Spotlight: Grant Farrell & Axel Bartsch

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The USVI Department of Sports, Parks & Recreation held their 1st Annual Children’s Recognition Awards Ceremony at Government House October 30, 2015.  Seventy-three athletes who participated in non-scholastic sports programs and camps were recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship and conduct.  PGIA students Grant Farrell and Axel Bartsch earned awards for their positive teamwork with LaRaza VI soccer club.

Kudos to Grant and Axel - who have been excelling in athletics and amazing ambassadors of good  sportsmanship since they put on their first soccer shoes with Señor in Primary.  We are so proud of you both!

Volts: International Soccer Competition

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Center - Vice Minister of sports for Dominican republic Soterio Ramirez, Mr. Bornn, Señor plus other representatives from the D.R.

Center - Vice Minister of sports for Dominican republic Soterio Ramirez, Mr. Bornn, Señor plus other representatives from the D.R.

Our Elementary soccer team and Coach Adalio Araujo (Señor) had the fabulous opportunity to travel to the Dominican Republic and face-off against several DR soccer teams.  Mr. Bornn, Head of School, was able to coordinate the international soccer event with Dr. Jaime-David Fernandez and Soterio Ramirez, the Minister and Vice Minister of Sports for the DR.

"Montessori Soccer Players Take to the Field in the Dominican Republic" - St. Thomas Source

“Our team returns home today with two wins and two losses to a very talented DR soccer program.

They have had a tremendous growth mindset experience where they encountered serious defeat, major challenges and learned there are better players out there than each and every one of them.

The test will now be do they have the grit to learn from this potentially life affecting experience. Please help them with the growth mindset and the development of grit.

Our school is better off for their journey. They made me and VIMSIA proud.”
— Mr. Michael Bornn, Head of School, VIMSIA

Volts: Cross Country Update

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Coach Nurse (Shane DeGannes) has all of his Cross Country teams in great shape this year.  Here are the results from the first meet.  Meets are held at UVI every Tuesday at 4:00.  Volts field Elementary, JV and Varsity teams.

All runners are looking great, with many reaching personal bests during the first meets. Talisse Thompson continues to excel as the number 1 female varsity cross country runner for STT/STJ.  Ali Bartsch is currently the third place female varsity runner.    Maya Ethridge and Taber Helton are currently placed in the top three for JV.  The elementary teams are sitting first and second for girls and boys respectively.  

Go Volts!

Spotlight: Ali Bartsch and Alum Isis Collier and Ariel Stolz

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The USVI U20 girls national soccer team played an international friendly match consisting of two games vs. the Turks & Caicos Women's National team last Friday and Saturday on St. Croix.  USVI won both games, with scores of 1-0 and 2-0.

VIMSIA girls competing were junior Alison Bartsch and alumnae Isis Collier and Ariel Stolz.

Volts: Varsity Girls Volleyball Tiebreaker with CAHS

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Nalani Figueroa

The Volts defied the odds on  Tuesday by pushing the competition with CAHS to the extreme.  A Volts win in the first match, followed by back and forth tight victories for each team left the game to a tie-breaker in the 5th set.  CAHS took the tie-breaker, but no-one watching that game could question the powerhouse that is Volts Varsity Girls Volleyball.

I've done the math.  VIMSIA female population for varsity age sports is 25.  Yep - we have a pool of about 25 girls with which to build a team.  CAHS - well, I can't be sure, but a quick calculation and I am pretty confident that 600 is about right - or close enough to prove my point.  Our girls from this little bitty school rocked!  They were professional, supportive of each other and a force to be reckoned with.  I could not have been prouder.  As I watched the game, I realized that the 11th grade girls are the first students to have had the advantage of starting to play volleyball as 4th graders when our program first began.  Goes to show how important it is to build your teams starting at a young age.

Kudos to the team and Coach Figueroa.  A special shout-out to former Volt Volleyball powerhouse, Ms. Kendall Hebert for helping out this season.    Go Volts!  (I guess we're not just the smart school anymore.)

VOLTS Volleyball Weekend!

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Lots of Volts volleyball happening this weekend.  Today at 4:00 our JV girls play against Julia Sprauve at BCB followed by our Varsity girls' match against Kean at BCB with a scheduled start time of 4:45.  Then over to Antilles MCM for our Varsity boys' game against Antilles at 5:30.  Tomorrow afternoon our JV boys play Kean at Antilles at 1:00.

JV Girls after their win against Kean on Tuesday.

JV Girls after their win against Kean on Tuesday.

Congratulations to our teams thus far.  The JV boys had a tournament last Saturday with CAHS and tied.  Our JV girls are 1 and 0 with a win in their first outing against Kean on Tuesday. Our Varsity boys had a win yesterday against 7th Day.  Varsity girls are also in  a winning season thus far.  Stay tuned!  

Go Volts.

Go Volts: Varsity Boys Volleyball, Great Season Start Against Kean

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I was so pleased to watch VIMSIA's first varsity boys volleyball game in at least 4 years!  For some reason, we have had many years without enough interest to field a team, but this year we are coming on strong with both JV and Varsity Boys teams.

Coach Figueroa has done a fine job of getting these great athletes prepared.  While they did not pull out a full win, they were very competitive against a seasoned - very big -  public high school team, that took the division last year.  They lost the first two sets by narrow margins (28-26; 25-17), won the third (23-25) but gave up the fourth (25-6).

This young team is athletic - they are coordinated and quick, they work well together on the court.  They will quickly improve throughout the season and be a contender.  My prediction.  Guess we'll see!