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he largest class ever since re-establishing its high school in 2001, composed of 14 deaf or hard of hearing seniors, will graduate from The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (PSD) on Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:30 - 11:30 am. Ceremonies will take place in Assembly Hall at Germantown Friends School, Greene Street and School House Lane.
Mr. James E. Tucker, Superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) for the past 15 years, will receive PSD's Nevil Award of Merit. This award is granted annually to a person, hearing or deaf, who has made a significant positive contribution to improving the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people. During Mr. Tucker's tenure, the Maryland School for the Deaf has grown to national leadership, with a significant growth in enrollment and a comprehensive bilingual/bicultural program. MSD currently educates a total of over 500 students from two campuses — one in historic Frederick and the other in Columbia, near Washington, D.C. Mr. Tucker is President of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD), the national organization of schools for the deaf. He has been a highly visible advocate for the Deaf Community on Capitol Hill. Deaf himself, he is a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in Vermont, and holds B.A. degrees from Gallaudet University as well as an M.A. in Deaf Education from New York University.
PSD's 14 graduates are from the city of Philadelphia, Chester or Media and all plan to attend college, junior college, or other post-secondary vocational programs, including the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, Camden County Community College, Philadelphia Community College, the Hiram G. Andrews Vocational Program in Johnstown, Pa., or PSD's own Transition to Work Program.
Two graduates will make presentations in sign language at the beginning of the program, and a sign-song presentation performed by all the graduates will conclude the program. The event will be fully voice interpreted and close captioned.
For more information about PSD's Graduation on June 8th, please contact Ruth Cella, 215-754-4778 (voice/tty).
he largest class ever since re-establishing its high school in 2001, composed of 14 deaf or hard of hearing seniors, will graduate from The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (PSD) on Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:30 - 11:30 am. Ceremonies will take place in Assembly Hall at Germantown Friends School, Greene Street and School House Lane.
Mr. James E. Tucker, Superintendent of the Maryland School for the Deaf (MSD) for the past 15 years, will receive PSD's Nevil Award of Merit. This award is granted annually to a person, hearing or deaf, who has made a significant positive contribution to improving the lives of deaf and hard of hearing people. During Mr. Tucker's tenure, the Maryland School for the Deaf has grown to national leadership, with a significant growth in enrollment and a comprehensive bilingual/bicultural program. MSD currently educates a total of over 500 students from two campuses — one in historic Frederick and the other in Columbia, near Washington, D.C. Mr. Tucker is President of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD), the national organization of schools for the deaf. He has been a highly visible advocate for the Deaf Community on Capitol Hill. Deaf himself, he is a graduate of the Austine School for the Deaf in Vermont, and holds B.A. degrees from Gallaudet University as well as an M.A. in Deaf Education from New York University.
PSD's 14 graduates are from the city of Philadelphia, Chester or Media and all plan to attend college, junior college, or other post-secondary vocational programs, including the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology, Gallaudet University, Camden County Community College, Philadelphia Community College, the Hiram G. Andrews Vocational Program in Johnstown, Pa., or PSD's own Transition to Work Program.
Two graduates will make presentations in sign language at the beginning of the program, and a sign-song presentation performed by all the graduates will conclude the program. The event will be fully voice interpreted and close captioned.
For more information about PSD's Graduation on June 8th, please contact Ruth Cella, 215-754-4778 (voice/tty).