ASLHS hope you all have a wonderful St. Patrick's. ASLHS wish you a pot o' gold and all the joy your heart can hold.
In honor of Women's History Month and a THANK YOU gift and to celebrate Women History Month this month, 3 lucky ASL teachers/sponsor will receive one of the following products from 58 creativity, a Deaf owned business/graphic designer!
We also want to celebrate Deaf President Now as it was a crucial moment in Deaf History. 1 lucky winner will receive Deaf Culture: Exploring Deaf Communities in the United States: 2nd Edition.
We hope this wonderful resource will allow you to incorporate Deaf President now in your curriculum. Winners will be announced March 31st. How to enter: you must be a member of ASLTA and ASLHS. If you haven't renew or join ASLHS- apply here! ASLHS membership coordinator will randomly draw 3 winners.
Haven't renewed your ASLTA and ASLHS membership? Please look under membership for instruction.
UPCOMING DEADLINES
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL - Beginning of cycle starts September 1st, 2021-August 31, 2022. Join at https://aslta.org/membership/
ASLHS LITERATURE COMPETITION: deadline March 25th, 2022
GRADUATION ORDERS: Graduation orders are accepted via emailed, mailed form, or PO order.
TEACHER GRANT APPLICATION: deadline April 29, 2022. Link: https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/aslhsteachergrant2022
SCHOLARSHIP for ASLHS Members: deadline April 29, 2022. Link: https://apply.mykaleidoscope.com/scholarships/aslhsscholarship2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome our newest ASLHS Competitions Coordinator, Sabrina Vasconcelos!
About: Born in Brazil, Sabrina first got involved with the Deaf community while she was working towards her undergraduate in social work. She worked as a Brazilian Sign Language interpreter for five years, and acquired a Master's degree in Social Work. Upon moving to America, she got two degrees from San Diego Mesa College in ASL studies and ASL/English Interpretation, and holds a Master's in Teaching American Sign Language from the University of Northern Colorado. She is an ASLTA certified teacher, and has been teaching ASL in an all-girl school for the past six years. Most recently, Sabrina started working as an employment training specialist with DeafBlind youth and adults. She currently is part of the board of directors of the San Diego ASLTA chapter.
Favorite food: Her mom's cozido (beef stew with vegetables)
Favorite hobby: Singing (she was a lead singer in band Brazil, on her "previous life")
ASLHS CLASSROOM HIGHLIGHT
SCHOOL: Quince Orchard High School, Gaithersburg, MD
ASLHS SPONSOR: Darlene Combs
Back in October, ASL honor society students taught basic Halloween signs to the club and engaged in some festive crafts. In November, honor society students prepared 175 holiday cards to be shipped out to three different Deaf retirement homes/senior centers across the US.
So awesome!!
ASLHS DEAF SCHOOLS:
Do you teach at a Deaf School and want to establish an ASL Honor Society? We are here to help!
ASL Honor Society wants to support Deaf Schools to establish ASL Honor Society chapters to allow Deaf students to join our competitions, scholarship, and other opportunities to earn cords, medals and so much more! This is a great opportunity for Deaf students to participate in this organization. Contact Stephanie Horvath, ASLHS Membership coordinator for more information at aslhs.membership@aslta.org.
ASLHS JUNIOR:
We are so excited and want to recognize our FIRST school to establish ASLHS JR! Congratulation Cypress Middle School in Florida. ASL Sponsor Kandis Alfonso!
Do you teach ASL at a middle school?
American Sign Language Honor Society is now offering ASLHS JR for 6-8th graders!
HUNTA WILLIAMS wanted to announce an exciting news for you all regarding our ASLHS JR. Andrew Foster Medal. Watch the video for more!!
Go ahead and sign up now for ASLHS. We will have medals and other ASLHS JR. benefits so you can recognize your middle school ASL students!
