2014 Yearbook

W P S D

“Life is short, live it Love is rare, grab it anger is bad, dump it fear is awful, face it memory is sweet, cherish it.”

LIONS

L I O N S 2 0 1 4

“LIFE HAS TWO RULES: #1 NEVER QUIT #2 ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE #1.”

2014

Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

Lions 2014 Vol. XLV

300 East Swissvale Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218-1469 www.wpsd.org

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CEO CLASS OF 2014 STUDENTS STAFF SPORTS CLUBS/ACTIVITIES SENIOR ADS

Donald E. Rhoten Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Rhoten with the Class of 2014

Prep for Success

Anthony Cochran

Chandler Lyle

Louis J. Morrone III

13th Year Students

Ricky “Oscar” Eriksen

Lonnieka Fisher

Mark Greathouse

Xiajiang Reeves

George Zielinski

12th Grade Students

Daniel Bishop

Calvin Crawford

Joshua Geidel

Jalen Jenkins

Seniors

Jaime Lynn Friday Nicknames: Jalynx and BabyLynx

What will you miss the most about WPSD? Mostly my friends and sports.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I want to go to college, maybe work as a veterinarian assistant or a horse trainer.

What sports were you involved in and for how long?

Volleyball – 6 years, Basketball – 5 years, Track – 2 years, and Softball – 3 years

August 13, 1996 Flinton, PA

Mark Richard Hanya Greathouse

Nickname: MaPK0

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Stay for PFS. What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Soccer (11th-12th), Basketball (10th-12th), and Softball (11th-12th)

December 6, 1994 Sandy Lake, PA

Jessica Lynn Gould

Nicknames: Jess, Jessie, Jessop, Nemo and Baby Girl

What will you miss the most about WPSD? Friends and playing sports.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Go to college and get a degree in teaching.

What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Volleyball (7th-12th), Cheerleading (8th, 9th, 11th, 12th), and Softball (10th-12th)

November 15, 1995 Wilkins Township, PA

Kyle Terrance Hulme Nickname: Ky

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss soccer and softball.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Either get a welding job or go to college at NTID. What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Soccer (9th-12th), Basketball (9th, 10th, 12th), Cheerleading (11th), and Softball (9th-12th)

January 23, 1995 Fleetwood, PA

Kayla Lynn Irvin Nickname: None

What will you miss the most about WPSD? Talking to friends, helping around school and working in the cafeteria.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Looking for jobs.

December 3, 1992 Rochester, PA

Shannon Adella McAleavey

Nickname: None

What will you miss the most about WPSD? All of my friends, some of my teachers and especially the tacos.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I would like to go to RIT. What sports were you involved in and for how long?

Volleyball – 2 years, Cheerleading – 5 years, Track – 1 year, and Softball – 4 years

August 28,1996 Plum, PA

Nathan Mackanzie Irwin

Nickname: Nate the Great

What will you miss the most about WPSD? Samantha What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Nathan’s dad shared that Nathan would like to be a conductor of a major symphony orchestra and be a successful stand-up comedian.

What is your favorite thing about WPSD? Lunch and the prom

September 30, 1992 Wilkinsburg, PA

Le’Airua Shonte’ McHenry Nickname: Lee-Lee or LeLe

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss my friends, volleyball and drumming for the cheerleading team.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I plan to go to college, get a job as a hairdresser and make new friends.

What sports were you involved in and for how long?

Volleyball – 5 years and Cheerleading – 3 years

February 26, 1996 Pittsburgh, PA

Samantha Pettit Nickname: Sam

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss my friends.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I will go to work.

What is your favorite thing about WPSD? My favorite thing is Special Olympics.

Decmber 24, 1992 Mechanicburg, PA

Nicknames: Kelsi and Kel

Kelsey Lynn Reppert

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss my friends and staff and remember the London trip because it was a great experience.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I am going to the community college full-time and work part-time. I eventually plan to become a teacher.

What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Volleyball (10th-12th), Cheerleading (9th, 10th, 12th), and Softball (9th-12th)

June 21, 1995 Allentown, PA

Stacey Renee Quear

Nickname: Ylingacha and Sheep

What will you miss the most about WPSD? ILP, sports, and the London trip What are some of your goals after you graduate?

Go to college at Fairmont, work for the FBI or be a diesel mechanic.

What is your favorite thing about WPSD? My friends, some of my teachers and some of my favorite classes.

July 23, 1996 New Castle, PA

Jonathan Santos Nickname: I don’t have any nicknames.

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss the ILP and all of the staff.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

My goals are to get a job and a drivers license.

What is your favorite thing about WPSD? My favorite thing about WPSD is going to the gym and playing dodgeball.

January 29, 1994 Hazelton, PA

Destiny Marie Slater Nicknames: Mentally, Artistic and Desty

What will you miss the most about WPSD? The good times I have spent with my friends.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

3 possible majors: cartooning, graphic designing, and illustrating What is your favorite thing about WPSD? The fact that I have a deaf-friendly environment.

March 15, 1995 Wilkinsburg, PA

Nickname: Branginne

Bradley Matthew Speck

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss Battlebots IQ. What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I will get a degree in engineering.

What sports were you involved in and for how long?

Soccer – 6 years, Basketball – 6 years, Track – 2 years, and Softball – 4 years

January 19, 1995 York, PA

Vladimir Vladimirov Slavov

Nickname: Vlado

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss everything about WPSD. I have enjoyed my years attending this school.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

My goal is to go to college at either RIT/NTID or Gallaudet University.

What sports were you inolved in and which grades?

Soccer (8th-12), Basketball (8th-12th), Track (8th), and Softball (9th-12th)

July 26, 1995 Scranton, PA

Roche ` Tyese Tolbert Nicknames: Roro and Nunu

What will you miss the most about WPSD? Sports and the teachers that I always mess with.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

My goal is to go to RIT, have a part time job and get a car.

What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Basketball (10th-12th), Volleyball (9th-12th) and Cheerleading Drummer (9th)

March 11, 1995 Clarks Summit, PA

Andrew Troy Weik

Nicknames: Andy, Andie, and Baby Andie

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss the middle school teachers.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I will work with my dad in construction.

What sports were you involved in and which grades?

