March 2008 The Academy of St. Joseph has won the 2008 Archaeological Institute of America/Long Island Society's Tribut Fund Grant. The grant is $400.00 and will be used to purchase archaeological books, a video and two magazine subscriptions to enhance the curriculum. April 2008 The Academy of St. Joseph has won the 2008 We the People Bookshelf Grant for the theme of "Created Equal." The Bookshelf is a collection of 17 classic hardcover books for young readers, all related to the Created Equal theme. In addition, libraries will receive 4 of these books in Spanish translation, a bonus �History in a Box� resource kit created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and supplementary materials for programming, including bookplates, boomarks, and posters (description from the NEH website). The grant is an award of the following books: Kindergarten through Grade Three The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco Pink Y Say by Patricia Polacco (translated by Alejandra Lopez Varela) Grades 4 to 6 Saturnalia by Paul Fleischman Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Russell Freedman Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom by Virginia Hamilton Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Lyddie by Katherine Paterson (translated by Rosa Benavides) Grades 7 to 8 Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman Abraham Lincoln the Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters ed. by Harold Holzer Breaking Through by Francisco Jim�nez Senderos Fronterizos: Breaking Through Spanish Edition by Francisco Jim�nez Grades 9 to 12 Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober That All People May Be One People, Send Rain to Wash the Face of the Earth by Nez Perce Chief Joseph Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Flores Para Algernon by Daniel Keyes (translated by Paz Barroso) Lincoln�s Virtues: An Ethical Biography by William Lee Miller Amistad: A Novel by David Pesci Bonus: History in a Box resource materials on Abraham Lincoln developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, including a resource book, CD, interactive CD-ROM, and posters featuring primary source documents, photographs, artwork, maps, songs, and other teaching resources. May 2008 The Academy of St. Joseph has been chosen as a recipient of the 2008 Picturing America Award. The award consists of 20 laminated double-sided reproductions of famous American art. The posters will be displayed around the Academy and used to support our curriculum. For more information about the Picturing America program, please go to the NEH website (picturingamerica.neh.gov)