Thanks to Chevron's generosity and concern for advancing classroom innovation, 32 teachers from Kern, Fresno and Monterey counties received grants totaling $28,250 in ceremonies held Aug. 1 at the Chevron Energy Center in Bakersfield. Each year, Chevron Teacher/Classroom Grants are awarded in individual amounts of between $500-$1,000 to teachers who have formally submitted ideas for advancing education in their classrooms. Among the recipients of the 2006-07 awards were three teachers from the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office. They were special needs teachers Toni Bouck, Marcia Larson and Nora Orizaga. This is the seventh year Chevron has presented the awards intended to "support exemplary projects and innovations in math, science, reading, health and safety training, along with helping prepare students for the work place." Since the inception of Chevron's teacher/classroom grant program, more than $175,000 has funded 218 classroom grants reaching approximately 31,000 students. More