Author: daveynin

  • 2023 Alumni Reunion Photo Gallery

    In the picture, 75 headcount of members as alumni association came to WPSD for 37th Triennial Alumni Reunion on Friday, June 16th and 17th to reunite their classmates, family and friends. 206 photos poured in our Google Photos album, for cherish of your time and enjoy viewing. Happy Father’s Day!

  • TribLive: Signs of the Times

    TribLive: Signs of the Times

    Story by JOANNE KLIMOVICH HARROPPhotos by SHANE DUNLAPTribune-Review June 11, 2023 Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on residency at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children. Interviews were done with the help of an interpreter. Many students’ last names have been omitted at…

  • WPSDAlumni.org site is moving!

    WPSD Alumni website is moving to new hosting provider today for enhanced security and performance.  The theme design layout remains same, You will notice some differences on the website.

  • Obituary: Jerry Bush, Class of 1969

    Jerry L. Bush, 74, of Kernersville, NC, passed away at home on May 26, 2023 after a short illness. He was surrounded by his family as he passed. Jerry was born on February 14, 1949 to Warren and Hazel Bush in Roaring Springs, PA. After Jerry graduated from Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in…

  • Obituary: Mary Ferraro, Class of 1953

    Mary (Rocha) Ferraro, 89, of Akron, was reunited with her son, Clem, on his birthday, May 10, 2023. She was born in Johnstown, PA on March 6, 1934 to the late Sotero and Helen {Machik} Rocha. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her son Clement Ferraro and her brother Joseph…

  • Reminder: Alumni Reunion Early Bird deadline

    Just gently reminder that WPSD Alumni Reunion deadline for Early Bird is Friday, May 19, 2023. The price is $60 to avoid the price increase to $70. For more information about Alumni Reunion of registration, accommodations, check the post in our Alumni website. We will make announcements about more detailed information about reunion within six…

  • Obituary: Christine Linehan, Class of 1974

    M. Christine Linehan, 69, of Franklin, PA. passed away at 1:20 A.M. Friday March 24, 2023 at UPMC-N/W in Seneca. Mary Christine Linehan 69 of 9 Crestview Road, Franklin passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023 following a brief illness. Chris was born in Oil City January 13, 1954 and was the daughter of Thomas…

  • College of Education offers ASL, proposes Deaf studies minor

    Note: This post is related to Emily Jo Noschese, WPSD Class of 2005. It’s perhaps not surprising that English and Spanish are the two most-used languages in the United States. But the third? Due to the estimated 11.5 million people in the United States — including 386,000 in Michigan — who are deaf or hard…

  • Complaints about WPSD Yearbook changes

    If you are trying to open WPSD yearbook in Issuu.com directly from WPSDAlumni.org Yearbook website, You can see the screenshot “Publication access is currently limited”.  We received the complaints from our Alumni visitors that they are unable to view the WPSD yearbooks in Issuu.com, the the partner of the web publishing service.  We used our…