Category: News
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Post-Gazette: WPSD celebrates 150 years
In the summer of 1868, historical documents state that “a little deaf and dumb colored boy was brought” to the Mission Sabbath School connected to the Third United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. Staff didn’t know how to educate the boy, Henry Bell, who appeared to be about 6 years old. School superintendent Joel Kerr researched…
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Perfect Pitch softball camp held at PNC Park
PITTSBURGH — The 9th annual “Pitch Perfect” baseball camp at PNC Park is a joint effort between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (WPSD). WSPD students are able to to learn the skills of softball from former Pirates including Grant Jackson and Mike McKenry on the outfield of PNC Park.…
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SSDHHC celebrates 10 years
CLARKS SUMMIT — The Scranton School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gala at Constantino’s Catering & Events May 3. Employees and sponsors enjoyed a dinner in the grand ballroom and a silent auction in the venue’s outdoor space. Nora Foley, a sign language interpreter for Interpretek,…
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2019 Alumni Night Gallery
WPSD big gym is packed with alumnus and students. WPSD Girls Volleyball team and WPSD Boys’ Basketball team dominate the games and they enjoyed seeing old and new friends. Check out the photo album to see 136 pictures for your memories.
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Star student-athlete shines at WPSD
Cheyenne Sloan plans to play volleyball in college Many high school students are multisport athletes. Not many are all-stars, MVPs and champions in more than one sport, though. Cheyenne Sloan’s list of accomplishments wouldn’t fit on just one banner in her school’s gym. She’s a volleyball national champion, a volleyball and basketball tournament MVP, and…
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Deaf student’s dream onstage with Pgh Playwrights
Published on Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on February 12, 2019 Aaliyah Sanders was in the right place at the right time, and now, says the 16-year-old aspiring actress, “I’m living the dream.” The Scranton native and 10th-grader at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood was on the scene when Mark Clayton Southers, the head of…
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Megan Majocha in VoA article
Student Hopes Genetics Will Raise the Voice of the Deaf This article is published on December 3, 2018, by Donald Winzer. Megan Majocha’s schedule will leave you breathless. As an undergrad, she worked three internships. She knows three languages and is a dedicated follower of the very popular medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Add to that a…
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WPSD celebrate historic soccer, volleyball champs
Students at the Western Pennsylvania School of the Deaf had a lot to cheer about Thursday as they celebrated the school’s championship volleyball and soccer teams. Teammates ran into the gym holding their trophies to the roar of the crowd. “Truly, it’s indescribable, the feeling, and you can see it on the cameras,” Valentine Wojton…
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Stephen Rute, Chairman of Nomination for 2020
Hello everyone, This is Stephen Rute (Class of 1974), Chairman of the Nomination with five different awards. Those awards are: You can see the list of Awards in our Alumni web site. It can be found by hovering/click “About” menu and then the drop down list appears. Click “Awards” to open the page. You can see the five blue…