Missouri School for the Deaf

Elementary and middle school students are in cottages built in 1997; they are Gannon Cottage, named after Jack R. Gannon; Redden Cottage, after Laura Redden Searing (Howard Glyndon); and Reid Cottage, after teacher William Cooper Reid. Before 1997 they were in Stark Hall's dormitories. High school students are in Kerr Hall, named after MSD founder William Dabney Kerr; and Tate Hall, named after MSD superintendent James Nolley Tate. They have separate sides for female and male students. ==Athletics==

MSD's sports teams usually play other schools categorized as 1A, and it plays against other schools for the deaf in the Great Plains tournament. ==Notable alumni==

• Jack R. Gannon, teacher, coach, and author • CJ Jones, actor ==References==