Deaf Students SY 2009-2010

Grade 1 - 5
Grade 2 - 2
Grade 3 - 3
Grade 4 - 1
Grade 5 - 3
Grade 6 - 1
Grade 7 - 8
Grade 8 - 5
Grade 9 - 4
AHRM 1 - 9
TOTAL Number of Students - 41
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The majority of the Deaf students come from families who live below the poverty level. Most of their parents are housekeepers and public transport drivers. There are a few who come from outside Ozamiz. Most of them are older than the required age of a particular year level because they started schooling late. Their ages range from 7 to 24 years old. They have poor socialization with the hearing people because they are most often teased. They prefer to be with their own deaf friends with whom they feel comfortable to talk to through sign language. Most of their family members don’t know sign language and so misunderstandings mostly happened. These people can go to public places independently and can run errands for themselves. They are responsible individuals too. They can manage on their own.

DLS-CSB SOS 2009 Deaf Youth Summer Camp

Day 1 and Day 2

Days 3,4,& 5

Days 6 & 7

Aiming to build camaraderie among the Deaf youth and to have a worthwhile socio-cultural and psycho-spiritual summer activity suited for Filipino Deaf youth, 61 Deaf teenagers from School of the Deaf in Iligan City, La Salle University (LSU), Ozamiz City, the Columban priests-run Hangop Kabataan Inc., Pagadian City, Dumagete High School and Malaybalay Welcome Home gathered for a six-day Deaf Youth Summer Camp April 23-28, 2009.
The Deaf Youth Summer Camp is part of the annual program spearheaded by the brothers of the Gualandi Mission for the Deaf Cebu City. The activity was incorporated by the yearly Summer of Service Training of the De La Salle-Colege of Saint Benilde School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies.
Other goals of the annual activity are to experience a camp-out away from their family and friends in order to gain some sense of independence and self-confidence, to create a pool of young Deaf leaders devoted to empower fellow Deaf youth and to establish linkages among Deaf youth groups from difference places.
The Summer Camp for the Deaf Students was held at the LSU Oval had Ariscel Lobo and Anabelle Salazar both Deaf faculty of De La Salle-College of St. Benilde, Manila together with Bro. Helrie Paduga, PMS, and Bro. Nino Cababat, PMS from the Gualandi Mission for the Deaf, Cebu City as facilitators.
Each day had various activities with special emphasis on the spiritual formation for the Deaf, Deaf culture, Deaf Counseling, Deaf Values, Sports Competitions, Film Viewing of Deaf Empathy, Camp Skills learning like native chicken cooking and giant kite making.
Lobo led the sports competitions, while Salazar expounded the Deaf values and the two brothers from Mission for the Deaf spearheaded the Camp Skills Learning.
The Deaf Summer Camp started and culminated with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at LSU Chapel officiated by LSU chaplain Fr. Timmy Ruben with Sarah Talibong and Bro. Helrie Paduga, PMS interpreting the Mass using the sign language.
“A deaf person regardless of his or her difficulties in hearing and speaking still has a place in the society," Sarah Talibong.

Deaf students on moving-up and transition ceremonies

“At last we passed”. These were the words in the minds of the four (4) Deaf students of La Salle University Deaf School who joined the moving-up and transition ceremony March 20, 2009 at La Salle University.
Katherina T. Llanos, kinder 2 pupil of the Deaf School joined the moving-up ceremony of the Brother Martin Simpson Laboratory School at the Heritage Campus while three (3) grade 6 Deaf students: Mary Jhoy Tabuco, Jason Paulo Dapat, and William Kane Conol joined the transition ceremony of the Integrated School at the IS Auditorium.
Wearing their white toga with their parents, these Deaf students happily received their diploma of completion in preparatory and elementary level respectively.

