Marking 125 Years

The New Mexico School for the Deaf begins its 125th anniversary celebrations this weekend with homecoming events, campus tours, ASL story-telling and an alumni reunion. The school was founded in 1885, when Lars and Belle Larson started teaching students out of their downtown Santa Fe home. Special Legislation officially established the facility two years later as the state's first public school. There are 120 students enrolled on campus and an outreach program serves 270 students around the state. A Founders Day celebration is planned November 10th.