Fifth Annual Patrick A. Graybill Storytelling Festival Feb. 13, 2014
Storytelling: Alive with Enthusiasm! was the theme of the Rochester
School for the Deaf Fifth Annual Partick A. Graybill Storytelling
Festival, held at the school on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Festival
Master of Ceremonies was Bruce Bucci,  director
of Deaf Studies at Boston University. Storytelling at RSD celebrates
English and America Sign Language. Students in grades kindergarten
through 8 select a storybook to read and translate into ASL. Students
perform their storybook in the RSD auditorium stage in front of the
school community. Students in grades 3-8 are judged by a panel of deaf
adults from the community at-large. Top finisher from grades 3-8 go on
to compete in the City of Rochester School District Storytelling
Festival. Much appreciation goes out to the following: Our three judges:
Chris Kurz, Patti Wink and Deanna DiVincenzo; all RSD parents who
encouraged their students to read and to become great storytellers; RSD
teachers and teaching assistants who prepared their students for the
competition; Vincent Cantabene who videotaped the event; Library aide
Sharon McKinney for all of her hard work on a variety of tasks; Patrick
Graybill for always being there for the festival and our students;
Principal Nancy Heaney for being supportive of the festival; Bruce Bucci
for sharing his love of ASL, his time and creative hard work! And, last
but not least thank you RSD Librarian Margaret Jennings for all that
you do to make this storytelling festival such a success year after
year!
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