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DEAF AWARENESS WEEK!!

September 17th-26th

September 20th

Flag-Raising Ceremony
Where: Buffalo City Hall-65 Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202
When: 12:00pm
Come and join us at Buffalo City Hall at noon to watch the Global Flag of Deaf Communities being raised!
Or watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFAkbNeX5J8

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz Press Release for Deaf Awareness Week
8 am on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages

September 21th

Dachy’s Deaf By Jack Hughes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH7OLbuBmXk

Signed by Julia Bronnenberg

Posted on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages.

September 22nd

Soccer Game at St. Mary's School for the Deaf vs. Rochester School for the Deaf
Grade School Soccer
When: 2pm
Soccer and Volleyball at St. Mary's School for the Deaf vs. Rochester School for the Deaf
When: 3:30pm

Results:

The Bisons came out flying against our ESDAA rival the Wildcats from Rochester School for the Deaf. Senior Captain Ethan Antone opened up the scoring 10 minutes into the 1st half followed y Brady Bartell 5 minutes later with a great goal of his own. From that moment on our team never looked back. We took a 2-0 lead into halftime and told our squad to continue to put pressure on our opponent and not to let up. In the 2nd half of the match, the Bisons offense exploded for 4 more goals off the foot of Farhad Ghorbani and a few more from Ethan Antone. Our defensive led by Magdi Mohammed was just as impressive by holding the Wildcats to just 5 shots and 1 goal. This was a solid win for the Bisons and gets us back to our winning ways. Our next match is tomorrow against NFCAA league opponent, the Christian Academy of Western New York(CAWNY). Wish the boys good luck.

Overall Record: 3-1

ESDAA Record: 1-0

NFCAA Record: 2-1

Individual Stats:

Ethan Antone- 3 goals(6th, 7th, and 8th of the season)

Farhad Ghorbani-2 goals(7th and 8th of the season)

Brady Bartell- 1 goal(4th of the season)

The Lady Bisons took on the Rochester Wildcats yesterday afternoon in their second game of the season. After working on some of our short comings from our first game, we were ready to head out and show our I-90 rivals what we were made of. In the first set the girls came out strong with Julia Bronneberg and Kioney Alvira-Jurado leading the team with and impressive 10 service points, with Kioney earning 3 aces and Julia earning 1. Briona Zuppa, Kearah Kelly and Aleyshka Rivera showed a hunger to prove themselves with some key digs and saves throughout the game.

The second set the girls struggled to find a way past a few of the Rochester servers and fell in a quick set. The third set the girls were able to get back some of their control and with the help of 6 straight service points from rookie Zarielle Ormsby they put up a fighting chance against the Wildcats. Unfortunately we fell in three straight sets, but the girls continued cooperation, teamwork, and ability to persevere have shown that you should in no way count them out yet. The lady Bisons will take on the Tapestry JV squad today in their first away game of the season. Please wish the girls luck as they try to make a break from their losing streak on the road.

SET 1

21- SMSD

25 - RSD

SET 2

9 - SMSD

25 - RSD

SET 3

15 - SMSD

25 - RSD

Today our baby Bisons took on Rochester School for the Deaf. It was a well fought battle, but unfortunately came up short. In our team effort, Isabella played very well getting a few opportunities to score, while our only goal was scored by team assistant captain Ifaneyi. Jaryel and Yaindhi both played very well in goal today.

We will look forward to next weeks game against Tapestry. Thanks to all our fans today!! Go Bisons!

Ifaneyi - 1G

Jaryel - 2 saves

Freddie and the Fairy By Julia Donaldson and Karen George

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLs32XpC4L0

Signed by Julia Bronnenberg
Posted on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages.

September 23rd

Deaf Panel - Jacob Leffler, Meghan Shanks, Alex Dailey 6:30pm:
Missed the event? You can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk6LQ2Q5dGQ

Jacob Leffler Alex Dailey Maegan Shanks

Jacob Leffler currently works for the Federal Government and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. He is originally from Buffalo, New York. He is a graduate of St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Gallaudet University - BA in Government and Masters in Public Administration. He was involved with different organizations - Empire State Association of the Deaf, Maryland Association of the Deaf, Baltimore City Association of the Deaf, and Deaf in Government in various capacities. He is currently serving on the National Association of the Deaf Board as the Region 1 Representative and on St. Mary's School for the Deaf Board of Trustees. He was involved with Jr. NAD when he was a student at St. Mary's School for the Deaf. Jacob also enjoys cruising and traveling around the world.

Alex Dailey is a graduate of St. Mary's School for the Deaf, Class of 2008. After high school he dabbled in a few different vocations, including construction and home remodeling, landscaping and building maintenance, as well as warehousing for Fedex. In 2014 he applied for a position as a Temporary Carrier, or CCA, for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and was offered the job. After less than 18 months with the company he was offered a promotion to become a Permanent Career Carrier, a position which he still holds to this day. January of 2022 will mark his 7th year as a Mail Carrier with USPS. He and his fiancé, Kathryn, recently bought their first home and are spending all of their free time on wedding planning and home renovations, along with taking care of their crazy cat, Craig, and their beloved but goofball labradoodle, Riley. Alex is proud to work for USPS because it is a job that comes with great benefits and allows him to provide for himself and his family’s future.

Maegan Shanks is Faculty and Program Assistant for the MA Program in International Development at
Gallaudet University, training students in project design and implementation for social change. Maegan is also a PhD student in the School of International Service at American University, exploring transnational education policy making and implementation angled around disability and development, language justice and intersectionality within the International Relations and International Development field.

The Deaf Musicians By Peter Seeger and Paul Dubois Jacobs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMko2sXJUNc

Signed by Julia Bronnenberg

Posted on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages.

Julia Bronnenberg's experience at GenCyber Camp!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODxFlVUF_0

September 24th

El Deafo by Cece Bell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDlZoGZWBc
Signed by Julia Bronnenberg
Posted on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages.

Jacob Leffler will be wrapping up with a Keynote speech to the community. Posted @ 3 pm.
Posted on St. Mary's School for the Deaf and Deaf Access Services Facebook, Youtube and Website pages.

Two Deaf Dogs needs a home! Know anyone who wants to adopt a dog?!? Contact the Niagara SPCA at:

https://www.niagaraspca.org/contact

Deaf Access Services is now seeking D/deaf and hard of hearing community members who is interested in making a difference within the community in Buffalo. We are looking for new members if you are interested in the opportunity to participate in our advisory council and contribute to the work we are doing in the region, or if you are interested in learning more information, please contact us at: Jchibi@wnydas.org

Interested? Click here for contact information

Deaf Access Services, an Affiliate of People Inc., is proud to share their video about inclusion:

Watch The Video About Inclusion Here

As an affiliate of People Inc., we support this statement:

On behalf of the Board of Directors and our entire agency, People Inc. and its affiliates are committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for everyone - the people we support, our employees and our communities. Recently, there has been civil unrest locally and across teh nation regarding social injustices and systemic oppression for people of color. We express our sincere condolences to the families of people that have lost loved ones and who have been harmed due to horrific racially-biased acts. We strongly denounce racism and violence in society, and support the need for equality for all people of color. We will continue to work together with the help of our DEI Committee to unite our communities and create a better future for all.

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