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Fairborn Students to Perform National Anthem in Sign

February 22, 2012 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Dayton Gems News Release


Dayton, OH - The Dayton Gems professional hockey team, a proud member of the "AA" Central Hockey League, announced that the Fairborn Baker Middle School sign language club will be performing a special rendition of the National Anthem in Sign Language prior to the Gems game against the Arizona Sundogs this Saturday night.

For the third consecutive year, Fairborn students will perform the National Anthem in sign language before a local sporting event. The club, which was previously comprised of Fairborn Intermediate School students, previously performed in Troy and Fairborn dating back to 2010.

As part of the Gems first annual "Deaf Awareness Night", the 6th to 8th grade students will perform the anthem in Sign Language from the ice inside the historic Hara Arena around 7pm on Saturday night.

The club, started and overseen by Baker Middle School sign language interpreter Jamie Szabo, is comprised mostly of hearing students enrolled at the school with the goals of introducing students to deaf culture and to interact with a fellow deaf student.

The Gems return to the ice this weekend with three straight games inside the historic Hara Arena. The Gems host the Missouri Mavericks for "Millionaire Night" this Friday, while Saturday night's game against the Arizona Sundogs is scout night and deaf awareness night, with Fairborn's Baker Middle School sign language club performing the National Anthem in American Sign Language prior to the opening faceoff at 7pm. The Gems close out the weekend with an afternoon matinee against the Evansville IceMen at 4pm.

Tickets to all three games this weekend are on sale now at the Hara Arena box office, Ticketmaster, and by calling the Gems ticket office at 275-7777. Discounts are available for groups of ten or more. Visit www.DaytonGems.com for more information.

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