Basketball (7th-12th) and Softball (9th-12th)

December 16, 1994 Latrobe, PA

DeOntae Trivon White Nicknames: Mr. D and DE

What will you miss the most about WPSD? I will miss the students and my teachers Kristi, Jodi, and Amy Dent and my friends, Jon Border, Janaya Ray, Shawn Ray as well as my principal in the High School Department, Mr. Kevin McDonough, because of the fun trips to London, NYC, Washington D.C, and the Senior Trip.

What are some of your goals after you graduate?

I might go to college and get my certification for warehouse work and maybe another certification to work for UPS Ground or the Postal Service. I might make cabinets.

April 14, 1994 North Braddock, PA

What sports were you involved in and which grades?

I was the WPSD Basketball Manager for a short time.

GUESS WHO

A

B

C

D

E F

G

(A) Bradley Speck (B) Roché Tolbert (C) Nathan Irwin (D) Destiny Slater (E) Jaime Friday (F) Vladimir Slavov (G) Stacey Quear (H) Jessica Gould (I) DeOntae White (J) Kyle Hulme (K) Andrew Weik (L) Kayla Irwin (M) Shannon McAleavey (N) Kelsey Reppert (O) Le’Airua McHenry N

O L K

M I

J H

High School

Sarah Bender Justin Cristina Hannah Fisher Madison Kober

Alec Lindsey Megan Majocha Phiat Ounn Adam Rasbeck

Janaya Ray Pantera Stoykovich Michael Weber

JUNIORS

Cristian Baang Storm Betts Carl Bradshaw Dylan Craddock

Dajion Dixon Travis Frye Samantha Gibbs Kathryn Holtzman

Alyssa Hulme Kristal Lash

SOPHOMORES

Kai Miller Emily Petrillo Dae’Shawn Ray Jia Fei Reeves

Emily Reno Rae-Quawn Simmons Cheyenne Solomon

Stefon Trowell Marisa Walworth

Nicholas Bertone Jonathan Border Fauntaye Bryant Isabella DiRenzo

Shaun Fisher Iris Hereford Rain Kelly

Noah McAuley Seth Reeves Alyssa Tavella Cheyenne Thompson

FRESHMEN

Middle School

Kyle D’ Amore Krista Foster Cassie Friday Antoine Hunter

Montae Jackson Emily Lamb Tori Reeves Shania Williams

8th Grade

Gage Arbuckle David Breight Chad D’Amore Nicholas Everett

Alexandra Francis Katelyn Frenchak Kyle Keracher Howard Lin

Kendrick Rivers Cheyenne Sloan Destiny Tanner McKensy Therrien

7th Grade

James Carr Xiaoli Carr Amber Cherpak Danielle Fisher

Derek Forrester Lara Geary Emily Oesterling Summer Olszewski

Rose Santucci Dylan Zurawski

6th Grade

Ayesha Austin Jenna D’Amore

Olivia Larson Victoria Pryor

5th Grade

Elementary School

Valerie DeVos Wade Dunbar Braden Elliott

Caleb Hawkins Blake Swayne Maleek Washington

Sheri Morgan

Teacher

4th Grade

Sheri Morgan’s Class

Daren Francisco Allie Goshaw Daniel Kadlick

Amanda Nagy Faith Saulsberry

Pam Magness

Teacher

Tony Remis

Teacher’s Aide

4th Grade

Pam Magness’ Class

Claudia Chiusano Olivia Clinger Bella Dunbar

Bernie Elliott Maggie Geary Makenna Hager

Maureen Reilly-Price

Teacher

3rd Grade

Maureen Reilly-Price’s Class

Noah Weiner Christian Wilkins Aniya Wilson

Sierra Woodford Morkos Youssef

Michelle Zelei

Teacher

David Tasselli

Teacher’s Aide

3rd Grade Michelle Zelei’s Class

Amy Forrester Gebreabzgi Helmstadter Elsie Olwal Kierra Oyler

Jared Price Walker Remis Samantha Reno

Isolde Rittenberger Sarah Vogel

Beth Carr

Teacher

Christie Homell

Teacher

2nd Grade

Beth Carr & Christie Homell’s Class

Christopher Brisach Laura Cottrell Hunter Clinger

Dalton D’Angelo Luel Helmstadter Dante Merriman

Margi Jo Patton

Teacher

Linda Langer

Teacher’s Aide

1st Grade

Margi Jo Patton’s Class

Alex Eichelberger Marissa Murphy Morgana Osburn

Aubrey Pettigrew Tay-Von Reed

Wendy Auden

Teacher

Christy Shively

Teacher’s Aide

1st Grade

Wendy Auden’s Class

Jreem Abercrombie Gabriel Bente Sydney Carroll Dale D’Angelo

Abigail Iachini Elisha Querry Royale Reno-Gaus Kyrey Therrien

Jennifer Stuber

Teacher

Dan McNamara

Teacher’s Aide

Kindergarten

Jennifer Stuber’s Class

Isabella Barker Camden Barkey Elijah Jarrell Carr

Ada DiFrancesco Paityn Gajan Mackenzie Hadix

Zenaizj Jones Amarie Orean Natalia Zurita

Katherine Kolosky

Teacher

Diane Pici-McMahon

Teacher’s Aide Rosie Nochese

Teacher’s Aide

Preschool

Katherine Kolosky’s Class

Jacob Brand Kalilah D’Angelo Abigail Gabriel Faith Lugaila

Isabella Medaglio Gia Pinto Alexander Reno-Gaus Zack Yakubik

Patty Greeno

Teacher

Anita Mitchell

Teacher’s Aide

Preschool

Patty Greeno’s Class

STAFF

Five Starr Services

Front Row- Karen Carroll, Melissa Carroll, Dennis Francis, Kathy James, Angela Cristina Back Row- Tammy Insko, Mike Insko, Peggy Patterson, Charlene Halleran

