Category: News
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WPSD Cup 2021 Photo Gallery
Post pandemic. No more social distancing. The weather couldn’t get any better than that. WPSD Alumnus are very proud to host 17th Annual WPSD Cup on August 29, 2021. WPSD Alumnus, staff, guests, friends and relatives having their blast time playing the golf at 3 Lakes Golf Course. Click below to view the 33 photos…
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TribLive: WPSD celebrates 2021 graduates
Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood celebrated their 2021 graduates on Thursday. Graduates began their morning with a class photo and a graduation walk through the campus prior to a commencement ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Students, faculty and staff lined the halls to congratulate seniors Thursday morning, with…
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WPSD grad becomes licensed commercial truck driver
Posted: May 11, 2021 Article by: CCAC Public RelationsSource: ccac.edu PITTSBURGH—The Community College of Allegheny County is celebrating the accomplishment of Daniel Zeolla, who recently passed his Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) exam to become a licensed truck driver –-and he did it without hearing a word from his instructors. Zeolla, who is Deaf, wanted to become…
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Zion Harper, Class of ’17: Local photographer overcomes challenges, owns business
David L. Dye, The Herald, Sharon, Pa.Tue, May 25, 2021 May 25—SHARON — Because he was born deaf, Zion Harper has to communicate mostly through sign language and writing — but he also has an eye for photography. As the owner of Zion Grant Photography in Hubbard, Ohio, the Sharon native has photographed everything from…
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WPSD teacher wins national recognition
The first time Wendy Auden saw someone use sign language, she was sitting in a pew at the First Presbyterian Church of Avonmore in Westmoreland County. At 11 years old, she was enamored with the graceful movements of the younger girl’s hands and felt a pull to learn their meanings. And she wanted to make…
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WPSD Cup 2020 Photo Gallery
COVID-19. Social distancing. This situation is WPSD Alumni first time hosted for the event. The weather couldn’t get any better than that. WPSD Alumnus, staff, guests, friends and relatives having their blast time playing the golf at Grandview Golf Club on September 12, 2020. Click below to view the 61 photos that you might remember…
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WPSD Deaf community within the BLM movement
Reminder Note: WPSD Students, Alumnus, staff/teachers and friends who are participated in the video. For professional interpreter Amy Crawford, American Sign Language is her first language. Ms. Crawford is a CODA — child of deaf adults. Interpretation has always been a part of her everyday life growing up, using ASL at doctor’s appointments, in the…
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WPSD’s 2020 Graduating Class
During this very unusual school year, we wanted the incredibly talented students of our 2020 graduating class to know that they remain in our thoughts and our hearts every day. We hope everyone enjoys this video that spotlights each of our wonderful seniors. In this time of social distancing, we may be apart right now,…
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WPSD ’14 Bradley Speck featured in RIT News
Bradley Speck, Anita Balaji, Eric Hartman, Lizzy Carr and Sean Mahaney were expecting to walk across the stage this weekend with more than 4,300 Rochester Institute of Technology students—a record number of graduates. Instead, they will be celebrating at home with their families or friends. Today’s celebration of the Class of 2020 certainly cannot replace the…