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February 21, 2014 Oregon School for the Deaf Weekly Newsletter Volume 2, Edition 15

Oregon School for the Deaf

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Oregon School for the Deaf Newsletter

Snowy Days By Sharla Jones

Thank you to all the

patient parents,

teachers, staff and

students in regards to

our Snow Days

recently! What an

interesting conundrum

to be faced with, as we

serve the whole state

of Oregon and not just

the local population. I

was so impressed with

the “can-do” spirit of

dorm staff who helped supervise the 6

“stranded” students who were unable to go

home for the weekend, and the staff person

who literally walked from home to OSD through

snowdrifts to make sure these students were

safe, happy and educated! The students made

cherry pie from scratch and went “tobogganing”

on cardboard boxes… I think they had some fun

being snowed in! Our staff is amazing.

To try to coordinate school calendars all around

Oregon and arrange transportation to achieve

make up days is proving a near impossible feat

at this point. We have 3 days of flexibility built

into our calendar in general, so more than likely

we will keep our calendar the way we have it

published now and not be tacking on extra days

in the coming months. We will let you know if

that changes.

Let’s hope for no more snow…

Welcome to Our New Staff! By Sharla Jones

Katie Heise – she was hired as our Part-time

teacher who presently works Mondays through

Thursdays filling in for RJ’s classes and will be

our “Jack-of-all-trades” as we use her campus-

wide to fulfill a variety of roles. Her versatility is

her strength and we are so happy and proud to

welcome her back to OSD!

Kathleen Davis – she is hired as our new

Language Arts teacher in HS. She will start

March 17th, coming fresh from teacher’s college

at RIT (she was an English major ).

Robyn Brown – she is our newest substitute

teacher! Robyn is no stranger to our campus,

serving as a teacher for parenting workshops

during Family Learning Weekend, a former

parent at OSD, and a teacher “back in the day”

– welcome back Robyn!

Janelle Thompson – she is our new dorm

counselor! Janelle comes with a wealth of

personal knowledge, as she grew up in a

residential program herself at a deaf school,

attended CSUN, and served in a variety of

settings that will contribute to the dorm

program greatly. We are very excited she has

accepted the position and started February

10th!

Sharon Thompson – no relation to Janelle,

Sharon will begin on February 24th as our

newest clerical worker, working the front desk!

Friendly, outgoing – Sharon worked at Alabama

School for the Deaf in the past; she understands




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our school and the population we serve very

well.

Please join me in welcoming our new staff

members!

Celebrating 100th School Day By Greg Coughlan

We all had a great time celebrating 100 days in

school! We did sets of 10 handprints for each

student and we counted 10’s in groups of

different snacks and treats! Students had fun

stacking up 100 blue cups! Students were

creative in celebrating the 100th day at OSD.

Stacking up 100 blue cups celebrating 100th day at OSD.

Students wearing their 100

th Day Glasses.

Students created a 100-year-old portrait of themselves.

100

th day snack – counting to 100!

WBSCC Results By Jacki Wolf

OSD High School Boys and Girls Basketball

teams and Cheer Squad participated in the

annual WSBCC at the Washington School for the

Deaf on January 29 – February 1, 2014.




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The boys played Phoenix Day School for the

Deaf and the British Columbia (Canada)

Provincial School for the Deaf. After a very

close loss against Canada, we got a rematch and

won! High scorers for those 2 games were Chris

Moon (20) and Jonathan Sierra (48). The boys

finished in 5th place.

Boys All Stars – Isaac Sturgeon and Chris Moon,

and Jonathan Sierra was our First Team All Star.

OSD and Canada fights for a rebound during their rematch.

The girls played Phoenix Day School for the

Deaf, Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind

(ASDB), and Evergreen High School (public

school in Vancouver). We beat Evergreen in an

exciting game 27 – 24 with a 3-pt shot by Maria

De Leon in the last minute. OSD high scorers

for the tournament were Maria DeLeon (26)

and Daniela Chavez-Carmarena (30). The girls

finished in 4th place.

Girls All Stars - Brenda Sanchez, Daniela Chavez-

Carmarena, and Maria DeLeon was our First

Team All Star.

Maria DeLeon scrambles to secure a 3 pointer shot winning

the against Evergreen.

Our Cheer Squad competed Friday Night against

the Phoenix Day School and the Washington

School for the Deaf. Washington took 1st Place.