Starr, Dick

Director, Five Starr Services

Abraham, Tina

Counselor

Alverson, Amy

Drama Teacher Bacha, Dori

Human Resources Director Barnett, Dennis

Security Officer

Bartholow, Kathy

Physical Education Teacher Bartlebaugh, Sarah

Administrative Assistant Marketing & Development Baverso, Betty

Housekeeping Team Leader Behanna, Mary Agnes

High School Teacher Behanna, Todd

Human Resource Specialist Belavie, Sean

Security Officer

Betz, Kathleen

Library Aide

Betz, Katrina

Speech/Language Pathologist Beveridge, Cassandra

High School Teacher Biega, Gloria

Residential Supervisor Booth, Patricia

Housekeeper

Bowers, Gregg

Chief Operating Officer Burik, Linda

Learning Center Director Byerly, Jeffrey

Security Supervisor Cain, Lori

Residential Supervisor Campbell, Michelle

Choices for Children Teacher

Campion, Matthew

Institutional Advancement Director Cherney, Vicki

Marketing Director Craig, Jennifer

Audiologist

Czekanski, Walter

Fleet Coordinator D’Amore, George

Residential Supervisor Dailey, Dana

High School Teacher Davis, Crystal

Registrar

DeFazio, Thomas

Residential Supervisor Dent, Amy

Vocational Teacher

DeRise-Spadacene, Fabrienne

Counselor

Downes, Douglas

Residential Supervisor Dunbar, Charmaine

Security Officer

Dunbar, Pauline

High School Teacher Eberle, Elizabeth

Teacher Aide Elias, Connie

Nurse

Ennis, Jason

Print Production Associate Ennis, Mary

Assistant to the Dean Fell, Deborah

Children’s Services Coordinator Fine, Erika

Choices for Children Teacher Fisher, John

Media Tech Aide

Fisher, Sharon

Teacher Aide

Fisher-Evangelista, Anne

Occupational Therapist Foust, John

Vocational Teacher Freilino, Gary

Middle School Teacher Frost, Vickie

Administrative Assistant Funk, William

Housekeeping Team Leader Gentile, Tom

Lion Works Manager Gerlach, Shari

Middle School Teacher Gibson, John

ASL Teacher

Grover, Joel

Evaluation & Counseling Director Halferty, Edward

Security Officer

Halik, Thomas

Assistant to the Dean Hamilton, Judy

Administrative Assistant Human Resources Hancock, Barbara

Accounting Clerk Hand, Michael

Physical Education Teacher Henry, Kristen

Residential Supervisor Hogben, Scott

Vocational Teacher Hudson, Marjorie

Residential Supervisor Husar, Deborah

Middle School Teacher Hutchinson, Martha

Administrative Assistant

Jezerski, Kelly

Residential Supervisor Johnston, Donna

Teacher Aide Jolly, Frances

Guidance Counselor Jugan, Adam

Housekeeper Kelly, Wayne

High School Teacher Kemerer, Norman

Maintenance

Kirkpatrick, Carolyn

Library Coordinator Kitchen, Sandi

Administrative Assistant Kite, Mark

Bus Driver/Maintenance

Kropp, Robert Maintenance/Groundskeeper Lauderdale, Marybeth

Director

Leary, Leslie

Payroll Clerk Leskovic, Gina

Speech /Language Pathologist Long, Patricia

Residential Supervisor Magill, Joni

Speech /Language Pathologist Maher, Robert

Maintenance

Mahnick, Angel

Bus Aide

Majocha, Alan

Printing & Production Coordinator Manning, Barbara

Chief Fiscal Officer Maravich, Joyce

Middle School Teacher

Marcase, Russell C.

Maintenance

Marshall, Tina

Choices for Children Teacher Marx, Lyndsay

Speech/Language Pathologist May, Helen

Nurse

Mazreku, Donald

Middle School Principal McAdoo, Susan

Curriculum Coordinator McCall, Gail

Choices for Children Teacher McCoy, Roberta

Housekeeper

McDonald, Gina

Nurse

McDonough, Kevin

High School Principal McKay, Linda

Residential Supervisor McMahon, James

Maintenance

McNeil-Mascaro, Erin

High School Teacher McTighe, Janine

Speech/Language Pathologist Mentzer, Alice

Art Teacher

Miller, Nicholas

Staff Interpreter

Mohanty, Viswa

Bus Aide

Morris, Jennifer

Administrative Assistant Dean/Director Mosholder, Kristi

High School Teacher Mountain, Julie Ann

High School Teacher

Nikou, Tara

Choices for Children Coordinator Noe, Mary

Secretary

Noschese, Aaron

Dean of Students Noschese, John

Housekeeper

Noschese, Mary

Middle School Teacher

Noschese, Robert

Maintenance

Peery, Sheree

Vocational Teacher Poilucci, Carrie

Teacher Aide

Portser, Sharon

Nurse

Possumato, Nancy

Nurse Supervisor

Prezioso, Michael

High School Teacher Prezioso, Tatiana

Audiologist

Raether, Kirsten

Physical Therapist Raffle, James

Residential Supervisor Raible, Mary Lou

Accountant

Rain, Carrie

Children’s Center & Elementary School Principal Redfern, Mary Jo

Choices for Children Teacher Reeves, Jodi

High School Teacher

Remis, Deborah

Middle School Teacher Riser, Carol

Vocational Evaluator

Roberts, Shawn

Residential Supervisor Roudybush, Karen

Reading Specialist

Russell, Ellen

Technology Specialist Sage, Tom

Teacher Aide Shaw, Nicole

High School Teacher Slavinsky, Brian

Media Coordinator Smith, Venita

Residential Supervisor Spadacene, Rolland

Housekeeper

Steffen, Gretchen

Residential Supervisor Stephan, Kathryn

Receptionist

Stiff, Heather

Behavior Specialist Stone, Joan

Interpreting Services Coordinator Swaitek, Paul

Maintenance

Taslov, Judy

Administrative Assistant-CEO Taslov, Rebecca

Residential Supervisor Tasselli, Charleen

Middle School Teacher Tasselli, David

Teacher Aide

Tissue, Edward

Security Officer Uzarski, Terry

Plant Operations Coordinator Valotta, Geogory

Security Officer

Vigliotti, Michelle

Residential Supervisor Walton, Thomas

Maintenance/Painter Wattick, Jaime

Teacher Aide

Weiss, Donna

Art Therapist

Wellman, Sally

Middle School Teacher Willis, William

Security Officer

Wilson, Robert J.

