TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MEDIA ALERT<\/p>\n
Contact: Keena Miller<\/p>\n
Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444<\/p>\n
Email: Keena.miller@tsd.state.tx.us<\/p>\n
MEDIA ALERT<\/p>\n
Student\u2019s First Surfing Experience Featured in Documentary<\/p>\n
WHAT: STOKED – a new, short, documentary film about thirteen deaf
\nstudents going off to surf camp \u2013 will be shown to the public as a
\nfundraiser for the Texas School for the Deaf\u2019s student Surf Club.
\nScreenings are scheduled at the Deaf Rochester Film Festival, March
\n26-29 in New York, and later in Maine.<\/p>\n
WHEN: Thursday March 12, 2009<\/p>\n
Time: 8:30 PM<\/p>\n
$5.00 admission; plus donations accepted<\/p>\n
WHERE: Texas School for the Deaf (TSD)
\nR. L. Davis Auditorium
\n1102 South Congress
\nAustin Texas 78704<\/p>\n
MORE: Thanks to The Expedition School\u2019s unique philosophy of using
\nnature as a classroom, thirteen students from the Texas School for the
\nDeaf (TSD) experienced a first \u2013 a road trip to the Texas coast to
\ncatch some waves that ultimately transformed their lives.<\/p>\n
Laura Garcia Rodriguez Blancas, third year exchange-student at the
\nUniversity of Texas from Monterrey Mexico, directed the film for a
\nfinal documentary project. \u201cI had no idea what to expect working
\nwith deaf kids going surfing, and I was intimidated by the task of
\ncreating something appealing to both hearing and deaf audiences.\u201d
\nBlancas hopes to raise awareness of Deaf culture to the hearing
\ncommunity with the film. \u201cI think the hearing community
\nunderestimates the deaf, mainly because of our ignorance. But these
\nkids are amazing. Seeing their incredible courage and positive outlook
\non life, has also changed me forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a strong belief in culture and community at TSD, students form a
\nunique identity based on their individual strengths and talents. At
\nTSD, students learn, grow, and belong. For more information about TSD,
\nvisit www.tsd.state.tx.us. To learn more about The Expedition School,
\nvisit: www.expeditionschool.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF MEDIA ALERT Contact: Keena Miller Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444 Email: Keena.miller@tsd.state.tx.us MEDIA ALERT Student\u2019s First Surfing Experience Featured in Documentary WHAT: STOKED – a new, short, documentary film about thirteen deaf students going off to…<\/p>\n