Published by: California School for the Deaf, Fremont
CALIFORNIA NEWS Volume Volume 124 124 •• Number Number 314• October • March 27, 24, 2009 2008 Rory Osbrink oversees the early childhood education, elementary, middle school, and high school departments for the PAH Day group picture. It was a smashing success!
In this issue: • PAH Day • School Play • Challenge of 1,000 Books: Middle School • Honor Roll: High School • Trike-A-Thon Early Childhood Ed • Parent Article on Deaf Infants • Summer Camps for Deaf Kids • Read Across America • Youth Sports Program
CSD celebrates Deaf PAH! Day
• Girls Basketball Awards
On March 13, California School for the Deaf celebrated Deaf PAH! Day honoring
• Hoy Tournament
commemorate the Gallaudet University Protest of 1988, where Deaf people
• St. Patrick’s Day Early Childhood Ed
Deaf people’s success in different areas. Deaf PAH! Day was established to demanded that the world’s only all-Deaf university have its first Deaf president. That protest sent a message all over the world that Deaf people can be productive citizens. Deaf PAH! Day provides an opportunity to pass on this empowerment to future generations, so that Deaf children can fulfill their dreams of becoming whomever they want to become. In the spirit of this important day, CSD invited Deaf professionals to visit the school so that our Deaf children would be able to see what they can become in the future. Deaf children need exposure to Deaf role models. And, nothing could be better than hands-on experience doing the activities that were set up with these Deaf professionals. —Joey Baer