Security Officer Wing, Amy

High School Teacher Witt, Rita

Receptionist

Wojton, Valentine

ASL Specialist/ Athletic Director Yankoski, Lisa

Accounts Payable Clerk Zurawski, David

Residential Supervisor

FALL SPORTS

Mighty Mites Soccer

Front Row- Noah Weiner, Elisha Querry, Hunter Clinger, Dale D’Angelo, Jr., Royale Reno-Gaus Middle Row- Dalton D’Angelo, Walker Remis, Gebreabzgi Helmstadter, Luel Helmstadter, Maggie Geary, Valerie DeVos, Christian Wilkins, Youssef Morkos, Tony Dumblosky (Asst. Coach) Back Row- Jamie Kitchen (Coach), Derek Forrester, James Carr, Xiaoli Carr, Bella Dunbar, Rose Santucci, Andrew Weik (Referee), Caleb Hawkins, Wade Dunbar, Danielle Fisher

Varsity Soccer

Front Row- Justin Cristina Middle Row- Antione Hunter, Kyle Hulme, Bradley Speck, Xiajiang Reeves, Travis Frye, Mark Greathouse, Anthony Cochran, Vladimir Slavov, Seth Reeves Back Row- David Tasselli (Asst. Coach), Kyle D’Amore, Shaun Fisher, Dajion Dixon, Valentine Wojton III (Coach), Adam Rasbeck, Chad D’Amore, Gage Arbuckle, Destiny Tanner, George D’Amore (Asst. Coach)

Mighty Mites Volleyball

Front Row- Amy Forrester, Samantha Reno, Kierra Oyler, Sierra Woodford, Isolde Rittenberger Back Row- Rebecca Taslov (Coach), Amber Cherpak, Emily Oesterling, Summer Olszewski, Olivia Larson, Ayesha Austin, Gabrielle Klezek (Coach)

Junior Varsity Volleyball

Front Row- Stacey Quear, Isabella DiRenzo, Tori Reeves, Katelyn Frenchak, Krista Foster, Madison Kober, Kathryn Holtzman Back Row- Mary Agnes Connor-Behanna (Asst. Coach), Le’Airua McHenry, Kelsey Reppert, Cassie Friday, Alyssa Hulme, Emily Reno, Christie Homell (Coach)

Varsity Volleyball

Front Row- Tori Reeves, Megan Majocha Middle Row- Stacey Quear, Jaime Friday, Kai Miller, Jessica Gould, Kathryn Holtzman Back Row- Mary Agnes Connor-Behanna (Asst. Coach), Kelsey Reppert, Cassie Friday, Roché Tolbert, Alyssa Hulme, Le’Airua McHenry, Christie Homell (Coach)

Seniors

Left to Right- Stacey Quear, Kelsey Reppert, Le’Airua McHenry, Jaime Friday, Roché Tolbert, Jessica Gould

The Varsity Volleyball Team of 2013 had the most competitive season ever! Several volleyball players came out for a long week of practice at Volleyball Camp before returning to school. We had several returning players on the team this year. There were ten players selected to play on the Varsity team.

We hosted the 33rd ESDAA tournament the first weekend of November. The last time WPSD hosted the ESDAA tournament was in 2006. The Lady Lions were proud to come in second place. They had a long season and worked hard to complete the season with 20 wins and 11 losses. I’m really proud of my girls!!!

To our special seniors this year, may memories from your years in the volleyball program be with you forever!

-- Coach Christie Homell

We will not forget our special motto that we used: We will continue to use it throughout the volleyball seasons.

KEEP CALM AND STAY STABLE -- Coach Christie Homell

WINTER SPORTS

Boys’ Junior Varsity Basketball

Front Row- Phiat Ounn, Carl Bradshaw, Kyle D’Amore, Kyle Hulme, Gage Arbuckle, Montae Jackson Back Row- George D’Amore (Coach), Mark Greathouse, Adam Rasbeck, Antoine Hunter, Chad D’Amore

Boys’ Varsity Basketball

Left to Right- David Tasselli (Coach), Kyle D’Amore, Mark Greathouse, Bradley Speck, Adam Rasbeck, Dajion Dixon, Michael Weber, Travis Frye, Vladimir Slavov, Andrew Weik, Seth Reeves, George D’Amore (Asst. Coach)

Captains

Left to Right- Bradley Speck, Travis Frye, Michael Weber, Vladimir Slavov, Andrew Weik

The 2013 – 2014 school year was my first year as Varsity Boys’ Basketball head coach.

After seven years as assistant, I was really excited to become head coach. What an exciting year for this change at WPSD! The 17 players that participated this year were ready to show off the skills they have been building over the past couple of years.

In November, we invited Jon Mowl, the nephew of WPSD Alumni (1965) and Board of Trustees member, Dr. Harold Mowl, to run a basketball clinic. Jon was one of the top basketball players at Gallaudet University. He was also a member of the gold medal winning United States Men’s Deaflympic Basketball Team. This clinic was for both the boys and girls basketball teams. Jon’s work with the players included basic basketball skills, drills, and practice strategies. Jon’s activities inspired and motivated the teams to improve their individual skills, which in turn benefited players as students, athletes, and teammates. It was clear that the players carried those skills into their game play.

The bad weather impacted the team this season. We practiced without some players due to school closings, and the two Spartan Classic games in Ohio and one here were cancelled.

On December 17th, the team snapped a two-year losing streak, winning the game at American Spirit Academy. The last time the WPSD boys’ team won was March 11, 2011.

This was followed by a 44 game losing streak. This win inspired us to continue to play our best for the rest of the season. On February 6th, we beat Jefferson County Christian.

They were in first place in our league and this was their first league loss. Earlier in December, we lost to them by 20 points. The win this season made for an exciting and loud experience in our gym.

The Eastern School for the Deaf Athletic Association (ESDAA) Basketball Tournament was held February 21st to the 23rd at the Maryland School for the Deaf. We played against New Jersey in the first round. The Colts started the game with a hot streak. At the beginning of the game they led by 22 points. We were stubborn and played hard fighting them in the second half of the game. We caught up to them, behind by only 7 points. In the end we lost, but the players made me proud because they never gave up. In the next two games, we won one and lost the other. We finished in 6th place. My players showed great effort and maintained a great attitude during the tournament. We won the Free Throw Skills Competition and the Joe Giordano Sportsmanship Award. Travis Frye was selected for the All Tournament Team.

Our season record was 8 wins and 15 losses. In league play our record was 5 wins and 3 losses. I’m proud of my players. There was a noticeable improvement from the beginning to the end of the season. We had a great season with GREAT attitudes in practices and games. They deserved to win the Sportsmanship Award. We will miss our five senior players.

