Washington School for the Deaf
Entrance mural
Address
Map
611 Grand Blvd.

Vancouver
,
Washington

United States
Information
TypePublic
EstablishedFebruary 3, 1886
SuperintendentShauna Bilyeu
Faculty100+
GradesK-12
Number of students110+
Color(s)Kelly Green, Black, and White
Athletics conferenceWIAA
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]

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 2016-06-30.
  5. ^ "Team of the Year – USA Deaf Track & Field". Usadtf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. ^ "wsbc". Wsbc2013.wix.com. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  7. ^ https://sites.google.com/osd.k12.or.us/wsbc-2023/results?authuser=0

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