School" exhibit before they are given to teachers.

The Bright Ideas program is sponsored by Coweta-Fayette EMC’s Operation Round-Up Trust from funds raised by EMC members that allow their bills to be rounded up to the nearest dollar each month.The program is offered annually to classrooms within the EMC area.