-- Coach David Tasselli

Mighty Mites Basketball

Front Row- Elisha Querry, Morkos Youssef, Isolde Rittenberger, Dale D’Angelo, Jr. Middle Row- Sierra Woodford, Maggie Geary, Dalton D’Angelo, Maleek Washington, Amber Cherpak, Derek Forrester Back Row- Alyssa Goshaw, Olivia Clinger, Angel Mahnick (Coach), Jenna D’Amore, Olivia Larson, Dylan Zurawski, Ayesha Austin, Rose Santucci, Wade Dunbar, Caleb Hawkins, Danielle Fisher, Tony Dumblosky (Asst. Coach)

Girls’ Junior Varsity Basketball

Front Row- Isabella DiRenzo, Tori Reeves, Cassie Friday, Emily Reno, Destiny Tanner Back Row- Michelle Vigliotti (Asst. Coach), Kathryn Holtzman, Emily Lamb, Alyssa Hulme, Cheyenne Solomon, Madison Kober, Kathy Bartholow (Coach)

Girls’ Varsity Basketball

First Row- Alyssa Hulme, Pantera Stoykovich , RochĂŠ Tolbert, Jaime Friday, Megan Majocha, Kai Miller Back Row- Michelle Vigliotti (Asst. Coach), Kathryn Holtzman, Cheyenne Solomon, Destiny Tanner, Emily Lamb, Cassie Friday, Emily Reno, Tori Reeves, Kathy Bartholow (Coach) Missing from photo- Madison Kober

This was a transition year for the Girls’ Basketball team. We had three girls - Kai Miller, Megan Majocha and Tori Reeves join the team. They were former cheerleaders who wanted a new experience. We started the year off with a wonderful clinic presented by Jon Mowl. The girls enjoyed taking the skills they learned to show me what they could do. The first few games were a struggle for us, as we attempted to find our game. We had a lot of games that we could have won, but in the end were unable to produce the win. We finish with a 5-19 record.

The Sports Banquet was an exciting evening for the seniors. There were two seniors on the team this year, Jaime Friday and Roché Tolbert. I had the great opportunity to coach two wonderful young ladies for several years. Both were captains for the girls’ team, as well as leaders on and off the court. These young ladies have learned the skills of basketball, as well as life. They have developed the skills necessary to lead their peers and encourage teamwork. The commitment and dedication they have shown to the school is remarkable, and I hope it carries on with the younger girls.

We were off to the ESDAA tournament at Maryland. The first night was a hot game against New Jersey. It was a full team effort with Roché Tolbert leading the scoring with 7 points, followed by Pantera Stoykovich, Megan Majocha, Jaime Friday, and Alyssa Hulme all scoring 4 points. New Jersey won the game in the end by the score of 27-26. The next day we faced The Learning Center. With a strong defense, we were able to shut down their offense with a 30-12 win. On Sunday, we faced the strong Rochester team. At the half, we were up by 9 points, but their strong defense stopped and beat us 18-38. We completed the ESDAA tournament in 6th place. Roché Tolbert was selected for the All Tournament Team and as a whole WPSD won the SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - what an honor! I have always known that the girls had a wonderful attitude with others, but having other coaches nominate your team shows the character they demonstrate to other individuals.

The experience gained by the underclassmen at the ESDAA tournament will give them the foundation for next year. I truly appreciate the girls’ hard work and determination. It was an honor to coach the team and I look forward to next year.

- Coach Kathy Bartholow

Little Cubs Cheerleaders

Front Row- Kierra Oyler, Makenna Hager, Amy Forrester Back Row- Aniya Wilson, Samantha Reno, Bella Dunbar Missing from photo- Coaches

Junior Varsity Cheerleaders

Left to Right- Venita Smith (Asst. Coach), Krista Foster, ---, Le’Airua McHenry, Jia Fei Reeves, Katelyn Frenchak, Linda Langer (Coach)

Varsity Cheerleaders

Front Row- Shannon McAleavey, Le’Airua McHenry, Kelsey Reppert, Jessica Gould Back Row- Linda Langer (Coach), Janaya Ray, ---, Venita Smith (Asst. Coach)

S-P-I-R-I-T! That’s what our cheerleaders are proud to have. They all have worked extremely hard this season - practicing new cheers and chants, cheering at home and away games, selling baked cookies, and most of all, showing their SPIRIT for our school! The Varsity squad traveled to the Maryland School for the Deaf for the ESDAA (Eastern Schools for the Deaf Athletic Association) Cheerleading Competition to compete against another five schools. They won third place! Assistant Coach Venita and I are very proud of them.

-- Coach Linda Langer

Boys’ Softball

Front Row- David Zurawski ( Asst. Coach), Marty Weber (Coach) Second Row- Michael Weber, Travis Frye Third Row- Phiat Ounn, Montae Jackson, Seth Reeves, Chad D’Amore, Kyle Keracher, Antoine Hunter, Kyle D’Amore, Nicholas Bertone, Kyle Hulme, Carl Bradshaw, Rae’Quawn Simmons Back Row- Xiajiang Reeves, Andrew Weik, Justin Cristina, Vladimir Slavov, Dajion Dixon, Adam Rasbeck, Mark Greathouse, Shaun Fisher, Bradley Speck

Girls’ Softball

Front Row- Katelyn Frenchak, Tori Reeves, Kathryn Holtzman, Jessica Gould, Jaime Friday, Megan Majocha, Isabella DiRenzo, Jia Fei Reeves, Krista Foster Back Row- Amanda Kovacs (Asst. Coach), Alexandra Francis, Alyssa Hulme, Kai Miller, Madison Kober, Emily Reno, Cassie Friday, Destiny Tanner, ---, Linda McKay (Coach)

Chess Team

Front Row- Shaun Fisher, Andrew Weik, James Carr Back Row- Vladimir Slavov, Noah McAuley, Cristian Baang, Mark Greathouse Missing from photo- Deborah Husar (Advisor), Michael Weber, Carl Bradshaw

Yearbook

Front Row- Amy Dent (Advisor), Samantha Gibbs, Adam Rasbeck, Le’Airua McHenry Back Row- Destiny Slater, Jaime Friday, Stacey Quear, Shannon McAleavey

Front Row- Hannah Fisher, Megan Majocha, Roché Tolbert Back Row- Alec Lindsey, Michael Weber, Xiajiang Reeves

