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JuJu Smith-Schuster surprises students at Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

The Pittsburgh Steelers star pays a visit to the campus in Edgewood and learns some sign language from students.

JuJu Smith-Schuster surprises students at Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

The Pittsburgh Steelers star pays a visit to the campus in Edgewood and learns some sign language from students.

ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING PITTSBURGH STEELERS. YOU CAN SEE THOSE TERRIBLE TOWELS WAVING IN THE AIR FOR PITTSBURGH STEELERS WIDE RECEIVER JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER. SMITH-SCHUSTER SURPRISING STUDENTS AT THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, IN EDGEWD.OO THIS MORNI, HENG TOOK A TOUR OF THE CAMPUS AND DROPPED IN ON SOME OF THE CLASSES, EVEN LE ARNING A FEW WORDS IN SIGN LANGUA.GE THE SCHOOL SERVES DEAF ANDD HAR OF HEARING CHILDREN OMFR BIRTH THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. JUJU WAS SPOUPSED TO TAKE THE TO LURAST YEAR, AFTER MEETING GROUP OF STUNTDE IT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID. THE SCHOOL’S CEO SAYS HE’S GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON CAMPUS AND WE ASKED JUJU ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE. >> THIS IS AMA.ZING THEY’RE TREATING 200 PEOPLE ON CAMPUS. I THINK THIS IS AWEME.SO IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. THIS WHOLE THING IS -- FROM THE OUTSIDE, FROM MY EYES, IT IS COOL. BUT THEN YOU WALK INSIDE AND SEE THE HALLS AND IT IS WAY BIGGER THAN WHAT LOOITKS LIKE. IT IS REALLY COOL. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTSHO W ARE BIG STEELERS FANS, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. I THINK IT’LL BE A GRTEA OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO MEET A PLAYER THAT THEY SEE ON TV OFTEN. I THINK IT BE VERY IMPECCABLE. KYLIE: WE ASKED JUJU IF HE’BED BACK TO VISIT. HE SAID, OF COURSE AND HE MIGHT EVEN TAKE A
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JuJu Smith-Schuster surprises students at Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf

The Pittsburgh Steelers star pays a visit to the campus in Edgewood and learns some sign language from students.

Juju Smith-Schuster dropped by the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood on Tuesday morning.JuJu surprises students: Watch the report in the video player above.The Steelers star took a tour of the campus and dropped in on some of the classes. Some of the students taught him a few words in sign language."This is amazing. They're treating 200 people on campus. They have three campuses - like, it's awesome. It's something that's unbelievable," he said. "And I didn't think - this whole thing is like, from the outside, OK, it's a cool campus. Then you walk inside, you walk through these halls, it's like way bigger than what it is. It's really cool."The school serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth through high school.Smith-Schuster was supposed to tour the school last year after he met a group of students. Due to COVID-19, the tour was canceled.The school's CEO, Dr. Steve Farmer, said it was a fantastic opportunity for his students to meet one of the most electrifying players on the Pittsburgh Steelers."We have a lot of students who are big Steelers fans, as you can imagine," Farmer said. "I think it'll be just a great opportunity for them to meet a player that they see on TV often, so I think it'll be very impactful."

Juju Smith-Schuster dropped by the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in Edgewood on Tuesday morning.

JuJu surprises students: Watch the report in the video player above.

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The Steelers star took a tour of the campus and dropped in on some of the classes. Some of the students taught him a few words in sign language.

"This is amazing. They're treating 200 people on campus. They have three campuses - like, it's awesome. It's something that's unbelievable," he said. "And I didn't think - this whole thing is like, from the outside, OK, it's a cool campus. Then you walk inside, you walk through these halls, it's like way bigger than what it is. It's really cool."

The school serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth through high school.

Smith-Schuster was supposed to tour the school last year after he met a group of students. Due to COVID-19, the tour was canceled.

The school's CEO, Dr. Steve Farmer, said it was a fantastic opportunity for his students to meet one of the most electrifying players on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"We have a lot of students who are big Steelers fans, as you can imagine," Farmer said. "I think it'll be just a great opportunity for them to meet a player that they see on TV often, so I think it'll be very impactful."