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Learn ♦ Experience ♦ Thrive
Winter 2021-22 | Eagles #34
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Upon our return from winter break, we were faced with a rapid surge in COVID cases, which led to a staffing shortage while those who were affected stayed home to recover. During that challenging time, our employees came together to ensure that CSD remained open for our students. Campus wide, our staff chipped in by providing coverage in areas of great need. This meant that many of us had to drop everything in order to cover classes and provide student supervision, in both daytime or evening hours, to ensure that we could continue serving our students. Kudos to those individuals who were courageous enough to step up and assist with what was needed during that difficult time!
Despite the challenging reopening of 2022, our students have continued to thrive and excel, both in and out of the classroom. As you scroll through this newsletter you will find a lot of great activities that our students have experienced thus far. We will continue to promote emotional, intellectual and social development, both through activities we have conducted in the past, as well as with new engagement ideas.
Going into the spring, we are eagerly preparing for a season of recruiting, as we continue to seek out highly qualified professionals to work with our students. Please take the time and visit our employment webpage and share opportunities with anyone you think would be interested in working at our wonderful school where we Learn, Experience and Thrive together
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Congratulations to our Academic Bowl team on winning the West Regional Championship for the third straight year! They beat the Texas School for the Deaf 96-78 in the regional championship match. Next, the team will travel to Washington D.C. to defend their National Championship title May 20-23, 2022. | |
Pictured above: Zoe Bell, Sevan Ikeda, Christopher Navarrete, and Chang-May Tan who are representing CSD at the Academic Bowl this year, along with their coaches Andrew Phillips and Emily Sidansky. Five additional students have been involved in preparing for the competition. Appreciation goes to Gabriella Bibb, Geneva Brock, Nate Goff, Lelan Gonzales, and Emery Letendre-Jackson. See teams, brackets, and pool play for West Regional Academic Bowl here | |
Clark Brooke recognized for his stellar leadership
by Community Advisory Committee
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Black History Month Community Heroes
Honoring one of our own
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CSD's Career Technical Education Principal, Dr. Liann Osborne, was selected one of State Assembly District 25’s Black History Month honorees. She was invited to join the celebration hosted by Assemblymember Alex Lee, Fremont City Councilmember Teresa Cox, and the Silicon Valley/San Jose NAACP on February 19 to honor community heroes. California School for the Deaf is proud of Dr. Osborne's commitment to our Black students and other ethnic students. Her voice for equality has been an inspiration for our community. Even though Black History Month 2022 has come to a close, this will NOT be a pause until next year; CSD is committed to having Black History Month embedded into our year-round curriculum, and to seeing history unfold and transform the world for the better.
Excerpted from a message by Len Gonzales, Director of Instruction
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The students will perform three shows that the community can come and enjoy:
- April 1 @ 7 PM
- April 2 @ 1:30 PM
- April 2 @ 7 PM
Audience will be limited to 150 seats per show. Buy your ticket early to guarantee your seat.
For tickets & information visit: csdeagles.com/tinkerbelltickets
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Did you know there is a connection between Troy Kotsur and CSD?
This is an exciting time for the Deaf community! At this year’s Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG) Awards, CODA won the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. CODA has been in the center of attention in the movie industry after winning multiple Sundance Awards.
Not only that, Troy Kotsur also made history as the first Deaf male actor to win a SAG award – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
During Troy and Marlee Matlin’s speech, they quoted that we, Deaf Actors, can work in the industry just like anybody else. They called for greater quality and opportunities for Deaf actors and to recognize and celebrate Deaf culture in film.
Do you know that there is a connection between Troy and CSD? Troy was the director for our school play, “The Three Musketeers… All Swash and No Buckle”, in 2002. It is a true inspiration how much he has thrived in his professional acting career and how well represented the Deaf community is in the film industry.
Congratulations to Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, the entire cast and crew of the CODA film! Let’s hope CODA wins at the Oscars next month!
Diversity at the 2022 SAG Awards: “We Deaf Actors Have Come a Long Way”
Excerpted from a message by Len Gonzales, Director of Instruction
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Remembering Dr. Robin Zane
Dr. Robin L. Zane, Ed.D., was the first woman and the first Deaf educator to lead the State Special Schools and Services Division of the California Department of Education. In 1997, she joined the faculty at the California School for the Deaf. Robin strongly supported CSD's emphasis on increased language acquisition and access through American Sign Language and written English. She became the middle school principal at CSD in 1998 and spent the next decade working on effective wholistic responses to the needs of students, family members, teachers, and staff. In 2012, Robin became the director of the Diagnostic Center, Northern California in Fremont until her appointment as director of the SSSSD in 2019. She will be deeply missed.
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What's happening in our academic departments | |
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Family Fun Day
For ALL families with Deaf & Hard of Hearing children
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Join us Saturday, April 2
Saturday, April 2 is a great opportunity for families who are curious to learn more about Deaf Education at the California School for the Deaf.
Families are invited to join us in person in Fremont, on Saturday, April 2, to learn and have fun with other families with Deaf/HH children.
This is a great opportunity for the whole family!
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Space is limited.
Registration closes on March 6.
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Elementary Students present their Eagle News | |
Kindergarten celebrates 100 days of school | |
It takes 100 friends to remove 100 bows on the 100th day of school! | |
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CSD's Early Childhood Education department has been offering a class for caregivers of newborn to 14-months Deaf babies. The class includes sharing visual language learning strategies as modeled in this video.
