Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 136 No. 1 Fall 2014 | Page 9
Deaf Community Connections
EDITOR’S NOTE: WSD aims to develop the whole child: academically, culturally, linguistically, socially, and
emotionally. Throughout this magazine issue the writers have highlighted several events in which our staff and
students have reached out to and connected with both the Deaf and Hearing Communities all across the state.
Heritage Day
The Wisconsin School for the Deaf Foundation
(WSDF) has been guiding tours of the WSD campus
for the past three years and has an average of 250
visitors a year from all over the world. During the
city of Delavan’s Heritage Fest this past summer, the
public was welcome to come to WSD for guided tours
from WSDF members. They not only saw different
parts of the campus, but also learned about Deaf
history, WSD history, and saw actual WSD artifacts
in the school’s museum. Interpreters were provided as
needed and tours lasted one to two hours. If you are
interested in a tour, please contact Roger Claussen at
[email protected].
BELOW:
Nell Fleming providing a tour at WSD.
Happy Halloween!
One chilly October morning, the Elementary students
of WSD were nowhere to be found. Instead, the
halls were filled with pirates, princesses, witches, and
superheroes! Instead of teachers, there gypsies, mad
scientists, cowboys, and black cats. Treats and items
like candy, popcorn, pencils, and stickers were given
to the many characters in order that they would return
to WSD! Finally, after a few hours the students and
teachers suddenly appeared back in school and the
vast array of characters had disappeared with their
goodies, the students and staff gathered in the round
room to enjoy watching the Halloween ASL videos
that each class created with Karla Gunn and Casey
Kelly. The videos included Halloween rhymes, 1-10
poetry, stories (fiction and real ghost stories), and
amazing computer generated imagery (CGI).
RIGHT:
Oh My!
What
Halloween
visitors we
had! Pirates,
princesses,
witches, and
superheroes!
Scary Fun
ABOVE:
Michael Schulze enjoys a
moment at the haunted house.
On November 3rd,
WSD High School
and Middle School
students walked
from WSD to the
Southern Lakes
Association of
the Deaf (SLAD)
clubhouse for some
scary fun at their
haunted house.
SLAD opened their
haunted house to
the public for two
weekends then
invited WSD students to attend at a discounted
rate before closing the haunted house. The haunted
house even included jumping spiders and creatures
that unexpectedly jumped out from hidden spaces.
The students enjoyed their scary adventure and
the generosity of SLAD for a final opportunity to
venture through their little house of horrors before
closing for the season.
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