The Washington School for the Deaf (WSD) is a school for
deaf
Deafness has varying definitions in cultural and medical contexts. In medical contexts, the meaning of deafness is hearing loss that precludes a person from understanding spoken language, an Audiology, audiological condition. In this context it ...
children located in
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...
, in the United States. The school educates children from all over
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
.
History
The Washington Territory Legislature of 1885-86 passed a bill to build the Washington School for Defective Youth. On February 3, 1886, Governor
Watson C. Squire
Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838June 7, 1926) was an American Civil War veteran, twelfth governor of Washington Territory, and United States Senator from the state of Washington.
Biography
Born in Cape Vincent, New York, Squire attended the p ...
. the eleventh territorial governor signed the bill into law. The school was split to form the State School for the Blind and the State School for the Deaf in 1913.
Residency
WSD is also a
residential school. It has cottages where students reside throughout the week. Students arrive on Sundays and depart on Fridays. Cottages are for students who live far enough not to be able to travel by bus every day to school. There are cottages for male and female students: Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School. WSD's residential programs offers extracurricular activities, peer interaction, student growth and development, achievement, and more.
Athletics
High School Boys,
Eight-Man Football,
Basketball
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,
Track and Field
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,
High School Girls,
Volleyball
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,
Basketball,
& Track and Field
Middle School Boys
Soccer & Basketball
Middle School Girls
Soccer & Basketball
Elementary
Soccer
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References
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Schools for the deaf in the United States
Vancouver, Washington
Public boarding schools in the United States
Boarding schools in Washington (state)
Public elementary schools in Washington (state)
Public K-12 schools in the United States
Public high schools in Washington (state)
Public middle schools in Washington (state)