By Bernie Smigel – Editorial Editor

The room is silent, the facial expressions are going, and hands are moving in intricate motions.

It’s just another day for the Jonathan Law Sign Language Club.

The club offers American Sign Language (ASL) lessons and practices, and is open to all students.

The club is operated by guidance counselor Mrs. Reeves, who strives to keep things fresh and entertaining.

“It’s another language, another way to communicate,” Reeves said.

The club was started in 2010 and is now entering its third year.

It meets every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 170, the SAT reading lab room, found near the nurse’s office.

The club will soon begin learning the pledge of allegiance to recite through the school TV for everyone to watch.

They will also look into “emergency signs,” important motions that can be used to help a deaf person if they are trying to indicate trouble or a problem.

“Mrs. Reeves says it’s a guarantee that you will see a deaf person in distress after just one lesson here,” senior and club member Ina Rodriguez said. “It’s the opposite for me. I saw deaf people before, but now that I’m in the club, I can’t find any.”

The main priority remains the same as always. To teach ASL as a means of communication to all students who are willing and interested.

“The club can be used as a start to go even further,” Reeves said. “One student from last year is now taking sign language courses in college.”

(PHOTO: Sign Language Club members practice new expressions. Photo by Bernie Smigel.)