Announcements
Martin Luther King Day : Jan. 20
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr., is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of segregation and racism.
More About Martin Luther King Day : Jan. 20Pack the House Night @ Los Rancheros Jan. 21
On Tuesday, Jan. 21 we'll have a Pack the House Night @ Los Rancheros from 11 am - 10 pm Los will donate $$$ back to the ISVI Booster Club based on orders from all dine in & pickup orders between 11:00 am - 10:00 pm. Delivery will not be credited. Help us Spread the word, and Thank you for your support!
More About Pack the House Night @ Los Rancheros Jan. 21Support our Students / School
We are very thankful of all the organizations and business' that support our students, school, and activities. The donations, advertisements, and sponsors obviously help us by their financial donations, but equally important: they help us to build stronger connections between the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired and the community. As with every school, budgets are tight and the cost of activities and sports continue to rise. ISVI is a residential school in which our students are from all over the state. Unlike our local public schools, the vast majority of our students are not local. At the same time, our students are integrated throughout Jacksonville and as a result, Jacksonville becomes their 2nd home. From their first day of attendance, our students learn to advocate for themselves and become as independent as possible. We’re fortunate in that this community embraces all the schools. This is evident by the local busi
More About Support our Students / School2025 CAMP LIONS
Camp Lions Registration Opens in early January! Students with low vision/blind and/or hard of hearing/deaf are all eligibleVisit https://lionsofillinoisfoundation.org/
More About 2025 CAMP LIONSPep Rally % Cheer & Wrestling
On Thursday, January 23 - ISVI will have a Pep Rally for our Cheerleading & Wrestling Teams as they prepare to travel to Arkansas for the NCASB Conference Championships.The Pep Rally will take place in our Auditorium at 3 pm. Bring all your Enthusiasm and Motivation and let's get 'em Pumped Up!
More About Pep Rally % Cheer & WrestlingWelcome / Multiple Video's & Tour of ISVI
Welcome to our Virtual Tour of ISVI!Thank you for visiting our web site! Below are 7 links to separate Videos. The first two are about ISVI while 4 are news reports from Channel 20 out of Springfield on two of the several sports we participate in - Goalball and Track. At the end there's yet another Video of our Opening Doors Program. This website's goal is to be an added resource as to all the great opportunities that are happening for the students at ISVI. For more detailed school information click on ISVI's State website. You can also find links taking you directly to other local schools in Jacksonville such as ISD, Routt, & JHS. We are fortunate in that both Routt & JHS work directly with both ISD & ISVI. We are also proud to be a Leader in Me School. We're still a work in progress as we continue to include what's happening at our sister schools in town. It's a family
More About Welcome / Multiple Video's & Tour of ISVIISVI Celebrates 175 years
ISVI is celebrating it's 175th Birthday Today, Jan. 13 ISVI put on a special program with a panel of alumni as our guest speakers as well as student-led remarks. This event was open to our staff, students and the public. The Program was streamed LIVE and is available for viewing on our Facebook Page ISVI Athletics & Activities There are also additional activities for both the students, staff and families. The students enjoyed a big celebration on Friday with a a former student DJLT as the DJ. Special thanks to Leo Tomich for being our DJ Tonight, we'll host our Gala @ Hamilton's in which the we will celebrate ISVI's 175 years of change. ======= ======= ======= 175 Years Ago ISVI's Birthday is Saturday January 13 The vision of the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired is to provide a qua
More About ISVI Celebrates 175 yearsBowling Season begins 2/3
Bowling season begins Monday, February 3rd
More About Bowling Season begins 2/3Black History Month : February
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society. As a Harvard-trained historian, Carter G. Woodson, like W. E. B. Du Bois before him, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice. His hopes to raise awareness of African American's contributions to civilization was realized when he and the organization he founded, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), conceived and announced Negro History Week in 1925. The event was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that encompassed the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The response was overwhelming: Black history clubs spran
More About Black History Month : FebruaryIAER Conference - Feb. 5-7
Open the attachment and check out the information on the upcoming IAER Conference which starts February 5th in Naperville. Illinois Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (IAER)
More About IAER Conference - Feb. 5-7Pack the House @ Leos - February 12
The Freshman Class @ the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired is hosting a Pack the House Night @ Leo's Please mark your calendars and stop in for an amazing dinner for a great cause. We hope to see you there! On Wednesday, February 12th we'll host a Pack the House night at Leo's Pizza in Jacksonville from 4 - 10 pm. Leo's will donate 15% back of all food sales back to our Freshman Class @ ISVI. The Pack the House Night applies to Dine in and Carry out only. The only delivery that will be credited are deliveries to the campus of ISVI. Please help us spread the word.
More About Pack the House @ Leos - February 12