CSD 150th Anniversary Mural Series:

1.  Ella  Mae  Lentz The CSD’s 150th anniversary mural series are done!! Ella Mae Lentz mural is the 6th and last one in the series. It is the longest 150th anniversary mural ever done with 12 people in it!

Ella  Mae  Lentz  is  a  well  known  poet,  author,  and  Deaf  advocate.  She  is  the  one  of  the  authors  of  hugely  popular  Sign  Naturally  series  (ASL  curriculum  and  textbooks).  She  also  produced  several  popular  ASL  poem  telling  videos.  She  is  a  strong  advocate  of  Deafhood.    This  mural  shows  Ella  Mae  Lentz  giving    balloons  to    students  to  enlighten  them  with  Deafhood.  Several  students  who  got  the  balloons  are  flying  free  while  a  line  of  excited  students  waiting  for  their  turn  to  become  enlightened.      It  is  located  on  school  cafeteria’s  side  access  wall  next  to  the  Quad.  The  students  in  the  mural  are:    Nicky  Lim,  Ben  Ross,  Alexandria  Brinkley-­‐Green,  Blanca  Barron,  Jordan  Sandoval,  Malvana  Ramborger,  Izcali  Esparza,  Donny  Camp,  Luke  Bella,  Malia  Zornoza  ,  and  Cristina  Mabuyo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Dr.  Roberto  Davilia    

Here  is  the  second  mural  of  CSD’s  150  anniversary  mural  series.    This  mural  shows  1st  and  2nd  graders  celebrating    Dr.  Roberto  Davilia’s    (a  CSD  product)  rise  to  success  as  Gallaudent  President.    Dr.  Roberto  Davilia  is  signing  “Gallaudet”  while  holding  Chapel  Hall  building.  It  is  located  on  elementary  building  next  to  administration  building.    

The  students  in  the  murals  are:  Damaiya  Daniels,  Trevor  Robertson,  Chwa:Kin    

MC  Cutcheon,  Estelina  Kovacs,  Jaylen  Johnson,  Jaden  Reader,  and  Naomi  Brock.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Don Parodi

Here is the third mural of CSD’s 150th Anniversary mural series. This mural shows a crowd of CSD students excitingly bring Don Parodi to the Bell Tower to show their gratitude for his philanthropy. While CSD High School students are carrying Don Parodi on their backs, he is holding a small version of Bell Tower in his hand. It is located on the corner of CSD library/Media Center.

The students in the mural are: Sabrina Firl and Phillip Castaneda (Kindergarten students), Walter Baldwin (Special Need HS student), Alivia Alberigi-Speicher, Allen Diaz, and Andrey Cherepov (HS students) , Tivon (last name?) and Kiara Morris-Dadzie (5th graders).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Granville  Redmond  

CSD’s  150  fourth  anniversary  mural  is  done!      And  two  more  murals  left  to  go…  

This  mural  shows  four  CSD  artists  studying  Granville  Redmond’s  work  in  an  art  studio.  The  students  in  the  mural  are:    Amelia  Bernstein,    Megan  Ketchum,  Micah  Morris,  and  Erika  Schwedr.  

 

 

5. Theophilus d’Estrella

Here is the 5th CSD’s 150 anniversary mural. This mural shows Theophilus d’Estrella taking a photo of a group of restless middle school students. He was one of the first students to be enrolled at CSD in San Francisco. He had been an important part of CSD community for more than 50 years as a writer, artist, ASL storyteller, traveler, photographer, and teacher. He was called “The Magic Lantern Man” because CSD students loved to watch the slide show of d’Estrella’s photos. He is truly a Renaissance man.

The students in the mural are: Andre Nathaniel, Jennifer Rose, Nereyda Rodriquez Meza, Alejandra Cisneros, Natalie Brentham, Daniel Cease, and Andrew Cho.