Host Sites, Dates, and Schools for Regional Academic Bowl Competition

From: Gallaudet - 13 Feb 2003

For Immediate Release
February 13, 2003
Contact: Mike Kaika, Director of Media Relations
Phone: 202-651-5050
Email: mike.kaika@gallaudet.edu

Host Sites, Dates, and Schools for Regional Academic Bowl Competition

Washington, DC—Regional competition for the Seventh National Academic Bowl
for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students will begin this month and the top two
teams from each region will compete in the finals May 3-6 on the Gallaudet
University campus.

The National Academic Bowl for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students began in
1997 as an annual competition sponsored by Gallaudet University and the J.
Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation. The purpose is to foster the
pursuit of academic excellence; promote a spirit of academic competition and
good sportsmanship; and encourage social opportunities for collegiality
among students.

The five regions are: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, and West.
For the Southeast region competition, February 25-27, Louisiana School for
the Deaf in Baton Rouge will be the host. Colorado School for the Deaf in
Colorado Springs will host the West competition Feb. 27 to March 2. Indiana
School for the Deaf in Indianapolis will host the Midwest competition March
6-9. ‘47’The American Sign Language and English School in New York City will
host the Northeast competition March 13-16. The Model Secondary School for
the Deaf in Washington, DC will host the Mid-Atlantic competition March
20-23.

Teams participating:

Northeast

‘47’ The American Sign Language and English School (New York, NY)
American School for the Deaf (Hartford, CT)
Austine School for the Deaf (Brattleboro, VT)
EDCO at Newton North High School (Newtonville, MA)
Horace Mann School (Allston, MA)
Lawrence High School (Lawrence, MA)
Lexington School for the Deaf (Jackson Heights, NY)
Manchester Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Manchester, NH)
Monroe #1 BOCES (Rochester, NY)
New York School for the Deaf (White Plains, NY)
New York State School for the Deaf (Rome, NY)
Northampton High School (Northampton, MA)
Portsmouth Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Portsmouth, NH)
Rhode Island School for the Deaf (Providence, RI)
Rochester School for the Deaf (Rochester, NY)
The Learning Center for Deaf Children (Framingham, MA)

Mid Atlantic:
Chesterfield County Public Schools (Chesterfield, VA)
Delaware School for the Deaf (Wilmington, DE)
Lake Drive Program-Mt. Lakes High School (Mt Lakes, NJ)
Lincoln High School (Philadelphia, PA)
Maryland School for the Deaf (Frederick, MD)
Model Secondary School for the Deaf (Washington, DC)
Parkville High School (Baltimore, MD)
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (Philadelphia, PA)
Rockville High School (Rockville, MD)
Scranton State School for the Deaf (Scranton, PA)
SHIP at Midland Park High School/Bergen County Special Services (Midland
Park, NJ)
Virginia School for the Deaf (Staunton, VA)
W.T. Woodson High (Fairfax, VA)
West Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (Pittsburgh, PA)

Southeast:
Alabama School for the Deaf (Talladega, AL)
Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (Atlanta, GA)
Bolton High School (Alexandria, LA)
Florida School for the Deaf (St. Augustine, FL)
Georgia School for the Deaf (Cave Spring, GA)
Jonesboro High School (Jonesboro, GA)
Lincoln High School (Tallahassee, FL)
Louisiana School for the Deaf (Baton Rouge, LA)
Mississippi School for the Deaf (Jackson, MS)
North Carolina School for the Deaf (Morgantown, NC)
Shreveport Raiders High School (Shreveport, LA)
South Carolina School for the Deaf (Spartanburg, SC)
Tennessee School for the Deaf (Knoxville, TN)
White Station High School (Memphis, TN)

Midwest:
Hinsdale South High, (Darien, IL)
Illinois School for the Deaf (Jacksonville, IL)
Indiana School for the Deaf (Indianapolis, IN)
John Hersey High (Arlington Heights, IL)
Kansas School for the Deaf (Olathe, KS)
Minnesota State Academy School for the Deaf (Faribault, MN)
Missouri School for the Deaf (Fulton, MO)
Ohio School for the Deaf (Columbus, OH)
South Dakota School for the Deaf (Sioux Falls, SD)
Southwest Cooperative/School District #230 (Tinley Park, IL)
St. Rita School for the Deaf (Cincinnati, OH)
Texas School for the Deaf (Austin, TX)
Whitney Young High School (Chicago, IL)
Wisconsin School for the (Deaf Delavan, WI)

West:
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind (Tucson, AZ)
California School for the Deaf (Riverside, CA)
Colorado School for the Deaf, (Colorado Springs, CO)
Crater High School (Central Point, OR)
Granada Hills High (Granada Hills, CA)
Madison High School (San Diego, CA)
Montana School for the Deaf (Great Falls, MT)
Oregon School for the Deaf (Salem, OR)
Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (Phoenix, AZ)
Rio Mesa High (Oxnard, CA)
Roosevelt High School (Seattle, WA)
South Hills High School (West Covina, CA)
Spanaway Lake High School (Spanaway, WA)
University High School (Irvine, CA)
Washington School for the Deaf (Vancouver, WA)
Wyoming DOE, Deaf Education Program (Cheyenne, WY)

For more information about the High School Academic Bowl, check the website:
http://academicbowl.gallaudet.edu