"Wind-Powered Inspiration," submitted by Judy Boyette of Princeton High School, $500; "Going Green," submitted by Kathy Feola and Ashley Temple of Riverwood Middle School, $950; "How Do You Measure Energy Usage?", submitted by Doug Pawlak of Riverwood Middle School, $1,500; "Trash Talk," submitted by Robin Hiatt, Cherri Bays, Amanda DiCecco, Beverly Cartledge and Terri Keefer of Powhatan Elementary School, $1,354.40; "Green Power," submitted by Emil Shea of West Clayton Elementary School, $470.79; "Did You Know That the Sun Is Green," submitted by Pamela Williams of South Campus Community High School, $196.31; and "Building Bridges for Our Future," submitted by Kimberly Ellison of Powhatan Elementary School, $500.

The following grant was made possible by the N.C. Community Foundation:

"Connecting to the Future," submitted by Kelly Siegert of Polenta Elementary School, $1,500.

This year's J. Burke Long Grant, from the Kenly Kiwanis Club, went to "Wildcats Walk," submitted by Pam Crocker of Glendale-Kenly Elementary School, $1,500.

The fall 2009 WIZ Kids Grant went to "Cooking Rocks Rocks," submitted by Pamela Williams of South Campus Community School, $176.88.

The following projects received Creative Project Grants:

"Ornaglobes," submitted by Virginia Anne Hocutt of Archer Lodge Middle School, $500; "Ways to Explore the Day," submitted by Bobbie Wood of Benson Elementary School, $299.15; "Romeo Revised," submitted by Suzanne Sweat of Clayton High School, $328.93; "Second Language Snapshots and Stories," submitted by Lori Pender of Cleveland Elementary and West View Elementary schools, $433.52; "W.O.R.K. -- Wanted: Occupation Role Models for Kids," submitted by Amy Turnbaugh of Cooper Elementary School, $273.71; "Puppets Bring History to Life," submitted by Ann White of Cooper Elementary School, $445.34; "I Don't Understand," submitted by Ann White of Cooper Elementary School, $483.95; "Reading Without Borders," submitted by Janel Jack of Dixon Road Elementary School, $500; "Character Critters," submitted by Rekenna Rogers and Bonnie Callahan of McGee's Crossroads Elementary School, $500; "The Way 'Eye' See It," submitted by Heather Crumpler of McGee's Crossroads Middle School, $368.58; "Puzzling Viewpoint," submitted by Judy Boyette of Princeton High School, $499.46; "Jammin' Middle Schools Guitar Project," submitted by Robert Heller of Princeton Middle School, $443.73; "Neurons R Us," submitted by Elizabeth Logan of Princeton Middle School, $181.34; "Investigating Local History Through Photographs," submitted by Doug Pawlak of Riverwood Middle School, $500; "R.E.A.D. Family Packs (Remediation, Enrichment, Acceleration, Development)," submitted by Melissa Moore Hubbard of Selma Elementary School, $400; "Can You Recognize the Reader?", submitted by Bridget Mozingo of Selma Elementary School, $158.32; "Strummin' and Hummin'," submitted by Chris Kiser of South Smithfield Elementary School, $498.94; "Anatomy in Clay," submitted by Melissa Danger of West Johnson High School, $309; and "Going Global," submitted by Angela Totten of West View Elementary School, $500.

The following received Special Focus Grants:

"Interactive Peer Editing," submitted by Melissa Noel of Clayton High School, $1,100; "Sounds Abound: Storybook Activities to Teach Phonological Awareness Skills," submitted by Susan Jones of Dixon Road Elementary School, $841.66; "Lights, Camera Action ... Character Education on Stage," submitted by Mandi Campbell of East Clayton Elementary School, $510; "Math and Beyond: Empowering Math Through Shared Reading," submitted by Patricia Tippins of Four Oaks Elementary School, $1,497.59; "Book Bags," submitted by Jessica Taylor Daly of Princeton Elementary School, $1,088.93; "Energy-Focused Grant: Labquest Science-Collecting Data," submitted by Shannon Pawlak of Riverwood Elementary School, $1,496; "Visualize Our World," submitted by Beverly Everton and Becky Sasser of West Smithfield Elementary School," $1,500; "Look, Listen, Learn -- Leveled Read-Alongs," submitted by Emily Herndon of West Smithfield Elementary School, $1,500; and "Bifocals and Binoculars," submitted by Kim Connors of West View Elementary School, $1,258.36.