🚨 BACK-TO-BACK HOME ACTION!
The Girls West Virginia School and Boys Redeemer squad is rolling into Staunton, but they’re stepping into OUR house.
Let’s bring the noise and lift our Girls and Boys to another big performance!
🎯 Energy. Defense. Heart.
#DefendThisHouse #VSDBStrong #Gameday
Both games will be livestreamed at the links below:
Girls: https://web.gc.com/teams/V6iIMa5X8VOp?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Boys: https://web.gc.com/teams/OmIPZEq6n8GQ?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Our team is currently cruisin’ through Arkansas on their way to Austin, Texas, for the 2025 US High School Goalball Championships beginning tomorrow! There are 15 boys' teams and 13 girls' teams competing this year! The schedule is below for our pool play on Thursday and Friday. One of our students, Amayah, will be competing as a pool player with the Texas Girls team.
Thursday:
-4:20pm Amayah with Texas Girls vs. Colorado Girls
-5:40pm VA Boys vs. Utah Boys
-8:20pm VA Boys vs. Louisiana Boys
-8:20pm Amayah with Texas Girls vs. Minnesota
Friday:
-11:20am Amayah with Texas Girls vs. South Carolina Girls
-2:00pm VA Boys vs. Atlanta Boys
Livestream Link for Thursday and Friday:
https://www.facebook.com/TSBVI/
Depending on how our boys' team plays and how Amayah with the Texas Girls' team plays, it will determine if we advance to the quarterfinals on Friday evening.
Coach Rachel shared that she and the other coaches are extremely proud and excited about all the practice & hard work these players have been putting in the last few months! They are hyped for the tough competition and very grateful for the opportunity to take our players across the country to represent VSDB and show 'em what we got! She extends a special "thank you" to the Administration, David Owens (Athletic Director), the VSDB Foundation, the Lions Club, and everyone for their love and support of our student athletes.
UPDATE: TODAY'S GAMES ARE CANCELED.
GAMEDAY, DEFENDERS!
Tonight we return from our break on OUR court as we welcome Faith Christian Academy! It’s time to pack the gym, bring the energy, and show what VSDB basketball is all about!
💪 Let’s set the tone early. Let’s make a statement.
🏠DEFEND THIS HOUSE!
#GoDefenders #VSDBPride
Both games will be livestreamed at the links below:
Girls: https://web.gc.com/teams/V6iIMa5X8VOp?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Boys: https://web.gc.com/teams/OmIPZEq6n8GQ?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Our VSDB Boys Goalball Team is heading to the National Goalball Tournament at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI) this week — and we are READY to represent Defender Nation on the national stage!
Not only that… we’re proud to share that one of our VSDB Girls Goalball players has been selected as a wildcard athlete for another school’s roster (to be announced soon)!
Tournament Dates:
Thursday, Dec 4 – Saturday, Dec 6
Austin, Texas
Boys Goalball Pool Play – Thursday:
4:40 PM – VSDB vs Utah
7:40 PM – VSDB vs Louisiana
Friday and Saturday games are to be determined and will be posted!
All games will be LIVESTREAMED at either links:
From TBVSI - Thursday & Friday: https://www.facebook.com/TSBVI/
Saturday: http://www.tsbvi.edu/live
From our team page on Game changer: https://web.gc.com/teams/6cs3OT5AGoCh?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Let’s send BIG energy to our athletes as they travel, compete, and represent VSDB with pride, sportsmanship, and heart.
Drop a comment to wish them luck!
Let’s go Defenders!
#VSDBGoalball #DefenderNation #GoVSDB #DefendThisHouse #GoalballNationals #TSBVI2025
Girls: https://web.gc.com/teams/V6iIMa5X8VOp?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Boys: https://web.gc.com/teams/OmIPZEq6n8GQ?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Our elementary students had a blast trick-or-treating through the halls! 🍬✨ Middle and high school students, along with our amazing staff, passed out candy and treats as the parade made its way around campus.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this such a fun and festive tradition for our students! 🧡🖤 #VSDB #HalloweenParade #TrickOrTreat #SpookySeason
❄️🎶 Join us for the VSDB Winter Concert!
đź“… Thursday, December 11th
đź•– 7:00 PM
đź“Ť Healy Auditorium
Come one, come all to celebrate the season with music and cheer—family, friends, and community are all welcome!
This Founders Day we wanted to celebrate not only VSDB, but also honor all of the ways that Virginia has led the way in education! We are excited to share our latest video with you, and you can see it on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqhthKkfQqE
#VSDB #FoundersDay #TogetherWeEmpower #PreparingStudentsForLife
The 2025-2026 VSDB Varsity Basketball season begins for both the Boys and Girls teams! Today is the season opener at Mt. Carmel Christian Academy with the Girls Tip-Off at 5 pm and Boys Tip-Off at 6:15 pm. Both games will be livestreamed at the links below:
Girls: https://web.gc.com/teams/V6iIMa5X8VOp?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
Boys: https://web.gc.com/teams/OmIPZEq6n8GQ?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
đź—“ Kickoff: Wednesday, November 5 (announcement at lunch)
📦 Final Collection Day: Friday, December 12
🏆 Results Announced: Wednesday, December 17
This year, our goal is to collect 2,500 pounds of food for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank! 🥫💛
You can drop off donations in the colored boxes in the Yates and Peery lobbies or support your team financially through our online link: https://give.brafb.org/team/781881
— just remember to include your team name!
Let's go VSDB!!
#VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome #PreparingStudentsForLife #TogetherWeEmpower
We are so proud of our students who participated in District Choir auditions this year!
This year, seven VSDB students — four from middle school and three from high school — represented us with talent and dedication.
We’re thrilled to announce that three students were selected for the 2025 District Choir:
✨ Yurem Dimas – Middle School (1st year!)
✨ Angel Cruz – Middle School (2nd year in a row!)
✨ Charlotte Sterling – High School (3rd year in a row and the first VSDB student ever to achieve this!)
Please join us in a big round of applause for Yurem, Angel, and Charlotte — and for all the students who auditioned this year. Your hard work, courage, and love for music inspire us all!
We’re proud to share our latest newsletter, created by students from our Blind Department in Ms. Smith’s class!
Check out their amazing work here: https://aptg.co/sLTsP_
Our volleyball and soccer teams recently had an amazing trip to the American School for the Deaf for their Homecoming Weekend! It was an awesome few days full of games, laughter, and connecting with new friends. đź’™
A special highlight — our students got to meet the great-great-great-great-grandson of Laurent Clerc and took a group photo with him, plus a cardboard cutout and statue of Laurent Clerc himself.
Huge thanks to ASD for hosting us!
#VSDB #PreparingStudentsForLife #TogetherWeEmpower
Principal Lindsay Burris had the honor of recognizing VSDB’s Orientation and Mobility Specialist Lisa Auwarter as the National Outstanding Service Provider of the Year. This award was presented by the Council of Schools for the Blind. Ms. Auwarter was selected for this national award in recognition of her excellence and dedication to students who are blind or visually impaired. She has 42 years of service to the field. Lisa is a tireless advocate and a skilled professional who is fully committed to the students and families that she works with. VSDB is so fortunate to have Lisa Auwarter on staff. Congratulations for this well deserved recognition!
#TogetherWeEmpower #VSDB #NationalAward #COSB
#VSDBAthletics #GoDefenders
The games can be either live scored or live streamed via game changer by going to the teams page on the game changer app here: https://web.gc.com/teams/9gC4087SQw9d?utm_source=Web&utm_campaign=team_share_link
