SULPHUR — Sapulpa native Maxwell Quentin Graves will graduate from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in a commencement ceremony that will be held at 1 p.m. May 25, in the OSD gym, at 1100 East Oklahoma Street in Sulphur.
Graves is the son of Susan and Mark Graves of Sapulpa. He was on the OSD Academic Team and Golf Team. He was the Senior Class Treasurer and involved in Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Welding, Student Government, OSD Yearbook and National Honor Society.
He hopes to study to become a Wind Turbine Technician at OSU.
The OSD 2017 graduating class includes Calise LeeAnn Cox of Ardmore, Michael Lorenzo Gordon of Wagoner, Maxwell Quentin Graves of Sapulpa, Aaron Cole Hutchins of Ardmore, Eleazar De La Torre Ledezma of Tulsa, Amanda Lee Pack of Sulphur, Savannah Violet Schlegel of Spencer and Dawn Jolynn Sledd of Ada.
“I am very proud of the graduating class this year. We have students who have the potential to be leaders and do great things,” Larry Hawkins, OSD superintendent, said.
OSD is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), a state agency which assists Oklahomans with disabilities through vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, independent living programs and the determination of medical eligibility for disability benefits.
OSD has been located in Sulphur since 1908. OSD provides residential and day school educational services at no charge for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The school provides a range of outreach programs, including pre-school programs and onsite consultation for public school students, their families, public school districts and communities statewide.
