Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children

Did you know that last week was Pride in Foodservice Week?!?! We are beyond lucky and thankful for the culinary talents of our school chefs, Bryan, Mike and Mark. They are the talent and creativity behind our school lunches, dinners, family picnics, and so many other catered events on campus. We celebrated these 3 dedicated staff members with some pizza and cards made by our students. Thank you Bryan, Mike and Mark for all you do!! You really are #1.

Today's snow may have made the morning commute a little rough - but it has our Polar Bears Ski and Snowboard Club members looking forward to some incredible conditions for their weekly Thursday night trip to Montage Mountain! Thanks to a collaborative partnership with the Montage Mountain Ski School students are able to have full access to professional instruction each week.

The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children is on a two-hour weather delay this morning due to the road conditions. (2/9/2021)

Spot The Hat at the Scranton Ice Festival - Enjoying the ice sculptures in downtown Scranton! #snowballshuffle21

In light of the growing number of COVID cases across Pennsylvania, SSDHHC will move to 100% online learning until January 4, 2021In light of the growing number of COVID cases across Pennsylvania, SSDHHC will move to 100% online learning until January 4, 2021

Today our students built a tower with Keva planks in the library. With help from Mr. Senoy King, our tower touched the ceiling.

The Scranton School is thankful. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Deaf Rochester Film Festival (DRFF) has been hosting film festivals since 2005. Most films featured in the festival have been written, produced, created, and performed by Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and film production companies around the world. After being invited by the DRFF, the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf proudly entered two student-produced films into the Jr. showcase portion of the festival. One of these projects was called, Seat Belt Safety.’ It is a 60 second promo on the importance of wearing a seat belt and was produced by students in our Dual Credit College program with the Community College of Allegheny County. Check out the video below to view their powerful entry!

Last week our Childrens Center kids feasted on a Thanksgiving lunch cooked by our fantastic food service team. We are thankful to them for making such great meals.

Last week The Scranton School delivered Thanksgiving lunches to the Clark’s Summit Borough and South Abington Township in gratitude for their help and community support. They enjoyed the visit and cards of thanks from our students.

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Today, the WPSD Physical Education department hosted the seventh annual Dan Emerick Wellness Walk. Although it looked a little different than in past years due... to social distancing guidelines surrounding COVID-19, the heart of the event remained the same. This Wellness Walk honors a great teacher, mentor, and deaf advocate - Dan Emerick. He always said "keep them moving." Dan was a Health and Physical Education teacher at WPSD for 34 years. He was a son of two deaf parents, was a gentle giant and always had a positive spin on life. Dan dedicated his time to the deaf senior citizens group and supported many WPSD fundraising events. He was a fabulous husband to his wife, Nancy and a proud father of his daughter, Shannon. Dan loved WPSD as well as the University of Pittsburgh. The walk is also a way to promote physical well being and health at WPSD. We thank everyone who enjoyed the beautiful weather and walked with us. --By Kathy Bartholow, Michael Hand, and Caitlin Mosholder

SSDHHC joined with WPSD to participate in the Dan Emerick Wellness Walk today. It was a perfect day to get out and move!

4H Awards/Ribbons

A big thank you to our golf outing Blue sponsor, Quinn, Mariotti, & Abod Orthodontics. We look forward to next year's outing.

Our golf outing this year was a resounding success and we look forward to breaking ground on our outdoor classroom in the Spring of 2021. Our gold sponsors this year were: Redline Truck and Trailer - https://redlinenow.com/... Prudential - http://www.prudential.com Long Financial Group - http://www.longfg.com/ Falls Run Stone and Stucco - https://www.fallsrunss.com See more

SSDHHC 4H Club members worked hard through the spring and summer to grow their crops and learn about taking care of animals/pets. Enjoy!

A sincere thank you to our Blue Sponsor of this year's golf tournament helping us to continue on our way toward the construction and development of our outdoor learning space!

We would like to sincerely thank our Gold Sponsors of this year's golf tournament. Your support helps bring us one step closer to the construction and development of our outdoor learning space!

Our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament took place last Friday at Stonehedge and we could not have asked for a more perfect day. Thank you to everyone who came out and golfed with us or donated to our event. We look forward to seeing you all again next year!

We can't say it enough- THANK YOU!!!