

Future TVI's
Students from Mrs. Hurts' 3rd grade class at Eisenhower pose for a picture after a Braille lesson put on by the Pilot Club

Baking at TLC
Two of our students make some cooking at TLC

Chill Zone
Two students posed with 2 of our 1 on 1 aides at the Chill Zone
Braille Challenge
ISVI is proud to host the Illinois Braille Challenge every year.

Cupstacking in PE
One of our students building/stacking cups in Physical Education.

Conference Fun
Our top two administrators pose for a picture at the IAER Conference

Bingo Night
Students enjoy Bingo Night in TLC
Fun in the Dorm
Two staff members volunteer to have a student give them a ponytail.

Planting Trees
3 of our students pose for a picture after helping to plant a tree on campus

Meeting of the Minds
A group of administrators pose for a picture while sitting on a couch.

Spirit Week
One of our RCW's pose with a student during Spirit Week

1st Day of School
One of our Para's poses with a student

RCW's
Our Residential Care Workers play a Vital Role with the care and welfare of our students. A group of RCW's pose for a quick picture. They are AMAZING

Super-Fun
Our 2 Residential directors put on their capes and pose as Superhero's
Meeting our Govenor
One of our students, along with our Superintendent pose with our Govenor at the Capitol.

Cooking
Pictured are 3 students baking cookies in class with their Teacher
Bowling
A Coach gives advice to a young student who's about to roll the ball

Outdoor Ed
One of our Nurses' wraps up a lesson in which a student is about to release a Butterfly from her hand

Life in the Dorm
Our students turn and pose for a picture at the table in a dorm
Announcements

Women's History Month : March
Women’s History Month is a dedicated month to reflect on the often-overlooked contributions of women to United States history. From Abigail Adams to Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, to Rosa Parks, the timeline of women's history milestones stretches back to the founding of the United States. The actual celebration of Women's History Month grew out of a week long celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized by the school district of Sonoma, California, in 1978. Presentations were given at dozens of schools, hundreds of students participated in a “Real Woman” essay contest and a parade was held in downtown Santa Rosa.
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Casmir Pulaski Day : March 3
Casimir Pulaski Day is a local holiday officially observed in Illinois, on the first Monday of March in memory of Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War cavalry officer born in Poland as Kazimierz Pułaski.
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Swimming Season Begins March 3
SWIMMING Throughout the season, we work together with the Illinois School for the Deaf.We compete against other NCASB Schools and at the end of the 24-25 season, we will host the NCASB Conference Finals at Illinois College. For mor information contact: Ms. Lynch @ tori.lynch@illinois.gov Mr. Foster @ michael.foster@illinois.gov Ms. Strong @ mackenziestrong2262@gmail.com
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Forensics Season Begins : March 3
For more information contact:FORENSICS:Mrs. Courtney @ Click Here to Email Coach
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Welcome / 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
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2025 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/
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Support 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 / SchoolPTO Zoom Meeting - March 5 @ 6:00 pm
We will have a Zoom PTO Meeting tonight - March 5 at 6:00 pm CST. Parents, Faculty, Students, Please plan on joining us. The zoom link is listed below. Future PTO Meetings are:March 5 - * usually the 1st Wednesday of each Month ISVI’s PTO Zoom MeetingTime: Wednesday, March 5 at 6:00 pm Join our PTO Meeting Meetinghttps://www.zoomgov.com/j/16098691539 Help us spread the word. Thank you! All Zoom Meetings are at 6:00 pm
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ISVI's Talent Show : March 6 @ 6 pm
Mrs. Kerhlikar's Annual Talent Show for our ISVI Students at 6:00 pm in our auditorium.
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Daylight Savings Time : March 9
Daylight saving time, also known as daylight savings time or daylight time, and summer time, is the practice of advancing clocks during warmer months so that darkness falls at a later clock time.
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Pack the House @ Leos - March 12
The Junior 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, March 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 Junior 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.
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