Varsity football player Nick Conway watches sign language interpreter Gina Campbell in the locker room at Taft High School in Woodland Hills. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Football player Noe Contreras watches his coach call the next play on defense at Taft High. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Football player Kenny Thompson, left, communicates with deaf teammate Nick Conway during practice at Taft High. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Gina Campbell interprets the coach’s instructions for Noe Contreras (61) at Taft High. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)