Deaf School Holds Family Outing at the Beach

Wanting to make stronger the link of families of Deaf people, 35 Deaf students together with some of their family members of La Salle University Deaf School gathered for a beach party at Rama Beach Clarin Misamis Occidental March 7, 2009.
The family outing is part of the year-end activity of the school with the theme “Deaf Unity with their Family”. Various activities with fun and games were facilitated by Christian Rae Ano-os and Gladys Jane Bisnar. Varieties of foods were prepared and served for the Deaf and their families to partake.
The day was filled with fun and laughter as the Deaf eat together, play together and swim together.

Deaf School Holds Lasallian Family Days

Field Demonstration and Parade

Deaf Power Dressing

Deaf Horror Booth

Deaf student joins Ms. Earth Lasallian

“One Lord, Four Educational Institutions Mighty at 80” was the theme of the recently conducted Lasallian Family Days February 19-20, 2009 at La Salle University.
To make these days memorable, the LSU Deaf School participated in the Holy Eucharist at the LSU Arts Center on the first day. They showed-off their talent in dancing through field demonstration at the SC ground.
In the afternoon of February 19, the Deaf students had manged to show a "Deaf Power Dressing" contest at the Covered Court of the Heritage Campus. Christian Rae Ano-os was crowned as the Mr. King of Hearts, Best in Talent, Best in Summer Wear while Jakie Lou Armamento was crowned as the Ms. Queen of Hearts, Best in Summer Wear, and Best in Sports Wear. The First runner-up Princess Biñas also received the Best in Talent award and her partner JR Talaba. The second runners-up were Trena Jasmin Tamparong and Jowel Amerkhan; third runners-up were Mira Pebida and Benjie Boy Empil; and fourth runners-up were Mary Jhoy Tabuco and Ryan Lutching.
In addition, Jamaica Cabanlit, grade 8 Deaf student was one of the candidates of the Search for Ms. Earth Lasallian on Feb. 19 at 7:00pm in the Arts Center. During the event, she wore an elegant “basura gown” which was made of roots, series lights, plastic straw and broken mirror. Her speech was interpreted by Ms. Geraldine Perez, BEED-SPED student of La Salle University. Hence, she was proclaimed Cabanlit 2nd runner up of the said contest.
In the next day Feb. 20, the Deaf students participated in the parade and they witnessed the Lasallian Dance Festival at the SC ground. They also had their collaborative Horror Booth at the Integrated School (IS) campus. The hearing students paid P5 chits to get-in the booth for 3 minutes. Thus, the Deaf were able to raise P1, 211 chits.
As a whole, the 2-day activity of the Deaf was full of fun, with tiring, and memorable experiences.

Deaf Students Passed Scholarship

Gladys Jane Bisnar, a Deaf graduate from the LSU’s Deaf School has been accepted for scholarship in the De La Salle – College of Saint Benilde Bisnar intends to take up Bachelor of Applied Deaf Studies major in Business Entrepreneurship. Meanwhile, the following eight (8) Deaf graduates from the Deaf School also passed the Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program under the Commission on Higher Education: Agnes Bergado, Chicky Brizo, Janice Pasagdan, Jenny Marie Canonizado, Mira Pebida, Sherlyn Mamhut, Niño Lumanta, and Christian Rae Ano-os. All eight students plan to take up Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management in La Salle University beginning SY 2009-2010.

Eight Ways to Communicate With Deaf People

1. Get the attention of the Deaf person first. A tap on the shoulder, a wave or any other visual signal will help. If in a room, you may tap the table, stamp your feet on the wooden floor or flick the lights on and off.
2. Look directly at the deaf person when signing/ speaking even in the presence of an interpreter.
3. Ensure that your hands and face are clearly visible. Don’t stand in front of a light source as this will cast shadows on your body and face.
4. You may use gestures, facial expressions and pantomime to express your messages.
5. Written communication can be used for short messages.
6. Employ the latest in communication technology – cell phones, YM, email.
7. Learn the alphabet signs (fingerspell).
8. Sign language is still the best option. LSU Deaf School offers sign language classes every term.
(Source: dls-csb sdeas)