Visit from State Representative Jim Watson
On February 16, 2009 Representative Jim Watson visited ISVI. He had lunch in the dining hall with students and then spent some time in individual classrooms. Then students and staff gathered in the auditorium to hear Representative Watson speak about his tour of duty in Iraq.

Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance
The students enjoyed mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce. Then salad was served. The entree was a choice of mashed potato casserole or French fries. Sparkling grape juice was the beverage. All of this was topped off with a choice of chocolate mousse or red velvet cake for dessert. Dinner was followed by the Valentine’s Dance with Mr. Thompson providing the music. After the students enjoyed the music and dancing, cookies and punch were served. Special thanks to Mr. Thompson and to the dining hall staff for the wonderful music, the wonderful food, and the decorations in the dining hall.

Mr. Lincoln Visits ISVI
On February 11^, an Abe Lincoln impersonator came to the Media Center and read from a book about Lincoln to the classes of Mrs. Frisch and Mrs. Lyons. After he finished reading, the students said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang "Happy Birthday" to Mr. Lincoln.

"Four score and seven years ago......."
On February 12, ISVI classrooms participated in a nationwide simultaneous reading of the Gettysburg Address. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for students. The event was organized as part of the celebration of the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President.

Science Class Lab Work
Mrs. French’s Science Class has been doing lab work. In lab they have been studying buoyancy, inertia, and simple machines. They used marshmallows to build "bugs" using a "DNA" code to determine characteristics.

ISVI Has Talent!
Mark your calendars as March 19 at 7:00 p.m. is the ISVI Talent Show. Students will be singing, reciting poems, and playing instruments in the ISVI auditorium. Everyone is invited to attend.