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  • 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
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    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
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    • 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

2018 Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Awards


This year we provided grants of up to $500 to fourteen teachers and librarians to assist them in developing a teaching project to introduce more young people to Sherlock Holmes. Here are the winners for 2018:

1.  Melissa Carber

J.C. Lynch Elementary School, Coward, SC

mcarber@fsd3.org

2.  Andrea Eckerson

Lewis and Clark Library East Helena Branch, East Helena, MT
akeckerson@hotmail.com

"Sherlock Holmes with a Murder Mystery Lock-in"
Report

3.  Amanda Graves

E.T. Booth Middle School, Woodstock, GA
amanda.graves@cherokee.k12.ga.us

​"Sherlock Holmes and Forensics" 
Picture

Report
4. Sonya Harsha

Algona Public Library, Algona, IA 

sonyah@algona.lib.ia.us

​"Teen Read Week"     
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5.  Kim Jansen

Clear Lake Library, Clear Lake, WI

kjansen@clearlakelibrary.org

​"The World of Sherlock Holmes" 

6.  Elizabeth Livingston

Whitesides Elementary School, Mt. Pleasant, SC

elizabeth_livingston@charleston.k12.sc.us

​"Mystery and Sherlock Holmes Reading Circles"

Report
7.  Sandra Moltz

Swampscott Middle School, Swampscott, MA

moltz@swampscott.k12.ma.us

​"The Case of the Hidden Dewey Decimal Number"  
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8.  Melanie Miller

Alfred Box of Books Library, Alfred, NY 
millerm@stls.org

​"Holmes, Forensics, and Criminal Investigation"  

9.  Cindy Philbeck

Simmons-Pinckney Middle School, Charleston, SC 
cindy_philbeck@charleston.k12.sc.us

​"Reading Sherlock Holmes"      

10.  Melody Rodriguez

Scholarship Prep Charter School, Oceanside, CA
mrodriguez@scholarshipschools.org

​"An Author's Day"  

11.  Tracy Shouse

Spencer County High School, Taylorsville, KY 
tracy.shouse@spencer.kyschools.us

​"Mystery and Sherlock Holmes"  
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12.  Chris Sloan

Bensenville Public Library, Bensenville, IL
csloan@benlib.org

​"Study in Scarlet Escape Room"  

13.  Ellen Stolarski

Saint Marys Area Middle School, St. Marys, PA 
estolarski@smasd.org

​"Mystery Solved…Graphic Novel Style "
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14.  Michael Tierney

Step by Step Inc., Charleston, WV
sbsadmin@stepbystepwv.org

​"Baker Street Book Club"

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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