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Deaf children deserve to thrive with access to language! | |
In honor of Special Education Day, Julie Rems-Smario, co-founder of LEAD-K, shares the importance of ending language deprivation for deaf children. See video on Instagram | |
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Three of our CSD elementary students made Hollywood breakthroughs—Norah Luna, Zarya Miller and Oceana Matsumoto—so they interviewed Lauren Ridloff who plays Makkari in The Eternals. Lauren gave the three girls advice on how to succeed in Hollywood, emphasizing the importance of literacy. Bianca Hamilton-Miller was the facilitator of the interview between the students and Lauren.
Learn more
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How to support Deaf Ukranian refugees during the crisis
For the past few days, we have been overwhelmed, saddened, and outraged by the news about the outbreak of the war raging in Ukraine, which was (still is) home to some of our colleagues at CSD.
Our colleagues who were born and raised in Ukraine have been in constant contact with their family and Deaf Ukrainian friends, classmates, neighbors, and acquaintances. There are no words to describe their fear, shock, emotions, and chaos. They are fleeing Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine as quickly as they can.
Natasha Chirkin, our Supervising Counselor who was born and raised in Ukraine would like to share some information and resources about how Off-The-Grid Missions supports Deaf Ukrainian refugees during this crisis via texting and videos. Off-The-Grid offer humanitarian support and resources to Deaf people across the world. The mission of this organization can be found on its website, Off-The-Grid Missions.
Excerpted from a message by Clark Brooke, School Superintendent
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Dante’s Story: The Fight for Deaf Rights in Peru
Deaf children in Peru have no education available to them after the sixth grade. Discrimination against the Deaf prohibits employment. My adopted deaf son, Dante, from the Andean community of Q’eros, acquired language only at age 8.
Watch video
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CSD first grader Oceana Matsumoto and her family starred in a Google campaign over the holidays. Enjoy! | |
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Wealth of Knowledge
Presenter:
Julie Rems-Smario
Host:
JAC Cook
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The importance of early bilingual Deaf education
Parent Panelists:
Selene - trilingual (ASL/Spanish/English) parent of a first grader
John - parent of pre-kindergarten student
Denise - parent of pre-kindergarten student
Lorena - trilingual (ASL/Spanish/English) parent of a pre-kindergarten student
Moderator:
Laura T Pederson - Early Intervention Educational Consultant
Host:
JAC Cook
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Language Milestones for Deaf Education: Understanding SB210 & ASL Assessments
Presenters:
Dr. Julie Rems-Smario
Dr. Marlon "Lon" Kuntze
Host:
JAC Cook
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CSD teachers present on ASL accessibility with STEM | |
CSD Teachers Leeza Williams (ECE) and Michael Foust (Middle School) embarked on a journey to the last frontier to share their experiences and knowledge at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education. Their presentations highlighted the importance of using technology to increase accessibility to language for all students. See more of their photos on Instagram | |
Check out our student-produced news & entertainment | |
Congrats to our Middle School National Literacy Competition winners | |
We’re proud of our Middle School students who entered the Gallaudet National Literary Competition! They all did very well! Some even won recognition in their categories. Thank you to our students who worked hard on their entries and to their teachers who supported their creative process! | |
CSD's international studies class is preparing to depart for Portugal
on April 8, 2022
Please help support our students by attending the following fundraising events. Our students have been limited in their ability to participate in the usual international studies campus fundraisers, this year, due to covid restrictions, so they could really benefit from your support:
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Friday, March 4 ~ Panda Express (10am–10pm)
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Wednesday, March 16 ~ Panera Bread (4pm–8pm)
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Monday, April 4 ~ Chipotle (4pm–8pm)
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CSD sophomore wins National Association of the Deaf's holiday card competition | |
A message from the NAD
Holiday card competition is one of our favorite activities we do at the National Association of the Deaf! We value nationwide activities like this because it showcases our deaf youth talent, like Royce's, and provides our deaf youth opportunities to branch out of their local community. Congratulations once again, Royce!
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Winter Holiday Door Contest | |
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Cottage staff and students joined together for the winter holiday door decoration contest.
Judging the contest were members of the CSD Cabinet: Clark Brooke, Ethan Bernstein, LeeAnn Dreffs, Len Gonzales, Brian Bobbie, and Barbara White. They selected their top picks in three categories: Most Traditional, Most Festive, and Most Creative. See the winning door decorations below.
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CSD Eagle on gym roof with beautiful sky | |
CSD alum featured on Fox 2 news |
City College of San Francisco heads to state championship, inspired by team's first deaf player CSD alum Calel Olicia-Aramboles has become a star running back and special teams player for the Rams at City College of San Francisco. He is featured in a story on Fox news. | | | |
Hannah Wetzel, CSD Class of '18, sets new long jump record at Gallaudet University | | | |
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Congratulations Warren Keller
A forever Eagle, Warren Keller who contributed greatly to California School for the Deaf as a physical education teacher and athletic director, has been selected to be the next athletic director at Gallaudet University.
As our varsity football coach, Warren had the opportunity to showcase our football/athletic/school programs by having ESPN on our campus for few days in 2016. (Obviously, there were more individuals who are still here with us who also contributed to the ESPN experience!)
It is always a pleasure to witness the successes of our former employees as they continue to excel in their career, despite our losing them. Let’s celebrate the achievement on Warren’s behalf! —Clark Brooke
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Young Eaglettes show their spirit at outdoor pep rally | |
Senior Night Ceremony on Facebook Live | Congratulations to our senior athletes—Andrew Garza, Nate Goff, Chris Navarrete, and Jesus Castro-Arreaga—who were recognized at the Senior Ceremony 2022 | | | |
Basketball season winds down | |
Eagles boys basketball team makes it to Bay Counties League finals. | |  |
Eagles girls basketball team makes it to Bay Counties League semifinals. | | |
Bay Counties League Basketball | |
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