Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 133 No. 1 Fall 2011 | Page 8

Deaf Awareness Week

2011 Theme: Deaf Business Owners
EDITOR’S NOTE:
WSD aims to develop the whole child: academically, culturally, linguistically, socially, emotionally. In this
issue the writers have highlighted at least 6 main areas of outreach and connection with the Deaf Community:
trips to the Deaf club houses in Delavan and Madison, visiting Deaf businesses, celebrating International Sign
Language Day, participating in the college fair, and getting spooked at the SLAD Haunted House. In keeping
with the Bi-Bi Philosophy, students participated in the 9/11 Remembrance Service amongst other activities.

Deaf Studies Trip to Madison

WSD art teacher,
Susan Dupor,
describes: De’VIA Deaf View Image Art.

Emma Vollmer presented her
Deaf biography on motor-cross
champion, Ashley Fiolek.

For Deaf Awareness Week 2011, the middle school
and high school Deaf Studies classes went on a trip
to Madison to increase their awareness of Deaf clubs
and Deaf business owners. Karla Gunn, the bilingual
specialist at WSD, arranged the trip. The theme for
Deaf Awareness Week this year was Deaf business
owners.

Elementary Activities
A visit to the Delavan Deaf Club, presentations
on Deaf Visual Art and Deaf Biographies, and
International Sign Language Day kept the elementary
students busy during Deaf Awareness Week,
September 19th – 23rd. WSD’s Bilingual Specialist,
Karla Gunn planned the week’s activities and
helped teachers and students prepare their unique
presentations for Friday’s celebration of International
Sign Language Day. Thanks to Karla for organizing
another week of awesome Deaf Awareness activities.
Elementary students
check out the
remodeled Southern
Lakes Association for
the Deaf Clubhouse.

Ellie presents her Deaf biography
on Lynn Ray Boren, the Gallaudet
University and Deaf Olympic Women’s
Volleyball Coach.
Fall 2011 - 8

The Madison Association of the Deaf clubhouse was
first visited by the 8th grade, freshmen, and senior
students. The students listened to a presentation given
by Darrell Roby, a WSD alumnus (1989), focusing
on the history of the Madison Association of the Deaf
(MAD). Currently, the clubhouse is going through
renovations to become an even better facility for the
Deaf community in Madison. Ann Hathway, a WSD
alumnae (1953), also presented on how her husband,
Jack Hathway (1952), assisted the Deaf Club in
purchasing the current building. The students enjoyed
looking through MAD’s pictures and artifacts.