WPSD Alumni Association

2018 graduates high-5 their way to commencement

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The 2018 graduates of Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf high-fived teachers and students while marching through the halls of their school on Thursday.

The event is an annual tradition for WPSD, located in Edgewood. Established in 1869, the non-profit, tuition-free school provides academic and extracurricular programs to deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth through grade 12.

The trail of cheering educators and students in the halls was just one of several crowds showing support on graduation day. The school also hosted a dinner for graduates and their families before their commencement ceremony at 7 p.m.

Celebrating the graduates is an important way to engage with the community for WPSD, the only Pennsylvania school fully accredited by The Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf.

Paraprofessional David Zurawski, right, shakes hands with Jonathan Greathouse, 20, during the traditional graduate walk on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Cassie Friday, left, 18, and Zion Harper, 18, high-five students while participating in the traditional graduate walk on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.
Paola Camacho, center left, 20, and Montae Jackson, 19, high-five students while participating in the traditional graduate walk on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf.