The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind

Join us in wishing four of our students, Amayah, Charlotte, Jacob, and Nikita, good luck in district choir auditions tomorrow. We may have snuck in on some rehearsals and, let us tell you, their voices sound lovely! We are so proud of you and know you will do well tomorrow.

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olive green background with burnt orange round shapes outlined in tan. photo of the four students at the bottom. text reads Amayah, Charlotte, Jacob, and Nikita good luck at district choir auditions! we believe in you, go smash it!

Our residential program is so dynamic! One of the residential advisors got out a medicine ball and worked with the boys on his floor to get some exercise while having fun!

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staff and student practice throwing and catching a weighted medicine ball

several male students stand in a circle and pass a weighted medicine ball

Gooooooooood morning! We hope everyone was able to take advantage of the extra hour of sleep (or at least used that hour to do something enjoyable, like a peaceful cup of coffee during sunrise). Speaking of sunrise, one of our staff captured this beautiful photo of the newly renovated Main Hall as the sun rose in the background.

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VSDB main hall with exterior lights lit. the photo was taken on the far left side (closest to peery hall) and is angled up and to the right most of the sky is still dark but the sunshine is starting to peek through from behind the building

Congratulations to Nikita and Amayah, who made the All American Squad during the Nationals tournament!

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many goalball players lined up in the gym, wearing their school jerseys, some with a medal around their neck

Don't forget, it's time to "fall back" this weekend, as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. A helpful reminder is to check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when you check your clocks.

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fall background with image of a clock and a smoke alarm. text says turn your clocks back and check your alarms. daylight saving time ends November 5, 2023

There has been a change to the Goalball schedule today. (All times are listed in ET) Quarterfinals: VSDB Girls will play at 11:00 against Georgia VSDB Boys will play at 12:45 Utah Semifinals: 3:00 Girls - Alabama vs. Winner of Florida vs. Virginia 3:45 Boys - Florida vs. Winner of Virginia vs. Utah Finals: 10-minute halves 4:30 Women's Bronze Medal Game 5:40 Men's Bronze Medal Game 6:30 Women's Gold Medal Game 7:30 Men's Gold Medal Game The live streaming today will be available on https://www.tsbvi.edu/enrichment/tsbvi-live-video-stream

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blue background with red circular accents and a picture of the Goalball team. text says good luck in the goalball quarterfinals! we’re cheering for you all the way from Virginia to Texas! we are so proud of you!

Our students and teachers love the Pen Pal program! In this photo some students in the blind department are working on writing letters to their Pen Pals. This program helps make reading and writing fun! Huge thanks to the VSDB staff who volunteer to be Pen Pals with our students

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several students sit around a rectangular table working on letters to their pen pals. some are writing and some are using braillers

Updates from Friday’s goalball games: Boys lost to Texas 8-12 and tied Kentucky 4-4 Girls won against Atlanta 7-2 and Oklahoma 9-1 Girls play at 11:30 am vs Florida and boys play at 12:15 against Utah. Depending on the outcomes of those games, the girls could play again at 2:30 and the boys at 3:15.

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three VSDB girl goalball players sitting on a bench.

boys Goalball team and one additional player standing and laughing together

female player congratulating male player after his game

It has been an incredible first two days of goalball, and tomorrow promises to be an exciting day of finals. See below the championship schedule and consolation rounds. (Times are listed in ET) SATURDAY Finals in Big Gym - https://www.tsbvi.edu/enrichment/tsbvi-live-video-stream Quarterfinals: 7-minute halves 10:00 W Alabama vs. Atlanta 10:45 M Atlanta vs. Arizona 11:30 W Florida vs. Virginia 12:15 M Virginia vs. Utah Semifinals: 7-minute halves 1:00 W Utah vs. Winner of Alabama vs. Atlanta 1:45 M Texas vs. Winner of Atlanta vs. Arizona 2:30 W Washington vs. Florida vs. Virginia 3:15 M Florida vs. Winner of Virginia vs. Utah Finals: 10-minute halves 4:00 Women's Bronze Medal Game 5:00 Men's Bronze Medal Game 6:00 Women's Gold Medal Game 7:00 Men's Gold Medal Game Consolation rounds in the Rec. Gym