Girls’ Athletic Association

Front Row- Kathy Bartholow (Advisor), Pantera Stoykovich, Le’Airua McHenry, Jessica Gould, Kai Miller (Vice President), Megan Majocha (President), Erin McNeil-Mascaro (Advisor) Back Row- Janaya Ray, Hannah Fisher, Jaime Friday, Roché Tolbert (Secretary), Alyssa Hulme, Stacey Quear (Treasurer)

Close-Up

Left to Right- Adam Rasbeck, Mary Agnes Connor-Behanna (Advisor), RochĂŠ Tolbert, and Pantera Stoykovich

Battle Bots

Front Row- Alec Lindsey, Mark Greathouse, Bradley Speck Back Row- Micheal Weber, Vladimir Slavov, Xiajiang Reeves, John Foust (Advisor)

Signshine

Front Row- Le’Airua McHenry, Kai Miller Back Row- Mark Greathouse, Jaime Friday, Vladimir Slavov, Roché Tolbert, Stacey Quear Missing from photo- Erin McNeil-Mascaro (Advisor), Amy Dent (Advisor)

Front Row- Erin McNeil-Mascaro (Advisor), Le’Airua McHenry, Roché Tolbert, Kathryn Holtzman, Amy Dent (Advisor) Back Row- Nicholas Bertone, Jaime Friday, Kai Miller, Mark Greathouse

Varsity Letter Club

Front Row- Mark Greathouse, Kyle Hulme Second Row- Seth Reeves, Justin Cristina, Kyle D’Amore, Andrew Weik (Sergeant of Arms), Valentine Wojton III (Advisor) Third Row- George D’Amore (Advisor), Bradley Speck (President), Vladimir Slavov (Secretary), Travis Frye, Dajion Dixon, Michael Weber (Treasurer), David Tasselli (Advisor)

Mini-Signshine

Front Row- Lara Geary, Danielle Fisher, Krista Foster, Tori Reeves, James Carr Middle Row- Katelyn Frenchak, Gage Arbuckle, Rose Santucci, Summer Olszewski Back Row- Kyle D’Amore, Destiny Tanner, Cassie Friday, Montae Jackson, Xiaoli Carr Missing from photo- Deborah Remis (Advisor)

Walking Club

Left to Right- Thomas DeFazio (Advisor), Daniel Bishop, Calvin Crawford, Gina Leskovic (Advisor), Patty Greeno (Advisor) Missing from photo- Emily Lamb, Cheyenne Solomon

SBG/Jr.NAD

Front Row- Kelsey Reppert, Dajion Dixon, Kathryn Holtzman Back Row- Roché Tolbert, Megan Majocha, Vladimir Slavov, Kai Miller Advisors: Carolyn Kirkpatrick and Mary Agnes Connor-Behanna

Boy Scouts

Front Row- Derek Forrester, James Carr, Kyle D’Amore Middle Row- Dylan Zurawski, Gage Arbuckle, Montae Jackson Back Row- Gary Freilino (Advisor), Antoine Hunter, Kyle Keracher, Chad D’Amore, Howard Lin, Bob Zelleznick (District Executive, Trailblazer District)

Student Ambassadors

Jessica Gould

Roche Tolbert

Megan Majocha

Michael Weber

Kai Miller

Marybeth Lauderdale

Vicki Cherney

Matthew Campion

Vladimir Slavov

Bowling CLub

Front Row- Daniel Bishop, Alyssa Goshaw, George Zielinski, Samantha Pettit Missing from photo - Rebecca Taslov (Advisor)

Academic Bowl

Front row- Shaun Fisher, Kathryn Holtzman, Kai Miller, Samantha Gibbs, Michael Weber Middle row- Amy Wing (Advisor), Janaya Ray, Megan Majocha, Seth Reeves, Fauntaye Bryant, Julie Ann Mountain (Advisor) Back row- Pantera Stoykovich, Noah McAuley, Vladimir Slavov, Bradley Speck, Nicholas Bertone Missing from photo- Destiny Slater

Peer Mentors

Left to Right- Stacey Quear, Mary Ennis (Advisor), Vladimir Slavov, Tom Halik (Advisor), Bradley Speck, RochĂŠ Tolbert

Independent Living Program

First Row- Kyle Hulme, Oscar Eriksen, Jonathan Santos Second Row- Mark Greathouse, RochĂŠ Tolbert, Madison Kober, Lonnieka Fisher Third Row- Vladimir Slavov, Kelsey Reppert, Stacey Quear, Pantera Stoykovich Fourth Row- Jaime Friday, Andrew Weik

Dorm Council

Front Row- Kai Miller (President), Vladimir Slavov (Vice President) Back Row- Kelsey Reppert (Secretary), Cassie Friday, Jaime Friday, Travis Frye (Sergeant of Arms), Kyle Keracher, Shaun Fisher, Dajion Dixon (Sergeant of Arms)

1st semester

WPSD News

2nd semester

Left to Right- Shannon McAleavey, Emily Reno, Alyssa Hulme, Adam Rasbeck, Kathryn Holtzman, Dajion Dixon Missing from photo- Brian Slavinsky (Advisor)

Front Row- Alec Lindsey, Adam Rasbeck, Michael Weber Back Row- Hannah Fisher, Le’Airua McHenry, Jaime Friday, Shannon McAleavey Missing from photo- Brian Slavinsky (Advisor)

Language Lab

Front Row- Laura Cottrell, Olivia Clinger,Youssef Morkos, Noah Weiner, Caleb Hawkins, Maleek Washington, Samantha Reno, Dalton D’Angelo Second Row- Isolde Rittenberger, Sierra Woodford, Amy Forrester, Makenna Hager, Jreem Abercombie, Elisha Querry, Dale D’Angelo Jr., Hunter Clinger, Kierra Oyler. Back RowKristen Henry, Patty Greeno, Rosie Noschese, Katrina Betz, Joni Magill, Verla Majocha, Lori Cain

Photography Club

Front Row- Rain Kelly, Nicholas Bertone Back Row- Venita Smith (Advisor), Jonathan Border, Carl Bradshaw, Rae’Quawn Simmons

Craft Club

Front Row- Rae-Quawn Simmons, Daniel Bishop Back Row- Phiat Ounn, Alice Mentzer (Advisor), George Zielinski, Calvin Crawford

Pottery Club

Front Row- Cheyenne Solomon, Emily Oesterling, Rain Kelly Back Row- Fran Jolly (Advisor), Emily Lamb, Jonathan Border, Samantha Gibbs, Donna Weiss (Advisor)

