A quinceañera, a coming of age ceremony for 15-year-old girls, signifies the passage of youth to becoming a woman. Traditional Mexican quinceañeras were about teaching the quinceañera her duties and...

Born to Deaf parents with sign language as his first language, Zack Jodlowski is a Special Education teacher for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Department. Jodlowski was born hard-of-hearing, though he identifies...

With masks and social distancing becoming a norm in many aspects of life, the pandemic has altered the way that many students have had to communicate with each other. This is an issue that junior Jia Billadeau...

For some deaf, Deaf, or hard of hearing students, masks have become a hindrance on communication. For others, masks are little but an annoyance, a way to slow the spread of disease. Junior Lilly Blanton...

Freshman Lukas Coble was born deaf. Coble relies on lipreading or the use of a phone or paper in order to communicate with hearing people. Despite the challenge of communicating while in masks, deaf and...

Hearing disabilities are not always clearly cut in their impact on each individual. For freshman Harrison Beck, his hearing disability continued to develop over time. Despite Beck being born hard-of-hearing,...

Junior Jordan Ingrham was born with the rare condition Goldenhar syndrome, impacting her ability to breathe due to a deformed skull and her ability to communicate. Ingrham has endured more than  20 surgeries...

“[The transition] was fine, but it was a little bit confusing because it's different than how you'd normally start high school,” freshman Rahma Salem said. “It's still different because I don't know...

Similar to West, sophomore Sophia Kuckaya’s school plans were changed due to COVID-19.  “[My family was] going to move at the end of eighth grade [and] we were planning on moving out to California....

While every new student has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions, for some, COVID-19 caused their school transition. Junior Ellie West made an impromptu plan in July to transfer from Oakville High School. “[Moving...