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When sixth grader Cody Thrush took the St. Louis High School stage Wednesday night there was no mistaking his impersonation of the footloose James Brown.
Hearing may be somewhat of a challenge for the middle school talent, but getting down and signing as the King of Soul in front of a packed house was not.
"I feel really happy,“ Cody said through his interpreter in the hall after one of the many acts he was in during the Singing Hands and Dancing Feet musical.
"I feel really cool. I dance all the time,“ he said. "I like to dance. It gets my feelings out.“
More than 20 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from the Gratiot-Isabella program based in St. Louis schools danced, swayed and signed to upbeat musical tempos of Wilson Pickett, Will Smith, Gloria Estefan and many others.
They even had a polka and really rolled out some barrels across the stage.
"This is a great opportunity for kids to share,“ said Anne Steere, a teacher in the program. "It's wonderful for students to show off their language.“
St. Louis has a deaf and hard-of-hearing program in each building. Most students from as young as age 4 up through high school are spread throughout the buildings for all or part of each day. Some children have interpretors by their side for some or all the time.
The RESD program has hearing and deaf children interacting throughout their school careers.
Eighth graders Carrie Lennox and Mikayla Howd were among some 20 hearing students from St. Louis who demonstrated on stage American Sign Language to Will Smith's "Getting Jiggy With It.“
Carrie and Mikayla have studied sign language since the sixth grade when St. Louis students are invited to learn the new language. The girls first took lessons so they could communicate with their deaf and hard-of-hearing friends.
"We went to school with so many deaf kids,“ Mikayla explained. "We wanted to talk to them.“
Carrie added that hearing students learn the language and about the deaf culture. The girls foresee always having deaf friends. Carrie expects to become a riding instructor one day with deaf clients, and Mikayla would like to work as an interpreter.
When sixth grader Cody Thrush took the St. Louis High School stage Wednesday night there was no mistaking his impersonation of the footloose James Brown.
Hearing may be somewhat of a challenge for the middle school talent, but getting down and signing as the King of Soul in front of a packed house was not.
"I feel really happy,“ Cody said through his interpreter in the hall after one of the many acts he was in during the Singing Hands and Dancing Feet musical.
"I feel really cool. I dance all the time,“ he said. "I like to dance. It gets my feelings out.“
More than 20 deaf and hard-of-hearing students from the Gratiot-Isabella program based in St. Louis schools danced, swayed and signed to upbeat musical tempos of Wilson Pickett, Will Smith, Gloria Estefan and many others.
They even had a polka and really rolled out some barrels across the stage.
"This is a great opportunity for kids to share,“ said Anne Steere, a teacher in the program. "It's wonderful for students to show off their language.“
St. Louis has a deaf and hard-of-hearing program in each building. Most students from as young as age 4 up through high school are spread throughout the buildings for all or part of each day. Some children have interpretors by their side for some or all the time.
The RESD program has hearing and deaf children interacting throughout their school careers.
Eighth graders Carrie Lennox and Mikayla Howd were among some 20 hearing students from St. Louis who demonstrated on stage American Sign Language to Will Smith's "Getting Jiggy With It.“
Carrie and Mikayla have studied sign language since the sixth grade when St. Louis students are invited to learn the new language. The girls first took lessons so they could communicate with their deaf and hard-of-hearing friends.
"We went to school with so many deaf kids,“ Mikayla explained. "We wanted to talk to them.“
Carrie added that hearing students learn the language and about the deaf culture. The girls foresee always having deaf friends. Carrie expects to become a riding instructor one day with deaf clients, and Mikayla would like to work as an interpreter.