Copyright 1987 WPSD All rights reversed. plishments, Today’s Endeavors, and Tomorrow’s Projections,” attracted a variety of presenters, including WPSD’s Rose Farber, Lois Davies, Cindy Douglass, and Helen Craig. In the summer that followed, ten WPSD teachers, including Marian Banas, Linda Blankenbuehler, Lois Davies, Susan Eberhardt, Donna Groves, Gloria Hartnett, Patricia Hawk, Marlane Parr, Linda Yedlicka, and Peggy Yocum, registered for a Verbotonal Sumrner Workshop sponsored jointly by the Institute of Aural Rehabilitation, University of Tennessee, and the American Verbotonal Society. The workshop sessions were held at WPSD. The parents of Stephen Eberle, who had been battling the Pittsburgh Public School to keep him enrolled at WPSD, received word in the spring of 1982 that the Federal District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania had entered an Order finding that WPSD was the “appropriate” placement for Stephen. The Court’s order guaranteed Stephen’s placement at WPSD through the end of the 1982-1983 school year. The Eberles, who had been involved in this placement dispute since 1976, received $1000 from the Parents’ Association for their legal fees. In spring sports, the boys’ track team ended their season with 1 win and 5 1osses, the girls’ track team posted a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, and the girls’ softball team recorded 4 wins against 7 losses. Jodi Hawkins was crowned as the 1982 May Queen by Marci Sheppeck, queen in 1981. More than 1000 people were on hand to see the crowning and the pageant that followed. Commencement exercises for 19 seniors in the Class of 1982 were held on June 10, with Dr. Gary Makuch, Director of Pennsylvania Bureau of Special Education, as the speaker. WPSD Board of Trustees President Jack Birch presented diplomas to: Amber Bastin Russell Beeghly Scott Berdy Barry Bergman Frederick Butler Persheil Coleman Karen Craven Terry Diehl Steven Finland Alan Fisher
Jodi Hawkins Juanita Klapak Jeffrey Kovatch Thomas Maiolie John Melchert Terry Pavlack Michaelene Smith William Stockdill Lori Wade
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