Happy Thanksgiving

Te Deum
by Charles Reznikoff


Not because of victories
I sing,
having none,
but for the common sunshine,
the breeze,
the largess of the spring.

Not for victory
but for the day's work done
as well as I was able;
not for a seat upon the dais
but at the common table.

The Academy of American Poets

CLA 2006-2007 Dues Paid

As of November 8, 2006 dues for the 2006-2007 school year have been received from the following schools:

For more information contact Cristina Dal Molin

• Annunciation, Washington, D. C.
• Blessed Sacrament, Washington, D. C.
• Father Andrew White, Leonardtown, MD
• The Heights, Potomac, MD
  
• Holy Cross, Garret Park, MD
• Holy Redeemer, College Park, MD
• Holy Redeemer, Kensington, MD
• Holy Trinity, Washington, D. C.
• Little Flower, Great Mills, MD
• Mary of Nazareth, Darnestown, MD
• Mater Dei, Bethesda, MD
• Mother Catherine Spalding, Helen, MD
• Mother of God, Gaithersburg, MD
• Our Lady of Mercy, Rockville, MD
• St. Andrew, Silver Spring, MD
• St. Ann’s, Washington, D. C.
• St. Anthony, Washington, D. C.
• St. Bernadette, Silver Spring, MD
• St. Camillus, Silver Spring, MD
• St. Catherine Laboure, Wheaton, MD
• St. Columba, Oxon Hill, MD
• St. John the Baptist, Silver Spring, MD
• St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD
• St. John’s, Hollywood, MD
• St. Jude’s, Rockville, MD
• St. Mark’s, Hyattsville, MD
• St. Mary of the Assumption, Upper Marlboro, MD
• St. Mary of the Mills, Laurel, MD
• St. Mary’s, Rockville, MD
• St. Michael’s, Ridge, MD
• St. Patrick’s, Rockville, MD
• St. Peter’s Interparish, Washington, D. C.
• St. Peter’s, Olney, MD
• St. Peter’s, Waldorf, MD
• St. Pius X, Bowie, MD

Regina Medal Awarded

Margaret K. McElderry - publisher and editor of children's books - is the 2007 receipient of the Regina Medal awarded annually by the National CLA. She will receive this award at the annual 2007 Annual Conference on April 10-13, 2007 in Baltimore, MD .

To read more about her see, SLJ article.

To read about the Regina Medal, see CLA homepage.


Titles with her imprint include:

• Black Canary
• Winter's Gift
• The Bear Snores On
• The Boggart and the Monster
• Ghandi
• Mother Teresa
• Listening for Leroy and many more...