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    • I am a Student
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    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
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    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies
    • Learn About Sherlockian Societies
    • Locating a Sherlockian Society Map
    • Spotlight on Societies
    • Scuttlebutt from the Spermacetti Press

2016 Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Awards


This year we provided grants of up to $500 to ten teachers and librarians to assist them in developing a teaching project to introduce more young people to Sherlock Holmes. Here are the winners for 2016:

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1. Christa Bell

Lafayette County C-1 School District, Higginsville, MO.

bellc@huskers.k12.mo.us

​“Sherlock Holmes and Critical Thinking and Forensic Science” (grades 6-8)                        
Report

2. Matthew Collier

Marmaduke School District, Marmaduke, AR.

mcollier@msd.gaggle.net

​“An Evening with Sherlock Holmes” (grades 8-9)
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3. Virginia W. Everett & Helen Cauley

Cobb County Public Library, Kennesaw, GA.

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“Monthly Sherlock Holmes Story Discussion” (teenagers-adults)

4. David Fake

Tulpehocken High School, Bernville, PA.

DFake@tulpehocken.org

​“A Study in Scarlet” (grades 9-12)

5. L. V. Finnegan

Pillow Elementary, Austin, TX.

victoria.finnegan@austinisd.org

​“Reading Detectives” (grades 3-5)
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6. Jnanama Ishaya

Bethel School, Sugar Grove, NC.

ishayaj@watauga.k12.nc.us

​“An Introduction to Sherlock Holmes” (grades 3-8)

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7. Sarah Lawler

Fayetteville Free Library, Fayetteville, NY.
slawler@fflib.org

​“Sherlock Holmes Forensic Camp” for grades 6-12 and “Sherlock Holmes Science and Book Club” (grades 3-5)
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8. Sandra Little

Region 9 Education Service Center, Wichita Falls, TX.

imkatherinealtimeter@gmail.com

​“Expanding Literacy through ‘A Scandal in Bohemia’” for individuals seeking their Graduation Equivalency Diploma (GED)

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9. KT Lowe

Indiana University East, Richmond, IN.

lowekat@iu.edu

​“The Hound of the Baskervilles” (grades 4-6)

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10. Susan Wilson

Community Library of Allegheny Valley, Natrona Heights, PA.

myserk2@einetwork.net

​“Sleuthing with Sherlock Holmes” (ages 12-18)    
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  • Home
  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
    • I am a Librarian
    • I am a Sherlockian
    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
    • High School
    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies
    • Learn About Sherlockian Societies
    • Locating a Sherlockian Society Map
    • Spotlight on Societies
    • Scuttlebutt from the Spermacetti Press