Deaf High School
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DHS Office
PH/VP: 904-201-4571
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PH: 904-827-2410
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(Girls Dorm)
PH: 904-827-2635
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Rhyne Hall
(Boys Dorm)
PH: 904-827-2771
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(Seniors)
PH: 904-827-8247
VP: 904-201-4532
Apartments – Girls
(Seniors)
PH: 904-827-2510
VP: 904-827-4550
DHS news
First Coast Technical College (FCTC)
FSDB collaborates with First Coast Technical College (FCTC) to provide our students with a head start toward a career. Interested students work toward certifications and skill mastery within the various technical programs during the school day. Students have the opportunity to choose from programs in: Horticulture, Culinary Arts, Auto Repair, Cosmetology, and Child Care. Students are given hands on opportunities to learn and practice skills in these areas and take corresponding certifications as applicable to each program.
Our partnership with FCTC allows our students the opportunity to Do More, Be More, and Achieve More.
Take a Virtual Tour of FCTC
assistant principal
Marcelle Healy
Marcelle Healy has been in the field of education for 22 years, serving in various positions throughout her career, including Adjunct Professor, Elementary and Secondary School Principal, Behavior Specialist, Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Coordinator, Learning Specialist, and ESE Educator. Throughout this time, she has focused her career working with deaf and hard of hearing students, as well as students with dual sensory impairments, behavioral challenges, and intellectual disabilities, ranging in age from birth to post-graduate. Ms. Healy positively looks back at the experiences she had while teaching at the South Carolina School for Deaf and Blind. She is extremely passionate about creating a learning environment that educates the whole student. Her philosophy is that all students can learn to high levels. She believes building relationships within the school community is the foundation of each student's success. Ms. Healy enjoys horseback riding and, in the past, has spent her spare time as a therapeutic horseback riding instructor.
Specialist, Principalship Preparation Program, Lamar University
Master of Education, Deaf Education, Vanderbilt University
Bachelor of Science (Dual Degree), Special Education, Westfield State University
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education."
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Teachers
Olivia Jacques
Mathematics
Zachary Bridgett
Associate Teacher
Richard Fromberg
Social Studies
Tricia King
ELA
Hannah Ostrus
Science
Shannon Lally
Science
Charles Raven
Mathematics
Specialists & Support Staff Personnel
Lenore Boerner
ASL Specialist
Jonnie Wells
Audiologist
Katherine Pittman
Educational Diagnostician
Mandy Nolte
Off Campus Coord.
Sally Satin
Speech Lang. Pathologist
Jackie Edwards
Academic Data Coordinator
Elizabeth Linstaedt
Behavioral Program Specialist
Gina Gilmore
IEP Coordinator
Brent Bechtold
Reading Specialist
Andrea Bartholemew
Teacher Aide
Joelle Herman
Administrative Assistant
Janelle Berry
Bilingual Specialist
Angela Maxey
Instructional Assistant
Missy Kaler
School Counselor
Amy Bassett
Audiologist
John Baroncelli
DSI Services Coordinator
Kathy Mintle
Instructional Assistant
Paige Barber
Speech Lang. Pathologist