Category: Profiles

Meet Emily Jo Noschese, a 2005 graduate of WPSD. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Emily now resides in Michigan and is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. She recalls many favorite memories at WPSD but specifically the Varsity Letter Club fair and bowling in the girls’ gym at WPSD. Since graduation, Emily’s journey…

Meet Maribeth, a 2007 graduate of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD). Now living in Aston, Pennsylvania, Maribeth works as a Deaf Interpreter, ASL Educator, and is a mother of three. She remembers her dorm life at WPSD, where she joined in 9th grade and enjoyed socializing, playing sports, and working at the…

Meet Bradley, a proud graduate of WPSD in 2014.  Originally from York, he now calls Cincinnati home.  Bradley’s journey after WPSD led him to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree  in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology.  Currently, he is a Turbine Aerodynamics Engineer at GE Aerospace while also managing his Airbnb and 3D…

Danielle Fisher, WPSD Class of 2020 is featured in the post in Gallaudet Bison website on April 2, 2024. ASHINGTON – Gallaudet University athletics is proud to participate in the annual NCAA Division III Week (April 1-7) in an effort to celebrate the impact athletics and Bison student-athletes have on our campus and the surrounding community.…

This month, March GUAA’s commemoration of Women’s History Month, we honor Ida Wynette Gray Hampton, WPSD graduate of 1951 and Gallaudet graduate of 1957, the first Black Deaf woman to graduate from Gallaudet University. Black women were not allowed to attend Gallaudet until the 1950s. That is when Hampton, a Pennsylvania native, enrolled in classes.…

Note: this is original post and images from Gallaudet University – Visionary Leader on June 2014. This June, Gallaudet continues its Visionary Leader Series celebrating 1893 graduate Agatha Tiegel Hanson. The first woman to graduate from Gallaudet with a four-year degree as well as the first woman to serve as class valedictorian; she is an…

Mark Kite, WPSD Class of 1978 is interviewed Can Deaf people become a firefighters? How about a Fire Chief! 🔥🚒💨 TRANSCRIPT: OPENING TEXT:MARK KITE: (with TEXT: Mark Kite, Sr. from Yukon, PA)I’ve been a firefighter since I was 16 years old. I am now a fire chief and have been since 2009.[MONTAGE]FIRE CHIEF FOR YUKON VALLEY…

Zack Porter is an alumnus of WPSD and currently a team leader at Amazon.  He oversees several departments specializing in returns, shipping and logistics.  WPSD had chance to site down with Mr. Porter to discuss a variety of topics, including how WPSD helped prepare him for success and the advice he would share with upcoming…

When did you start your schooling at WPSD?I started around two years old. The teacher came to the house and worked with me. I started preschool at three years old. What are your fondest memories of WPSD?Going to WPSD was like my family away from home. I enjoyed sports, class trips and all the activities.…