ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!! ;-)

im excited to share -------

wanna be a contestant!?!?!?

For more information on being a contestant, contest rules and deadlines - check out deafidol.deafnation.com.

Prizes -
1st place - $1,000 $ Star In a Video**
2nd place - $500
3rd place - $250

** Star In a Video produced by Deafnation - Deafnation will be producing a real video based on the winner's performance from DeafIdol show.



this event is SO gonna rock ........

come one, come all!

“Wrong Game” Movie

Rated: PG-13 – Minutes: 90

(Produced by ASL Films & Sponsored by Sprint Relay)

(Deaf Cast: Norman Weiss, Willy Conley, Bernard Bragg, Mindy Moore, Camille Jeter-Lorello, Andy Vasnick, Liz Tannebaum, Vikee Waltrip and Antoinette Abbamonte)

Wrong Game takes place in a mansion filled with mysterious history. A group of people is called to the Wrong Game takes place in a mansion filled with mysterious history. A group of people is called to the mansion to participate in a game where the winner receives $1 million. When the participants gather at the mansion, they learn the hard truth that the game is no original. Losing the game is not an option. To add further drama, each participant holds highly specialized skills and collectively, they must determine whose skills or expertise is most beneficial to the game. What the participants do not know is that the mastermind of this game is among them as a participant, judging each of them silently and strategically. With more unexpected twists and turns than any other movie, this film will keep participants guessing until the very end.

This movie is completely in ASL and DOES NOT have captioning/sound.

To view the movie trailer, click www.aslfilms.com

Showings:

Friday, November 16th, 7:30 pm - Canton Film Center, 36 East 8th Street, New York City,

Intersection: University Place, Subway: 8th Street (R or W line)

Saturday, November 17th, 7 pm - Deafnation Expo, Meadowlands Expo Center,

355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094,  *Free refreshment*

Ticket Sales Information (Two options):

1.      Reserve tickets at a discounted price of $5 each. Call our Wrong Game Ticket Center at (201) 964-8071 using any one of the following: sprintvrs.tv, sprintrelay.tv, sprintvrs.com or 711.tv.

More Information: http://blog.deafread.com/sprintrelay/asl-films

2. Pay $10 in full at door.

Using Sprint Relay is encouraged but not required.

a favor for lachicdina ;-)

 

MSD is looking for qualified English teachers and school psychologists to teach our high school students. 

 

As you read, you may say, "nope, I am not an English teacher, so therefore this does not apply to me," or, "I do not know anyone."  Halt! You are a human with friends thus, please search your network of friends and colleagues, forward them this email and have them contact me at dinaraevsky@comcast.net and cc it to Strachke@msd.edu (high school principal) and indicate their interest.  Due to No Child Left Behind laws, Maryland School for the Deaf adheres to its highest principles of hiring qualified teachers.  If you or anyone you know graduated with English/literature BA degree only, or graduated with English/literature BA and is on the way to complete MA in Deaf Ed, or have already completed MA in Deaf Ed (the best option), please contact us.  If you only have English degree but is willing to take Master's in Deaf Education, MSD will reimburs e you for e very class you take.  Also, we offer on campus apartments for some new teachers depending on availability and/or hiring package.  We would like to hear from you by the 20th of July for the ENGLISH TEACHER position.    (*

 

Now onto school psychology;  Although I am no fan of addling with one's brain, our school is in the need of AN ADDITIONAL school psychologist.  Read below the details and PING Dr. Hodgdon at dr.hodgdon@mycingular.blackberr y.net, and hodgdopa@msd.edu with your resume.  Further instructions will be provided to you by Dr. Hodgdon after reviewing your resume.  Here are some of the details:

 

POSITION: School Psychologist, Frederick Campus (10 month position)

NATURE OF WORK: assessments of students; reports; IEP meetings, assist and counsel parents and teachers; support parents of children with behavioral
problems, intervention plans, preventative mental health programs to students and their parents; consult with community agencies.  FOR FURTHER Description, check www.msd.edu.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Masters Degree in School Psychology preferred.   Certified School Psychologist preferred.  Will consider a completed B.A. Psychology
degree with at least one year of course work in psychological
assessments and working toward completion of a Masters degree in School
Psychology.  Fluency in ASL and written English
required.

SALARY:  Commensurate with education and experience

 

So... Fish in your vast network for potential folks or forward it to anyone you know who probably will know qualified individuals.  SPREAD the word!  The deadline for SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST is by August 1st, 2007.  *)

here's to kitty and chris!!!!!

wooo hooo!!!!!!

a big big big big, HEARTFELT congratulations to one of my all time favorite couples .....



chris and kitty!!!!!!!

i'm SOSOSO thrilled and excited for them!!! they're truly one of the most beautiful couples i know of .... i love how they are together ..... you know, when you see a couple, and you just "KNOW" that they truly are for each other? well, that's how it is with chris and kitty ....  just SO "natural"

i have to share this ....

we had the honor of having chris and kitty around for me and dave's bachelor/ette weekend recently, and on sunday we all got to hang out together --- all of the girls that were in town, plus chris and dave .... we all went to the dogpark together, went by DTUT (those pictures coming soon i promise!)

stacy and i were walking behind chris and kitty, just watching them together ... holding hands, watching after sprite,  just simply being "in love" ...... stacy and i looked at each other, and we started talking about how it'd be "soon, soon, soon" before they got engaged ...

wham bam!!!! a few days later, i got the exciting news from kitty!?!? that totally made my day yesterday  

and you know what!?!? dave actually knew before me!?!? he was hoooooonored that chris shared the news with him saturday night that he was going to propose to kitty this week ...... wow!? score 2573246364 points for dave, for NOT telling me!?!? i was like whaaaat!?!? but truly, i'm thrilled that i got to hear the news from kitty herself

dave and i are SOSOSO happy for chris and kitty ... we know they'll have a lifetime of happiness and love together  we remember when they first "clicked" at OBX 2004 --- i remember watching chris and kitty chat for HOURS in the beach and thinking, "hmmmmm????? " and since them they've been wonderful and SO happy together ... i truly love chris for how happy he makes kitty she truly glows around him!

here's a cute "mini" picture i got last weekend of them ----





just truly a beautiful couple together

congratulations, chris and kitty!!!!!

with much love,
melissa and dave xoxoxo