St. Rita School for the Deaf

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St. Rita School for the Deaf
St. Rita School for the Deaf building.jpg
Address
St. Rita School for the Deaf
1720 Glendale Milford Road

, ,
45215

United States
Coordinates 39°15′10″N84°26′54″W / 39.25278°N 84.44833°W / 39.25278; -84.44833
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
MottoTeaching communication for life
Religious affiliation(s) Catholic
Established1915
Executive DirectorAngela Frith
ChaplainRev. Wysong
Faculty99
Grades PK12
Enrollment180 (2008-2009)
Campus size237 acres (0.96 km2)
Color(s)Green and Gold
SloganDream, Achieve, Soar
Athleticsnone
MascotLions
Nickname Lions [1]
Website http://www.srsdeaf.org

St. Rita School for the Deaf is an independent Roman Catholic [2] school located in the village of Evendale, near Cincinnati, Ohio.

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History

Challenged by Archbishop Henry Moeller, Father Henry J. Waldhaus, with the help of the Knights of De l'Epee and the Saints Mary and Joseph Society, was able to raise the funds necessary to purchase the land for St. Rita School. The school opened in 1915 and became the first accredited high school for the deaf in Ohio. In 2016, Sr. Marianne Van Vurst SC was named as interim Executive Director of the school.

Approach and languages used

Currently, their philosophy is "comprehensive communication" essentially Total Communication with a different name. The school's deaf and hearing teachers use ASL as a method of instruction, but the majority use is Simultaneous Communication.

Academics and programs

While based in the Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, St. Rita School works to meet the needs of Deaf and hard of hearing and students with special communication needs. Students come from all over Cincinnati in addition to students from northern Kentucky and other parts of Ohio.

St. Rita's is one of the first schools in the country to develop a program for dyspraxic children, sometimes referred to as "global" apraxia. The program teaches to the students communication disabilities (oral-buccofacial apraxia) and encompasses each student's global dyspraxic apraxia disabilities that affect the student's fine and gross motor skills with their motor planning; sequencing and motor- processing abilities (which include but is not limited to ideomotor, ideation, limb-kinetic and ocular motor apraxias).

The school's Montessori pre-school program is designed to meet the development needs of hearing and deaf children, starting at 3 years of age. The school also features an elementary, high school, and Career Plus programs.

Athletics

St. Rita's competes with area schools in basketball and volleyball. In 1962, the high school division petitioned the Greater Catholic League to compete in football at the reserve level. [3] Later, the high school became a member of the Girls Greater Cincinnati League. [4] Due to small class sizes, in 2017/2018 the school switched to intramural sports and did not compete competitively.

Fundraising

Like many Greater Cincinnati Catholic parishes, major funding comes from annual festivals. The St. Rita Fest [5] began in 1916 but stopped in 2016 [6] It was one of the area's largest. The school still holds a Grand Raffle and a scholarship benefit dinner.

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