Class of 2016

Left to Right- Valentine Wojton III (Advisor), Alyssa Hulme (Treasurer), Kathryn Holtzman (Vice President), Travis Frye (Sergeant of Arms), Kai Miller (President), Mary Agnes Connor-Behanna (Advisor), Jodi Reeves (Advisor) Missing in photo- Cheyenne Solomon (Secretary)

Class of 2015

Front Row- Hannah Fisher (Vice President), Megan Majocha (President), Middle Row- Michael Weber (Treasurer), Pantera Stoykovich (Secretary), Back Row- Tom Sage (Advisor), Pauline Dunbar (Advisor) Missing from photo- Sarah Bender (Sergeant of Arms)

Class of 2014

Left to Right- Tony Dumblosky (Advisor), RochĂŠ Tolbert (Secretary), Bradley Speck (President), Vladimir Slavov (Vice President), Cassie Beveridge (Advisor) Missing from photo- Andrew Weik (Sergeant of Arms)

Senior

Kelsey Reppert

Shannon McAleavey

RochĂŠ Tolbert

Bradley Speck

Jessica Gould

Recognition

Kyle Hulme

Mark Greathouse

Andrew Weik

Vladimir Slavov

Le’Airua McHenry

Jaime Friday

Spirit Week

Signshine’s National Anthem!

Volleyball coaches’ pep talk!

Let’s cheer for the volleyball team!

ESDAA at WPSD!

White Out Day!

Super Hero Day!

Who is the Homecoming King and Queen?

2013-2014 Homecoming Court

Posing in front of Brighton Pier!

London

Dining in a fish resturant!

Traveling by Underground!

Enjoying ourselves!

Posing in front of the Temple for us!

Making memories!

Taking in the sights!

WPSD students with the Oak Lodge students visiting the Harry Potter Studios!

Big Ben, the London Eye, Harry Potter Studios, Buckingham Palace - the entire world awaited for the current seniors to enter and explore! Oak Lodge, a school for the deaf located in England, invited our seniors to visit London! Everybody was so excited because we were dying to explore London. We flew to London, which took a long time. When we landed, we were welcomed by an interesting breakfast that the Oak Lodge made for us. We were shocked by the fact that there were baked beans and chocolate with bread. We were open to trying new things!

On the very first day, still exhausted from jet lag, we were thrilled to be in the majestic city of London! We walked, chatted with people, and tried to pick up on the British Sign Language. When we saw Big Ben, they told us that the clock tower was famous for the bell. We were really surprised at the size of Big Ben! Then we visited Buckingham Palace to see the guards, rode on the London Eye, went to a beach consisting of pebbles instead of sand, and walked along the amazing Brighton Pier with many events and restaurants.The Harry Potter fans, were also thrilled to visit the studios that created the Harry Potter movies. We met many new people that we will never forget. For the entire week, we learned many new things and it was definitely a life changing experience for the seniors. Even though it is a year later, we still sit and talk about it and how great it was. This is something the seniors will never forget!

New York City

Lights! Cameras! Action! The New York City experience was amazing for both the sophomores and juniors. We saw the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, FAO Schwarz, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, and much more! We visited Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas tree and skating rink. We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Everybody loved the European paintings done by painters such as Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Some people liked the Egyptian and Greek arts as well. We also enjoyed St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. We even ate at Times Square to taste an authentic New York deli sandwich. We did some fun shopping in Little Italy and Chinatown. It was a great cultural experience for all of us to learn many new things.

Artists’ Showcase

Stefon Trowell, 10th Grader

Pantera Stoykovich, 11th Grader

Xiaoli Carr, 6th Grader Yearbook Cover Winner

Victora Pryor, 5th Grader

The current page is an honorary recognition to all students who attempted to win the Yearbook Cover Contest. Good job everybody! We loved all of your work! Thank you for participating.

Nicolas Bertone, 9th Grader

Hannah Fisher

Destiny Slater

Kelsey Reppert

Shannon McAleavey

This page is dedicated to the Juniors and Seniors who created special pieces of artwork outside of school. We applaud these hard-working artists and their artwork.

Halloween

Seniors threw this amazing party with tons of dancing.

Those kids are rocking their fabulous outifts as they do their trick and treating!

Ghouls, zombies, spirits, vampires, and witches created an amazing Halloween experience at W.PS.D. this year! Children had the chance to trick or treat around the school; dorm students unleashed their creative pumpkin carving skills; and the high school students decorated the Children’s Village that scared a lot of children! What a Halloween - but it didn’t end! The seniors hosted a dance in the Children’s Center Playroom for the high school students. They transformed the room into a ghoulish and terrifying place, filled with fun, new memories, and delicious food! Everyone played games such as hot potato, teddy-bear hug, limbo, and more! The students scared many and asked others who they were. Seniors sure know how to throw a party!

The Holidays

Amy Alverson’s drama classes presented a fabulous play featuring Christmas in Australia!

Participants in the Holiday Card Contest sponsored by VITAC. Samantha Gibbs was the winner.

GAA planned a perfect party for the Elementary School students. They called Santa to come from the North Pole to visit and see if the children were being naughty or nice, but apparently Santa was busy getting ready for his travels!

Christmas sparkled as greenery was hung, trees lit up, cookies eaten, and little children sat quietly as they listened to “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.� The teenagers also wanted to celebrate the holiday! The juniors worked hard create a magical atmosphere and host a party fit enough for Christmas! People cheered, danced to the music, played teddy-bear hug, couples hot potato, and many more games. We enjoyed the delicious foods that were made by real elves. We must applaud their holiday joy they truly captured the feeling of Christmas in a night!

Left: Alyssa and Kai are waiting patiently for the lovebirds to arrive!

Valentine’s Day

Bottom: Sam explains how good the cookies are!

Love is everywhere when the sophomores hosted the “hearty” party for Valentine’s Day! Everybody was so thrilled to go and had tons of fun playing games and eating delicious food. The Olympics were on and some kids enjoyed watching them.

The songs blasted so loudly that our hearts beat along with them! We played teddy-bear hug and musical chairs with the men as chairs and the women competing for the victory! We had a lot of fun and delicious prizes were awarded to the lovebirds that shined the brightest! Cupid’s arrow definitely struck this party!

