Trivia Champs
Illinois students pose for a picture after Winning a Trivia Contest!
SuperKids
One of our Elementary students paired up with a Buddy Driver prepare to race in Quincy.
Twin Day
A student poses with a staff member wearing the same shirt on Twin Day
Fun at the Dorm
A small group of Staff and students pose outside TLC for a picture
Visionary Award
A group of 5 recipients of the ISVI Visionary Award pose for a picture
Bowling
A Coach gives advice to a young student who's about to roll the ball
Grilling Steaks
A group of students pose while grilling steaks
Caped Wonder
A Staff Member strolls through the dorm with a ISVI cape
Police Officer reads a Book to Students
A member of the Jacksonville Police Department shares part of his day by reading a book to a class.
Amazing Para's
A group of Para's take a second to pose for a picture.
Cup Fun
Students have fun stacking large cups on the track
BINGO
Pictured her is a table of students enjoying their popcorn and snacks while playing Bingo in rec.
Life in the Dorm
Our students turn and pose for a picture at the table in a dorm
Fall Fun
One of our students playing in a pile of fall leaves as she throws a bunch of leaves in the air
Chill Zone
Two students posed with 2 of our 1 on 1 aides at the Chill Zone
Cooking
Pictured are 3 students baking cookies in class with their Teacher
Fun & Fitness
Our students pose for a picture at Fitness World
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
ISVI Family
A student assists another student on the sidewalk.
Announcements
Mrs. K's Holiday Program - Dec. 19
Mrs. Kerhlikar and her students work hard to put on several programs throughout the school year. We're really excited as it's the Holiday Program which will be in auditorium.
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Memorial Wrestling Tourney 12/20
On Saturday December 20th we will be hosting the Annual Bob Mansell Memorial Wrestling Tournament at the Mid-West Athletic Complex here in Jacksonville. This year, we're expanding what we started last year: 2 Tourneys in one.Girls Only Tourney&Co-ed Boys/Girls Tourney The past 2 years we've had 30+ High Schools participating. Once again, we look forward to also having 4 additional State Schools for the Blind & 3 State Schools for the Deaf. 2025's Bob Mansell Memorial Tourney is set for Saturday, December 20th as it's held annually on the 3rd Saturday in December. Action starts at 9:30 am If your in the area, we hope you're able to stop by. Special Thanks to our Sponsors Blind Children's Foundation - Curry Inc. - Davis Heating & Air Conditioning - Griffin Signs N Time - Little Jess Jeep - Little Mexico - Los Rancheros - Meyers & James Construction
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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
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Christmas : Dec. 25
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
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World Braille Day . Jan 4
World Braille Day is celebrated annually on January 4 to honor the birth of Braille's inventor, Louis Braille. Braille's gift to the world has brightened the lives of millions of people around the world who are blind or visually impaired, and they benefit from his work every day.World Braille Day also acknowledges that people who are blind or visually impaired should have the same rights as everyone else. The history of World Braille Day may be traced back to November 2012, when the United Nations formally acknowledged the day.Since then, the day has been observed annually around the world to promote awareness about the importance of braille literacy.
More About World Braille Day . Jan 4PTO Zoom Meeting - January 7 @ 6:00 pm
We will have a Zoom PTO Meeting - January 7 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, January 7 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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Virtual 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 Virtual Tour of ISVIMartin Luther King Day : Jan. 19
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.
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Pep Rally % Cheer & Wrestling
On Thursday, January 22 - 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!
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Black 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
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Bowling Season begins Feb 3
Bowling season begins Tuesday, February 3rd
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ISVI Track Results
CoEd Varsity TrackCongratulations as ISVI finished 1st at the 50th Annual Al Eberhardt Track Invite in Missouri
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