On Wednesday, Dec. 12, the American Sign Language club (ASL) held its second meeting of the year in the library. The club was founded this year by Taylor Robinson (12).
“I have to come up with all the PowerPoints – which I actually have a resource that I use, so I don’t have to type them, but they are up to 200 slides so it’s a lot. I have to send out the emails and schedule all the meetings in the library. Then I have to come and teach it,” Robinson said.
Going to a large school means meeting a lot of new people and there are, in fact, students at Lake Central who mainly speak in sign language. Learning American Sign Language is a great opportunity to be able to communicate with others without even having to speak.
“I think it would be really awesome if the students at Lake Central were able to communicate with those who use sign language because they would be able to feel more in the loop more in the culture of LC and not as segregated. Also, I think it would be really cool to help anyone in public.¨
Throughout the past two meetings, members have been learning how to sign the alphabet, numbers, formal greetings and sayings. Whether one is new to the world of sign language or has some experience, everyone is welcome to join the club.
“I decided to join the American Sign Language club because I am interested in learning a new language. I think it is a very good skill to have because it is very hard to communicate with deaf people a lot of the time [and] so many people do not know how to sign,¨ Catherine Economopoulos (11) said.