Prom

Background: Megan is taking pictures to make sure that we don’t forget our memories... Ever!

Top: Destiny looks very majestic. She feels that the prom is fun!

Bottom Right: Kai and Shannon are enjoying themselves!

Top Left: Rain and her date are putting some goofy looks on!

Left: Travis and Kai are slowly dancing the night away!

Top and bottom: Everybody is looking their best!

Let’s get our passports out and get ready for a great prom! This year’s theme was “Passport to Europe” and everybody had a huge blast!

Balloons flew, everyone was in love, and the food was great! We danced until our feet were sore and took so many pictures that we couldn’t keep count. Jaime Friday and Andrew Weik were voted the Prom Queen and King and they dipped under the Big Ben to celebrate the evening!

4th Grade Frogs

May Day

1st & 2nd Grade Flower Garden

Alice and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

Red Queen’s Court

Absolem the Caterpillar

Wonderland Bugs

Knave and Queen of Hearts

Court and Escorts Gathering

May Day Court

Attendants to the Queen and Bearer of the Crown

May Day Crowning

WPSD Souveniers

Classroom Observations

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Senior Ads

Kelsey Reppert Kelsey,

No words can describe how proud we are of you! You have always been a model granddaughter/ neice/goddaughter, striving to be the best you can be and always being yourself. Congratulations on your graduation. May this be the beginning of many exciting events in your life. We love you dearly!

Love, Grandma, Auntie Lisa and Uncle Ray

Kelsey,

I wish you the strength to face challenges with confidence... along with the wisdom to choose battles carefully. I wish you adventure on your journey and may you always stop to help someone along the way.

Listen to your heart and take risks carefully.

Remember how much you are loved. We are so proud of you! ~ Mom, Dad and Evan

Kelsey,

Capture your dreams as you journey through life. As you walk this road one step at a time there will be many mountains you’ll have to climb. So dig deep in your heart with all you do because that is where life is pure and true. We may not be there to watch you shine but you’re always in our heart and always on our minds. We wish you the best in this new life you begin, for this is your race that only you can win. Congratulations, love you! ~ Dad, Judee and Dallas

Jessica Gould

Baby Girl,

You have brought so much joy to our lives... Work hard in everything you do... But most important... Make God first and seek His extraordinary plan for your life... Don’t miss it. We love you so much, ~Dad, Mom, Gramma, Samantha and Roy, Brian and Michelle and Teresa, and of course Molly the dog.

Bradley Speck

Bradley,

Your family is so proud of you and your accomplishments at WPSD. You have grown into an exceptional young man. You have studied and become a responsible adult. Your family is your #1 fan club. We support you always as you take the next step and enter college. This is the beginning of your new life.

Love, ~Mom, Ashley, Lexie, Kaelyn, Uncle Bob and Aunt Sissy, Uncle Chris and Nanny

Vladimir Slavov “There are no limits of what you can achieve as long as you have a goal and you work hard in a purposeful, organized and systemic way towards it.

Vlado, dream and achieve your dreams.” ~Mom and Dad

Kyle T. Hulme

Kyle, Dad and I are very proud of you!

Same with the family. Now you’ve finished your school year and achievedv your goals! Continue to work hard as you go to college and further your education! Keep your goals son!

Love, Dad, Mom, Samantha, Tim, Alyssa and others in the family!

Roche Tolbert

I am as always very proud of you. Through all of the obstacles you have encountered, your hard work and diliqence has paid off. You now enter the world of adulthood, may your transitions be as smooth as silk. You deserve all the good things life has to offer, and you shall have them.

Keep up the good work.

Love, Daddy

Jaime Friday

At the age of 5, Jaime started to get involved with a mini-horse and then how to take care of horses (using sawdust, providing oats and hay and releasing the horses outside). She was eager to be involved with the Mini-horse Halter Show in the Huntingdon County Fair about 7 years ago (around 2007). She was involved for 2 years and got ribbons. She learned how to do horse barrels about 5 years ago (2009) and she fell madly in love with racing the barrels more than the halter show. I gave her an Appaloosa horse on her 14th birthday. She was so thrilled to have her own horse and named it Chief. She is now involved in barrel racing and has received a lot of ribbons and trophies. Last year, she received two champion trophies for barrels at the Huntingdon County Fairground. She is looking forward to going barrel racing for many shows this summer at the Huntingdon County Fair, the Williamsburg Horse Show and the Butler Big Fair. I am proud of her motivation to work with her own horse. She has also enjoyed pheasant hunting with me. She has grown up to be a fine lady and taking on the responsibility of her own horse. I wish you all the success in your future dream job.

--------Love, DAD We were blessed to have you for our first daughter. You and your young sister, Cassie, are a few years apart and went through the different stages. You were the best kid ever and now you have turned out to be a wonderful, beautiful, sensitive, compassionate, funny and intelligent young lady. I cherish every moment I have with you. I’ve watched you grow from that tiny, happy, laughing girl that would melt my heart, to a strong, beautiful, amazing woman. I have sweet memories of laying cuddled up with you in bed playing, laughing and talking with you about school, friends and boys and I know that we have so many more memories to make.

You began at the Tyrone Head Start when you were 3 years old. Then at the age of 4, I decided to bring you to the Children’s Center at WPSD for your first day of school. It was very difficult to let you go. From the ages of 4 to 17, you have accomplished much through the years and have grown up quickly! You played Mighty Mites Soccer, volleyball, basketball, track and baseball. In 2013, your team won 1st place in baseball and 2nd place in volleyball. You did wonderfully and you are a very athletic girl. The days and years have flown by so fast. I know you will be successful in everything you do. I have loved you from the moment I first saw you and I always will. We are very proud of you. We wish you a success in the future, good health and happiness.

Our love and support will always be here as a family.

-----Lots and Lots of Love, Mom, Stephen and Cassie Jaime, it seems like yesterday when you were born and I held you in my arms. And then as you grew, we would always have so much fun playing games and somehow you always seem to win.

Now here you are all grown up and ready to graduate. I am very proud of you and wish the very best for you in the future. -----Lots of love, Grandma

W P S D

“Life is short, live it Love is rare, grab it anger is bad, dump it fear is awful, face it memory is sweet, cherish it.”

LIONS

L I O N S 2 0 1 4

“LIFE HAS TWO RULES: #1 NEVER QUIT #2 ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE #1.”

2014