ASLHS Junior is for any 6th-8th grade student who takes ASL at a middle school (2 years of study preferred, unless only 1 year is offered). Membership will be offered to 6-8 grade students during the 2nd semester of ASL. ASLHS Jr. students can participate in all competitions and will be judged in a separate category. Must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. It is strongly recommended, but not required, that sponsors require community service hours and/or ASL/Deaf-related projects for students to qualify.
Here's the BROCHURE you can use to show your administration as a resource in order to set an ASL honor society JR. at your school.
FACEBOOK GROUP:
AS A Reminder: We established a private Facebook group for your ASL Honor Society Members/Students to join! Don't forget to remind your students to join! This will be a wonderful opportunity for your students to collaborate, network with other ASL students, share ideas on variety topics regarding ASLHS and so much more
Use this flyer and post it in your classroom to remind your ASLHS members/students to join!
COMPETITIONS:
ASL Literature Competition- MUSIC
This year's category is Music Videos. Be inspired to take music to a whole new level through Deaf eyes! The deadline to submit is March 25, 2022. Our Deaf judge is Rosa Lee Timms. Click (https://www.rosaleetimm.com/) to learn more about her.
FORMS:
Good Luck! For any questions, please contact Robin Newsom-Wurtz, competition coordinator at aslhs.competitions2@aslta.org
Music Video Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
MEMBERSHIP:
It's now time for a renewal or an opportunity to join American Sign Language Honor Society! Don't forget to renew your ASLTA and ASLHS membership fees if you haven't done so.
You are not a member but interested joining ASLHS or know someone who’s interested? It’s not too late to join! Be sure to pay your dues at https://aslta.org/membership/. Membership starts from Sept. 1st, 2021 to Aug. 31st, 2022. If you have any questions, contact aslhs.membershio@aslta.org
Graduation:
We are accepting graduation orders now-you may pay by check or via credit card on our website. Please go to https://www.aslhonorsociety.org/GraduationHonors.html for instructions on how to send in payment and order. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jason Zinza, ASLTA Treasurer, at treasurer@aslta.org
Check out more information about graduation orders on our website. We are still accepting orders! Please contact Jason Zinza for additional questions at treasurer@aslta.org
*Feel free to check out our cords and medals on our website as well!
Reminder: Credit card payment is suggested for faster service. Other payments can be made but payment will need need to be paid in advance in order (3-4 weeks) to receive your materials in time.
ASLHS Teacher Grant
Have an ASL study project in mind related to your ASL classes and need financial assistance? ASL Honor Society offers up to $500 teacher grants for our ASL teachers throughout the year. We provide 3-5 award a year.
Appropriate uses for the ASL Honor Society Teacher Mini-Grant Program include, but are not limited to:
- Guest speaker fees
- ASL Festival / Deaf Awareness Weeks costs
- ASL-curriculum, supplies, or equipment
And more...
Any questions? Please contact Jessica Parker at aslhs@aslta.org.
ASLHS Scholarship
New Student Scholarship Application are in!!! ASL students can apply NOW!
The ASLHS is proud to sponsor nationwide scholarships available to students majoring or minoring in ASL, Deaf Studies, Deaf Education, and Interpreter Preparation. We will offer 3 scholarships of $1,500 each. Scholarships are offered to students who will begin college in the fall or are currently enrolled. Applicants must have an active chapter of the ASLHS on campus to be eligible. No scholarships are awarded to students from campuses that are not members of ASLHS.
Want to be featured in our future newsletters on our blog?
We are looking for:
-Teachers that deserve to be recognized. Nomination form here
-Students who works hard in your ASLHS chapter and ASLHS sponsor believe student should receive the recognition. Nomination form here
-Classroom highlight- show what your ASLHS chapter have been doing so far! Nomination form here
Please fill out the nomination form given above & have your ASLHS members to fill out social media consent form. Send the information to aslhs.pr@aslta.org. Check out the video here.
Follow Along
Have you followed us on social media? If not, be sure to follow us! We have ASL Honor Society Youtube Channel as well! Click here to subscribe our channel to receive updates of what’s going on in our ASLHS community. We already have almost 400 subscribers. Spread the news!
American Sign Language Honor Society
2022