Model Secondary School for the Deaf - MSSD

The MSSD VEX Team 19800A swept the competition at this week’s NRSC Competition, placing first overall and earning both the Excellence Award and the Robot Skills Champion title.

The Excellence Award is the highest honor, recognizing overall performance in areas such as the engineering notebook, robot design, and teamwork. The Robot Skills Champion title reflects top performance in both driver-controlled and autonomous programming skills.

The team couldn’t have done it without their alliance with the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, winning two out of three rounds against the South Carolina School for the Deaf and American School for the Deaf.

Team:
Noam Buzgalo
Lamonte Fisher
Nathan Schwartz
Connor Sevier

Coaches:
Jill Naumann
Yumeng Li

Congratulations to the 2026 NRSC VEX champions!

Mary Ann Seremeth presenting on the importance of effective language policies at CEASD.

Connor Baer’s Leadership class welcomed Roberta Cordano, President of Gallaudet University, for a special presentation on her leadership journey. Humanities and Psychology classes also joined to hear her experiences and words of wisdom. She shared valuable insights and left students with meaningful life lessons.

MSSD delivered a dominant 9–1 performance this past weekend National Academic Bowl competition to capture their sixth national title, becoming the winningest team in Gallaudet’s thirty-year history.

The team closed out the tournament with a commanding 104–80 win over the Maryland School for the Deaf, setting a new national competition record for highest score.

Individual honors:
Most Outstanding Play: Noam Buzgalo
All-Star Player: Ty Collins