Washington School for the Deaf

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Washington School for the Deaf
Washington School for the Deaf, entrance mural, July 2020.jpg
Entrance mural
Address
Washington School for the Deaf
611 Grand Blvd.

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United States
Information
Type Public
EstablishedFebruary 3, 1886
SuperintendentShauna Bilyeu
Faculty100+
GradesK-12
Number of students110+
Color(s)Kelly Green, Black, and White
Athletics conference WIAA
Columbia Valley League
MascotTerriers
AffiliationCEASD

The Washington School for the Deaf (WSD) is a school for deaf children located in Vancouver, Washington, in the United States. The school educates children from all over Washington. [1]

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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, the eleventh territorial governor, signed the bill into law. [2]

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. [3]

Athletics

High School Boys, Six-Man Football, Basketball, Track and Field,

High School Girls, Volleyball, Basketball, & Track and Field

Middle School Boys Soccer & Basketball

Middle School Girls Soccer & Basketball

Elementary Soccer

WIAA State ChampionshipsYear:
Boys Track & Field1972

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SportsNational Deaf Prep Championships
Boys Track & Field1972 & 1973
Girls Track & Field2019 & 2022

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Western State Basketball & Cheerleader Classic ChampionshipsYear:
Boys1978, 1979, 1980, 2016, & 2023
Girls1985, 1992, & 2023
Cheerleaders1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006, & 2014

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