Our team, Ashley Bailey, Breanna Ryder and

Hunter Morelli, did a great job with their cheers

and dance routine. We were VERY excited to be

awarded the Cheer Sportsmanship Award and

traveling banner, which is hanging in our gym.

Congratulations!

OSD Cheer Team – Breanna, Hunter, and Ashley.

As always, our teams played hard, tried their

best and were great representatives for OSD.

AND – we had a fun time! Special thanks to our

coaches Matt Boyd, Junior Kargbo, Kaitlinh

Alligood, and volunteer coach Jamison

Campbell. We are looking forward to WSBCC

next year hosted by the Utah in Salt Lake City.




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Poetry Out Loud 2014 By Gayle Robertson

I am pleased to announce that the school

champion of Poetry Out Loud 2014 is Breanna

Ryder of Shady Cove, Oregon! All of the

competitors selected poems from a long list,

translated them, memorized them and

competed against 19 of their classmates.

School Champion Breanna Ryder

The top five performers advanced to the final

round. The students then had to select another

poem and learn it within the week. We

normally give the students a lot of support

through this difficult process, but the snow

closed the school and forced the students to do

a lot of the translation on their own. It was

especially touching, then, to see their

interpretations and ideas developed from

entirely their own experience and

understanding.

The top 5 contestants were Rigoberto Martinez,

Maria DeLeon, Hunter Morelli, Lupita Nava-

Pena and Breanna Ryder. They all did an

amazing job. The scores were extremely close,

closer than ever before.

From the five, just one champion can emerge.

We also name one runner-up. This year, we had

a tie for runners-up. Maria DeLeon and Lupita

Nava-Pena earned the same score. One of them

will replace Breanna if she is unable to

compete.

Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation

competition. The National Endowment of the

Arts and The Poetry Foundation partnered with

The Oregon Arts Commission to sponsor this

event. The idea is to ignite a love of great

poetry in young people and promote more

poetry instruction in school. Oregon was the

first state to include deaf students. OSD has

been involved since 2009 and has sent one of

our students to finals in Washington DC!

Breanna will now advance to the Central

Oregon Regional Competition on Saturday,

March 8, at 11:00am in Salem. The state

competition is also in Salem on Saturday, March

15 at 10:00am. We expect her to advance to the

state level, and who knows? She may be on her

way to an all expense paid trip to Washington

DC for Nationals on April 29 and 30! We’re

crossing our fingers!

Deaf Fiesta By Christy Camarata

March 8, 9:30 - 4pm at Central Washington

University

Enjoy a day of fun and learning for Latino

families with deaf and hard of hearing children.

Information will be shared related to parenting

and education of deaf and hard of hearing

children. Fun play activities are scheduled for

children. There will be an outdoor challenge

course for ages 9 to 12, and a rock climbing wall

and fire building activity for teens. Dress for the

weather! A catered lunch will be provided.

This event is free!




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Please look at the attached flyers, available in

both English and Spanish, for more details.

FOSD Web Search and Shop

Fundraiser By Roshi Shay

Did you know that just by using the search

engine http://www.goodsearch.com you can

earn money for Friends of OSD? Instead of

googling it, Goodsearch it and designate FOSD

as the recipient of a penny for each search.

There is also an online shopping portal at

http://www.goodshop.com Go there, pick a

store to shop at online, designate FOSD as your

charity and a % of whatever you spend will go

to FOSD’s work! Many of your favorite stores

(Target, Office Depot, Macy’s, etc.) will donate

to FOSD if you shop through Goodsearch.

Thanks for considering this.

FOSD and Fred Meyer By Roshi Shay

YOU CAN HELP FRIENDS OF OREGON SCHOOL

FOR THE DEAF EARN DONATIONS JUST BY

SHOPPING WITH YOUR FRED MEYER REWARDS

CARD!

Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to

non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and

Washington, based on where their customers

tell them to give. Here is how the program

works:

1. Sign up for the Community Rewards program

by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to

Friends of OSD at

www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. You

can search for us by our name or by our non-

profit number 93165.

2. Then, every time you shop and use your

Rewards Card, you are helping Friends of OSD

earn a donation!

3. You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel

Points, and Rebates, just as you do today.

4. If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are

available at the Customer Service desk of any

Fred Meyer store.

5. For more information, please visit

www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards.

Broadway Life Center – Family

Sign Language Classes Please see the flyer attached for more

information.

Northwest Christian Camp for the

Deaf Please see the flyer attached for more

information.

http://www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards




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