Illinois School for the Visually Impaired

658 East State Street • Jacksonville, Illinois  62650-2130
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ISVI Happenings
September, 2009

Dates  to Remember
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 23 – Track Meet @ St. Louis
Sept. 25 – Students depart for break @ 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 27 – Students return to campus
Sept. 28 – 30 – Low Vision Clinic

OCTOBER
Oct. 1 – Home Track Meet
Oct. 7 – Juke Box Classic
Oct. 8 – Students depart for break @ 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 9 – 11 Track meet in Ohio
Oct. 12 – Columbus Day
Oct. 12 – Students return to campus
Oct. 22 – Home Goalball Meet
Oct. 27 – Dental Clinic
Oct. 30 – Students depart for break @ 1:00 p.m.

ACTIVITY PERIOD CHOICES
First quarter activity period choices offer a great variety of fun and educational opportunities. Students have chosen between the following activities:

1)   Dancing through Time – Students learn different popular dances from 1925 to present.

2)   Elementary Movement – A variety of fun physical activities.

3)   Scrapbooking 101 – To learn basic scrapbooking techniques.

4)   Square Dancing – To learn basic square dance steps.

5)   Study Hall—for Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II students to provide practice and reinforcement of Algebra and Geometry concepts.

6)   Study Hall/Reading Time – Time to complete homework and to read for pleasure.

7)   Walking for Wellness – Walking to increase fitness levels and to improve emotional well-being.

      8) Art Club and Book Club

      9) Good vs. Evil – In-depth group discussions of characters
          in literature; exploring different aspects of good vs. evil
          through a variety of mediums. 

Summer Camp Report
An ISVI student had an exciting summer camp experience.  He went to a summer camp for visually impaired students in Vienna Austria.  There were 11 students in his group.  They spent one day in London, England sight-seeing and saw Buckingham Palace as well as the Tower of London.  In Austria the students stayed in the dorm at the Vienna School for the Visually Impaired.  One of the highlights of the trip was a tour of Wolfgang Mozart’s house, which is now a museum.  Another highlight was seeing the London Eye, the largest ferris wheel in Europe. 

(Photo of touring ISVI student on the ferris wheel with scenery in the background which includes Big Ben)
 

ISVI Track Team Wins in Wisconsin!
Team Results
Team Illinois Girls - 85 points
Wisconsin Girls - 8 points

Team Illinois Boys - 70 points
Wisconsin Boys - 18 points

Illinois Girls Results:     1st place - 11 total

                                     2nd place – 9 total

                                     3rd place – 3 total

Illinois Boys Results:    1st place – 8 total

                                     2nd place – 9 total

                                     3rd place - 3 total

These results are from the meet Sept 9, 2009.  The next competition for Team Illinois will be at the Al Eberhardt meet at the Missouri School for the Blind on Sept. 23, 2009.

(Three photos of ISVI track team members running in the track lanes.)
 

ISVI Graduate News
David Benny is a graduate of ISVI.  After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and completing an internship with the Jackson County State’s Attorney in Murphysboro, David has opened his own law practice in Newton, Illinois.  David is 27 years old.  He is specializing in Juvenile, Family, and Criminal Defense cases.  He will use a personal computer with an optical character recognition scanning system and in court he will carry a Braille N Speak note taker.  His future plans include running for public office.
Congratulations David!
 

ISVI Snapshots
Mrs. Bergschneider’s Art Class

(Three pictures of students painting with watercolor paint in art class)

Mrs. French’s Science/Biology Class

(Four pictures of students  in Mrs. French’s class; one of a student doing paperwork, two of students doing lab work; last photo of a student smelling different plants)
 

ISVI Spiritwear for Sale
The ISVI Parent Association is selling t-shirts (long and short sleeved), sweatshirts, and hooded sweatshirts.  Pricing information is available in the Superintendent’s Office and on the ISVI website, in the center of the home page.   

Sizes available from Youth Small thru Adult XXX-Large. Prices range from $8.00 - $22.00.

(Photo of one of the grey ISVI hooded sweatshirts)

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