{"id":25694,"date":"2024-05-01T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/burnabyschools.ca\/?p=25694"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:27:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T22:27:00","slug":"deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-showcase-draws-record-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/burnabyschools.ca\/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-showcase-draws-record-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Deaf and Hard of Hearing Showcase Draws Record Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A record number of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students from across the province came together for an event in ΞΆΓάΘ¦, where they shared their talents, competed, and connected with one another.<\/p>\n

The two-day event, called DHHproud, included both a Showcase and Friendship Day for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students. The Showcase drew children and youth from Kindergarten to Grade 12 from 19 school districts who competed in a series of contests on the identity-celebrating theme: This is my Deaf\/Hard of Hearing Superpower. Organized and led by the Provincial Outreach Program: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (POPDHH) \u2013 a ΞΆΓάΘ¦ School District-administered program \u2013 the third annual Showcase grew from 80 participants last year to 125.<\/p>\n

The Showcase featured DHH Art, ASL Poetry, and Spotlight Presentations. The following students from ΞΆΓάΘ¦ Schools placed in the top three in their categories.<\/p>\n

Category: ASL Poetry Grades K-3
\n<\/strong><\/span>Everly Hohnadel<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 2, BCSD, 1st<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Rustem Drebotii<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 2, BCSD, 2nd<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Zoe Kaleniuk<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 3, BCSD, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Category: ASL Poetry Grades 4-7<\/strong><\/span>
\n<\/strong>Kobane Koshman<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 6, BCSD, 2nd<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Aurelia Braun<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 4, BCSD, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Category: ASL Poetry Grades 8-12
\n<\/strong><\/span>Teanna Kay<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 11, BCSD, 1st<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Aqida Nazari<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 9, BCSD, 2nd<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Balqis Mushfiq<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 10, BCSD, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Category: DHH Art Grades K-3
\n<\/strong><\/span>Rustem Drebotii<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 2, BCSD, 1st<\/sup> place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Category: DHH Art Grades 4-7
\n<\/strong><\/span>Kayden Chen<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 6, Aubrey Elementary, 2nd<\/sup> place
\n<\/strong>Sophia Shimek<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 6, Forest Grove Elementary, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Category: DHH Art Grades 8-12
\n<\/strong><\/span>Kenneth Kang<\/strong><\/span>, Grade 11, ΞΆΓάΘ¦ South Secondary, 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0place<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristin Schnider, Vice-Chair of the ΞΆΓάΘ¦, delivered opening remarks:<\/p>\n

\"\"While the competitions are the reason bringing us all together, the coming together<\/em> part \u2013 as a community from throughout the province \u2013 is perhaps equally important.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Making new friends is an integral part of the two-day event, with the Showcase preceding Friendship Day, which included a trip to Science World, games, and meals together. A record 261 Deaf and Hard of Hearing students \u2013 representing one-fifth of the provincial DHH student population \u2013 and 135 teachers and chaperones from 23 school districts participated in Friendship Day.<\/p>\n

Students were also invited to tour Victory Hill Dorm in ΞΆΓάΘ¦, where children living away from home stay while attending the BC Provincial School for the Deaf. BCSD is also administered by the ΞΆΓάΘ¦ School District.<\/p>\n

Scroll down to see the full list of contest winners. To see entries from across BC, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Posted May 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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