Kansas School for the Deaf

In 1866, it became the first school for the deaf established in the state of Kansas, and today it remains the largest.

[1] He began educating deaf students from the attic of a small house in Baldwin City, Kansas, about 25 miles southwest of its current location.

Its emphasis, influenced by the work of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, was on integrating deaf students into society, rather than housing them apart from it.

Leather working, baking, sewing, printmaking and other trades were incorporated into the curriculum.

In addition to football and baseball, the school has also had active wrestling, track, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball programs.