FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University

• This year, application and implementation were focused on the two demonstration
schools. Planning in FY 2009 will determine future outcomes and deliverables for this
project.
Celebrate!
National mission priority area: Multiple priority areas
Principal Investigator(s)
Valcourt-Pearce, Catherine
Worthylake, Timothy
Other Investigator(s)
Carew, Mary Ellen
Puzio, Danielle
Project description
Celebrate!—40 colorful pages of student writing and art—is a magazine that showcases the
work of deaf and hard of hearing students who participate in the Gallaudet National Essay, Art, and
ASL Contest for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students. This printed publication, which is also
available on the Clerc Center Web site, is an important way to reward students who place in the
contest for their successful work and to encourage the nation’s deaf and hard of hearing students to
express themselves through various media.
Development
Prior years. The first issue of Celebrate! was published in May 2006. Over 200 students from
across the United States sent entries to the Clerc Center, responding to the questions: “What will
you be doing when you are 30 years old? How are you preparing for it today?” In May 2007, the
second issue of Celebrate! featured the theme, “What does ‘going for the gold’ mean to you? How do
you go for the gold in your life?”
FY 2008 activities and/or product(s).
• For the 2008 issue of Celebrate! 623 students submitted writing, art, and ASL entries on
the topic, “Yes, I can!” This was the first year the contest had separate entry categories
for elementary and high school students.
• Marketing for the 2009 contest began in FY 2008. The theme of the 2009 contest will be
“Going green: What I’m doing to help save the environment.”
Dissemination
Prior years. Celebrate! is published once a year and in FY 2007 was distributed to 10,000
people, including 1,100 at the 2007 Deaflympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
FY 2008 activities and/or product(s).
• Ten thousand copies were printed and distributed.
• This project has become part of the Clerc Center’s routine offerings and will not be
reported in this section in future years.
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