NNEKA ALSTON: WELL TODAY WE'RE WORKING WITH KIDS IN THE KITCHEN AND THEY ARE MAKING EASY APPLESAUCE. AND WHAT'S REALLY COOL ABOUT THIS IS THE KIDS ARE ABLE TO GO HOME AND TEACH THEIR PARENTS. SO THE KIDS ARE TEACHING SOME SIGNS, AND THE PARENTS ARE LEARNING SOME SIGNS, AND THEY'RE LEARNING WHAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING AFTER SCHOOL.

MIKE BROOKS: THIS ISN'T THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE GOING ON AFTERSCHOOL...

NNEKA ALSTON: RIGHT WE HAVE A BASKETBALL CLUB. WE HAVE ABOUT 25 MORE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE BASKETBALL CLUB.

MIKE BROOKS: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING YOU'VE EATEN IN THIS CLASS?

CAITLIN LYNCH: THE APPLESAUCE, 'CUZ IT'S REALLY GOOD. AND I LIKED PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG AND WE PUT IT IN THE BLENDER AND IT WAS REALLY LOUD THEN WE ATE IT...

MIKE BROOKS: THAT'S COOL, VERY VERY COOL!

MIKE BROOKS - THIS IS PANTHER NEWS AT AASD, A WEEKLY NEWS PROGRAM PUT ON BY THE STUDENTS. SAY HELLO TO BRITNEY, SAY HELLO TO TRAVIS, TAKE IT AWAY GUYS...

BRITNEY BROWN: IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BRAG AND BE ABLE TO SIGN IN A-S-L… SO THAT'S THE POINT OF PND, SO THAT THE WHOLE DEAF COMMUNITY CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

JOYCE FONGBEMI: THE SCHOOL CAN'T WAIT FOR IT, THEY LOVE IT. AND WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS LIKE LAST WEEK AND WE DIDN'T VIDEOTAPE BECAUSE WE HAD TESTING... EVERY ONE WAS LIKE WHERE'S PND? WHERE'S PND? YEAH, THEY LOVE IT.

MIKE BROOKS: IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO IN THE FUTURE? HOPEFULLY... MAYBE. WHY MAYBE?

BRITNEY BROWN: I LIKE TO SIGN ASL BUT I ALSO HAVE GOOD SPEECH, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP BOTH MY SPEECH SKILLS AND MY SIGN SKILLS AND MAYBE USE THEM TOGETHER TO USE IN BOTH WORLDS.

TRAVIS McCLAIN: YOU KNOW I WANT TO SHOW THAT DEAF PEOPLE ARE NOT INFERIOR TO HEARING PEOPLE... THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU CAN HEAR OR NOT, YOU CAN STILL ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS.

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