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The boys and girls varsity basketball teams, coaches, and staff traveled to Albany on May 20th for the 28th Legislative Basketball Classic. The event was hosted by Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas (34^th AD) and Senator Jessica Ramos (13^th SD), whose districts include Lexington School for the Deaf.

May was National Speech-Language-Hearing Month. To honor the 2025 theme of "Connecting Through Communication," Lexington's speech-language pathologists (SLPs) asked students what speech, language, and communication meant to them. Click here to see a video of the students' answers!

Lauren Ridloff, actor and Lexington Board Member, will be the Commencement speaker at Lexington's June 26th Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025.

The Classes of 2025 and 2026 didn't let a little rain spoil the traditional Junior-Senior Tea Party on May 29! Although the BBQ lunch was moved indoors, students had fun participating in tabletop games and some friendly athletic competition.

The artwork of Lexington students will be displayed from June 4 to June 22 at a special student art exhibition, "Drawing Out," at The Drawing Center in Manhattan. There will be a special opening reception on Wednesday, June 4 from 4-7 pm with ASL interpretation between 5-7 pm.

Congratulations to the students who made the third quarter honor roll! Students were recognized for their achievements at an award ceremony on May 30th. 

Lexington's Senior Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, May 22nd. Congratulations to Valedictorian Leorenz Kyle Desepeda, Salutatorian Steven Fang, and all of the seniors who received awards at the ceremony.

We know many of our families have experienced the impact of shortages within the OPT yellow bussing services. Help support change! We encourage you to reach out to email Governor Hochul and key state legislators and ask them to support a new bill. It will help get new bus contracts in place and improve bus service for NYC students.  Click here for a simple form to fill out  (They provide a template email you can send or adjust to match your specific experience.) See read more for additional details.

Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to join American Ballet Theater (ABT) Kid's Program. ASL interpreters will be provided. The event will be June 14 (11am) at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in Manhattan.
 
Tickets will be available to the Metropolitan Opera House box office, online or by phone beginning April 7, 2025. To learn more about ABT Kids, please visit www.abt.org/community/family-programs

Lexington hosted a special evening screening of the Apple Original Films documentary "Deaf President NOW!" on May 2nd.

Lexington students were thrilled to meet Nyle DiMarco last Friday during a special early screening of the Apple Original Films documentary "Deaf President NOW!". The documentary was co-directed by Mr. DiMarco and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim.

One of our community's favorites, Deaf Camp takes place at the Mid-Hudson Valley Camp on the grounds of the Marist Brothers Center in Esopus, NY. Registration for the summer is open and the dates have been announced: August 17- August 23, 2025

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The Lexington Alumni Association will be hosting a Blue Jay Fund Day on Saturday, June 7th from 1-7 p.m.
See flyer for payment and event details. This is a family-friendly event.

Click here to view the flyer!

Four high school students attended 4201 Advocacy Day in Albany on February 11th. The students met with legislators and their staff to discuss the vital role played by the state's eleven 4201 Schools in educating students who are deaf, blind, or severely physically handicapped.

Four Lexington students, comprising one middle school team and one high school team, competed in the 3rd Annual NRSC-ADIB D/HH Drone Tournament on February 7th and 8th. Congratulations to the Middle School's team, the Soaring Bluejays, for winning the Communication Award for their outstanding interview and engineering notebooks.

The Lexington Alumni Association will be holding a general meeting and election on Friday, April 4 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. The meeting will be held from 7-8:30 pm.