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**//from PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL //** **//to Mrs. Joan Vannatta's //** **//American Sign Language classes //**
 * //Welcome //**

American Sign Language 1 Welcome to American Sign Language Wicki.

THIS CLASS IS FOR COLLEGE CREDIT (3), AND FOR PHS GRADUATION CREDIT (1). The college credit is transferred to the college of your choice. You must be a sophomore, junior, or senior at PHS to receive college credit. College credit may be received for ASL I,II, and III only. There is a possibility of obtaining 12 college credits by the senior year at PHS. Students may take ASL I, II, III, and IV. This opportunity will save PHS families financially towards their child's future college expenditures, and set before each student the possibility of a career. Freshman may take American Sign Language, but they may NOT apply for the college credit, until their sophomore year.

Mrs. Vannatta has been an ASL Teacher at Parkland High School, since 2002. She has her Bachelor's Degree from Mansfield University,and her Master's Degree from West Chester University. She has her certification in ASL from The International School of Sign Language in Texas. She also attended Gallaudet University. She has been teaching for more than 20 years.

Mrs. Vannatta has been employed by corporations, and the US Government. She also works in the Deaf Community of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Quakertown by assisting the Hard of hearing and the Deaf.

It is with great pleasure and anticipation that Mrs. Vannatta teaches your child/children to procure a quest in the service of others, by learning to communicate in ASL with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community. Your child could become an Interpreter, a Speech Language Pathologist, a Audiologist, a Teacher of the Deaf, or an ASL Teacher. The Career opportunities are numerous. In today's ever changing field of technology, ASL is invariably maintaining its marketability in the work place.

COME AND JOIN THE ASL COMMUNITY BY LEARNING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AT PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL.! MRS. VANNATTA WELCOMES ALL AGES AND GRADE LEVELS TO JOIN HER IN HER FIRST CLASS BY SINGING IN ASL! CLICK ONTO ASL CIA AND LEARN WHAT COULD BE! LIFE IS EXITING. COME, JUMP INTO ASL AND BEGIN YOUR CAREER! WE LEARN ASL WITH A JOYFUL HEART AND SERIOUS DETERMINATION.