Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf

The Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (MSAD) is a public residential school serving deaf children in Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Minnesota State Academies in Faribault and operated by the state for particular student populations.

Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
Location
Faribault, Minnesota

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1863
Faculty20
GradesPre-K to 12
Number of students92
Color(s)Maroon and Gold
  
MascotTrojans
WebsiteMinnesota State Academy for the Deaf Website
Administration Building--Girls' Dormitory, Minnesota School for the Deaf
Location615 Olaf Hanson Drive
Nearest cityFaribault, Minnesota
Coordinates44°17′51″N 93°15′35″W
Built1912
ArchitectClarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.86003095
Added to NRHPNovember 6, 1986
Noyes Hall, State School for the Deaf
Noyes Hall from the north
LocationOff 6th Ave., NE
Nearest cityFaribault, Minnesota
Coordinates44°17′49″N 93°15′42″W
Built1902–1910
ArchitectClarence H. Johnston, Sr.
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.75001020
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1975

History

The Minnesota School for the Deaf and Dumb was established in 1863 with eight students enrolled.[1] A department for the education of the blind was added in 1866.[1] The name was changed to the Minnesota School for the Deaf in 1902.[2] In 1986, the institution's name became the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf (MSAD).

Two buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, both designed by state architect Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.: the Administration Building/Girls' Dormitory, in a Georgian Revival style, and Noyes Hall, in a Classical Revival style.[3] Frenchette Hall, the boys dormitory built in 1957, was demolished in 2015 and replaced in 2018 with Wilkins Hall, named after the first African American to graduate from the school, Blanche Wilkins Williams.[4]

Academics

MSAD is a bilingual school where the students are taught through American Sign Language and use English in writing and reading. It offers programs ranging from infants to high school specialized for deaf children.

Campus

Preschool and elementary students are in Quinn Hall. Middle school and high school students are in Smith Hall.

Residency

MSAD is a residential school. It has two dormitories where students reside throughout the week. Students typically arrive on Sunday evenings and depart on Friday afternoons. Transportation is provided by the students' respective school districts. Parents can choose to pick up and drop off their child(ren) at the campus. Dormitories are for students who live more than 20 miles from the campus. Students who live within 20 miles of the campus are called "day students." MSAD residential programs offers extracurricular activities, peer interaction, student growth and development, achievement, and more.

Athletics

MSAD offers several athletics activities in all grade levels.

Sports for boys
  • Football
    • National 11 man deaf football Champ in 1950 and 1977.
    • Centennial Conference Champ in 1977.
    • National 8 man deaf football Champ in 1992, 1997, 1998, 2003, and 2012.
    • GPSD Champ in 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2006, and 2012.
  • Cheerleading
  • Basketball
    • GPSD Champ in 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012.
    • Clerc Classic Tourney - 3 wins and 3 losses
  • Track and Field

Sports for girls
  • Volleyball
    • Centennial Conference Champ in 1984.
    • Midwest/GPSD Champ in 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
  • Basketball
    • National deaf basketball Champ in 1981, 1982, 1995, 1996 and 2005.
    • District 13 Champ in 1981-1982.
    • Centennial Conference Champ in 1981-1982 and 1982-1983.
    • Central States School for the Deaf (CSSD) Tourney - 26 wins and 5 losses - 7 time champs in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2004 and 2005.
    • Great Plains School for the Deaf (GPSD) Tourney - 43 wins and 10 losses - 17 time champs in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.
    • Clerc Classic Tourney - 5 wins and 1 losses - 1 time champ.
  • Cheerleading
    • GPSD Champ in 1996, 1999, 2010 and 2011
    • GPSD Spirit Stick winners in 2008, 2010 and 2011.
  • Track and Field
    • GPSD Champ in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2007.

MSAD original mascot was the Gophers. MSAD changed its mascot to Hilltoppers. In 1972, the students voted to change from Hilltoppers to Trojans because the students felt that Hilltoppers doesn't have a definite logo for its name.

MSAD belongs in the Great Plains School for the Deaf (GPSD) conference for football, volleyball, basketball, track and field, and the academic bowl competition. The Great Plains School for the Deaf conference was started in the fall of 1989 and contains Iowa School for the Deaf, Kansas School for the Deaf and Missouri School for the Deaf.

Trojans sporting events are hosted in either the Wesley Lauritsen Gymnasium or the Potter Field. Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf was host spike out 2015.

References
  1. Noyes, J. L. (July 1881). "The Hygiene of the Deaf and Dumb and of the Blind". American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb. Gallaudet University Press. 26 (3): 183–186. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  2. Deaf heritage : a narrative history of deaf America. Silver Spring, Md.: National Association of the Deaf. 1981. p. 37. ISBN 0913072397.
  3. "Minnesota - Rice County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. Flanagan, Regina M. "MSAD Wilkins Hall". Architecture MN. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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