Montessori Elementary Soccer - STT/STJ Champs - 5 Years Running!

 

Montessori's Elementary Soccer Team took first place for St. Thomas St. John, yet again!  This will be the Volts' 5th consecutive reign as champs. The final match went 3-0 against Antilles School on Tuesday, May 24.  Chris Griffith was chosen by his teammates as MVP for Tuesday's match.

Señor Araujo - no surprise and well-deserved - was honored as Coach of the Year!

Volts History in the Making - Tomorrow!

The CAHS win over Kean yesterday puts CAHS and Volts in a playoff for the IAA St Thomas/St John Soccer Varsity Championship.  They will play Charlotte Amalie HS tomorrow, Thursday May 19th at 4:30pm on the Eudora Kean HS Soccer Field. 

This will be a great matchup as our Varsity Volts Soccer Team will be fighting for their first ever championship!  Please consider bringing your student athlete to this event as it will motivate them to seek the same championship when they are at the Varsity level here at VIMSIA. 

Thank you for your support of the VIMSIA athletic program. 

GO VOLTS! 

Submitted by: Coach Nurse

Spotlight: Grant Farrell & Axel Bartsch

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

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

Spotlight: Ali Bartsch and Alum Isis Collier and Ariel Stolz

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.