Deaf Department Homecoming pep rally and basketball games were on Wednesday, January 18. During the pep rally, our homecoming court was announced and the King and Queen were crowned. Congratulations to them all!
During the pep rally, our students performed the VSDB Fight Song, skits developed by each class, creative group activities, and more!
Our principal, Lindsay Burris, is “simply the best” and we wanted to show her just how much we appreciate her today as part of Virginia School Principal Appreciation Week. Join us in thanking her for ALL she does for our students and staff.
Thank you to WHSV for your article covering our Deaf Department Homecoming Basketball Games. We are also so thankful for our Athletic Director and Basketball Coaches!! https://www.whsv.com/2023/01/19/virginia-school-deaf-blind-brings-students-opportunities-through-sports/
Two of our Blind Department students, Nikita and Amayah, are at Page County High School this weekend. They are rehearsing for a concert to be performed by all of the students in district choir. The concert is Saturday at 1:00 pm at Page County High School.
Our imPECKable staff wish the VSDB basketball teams a safe trip and good luck on their games at Delaware School for the Deaf today!
Deaf Department Homecoming Day 2 - Crazy Sock Day and Knockout game!
Deaf Department’s homecoming week is off to a great start. Today was “wear a shirt you can read” day and the students all gathered to create their own Cardinal medallions.
The Homecoming basketball games will begin Wednesday at 4:00 pm. All are invited to join us!
In its 183rd year, VSDB is excited to see progress continue on its Main Hall building, the oldest continually used building of its kind in the United States. The exterior only renovation has been a two year project and is expected to be completed late spring. It's been a long process but it is wonderful to see the exterior of Main Hall restored to its former glory!
VSDB will be having a School Spirit week January 16th through January 20th with themed dress-up days and fun events.
Monday - Read a T-Shirt Day: Wear a T-Shirt that has words for others to read!
Tuesday - Crazy Socks Day: Put on your crazy mismatched socks!
Wednesday - Black and Red Day: Wear all black and red for the Pep Rally and basketball game!
Thursday - Wacky Hair or Hat Day: Show off your favorite hat or crazy hairstyle!
Friday - Cardinal Project Day: Wear your handmade Cardinal that you made at school
Weekly virtual story times are back! A new story will be read each week - at 4:00 in ASL and spoken English, and at 4:30 read aloud with picture descriptions. This invitation to join is open to anyone and does not require pre-registration - just click the same link each week to join us live on Zoom. bit.ly/vsdbstory
We are looking forward to finally seeing our Blind Department students perform their Winter Concert. Although there were several postponements before our winter break, the students have continued practicing and the concert has been rescheduled for this Thursday, January 12, at 1:00 pm in the Auditorium of Healy Hall. We hope you will either join us in person or via live stream on Facebook.
Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and we cannot thank our fantastic Public Safety team for keeping our campus safe and secure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rain, snow, sleet, or shine - they are always ready to lend a helping hand and keep our students and staff safe. Not everyone is pictured in this photo from earlier this year, but please extend your appreciation to ALL of our Public Safety team for everything they do for our campus!
VSDB's Blind Soccer program was featured in a news story done by NTDTV. NTDTV (New Delhi Television Ltd) is an Indian news media company focusing on broadcast and digital news publication. They spotlight news from India and from around the world. NTDTV stories are shown in the US as well as internationally. Thank you NTDTV for highlighting the hard work of our students and coaches in the Blind Soccer program. #VSDBproud #blindsoccer
https://www.ntd.com/virginia-school-offers-blind-teens-a-chance-to-play-soccer_883311.html
VSDB is proud of two of its alumni from the Blind Department. Sean Walker and Christian King are key players on the Team USA International Goalball team. They were recently overseas participating with the USA team in the World Championship games. Christian was recognized as the MVP in the game on Dec 13 against Iran and Sean was recognized as the MVP in the game on Dec 14 against Columbia. Team USA finished 5th in Group D.
VSDB is proud of these young men! Go VSDB Alumni!
VSDB wishes all of our staff and students a safe and happy winter break! See you in the New Year!
Christian King and Sean Walker, two VSDB Alumni and Goalball players, are currently overseas and playing in the 2022 Goalball World Championships!
Yesterday, Christian won the game with extra throws to advance the team to today's preliminary game! If they win today, they advance to the quarterfinals tomorrow.
Match begins @ 12:10 pm streamed through the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSJuaWReW-U
GO CHRISTIAN & SEAN & USA GOALBALL! 💙❤