High School Spring 2026

  Learning Is For Everyone

The LIFE program is a mentorship program, where the students are paired up with adult mentors. The mentors meet with the students at least once a month, sometimes more. During the sessions, the students learn how to navigate the world along side their D/HH mentor. The sessions include life skills, social development, and advocacy skills. The goal is for the students to gradually take on more and more responsibilities, until they are ready to become mentors for another group of students. 

Bethany Reyes is the Youth and Family Support Specialist for the High School program. Bethany is Deaf and trilingual, originally from Venezuela and now based in Florida.  Before joining FCD, she worked as an interventionist in K–12 public schools in South Florida, supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. You can contact her via email: Bethany@fcdpinellas.org 

Tutoring is provided weekly during the school year and, as needed, during the summer months.  All Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and CODA students may participate. 

  The High School Robotics Club builds and programs robots, and competes against other teams, both locally and regionally. This club is open to all High School students (9th-12th grade) and runs from September through February. Additional robotics programs occur during the summer months to keep our technical skills sharp.  

  Each year, FCD sponsors a D/HH Academic Bowl team.  The Gallaudet University Academic Bowl was established with the goal of fostering the pursuit of academic excellence, promoting a spirit of academic competition and sportsmanship, and providing social opportunities for the development of collegiality and lifelong friendships. Every year, Gallaudet University hosts four Regional competitions for up to 80 teams of Deaf and Hard of Hearing high school students. 20 teams will then advance to the National competition held at Gallaudet annually.  

 Family Center on Deafness is collaborating with Self- Reliance to offer Drivers Ed permit classes in ASL to our students. This is a 2-month program.  

 The high school ASL Theatre program invites high school students to explore creative expression through American Sign Language. Participants currently enrolled will continue practicing their lines, learning performance techniques, and strengthening their communication skills.   

 FCD’s College Prep program helps high school students prepare for life after graduation. Each week, youth explore various colleges, learn about scholarship opportunities, and build the skills needed for a successful transition into higher education.