Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 135 No. 3 Spring 2014 | Page 6
Deaf Community Connections
EDITOR’S NOTE: WSD aims to develop the whole child: academically, culturally, linguistically, socially, and
emotionally. Highlighted in this issue are the importance of Deaf role models as well as showcasing Deaf culture
and humor through the avenue of theatrical performances from the Deaf perspective.
Winter ASL Performance
WSD’s annual winter drama performance came with a
new director and a new vision. Christopher Rawlings, in
his first year as WSD’s ASL specialist, met the challenge
of directing the winter play by highlighting the uniqueness
of ASL. Each elementary class performed their own skit.
Just like the yarn in warm winter sweater, each of the skits
wove seamlessly into the next. The preschooler’s skit
brought to life the famous Deaf joke ‘T-I-M-B-E-R.’
The Kindergarten class’ skit poked fun at words
with multiple meanings. The first graders
story was a legend describing the difficulty of
choosing just the right Christmas tree in a forest
filled with beautiful trees.
The second and third graders adapted their
favorite story, The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson,
the story of a mouse who has an amazing knack
for scaring all the animals i