Category: News

  • 100th Anniversary Alumni Reunion 2014

    2014 Alumni Reunion Registration Form   Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Alumni Association, Inc. is celebrating one hundredth anniversary and thirty-five Triennial Alumni Reunion on June 20-22, 2014. Friday: Catering, campus tour, old business meeting @ WPSD 300 East Swissvale Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15218 Saturday: New business meeting, banquet, entertainments and awards Entertainment: John Maucere –…

  • RSD superintendent to retire

    RSD superintendent to retire

    December 19, 2013 Rochester School for the Deaf1545 St. Paul StreetRochester, New York 14621 Rochester School for the Deaf superintendent to retire As RSD’s first deaf chief Harold Mowl is also New York’s only deaf superintendent among eight State-supported schools for deaf and hard of hearing children Dr. Harold Mowl, Jr., the superintendent and chief…

  • LET’S GET ALUMNI GIRLS BASKETBALL BACK!

    Attention: LET’S GET ALUMNI GIRLS BASKETBALL BACK!! We need at least 15 girls, each players pay $10.00 by Friday, Jan. 17th, 2014 Come on ladies, we can do it!! The old ladies can play too, if we get plenty of subs! *GRIN* Please see or contact Val Wojton (’76), vwojton@wpsd.org to pay $10.00

  • President talks about upcoming 2014 reunion

    President John Noschese, Class of 1977 share with you the news about upcoming 100th anniversary of Alumni Reunion 2014 on June 20-22, 2014. Click here for more information about Alumni Reunion and get the registration.

  • WPSD Graduates – Class of 2013

    Families, friends and staff members filled the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf auditorium on Thursday, June 6, to congratulate the Class of 2013. Twenty-one students participated in the on-campus commencement ceremony following a dinner for special guests and family members. Fifteen of the graduates will be continuing their education in a university or other…

  • New Residence Hall Ground Breaking Ceremony

    Today’s Ground Breaking Ceremony officially kicks off the construction on the new residence hall. Community neighbors, the WPSD Board of Trustees, WPSD Alumni Association officers, student representatives and staff were all on hand for the occasion. You can watch today’s ceremony and follow the progress of the construction here. Source: WPSD Facebook

  • Preschool classroom opens in Hershey

    By Deb Kiner, PennLIVE on April 09, 2013 at 12:49 PM, updated April 09, 2013 at 12:56 PM The Children’s Center of Central PA, a day preschool program for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, has opened at 1215 Fishburn Road, Hershey. The preschool, a program of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, serves 3- and…

  • Emily Jo Noschese in Roulette Trailer

    Time is ticking… to find out what destiny holds for you! Join us for Storm Smith’s extraordinary, mind-blowing film, Roulette, produced by Thunderography Productions. Emily Jo Noschese, WPSD Class of 2005 is playing as actress in the movie. This movie will be playing in Gallaudet on April 18th. Source: Gallaudet Daily Digest

  • Amber (Stanton) Zion in RIT/NTID FOCUS magazine

    When she was young, Amber Stanton Zion would tell herself to “keep going until you reach the stars.” The Penn Hills, Pa., native has done exactly that, living and working in the Los Angeles area as an actress, appearing on television’s CSI:NY, a national Kay Jewelers commercial and on stage in numerous Deaf West Theatre…