TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Keena Miller
Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444
Email: [email protected]
FOR RELEASE JUNE 2, 2011
WITH SCHOOL OUT, SENIORS TAKE CENTER STAGE
INSPIRED BY DEAF M.D., 2011 GRADUATING CLASS CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS
Austin, Texas – June 4, 2010 Today at the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD),
the Class of 2011 takes a final stroll down the South Austin campus to
assemble in the R.L. Davis Auditorium for graduation commencement ceremonies
at 7:00 pm.
TSD wrapped up school activities yesterday with the annual senior
scholarship and high school awards ceremony, when approximately 50 different
scholarships totaling almost $20,000, were awarded to graduating seniors
seeking post-graduate studies and career training.
Tonight, TSD welcomes Dr. Christopher J. Moreland, Assistant Professor and
Hospitalist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio,
to deliver the commencement address.
A native Texan, Dr. Moreland was an honors graduate at the University of
Texas-Austin, where he passed from major to major before landing in pre-med.
While studying internal medicine at the University of Texas at Houston
Medical School, Moreland was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the honor
medical society, in just his third year.
After completing his residency at the University of California-Davis Medical
Center, today Moreland is one of an estimated 25 deaf and hard of hearing
physicians now practicing in the nation.
WHAT: Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD) 2011 Graduation
WHEN: Thursday, June 2, 2011
Senior Brick Ceremony 9:30-10:00 am
Senior/Parent Buffet 4:00-6:00 pm
Commencement Ceremony 7:00 pm
WHERE:
R. L. Davis Auditorium
Texas School for the Deaf
1102 South Congress
Austin, Texas 78704
MORE: With a strong belief in culture and community at TSD, students form a
unique identity based on their individual strengths and talents, giving all
students at TSD the opportunity to learn, grow, and belong. For more about
TSD, visit http://www.tsd.state.tx.us.
CONTACT: [email protected]