Washington School for the Deaf

Washington School for the Deaf
Entrance mural
Address
611 Grand Blvd. Vancouver , Washington United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	February 3, 1886
Superintendent	Shauna Bilyeu
Faculty	100+
Grades	K-12
Number of students	110+
Color(s)	Kelly Green, Black, and White
Athletics conference	WIAA Columbia Valley League
Mascot	Terriers
Affiliation	CEASD

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]

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 Championships	Year:
Boys Track & Field	1972

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Sports	National Deaf Prep Championships
Boys Track & Field	1972 & 1973
Girls Track & Field	2019 & 2022

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Western State Basketball & Cheerleader Classic Championships	Year:
Boys	1978, 1979, 1980, 2016, & 2023
Girls	1985, 1992, & 2023
Cheerleaders	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006, & 2014

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References

1. "Washington School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
2. "Washington School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.
3. "Washington School for the Deaf". Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
4. "WIAA - Washington Interscholastic Activities Association". Wiaa.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
5. "Team of the Year – USA Deaf Track & Field". Usadtf.org. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
6. "wsbc". Wsbc2013.wix.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
7. "Results". sites.google.com.

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