Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 1 Fall 2012 | Page 6

Deaf Awareness Week
2012 Theme: Deaf Organizations
EDITOR’S NOTE:
WSD aims to develop the whole child: academically, culturally, linguistically, socially, and emotionally. In this
issue the writers have highlighted at least five main areas of outreach and connection with the Deaf Community:
trips to the Deaf club houses in Delavan and Milwaukee, visiting a Deaf senior citizen center, celebrating
International Sign Language Day, and getting spooked at the SLAD Haunted House in the old fire station.
Deaf Awareness Week-Elementary
The week of September 24 – 28, 2012
was packed with creative activities
to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week.
Monday, elementary students visited
the Deaf Club in Delavan, Southern
Lakes Association for the Deaf. Students
were greeted by members of the Deaf
community and were able to ask loads
of questions. Tuesday, three WSD high
school students in Rebecca Epple’s
French class taught the elementary
students numbers and colors in French
Sign Language! The high school
students were Gunner Hahn, Tanner
Evans, and Jasmine Perkins. Students
and staff thoroughly enjoyed this great
learning experience. Wednesday, Susan
Dupor and her art students presented
their work called De ’Via. Students
were very proud to present their ASL
related art work. Thursday, all staff and
students at WSD wore black shirts to
recognize International Sign Language
Day. On this day, throughout the
world, the Deaf Community gathers to
recognize and support the validity of
sign languages world wide. Everyone
enjoyed the school wide presentations
related to sign language both in the
United States and in other countries,
such as Kenya Sign Language. An ice
cream social concluded the week’s
activities. On Friday, each elementary
class did a brief presentation about a
Deaf Leader at either the local, state, or
national level.
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The elementary department with
members of the Deaf community
celebrating Deaf Awareness Week at the
Deaf Club in Delavan.

Kindergartners with their
Deaf Leader, Milton Lee.

Gunner shows
the first graders,
Calvin and
Tyler, the French
numbers one
through ten.