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Random Acts of Kindness Week . Feb. 9-15

Updated on 02/10/2025

Join us during this special week dedicated to Keep Kindness Growing STC!  It’s easy to get started, simply look for opportunities to share kindness, care and compassion.  NO ACT OF KINDNESS IS TOO SMALL!Acts can be informal and simple, share a smile even with a mask, open a door for someone, greet a person in public or share an act of kindness in your own home.Acts can be more organized like those hosted by Random Acts Matter.  Acts can benefit one person, a larger group like your co-workers, neighbors, or the whole community. Random Act of KindnessImagine a world where everyone puts in a little bit of effort to spread some kindness to friends, family, members, co-workers, and even complete strangers. How incredible would that world be? While we might not be able to fully realize this “ideal world,” we can take steps to make it a little bit better.And one of the ways we can do that is by observing Random Acts of Kindness Week. This holiday w

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Pack the House @ Leos - February 12

Updated on 12/12/2024

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.

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Braille Challenge : February 19

Updated on 02/10/2025

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 2025 Illinois Regional Braille Challenge on Wednesday, February 19 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!  For more information contact Mrs. Roy

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Support our Students / School

Updated on 12/17/2024

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

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Valentine's Day : Feb. 14

Updated on 09/25/2024

Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. St Valentine's Day is an annual festival to celebrate romantic love, friendship and admiration. Every year on 14 February people celebrate this day by sending messages of love and affection to partners, family and friends.

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President's Day : Feb. 19

Updated on 09/25/2024

Washington's Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Increasingly, the holiday has become an occasion to celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln.

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Welcome / Multiple Video's & Tour of ISVI

Updated on 01/05/2025

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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Women's History Month : March

Updated on 09/25/2024

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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2025 CAMP LIONS

Posted on 12/15/2024

 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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Casmir Pulaski Day : March 3

Updated on 09/25/2024

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

Updated on 02/10/2025

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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