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Basketball season is starting soon! Save these dates to come out and cheer on our guys and ladies. Tuesday 11/14 Home vs NCSD Both 4:00pm & 5:30 pm Thursday 11/16 Away @ PSD Both 3:30 & 5:00 pm Tuesday 12/5 Home vs ENCSD Boys 4:00 pm Thursday 12/7 Away @ DSD Both 3:00 & 4:30 pm Tuesday 12/12 Away @ NCSD Both 4:00 & 5:30 pm Thursday 12/14 Home vs Homeschool Boys 7:00 pm Friday & Saturday 1/5 & 1/6 Away @ Kentucky Classic, Both, time TBA Tuesday 1/9 Home vs WVSD Both 4:00pm & 5:30pm Thursday 1/11 Away @ ENCSD Boys 4:00pm Tuesday 1/16 Away @ WVSD Both 4:00 & 5:30pm Thursday 1/18 Home vs. DSD Both 3:00 & 4:30pm Tuesday 1/23 Home vs WVSD Both 4:00 & 5:30 pm Tuesday 1/30 Away @ WVSD Both 4:00 & 5:30 pm Thursday 2/1 Home vs Homeschool Boys 7:00 pm Tuesday 2/6 Home vs TSD Both 2:30 & 4:00pm

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basketball schedule image (text is in the main post)

Our VSDB Goalball teams left this morning to fly to Texas for Nationals! The schedule for the Thursday and Friday games is below. Please know that due to the pace of Goalball games and back-to-back scheduling, some times maybe slightly later or earlier. Thursday: Girls- 4:00pm vs. Alabama 7:45pm vs. Texas Boys- 7:00pm vs. Oklahoma Friday: Boys- 11:30am vs. Texas 2:30pm vs. Kentucky Girls- 1:00pm vs. Atlanta 5:30pm vs. Oklahoma Their rankings after the Thursday and Friday games will determine if they advance to the quarter finals on Saturday morning. This is the link for the live stream for Thursday & Friday games. Saturday will be different. https://www.facebook.com/TSBVI/

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Goalball teams ready to leave VSDB this morning

Mr. David Owens creates individual handshakes with each of his students and uses those to welcome them in each day. What a fun way to start class and a great way to build relationships with his students!! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome https://youtu.be/Q1C8cvNF-hk?feature=shared

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New at the school store: coffee mugs! They are campfire-style 15oz white mugs with blue specks, a blue rim, and red letters. The text reads "The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind" with fox ears above the words. They will be available next week at the store for $8 each!

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flyer with blid background and picture of the coffee mugs described in the post

After school yesterday,our residential program took the middle and high school Deaf Department boys on a trip to the blue ridge tunnel. So cool! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome

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students using flashlights to walk through a long and dark tunnel

students and staff posing for a photo at the tunnel entrance

walking on the pavement to go to the tunnel

After school yesterday,our residential program took the middle and high school Deaf Department boys on a trip to the blue ridge tunnel. So cool! #VSDBproud #GrowDoBecome

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We've said it before and we'll say it again - we are ✨obsessed✨ with these beautiful fall colors on our campus. All the 😍😍 for these! And thank you to one of our teachers for taking these photos 🍁

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red and orange colored trees peeking over a covered walkway on campus

full tree of green, yellow, red, and orange leaves with a clear blue sky behind it

fall sunrise behind fall colored tree branches and overlooking the mountain with trees of various colors

Enjoy some more pictures from the Goalball invitational, taken by one of our VSDB families. Family support is crucial to students' successes both in school and in athletics, and we are fortunate to have so many supportive families who traveled to Tennessee to cheer on our teams!

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Naomi crouched on the floor of the court and coach Rachel talking to her

three family members talking to their athlete (Morris)

Jacob, Nikita, and Morris sitting on a bench and talking

boys and coaches sitting on chairs listening to the game

three family members smiling in the stands while watching the games

boys and girls teams against a brick wall

boys and girls teams with coaches standing against a brick wall

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On the way back to Virginia, our Goalball teams took on a visit to Buc-ee's!

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Goalball teams standing in front of a bucees store

Our soccer team completed the tournament with their last game in constant rain and played a great game through it but were beat out 3-1 by Delaware. We are so #VSDBpoud of this team's hard work this season. They are bringing home the ESDAA Division 2 Sportsmanship Award. Jaxton was selected as an All-Star alongside only 9 other athletes. Way to go, VSDB!

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plaque. ESDAA division 2 sportsmanship award 2023

jaxton with an all star medal standing in the gym

all athletes selected as all stars standing in a line

VSDB soccer team together with their awards