MSD football team

Michigan School for the Deaf's 8 man football team is Coach by Philip Endicott. Coach Phil is the head activities director in MSD athletic department.

MSD campus

The Michigan School for the Deaf (MSD) is a public residential school for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The school was established by an Act of the Michigan Legislature in 1848. MSD serves students from birth to 26 and families throughout the state of Michigan. MSD's programs and services are provided to the students at no cost except for a small recreational fee.  

Socializing with the hard of hearing or deaf crowd

As I was waiting for the game to begin, I began introducing myself to the athletes' parents and Georgia School for the Deaf staffs. As I observe, I have noticed that the body langauge is the replacement of sounds, which occurs in the hearing world.

Communicating with the quarterback

As soon the special teams unit entered the field to punt the ball, I pulled the quarterback over to keep his spirits up after failing to complete the previous drive.

Mississippi School for the Deaf

Mississippi School for the Deaf (MSD) called a timeout after Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD) regain their lead in the second set of the game. 

Ga School for the Deaf volleyball team

Georgia School for the Deaf (GSD) volleyball girls competes against Mississippi School for the Deaf (MSD) in the 25th Annual Mason Dixon Volleyball Tournament on October 10-12 2012. Unfortunately, GSD loses both sets against MSD in the first round.

Meeting Willie Brown for the first time

Willie Brown and I

A lady friend of mine who attended Spelman College informed me that she had a professor whose husband was deaf. Knowing that I volunteer and mentor athletes at the Georgia School for the Deaf in Cave Springs, she asked if I knew a man named Willie Brown and I said no. After not knowing who he was, I asked my friend for permission to introduce me to her professor's husband. Willie Brown and I exchanged numbers and got to know one another. As we go along, I have learned a lot of interesting things about him. One week before the Mike Glenn's event which took place at Townsend Center at University of West Georgia, he invited me to the event. Hours before the event started, we met for the first time and had very good conversation about our personal lives and discussed our childhood experiences. 

Short biography on Willie Brown

Willie Brown at Mike Glenn basketball camp

Willie Brown was born in Macon, Georgia and attended Georgia School for the Deaf where he received his primary education. During his sophomore year at GSD, Willie was 6'6 recording countless double figures per game. Willie holds a school record of 2,016 points in four years at GSD, he was also voted number one high school player in northeast Georgia. He continued his basketball career at Hofstra University in New York along with hearing teammates. After college, Willie and his close friend Fred Stone became the first deaf high school referee in the state of Georgia. 

Throughout the game, I had a one-on-one session with the junior varsity nose guard and center to get a better understanding of the game.

Within a few minutes left before halftime, the coach decided to let the star player rest. The head coach for Georgia School for the Deaf is located in the top left with the green hat. While number 14 was resting, I approached him to discuss his mistakes and details on what he could improve to help his team to perform better.

Georgia School for the deaf (GSD) was established by the state legislature in 1846. After being established in the northwest territory, GSD became eleventh residential school for the deaf established in United States. GSD has an huge campus measuring up to 480 acres in the small community of Cave Spring. What is so unique about Cave Spring and GSD? It allows business owners and Cave Spring residents to communicate with each other in sign language.