Super-Kids Day
A students co-drives a soapbox car with a staff member in Quincy
Trivia Champs
Illinois students pose for a picture after Winning a Trivia Contest!
Karaoke @ ISVI
A student takes his turn singing at Karaoke night
Amazing Para's
A group of Para's take a second to pose for a picture.
Fun at the Dorm
A small group of Staff and students pose outside TLC for a picture
Conference Fun
Our top two administrators pose for a picture at the IAER Conference
Twin Day
A student poses with a staff member wearing the same shirt on Twin Day
Visionary Award
A group of 5 recipients of the ISVI Visionary Award pose for a picture
Bingo Night
Students enjoy Bingo Night in TLC
Grilling Steaks
A group of students pose while grilling steaks
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.
Super Hero Day
Our Principal and a students run with their capes flying on Super Hero Day
Chill Zone
Two students posed with 2 of our 1 on 1 aides at the Chill Zone
BINGO
Pictured her is a table of students enjoying their popcorn and snacks while playing Bingo in rec.
Planting Trees
3 of our students pose for a picture after helping to plant a tree on campus
Life in the Dorm
Our students turn and pose for a picture at the table in a dorm
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
Fun & Fitness
Our students pose for a picture at Fitness World
ISVI Family
A student assists another student on the sidewalk.
Announcements
Martin 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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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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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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We will have a Zoom PTO Meeting - February 4 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, February 4 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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Pack the House @ Leos - Feb. 5
The Senior class at the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired is hosting a Pack the House Night @ Leo's on Thursday, February 5th. Please mark your calendars and stop in for an amazing dinner for a great cause. We hope to see you there! On Thursday, February 5th 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 for our Senior 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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IAER Conference - Feb. 11-13
Guided by its members, ACB advocates for equality of people who are blind and visually impaired, inspires community, and connects you with education, resources, and each other to support your independence. Illinois Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (IAER)
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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
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Valentine's Day : Feb. 14
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. 16
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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ISVI Track Results
CoEd Varsity TrackCongratulations as ISVI finished 1st at the 50th Annual Al Eberhardt Track Invite in Missouri
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