{"id":13754,"date":"2011-04-04T21:03:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T02:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=13754"},"modified":"2011-04-05T00:21:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T05:21:29","slug":"austin-sertoma-awards-national-heritage-honors-to-tsd-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/04\/04\/austin-sertoma-awards-national-heritage-honors-to-tsd-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Sertoma Awards National Heritage Honors to TSD Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austin Sertoma Presents National Heritage Awards to Texas School for the
\nDeaf Middle Schoolers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Austin, Texas \u2013 March 31, 2010 The Austin Chapter of Service to Mankind
\n(SERTOMA) recognized middle school students today at the Texas School for
\nthe Deaf (TSD) as part of Sertoma\u2019s National Heritage Freedom & Democracy
\nProgram. Chartered by SERTOMA International, the Austin Sertoma Club
\nsponsors the annual competition for TSD middle school students, and kicks
\nthings off during United States Freedom Week each February.<\/p>\n

Following a tour of the Texas State Capitol and lunch in the Capitol Grill
\nhosted by the Austin Sertoma Club, students were tasked with presenting to
\nthe club \u201cWhy I\u2019m Proud to be an American\u201d. Each student developed a poster
\nsubmitted along with a written essay and gave a formal presentation to club
\ncommittee members for judging.<\/p>\n

First and second place winners received digital cameras, and all students
\nwere recognized with a commemorative Capitol of Texas patch for
\nparticipating.<\/p>\n

Austin Sertomans have provided support and sponsorships to individuals and
\ngroups in the Austin community since 1963, and has worked with TSD for more
\nthan 30 years, sponsoring projects like this and providing scholarships and
\nassistance to deaf and hard of hearing students in Texas. To learn more,
\nvisit http:\/\/www.austinsertoma.org<\/a> .<\/p>\n

First Place 2011 National Heritage winner, Jesse Martinez. Pictured with
\nHarry Pokorny (L) and Chuck Banks (R) of Austin Sertoma.<\/p>\n

Second Place 2011 National Heritage winner, Justin Akers of Waco is
\ncongratulated by Austin Sertoma members.<\/p>\n

TSD Middle-schoolers participated in Austin Sertoma\u2019s 2011 National Heritage
\ncontest.<\/p>\n

Front (L-R) Ketsi Simon (Austin), Brendan Pena (Austin), Marco Lopez (San
\nAntonio), Tommy Nouthavykoun (Ft.Worth), Kiara Faught (Friendswood), Keena
\nMiller-Austin Sertoma.<\/p>\n

Back (L-R) Leslie Hussey-TSD Language Arts teacher, Harry Pokorny-Austin
\nSertoma, Jesse Martinez-1st Place (Austin), Justin Akers-2nd Place (Waco),
\nDavid Hernandez (Jacksonville), Chuck Banks-Austin Sertoma.<\/p>\n

Judging the 2011 National Heritage entries.<\/p>\n

Keena Miller
\nOutreach & Development Specialist at TSD
\ncontact: keena.miller@tsd.state.tx.us or 512.462.5328<\/p>\n

Note: Please contact TSD for the pictures.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Austin Sertoma Presents National Heritage Awards to Texas School for the Deaf Middle Schoolers Austin, Texas \u2013 March 31, 2010 The Austin Chapter of Service to Mankind (SERTOMA) recognized middle school students today at the Texas School for the Deaf…<\/p>\n

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