Extracurricular Activities
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The ASL Club and Jr. IAD offer students, both hearing and deaf, the opportunity to socialize, to help hearing students improve their ASL skills, to expose Deaf and Hard of Hearing students to ASL and Deaf culture, and to expose other Hinsdale South students to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
Deaf Academic Bowl is a competitive team that challenges other Deaf teams in tournament play by answering questions in various academic subjects and current news. For several years, the team has competed at the national tournament at Gallaudet University in Washington DC, and in 2018, the team competed in the sectional and regional competition. Each year, students compete for a place on the competitive team with the top students chosen to represent the program. |
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Students also compete in Special Olympics sports in basketball, track, soccer, and swimming. The Hinsdale South Special Olympics Basketball team consistently competes in the state tournament. Special Olympics Soccer also competes in the state series, and students on the Track team win gold medals each year.
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students participate in all sports offered at Hinsdale South.Students are part of the swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, gymnastics, badminton, danceline, and cheerleading teams. The student-athlete will be supported by an interpreter so communication between the athlete and coach is assured.
Deaf Drama presents two performance each year, with a fall and spring production. The students tryout for the roles, and rehearse several times each week until the day of the show. The play is preformed in ASL with voice interpreters for those who are not fluent in the language. The students also work as stage manager, make-up artists, prop managers, and publicity.
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students participate in all sports offered at Hinsdale South.Students are part of the swimming, football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, wrestling, cross country, track, gymnastics, badminton, danceline, and cheerleading teams. The student-athlete will be supported by an interpreter so communication between the athlete and coach is assured.
Deaf Drama presents two performance each year, with a fall and spring production. The students tryout for the roles, and rehearse several times each week until the day of the show. The play is preformed in ASL with voice interpreters for those who are not fluent in the language. The students also work as stage manager, make-up artists, prop managers, and publicity.
