The Arkansas School for the Deaf mascot and athletic emblem is the Leopard with blue and gold serving as the school colors. In 2012, the Deaf Leopards were named the nation’s No. 1 mascot due to its likeness to the popular rock band, Def Leppard.
The Leopards are members of the National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and two different athletic conferences:
- The Great Plains Schools for the Deaf (GPSD) and,
- The Arkansas Association of Christian Schools (AACS).
The ASD Leopards compete in the football, volleyball, cheer, basketball, soccer, Special Olympics. Throughout its history, ASD has competed against other Arkansas public and private schools administered by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA).
ASD won a state basketball championship in 1949.
Founded in 1850, the Arkansas School for the Deaf (ASD), is a state-run public school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, serving deaf and hearing impaired students of preschool through high school grades through residential, day school, and part-time enrollment programs. The school is affiliated with the Arkansas Association of the Deaf(AAD) and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD).
