Alex Campbell latest HTT Winner

Alex Campbell, social studies teacher at Elizabethton High School, is the latest Northeast Community Credit Union Helping Teachers Teach grant winner.

Campbell applied for the grant to help cover the cost of publishing 500 copies of a book his sociology class has been working on. Students have been writing a research-based book about nine active, or potentially active, serial killers in Tennessee in the 1980s. Students focused on ethical research practices, responsible storytelling and careful documentation.

“My students work on real cold cases, focusing on making a real impact,” Campbell said. “The ability for students to see their work have actual impact in helping people across our state, and many others, is invaluable. What this money will help us do is get this information out to help law enforcement make connections between cases, show how certain confirmed murderers should be considered suspects in many cases, and reignite public interest to help draw attention to these cases.”

Jan Carol Publishing plans to launch “Driven by Rage Fueled by Diesel – The Forgotten Victims of the Tennessee Highway Hunters” by Elizabethton High School Tennessee Student Investigators in May with a nationwide media campaign.

Northeast Community Credit Union awards $300 every month to a classroom to be utilized for classroom needs, classroom activities, and academic enrichment.  Helping Teachers Teach is open to teachers within Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Sullivan and Washington counties who are members of Northeast Community Credit Union. Area teachers may become members online or at any NCCU location and can download the grant application on the credit union’s website:  www.BeMyCU.org.