Henryetta Teacher In The Running For $100K Educational Grant

A Henryetta elementary teacher got a surprise classroom visit Thursday she won't soon forget.

Representatives of Farmers Insurance arrived in Cheryl Boatner's classroom to tell her she is one of 15 teachers across the country in the running for one of five $100,000 educational grants through the Thanks a Million Teachers Dream Big Challenge.

The program allows people across America to nominate teachers they believe make a positive impact on students and their communities. Teachers are then invited to the Dream Big Challenge and submit proposals for their chance to receive one of the five grants.

A news release said that Boatner's proposal involves, “melding physical education with real learning opportunities.” Her proposal looks to create an “Action Based Learning lab, ‘Brain Camp' to benefit Henryetta elementary students by combining action and movement to remediate and enrich their educational performance.”

Starting October 1st, people can vote for the 15 finalists on the Thank a Million Teachers website.