Michigan School for the Deaf

Interested in being a Singing Hands director (we need 2)? We will be doing interviews soon! If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to LewisM@mischooldeaf.org by Friday February 10. Thank you!

Here are some changes for next week- Tuesday 1/31- all practices are cancelled due to the drama banquet Thursday 2/2- Our game from 1/25 that was cancelled due to the snow has been postponed to February 2nd. Elementary and Middle School teams will be leaving at 4 pm on the bus. They will meet their coaches after school in the Jeter Center until it is time to board the bus. HS basketball will practice from 3:30 to 4:30 Academic bowl team WILL have practice from 3:30-4:30

Tartars COED basketball teams are playing today (Thursday 1/26) HERE at MSD! Elementary will play at 5 pm and Middle School at 630 pm. Admission is 3 dollars. Concessions will be sold. Lets go Tartars!

Due to the inclement weather, there will be no practices after school today. Thank you

Due to the inclement weather, we have cancelled our game (away) with Chatfield. We are working on rescheduling the game. Thank you

Tartars COED basketball teams are playing today (Wednesday 1/25) at Chatfield (231 Lake Drive, Lapeer) Elementary will play at 530 pm and Middle School at 630 pm. Lets go Tartars!

**CHANGES IN OUR SCHEDULE** Our middle school and elementary COED teams has a "TBA game" scheduled for the weekend of February 4 and 5. We wanted to let you know that game has been removed from our schedule. Also there is NO game on 2/16 due to school ending early for the President's Day weekend. Thank you.

Our Tartars did it again! Middle School team played against Ohio again on Saturday and defeated them, 21-16! Both teams did very well and our Tartars enjoyed the competition. Kudos to Ohio for hosting a great weekend for our Middle School team! Our next game is on Wednesday 1/25, 5:30/6:30pm AT Chatfield. Lets go Tartars!

I Wish I Knew That Then! Personal Experiences After High School Do you know a student who wants more information on navigating the transition from high school to adult life? In this webinar series, students will learn from adults who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH) as they talk about their experiences finding their own path to success after high school. Registration closes February 15. 7-8 p.m. https://mdelio.org/events/dhh-transition-webinar-february

Middle school basketball team update: Our beloved Tartars played against Ohio and won! 24-15. They will be playing again tomorrow at noon! Lets go Tartars!

Middle school basketball game today here at MSD against Landmark at 430 pm. General Admission is $3.00. 10 and under and MSD students are free. MSD staff: $1.00. Concessions will be sold. Lets go Tartars!

Hello! All games and practice schedules have been posted on the website. Just click on the "Athletics/Activities Department" on the home page!

Hello everyone as you probably already know, we are not fielding any varsity basketball teams this year. However, we still want our high school students to continue to play and train in basketball. Lucas VanDalen will be running practices for high school students after our winter break. This is open to ALL high school students. First practice will be on Tuesday January 3 at 5:30 pm. The practice schedule is posted on our website. More information about the basketball program will be passed out at practice. Please email Micki at lewism@mischooldeaf.org if you have any questions. Thank you!

The Lady Tartars travelled to Emmett today, 10/18/22, to take on New Life Christian Academy. Practice is paying off and the athletes are starting to understand the game better. They were trying to pass to each other more and play as a team. Jaleah Allen had an amazing game, serving at 100% all while backing up her fellow teammates and playing smart. Hailey Horton got to play in her first game today and was able to get 5 serves over the net. We started out strong, having the lead for a good part of the first set. Kept it up in the second set, but lost our Tartar spirit in the 3rd set, due to their mistakes leading to frustration. MSD lost 0-3; scores were 14-25, 8-25, and 10-25. Our next match is HOME on Thursday, 10/20/22, at 5pm. MSD will be playing Landmark Academy. Fans never disappoint, so come out and support this young team! GO TARTARS!

