Athletics
Delaware School for the Deaf have total of three sports teams; Girl's Volleyball, Girl's and Boy's Basketball. The DSD mascot is the Blue Hawks and the school's colors are royal blue and white. Delaware School for the Deaf is one of members of the Eastern Schools for the Deaf Athletic Association (ESDAA) and Maryland Independent League (MIL).
Since 1996, at least one of the school's three sports teams has entered ESDAA championship games at least once every years until the last one in 2007. The three teams had won a total of ten championships out of 18 appearances in ESDAA finals during the span of 11 years. The Boy's Basketball had won Division III twice in 1996 and 1998 and finished second in 1997 and placed second for Division II in 1999. The Delaware Girl's Basketball finished second in 2001, and winning three straight Division II titles in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The Girl's volleyball team had won several Division II titles in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005; won more volleyball titles than other deaf schools in Division II, and the Girl's Volleyball team had appeared in all of ESDAA Div. II championship games every year from 1999 until 2007.
The girl's volleyball reappeared in championship games, finished 2nd place in 2010 and 2012. The Boy's Basketball finally reappeared in ESDAA Division II finals three in row, in 2010, 2011 and 2012 but all those time they finished second place. The current overall is 10 championships, and twenty-two appearances in ESDAA finals.
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