Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD) is a school that serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students from ages 5–21 years old. Its campus is located in

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. It serves students who live in

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. It has grades K-12 and it was established in 1851. The internal academic divisions are: Stark Elementary School, Wheeler Middle School, and Wheeler High School. In 1997 its enrollment was about 65–70, with about 33% having additional disabilities.
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Campus

Elementary and middle school students are in cottages built in 1997; they are Gannon Cottage, named after Jack R. Gannon; Redden Cottage, after Laura Redden Searing ( Howard Glyndon); and Reid Cottage, after teacher William Cooper Reid. Prior to 1997 they were in Stark Hall's dormitories. High school students are in Kerr Hall, named after MSD founder William Dabney Kerr; and Tate Hall, named after MSD superintendent James Nolley Tate. They have separate sides for female and male students.

Athletics

MSD's sports teams usually play other schools categorized as 1A, and it plays against other schools for the deaf in the Great Plains tournament.

Notable alumni

* Jack R. Gannon, teacher, coach, and author *

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References

External links

* Public K-12 schools in the United States Public elementary schools in Missouri Public middle schools in Missouri Public high schools in Missouri Schools in Callaway County, Missouri Schools for the deaf in the United States Public boarding schools in the United States Boarding schools in Missouri {{Missouri-school-stub