Category: News

  • Wrestling benefit WPSD continues to grow, prosper

    By Keith Barnes McKeesport Daily News Published: Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Glassport native Ken Jugan got his start in studio wrestling as a boy when he attended his first match at the McKeesport Palisades. Now a longtime regional wrestling veteran and a member of the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance, the 54-year-old continues to use his…

  • Alumni Award Nominess

    If you think of any person(s) deserving such an award listed below, please e-mail Valentine Wojton, III (vwojton@wpsd.org) along with the reason why that person should be recognized and he will fine-tune it and then add to the list! REV. JOHN G BROWN SERVICE AWARD – The person(s) shall be chosen for his/her devoted service…

  • Alumni Night 2012 Photo Gallery

    2012 Alumni Women’s Volleyball Team 2012 Alumni Men’s Basketball Team

  • Deaf player fulfills dream of playing for Penn State

    This article is from external website about WPSD 2011 graduate Doug Persing. Reported by: Jason Bristol Published on February 11, 2012 2:24am Article link and video: whptv.com MIDDLETOWN – The pregame meeting. For a basketball team, this is where it all comes together. But the team at Penn State Harrisburg requires another set of of…

  • Beginning a New Chapter: SSDHHC

    by Tina Gallagher, Northeast Pennsylvania Family  January 8, 2012 The Scranton School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is the newest school of its kind in the nation.  It all started with a phone call on a cold, dreary Friday in January of 2009.  Don Rhoten, CEO of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf…

  • President’s message: Alumni Mailing Address

    President of WPSD Alumni, John Noschese want to share with you about keep up to date with mailing list in our database.

  • John’s message: Need your help donate bricks!

    President of WPSD Alumni, John Noschese want to share with you for supporting Alumni Pavilion to donate as your gift which help to build memories and continue as important tradition. Contact Daniel Sheppeck by visiting this Contact page.

  • President’s message: Alumni Pavilion is done!

    President of WPSD Alumni want to share with you his message about his experience of building Alumni Pavilion and don’t miss to check out the time-lapse photography in the video.

  • School for Deaf dedicates new campus

    BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL (STAFF WRITER) Published: October 15, 2011 SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. – On a cold January day in 2009, Don Rhoten received an unexpected phone call. He was asked to travel from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg to meet with officials from the state Department of Education. There, the CEO of the Western Pennsylvania School…