Swimming Season Begins March 17
Updated on 03/16/2026
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 25-26 season, we will host this years' NCASB Conference Finals. For more information contact: Mr. Foster @ michael.foster@illinois.gov Ms. Strong @ mackenziestrong2262@gmail.com
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St. Patrick's Day : March 17
Updated on 11/10/2025
Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Wear your Green!
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Braille Challenge : March 18
Updated on 11/10/2025
The Braille Challenge is an annual two-stage Braille literacy competition designed to motivate blind students to emphasize their study of Braille. The program parallels with the importance and educational purpose of a spelling bee for sighted children. ISVI will once again be hosting the 2026 Illinois Regional Braille Challenge on March 18, 2026 All students who are interested can contact Mrs. Roy to get signed up.You can email her at E-mail Mrs. Roy or visit her at her office to get registered. We can’t wait to see you all show off your Braille skills! 2026 Braille Challenge T-shirts will be on $ale in January. Be sure to get yours before supplies run out! For more information contact Mrs. Roy
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Support our Students / School
Updated on 11/18/2025
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
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National Red Nose Day . March 20
Updated on 11/10/2025
Red Nose Day is an annual fundraising campaign to end the cycle of child poverty and ensure a healthy future for all children.Red Nose Day has several strategic areas that it focuses on in order to support children and foster change in the world. These areas include:1) Safety2) Health3) Education4) Crisis ResponseSince starting Red Nose Day, more than 41 million meals have been provided to children and families in need.Starting initially in 2015, Red Nose Day in America is celebrated annually on the last Thursday in May. Red Nose Day Top Events and Things to DoWear a red nose. The red nose is the symbol of Red Nose Day. It encourages everyone to come together and share a laugh. It's a fun way to help raise awareness about child poverty. Together, let's give children a chance at a better life and a brighter future.
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Down Syndrome Day March 21
Updated on 11/10/2025
Join us in Recognizing World Down Syndrome Day on March 21. This date was picked to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome, which causes Down syndrome. Let's End Stereotypes! We are all unique & each is someone special.
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Virtual Tour of ISVI
Updated on 11/10/2025
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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April } Autism Awareness Month
Updated on 11/10/2025
In 1970, the Autism Society launched an ongoing nationwide effort to promote autism awareness and assure that all affected by autism are able to achieve the highest quality of life possible. In 1972, the Autism Society launched the first annual National Autistic Children’s week, which evolved into Autism Acceptance Month (AAM). This April, we continue our efforts to spread awareness, promote acceptance, and ignite change.The Autism Society of America, the nation’s oldest leading grassroots autism organization, is proud to celebrate Autism Acceptance Month in April 2021 with its “Celebrate Differences” campaign. Designed to build a better awareness of the signs, symptoms, and realities of autism, #CelebrateDifferences focuses on providing information and resources for communities to be more aware of autism, promote acceptance, and be more inclusive in everyday life.The Autism Society recognizes that the prevalence of autism in the United States has risen from 1 in 125 c
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National Deaf History Month : April
Updated on 11/10/2025
National Deaf History Month is recognized and celebrated every year from March 13th to April 15th to recognize the accomplishments of people who are deaf and hard of hearing. Three key events impacted the deaf community that occurred in American history: On April 15th, 1817 the first public school, American School for the Deaf was opened. On April 8th, 1864 Gallaudet University – the world’s first institution devoted to advanced education for the deaf and hard of hearing – was officially founded, and more than 100 years later on March 13th, 1988 Gallaudet University nominated I. King Jordan as their first deaf President. Deaf History Month appears to have started on March 13th, 1996 when two deaf employees working at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C. started teaching their colleagues sign language. This occurrence progressed into a week of deaf awareness created by the library. Quickly after that, deaf awareness week evo
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PTO Zoom Meeting - April 1 @ 6:00 pm
Updated on 03/05/2026
We will have a Zoom PTO Meeting - April 1 at 6:00 pm CST. Parents, Faculty, Students, Please plan on joining us. We'll post the zoom link below. Future PTO Meetings are:usually the 1st Wednesday of each Month ISVI’s PTO Zoom MeetingTime: Wednesday, April 1 at 6:00 pm Join our PTO Meeting https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16098691539 Help us spread the word. Thank you! All Zoom Meetings are at 6:00 pm
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