The Lady Tartars had another home game tonight, 10/11/22, against Center Point Christian Academy. It's tough playing back to back games without a practice in between, but the girls were up for the task. They played hard and in true Tartar fashion, never gave up. All the girls were able to get a little playing time in and the fans were there for support. Phoenix Miller played more aggressively today and was also able to get an ACE. Genna Plouse also got an ACE for the team and had amazing sportsmanship throughout. CPCA had one tough server that we struggled to receive and we gave away too many points with service errors. MSD lost 0-3; scores were 8-25, 12-25, and 7-25. Our next match is on Tuesday, 10/18/22, against New Life Christian Academy in Emmett, MI. Game time is 5pm. LETS GO TARTARS!

The volleyball team has a HOME game today (Tuesday 10/11) at 430 pm. They are playing against CenterPoint Christian Academy (formerly known as Faith). Admission will be 5 dollars. Concessions will be closed again today --- but it will be open the next home game! Come and support the Tartars!

From the coaches: The Lady Tartars had their first home game today, 10/10/22. They played New Life Christian Academy, which was a make-up game. We finally had our full team back together and it felt great! Our serving percentage was back up (100% in set 1 & 3). The girls were trying to pass to each other more, but they struggled to give it back to the other team. Jaleah Allen played aggressively, touching the ball more in this game than she has in the past and getting a personal record for service receiving. Tartars kept their spirit alive and kept fighting, especially with the help of our captain, Lisa Rennhack. MSD lost 0-3; scores were 8-25, 4-25, and 5-25. This young, inexperienced team is going to be the team to beat in a year or two! Our next match is tomorrow, 10/11/22, against Center Point Christian Academy. It's another HOME game, which starts at 4:30pm. LETS GO TARTARS!

Last week Volleyball recaps: The Lady Tartars travelled to Landmark Academy today, 10/4/22, for our first league match. We were down several teammates and starters, which made this match a learning opportunity for our younger players. Many of them were serving in a game for the first time and were extremely nervous. Lisa Rennhack and Selma Allen kept the girls fighting with their spirit and drive. Landmark had great sportsmanship and gave our girls a great experience. End of the match score was 0-3 (2-25, 5-25, 7-25). Our next game is Thursday, 10/6/22, at 5pm at St. Thomas More Christian Academy in Burton. GO TARTARS! The Lady Tartars played St. Thomas More Academy today, 10/6/22. We still had several players out, so it was another great learning experience for our team. Molly Guthrie and Selma Allen, both in 7th grade, had the most touches of the evening. They weren't letting any balls touch the floor without them trying! Without our starting servers, our serving percentage dropped dramatically. MSD lost 0-3. Scores were 2-25, 8-25, 8-25. Our next match is on Monday, 10/10/22, against New Life Christian Academy on our HOME court. Game starts at 5pm. LETS GO TARTARS!

Our 9/27 game has been rescheduled to Monday October 10th at 5 pm! Check out the athletics/volleyball section on the website for our full schedule.

10/1 The Lady Tartars played 2 matches today, 10/1/22, here in Ohio. Our first game of the day we were up against AASD. Our athletes were pumped and ready to play. They showed confidence and spirit and everyone could tell the difference from the first day. In the first set, Maeve Allen led in scoring with 100% serving along with 7 ACES. Tartars racked up 19 points to AASD's 25. Phoenix Miller was receiving at 100% in the second set, which helped the Tartars have the lead for most of the game, but AASD came back and beat us (16-25). Next up, Tartars played OSD. The girls were hungry and tired, and it showed. The 7th graders, Molly Guthrie and Selma Allen, stepped up to the plate, played aggressively, and had the best service receiving on the team. Despite the improvement from the younger players, our athletes became frustrated and gave OSD the win 0-2 (5-25 both sets). This was an amazing experience for our athletes and they are already looking forward to our next game. The Lady Tartars next game is 10/4/22 against Landmark Academy in Kimball Michigan at 5pm. LET'S GO TARTARS!