Volts: JV Boys Tied for 1st

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The JV boys volleyball team and Coach Mitch Gibbs finished their regular season on Wednesday with a win over Antilles.  They went three sets and were down 8-11 in that third set to 15, to come back and win!  That is a tough position to recover from - GRIT!  Way to go gentlemen!

Their only loss this season was to CAHS.  They will have a playoff game with CAHS later this month for first place.

Kudos Coach Gibbs and his Volts!

Cross Country Meet Results

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Elementary Girls Cross Country Runners

Elementary Girls Cross Country Runners

Strong Finish for Kaia!

Strong Finish for Kaia!

Go Andy!

Go Andy!

Kudos to Coach Nurse and our Cross Country Teams.  Each week we see more and more VIMSIA students in the top 12.  The race results for each meet so far are listed below.  Special shout-out to Talisse and Kaia for taking first place in Varsity and JV Girls respectively at yesterday's meet.

Go Volts!

Elementary Race Results so Far

Fun Run

Race 1

Race 2

Volts Volleyball - JV Boys Undefeated

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A quick update from Coach Gibbs on the stellar performance of our JV boys volleyball players so far this season.  

So far this year we have beaten Eudora Kean twice, CAHS (last years champs) once, and BCB once. Each match is a best of three "sets".   We lost our first set to Eudora Kean, but won the next two, to win the match. We have not lost a set since and are undefeated...so far.....in the league! We play all teams once more, and Antilles twice, but so far...we are the team to beat!

Proud of these boys!

Coach Mitch Gibbs

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

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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!

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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

VIMSIA Wins Participation award and more at the Rotary Sunrise Triathlon

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Saturday morning, April 9th, many of our VI Montessori and Peter Gruber International Academy students participated in the annual Rotary Sunrise Triathlon held at Magen’s Bay. The event, which hosts swimming, biking and running as the competitive events, had over 140 students starting their morning at the beach.

VIMSIA students joined the fun as individuals or as team participants and all did a fantastic job. The VIMSIA winners for the different age groups are listed below:

Age Group 12-15

Individual Boys: 1st Place Taber Helton 26:50; 2nd Place Teagan Kappel 33.13

Relay Teams: 3rd Place Max Wilson, Diego Viegas, Amir Ottley 29:03

Age Group 9-11

Individual Girls: 1st Place Kaia Anspacher 12:23; 2nd Place Gabriela Brunt 13:32

Relay Teams: 1st Place Thomas Brunt, Christian Belcher, Chris Griffith 12:43; 3rd Place Paschal Bryan, Rohan Nagi, Ka’eo Brown 13:40

Age Group 5-8

Individual Girls: 1st Place Sofia Kappel 8:23

Relay Teams: 1st Place Santiago Brunt, Alex Brunt, Andy Bornn 6:59; 3rd Place Fiona Dodson, Aurora Rodriquez, Mariana Brunt 8:01

First Year Volt Basketball Team Epitomizes "True Grit"

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In our first year for girls' varsity basketball, these Volts showed guts, determination and a wonderful sense of humor, as they took on the 'CANES at Antilles yesterday! 

Due to team injuries/illness, with Germaine and Isa on the bench for support, we began with only four players, (no substitutes on the bench!), against their fully stocked team of five on the court, (and as many on the bench). Nalani, who was playing a fantastic game, was taken down by a block by Antilles defense as she was taking a shot, and sadly her fall, reinjured her knee and she was out for the rest of the game. The team of 3 soldiered on, with a ratio of 3 to 5 players on court, and Radiance, Daicya and Maya excelled in stopping Antilles from driving up their score, with incredible defense, and managed to run the ball down for another goal by Radiance. 

We may not have earned the title of the 'Little Team That Could', but our girls Varsity basketball team certainly encapsulated all the IB principles; of focus, persistence, courage, ethical behavior, and great humor and sports womanship- even when Radiance was fallen on by the opposition, she laughed through almost crying! Maya was a spitfire running the court, always being under the hoop to take on the opposition's shooter, and Daicya, the epitome of fearless and 'island- tough', made it known to the opposition that she was ready to take on anyone with the ball. This is a team that has come from nothing in their first season. Kudos to All: Coach JD, Captain- Germaine, Radiance, Isa, Daycia, Nalani, Maya and Kobe! Go VOLTS!!!

Contributed by Pamela New.

Volts Basketball: Varsity Boys Bring Home Win Over GifFt Hill

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The crowd was kept on the edge of their seats Wednesday evening as the VOLTS Varsity Boy's  team  brought home their first win, 40 - 33 over Gifft Hill.  Demonstrating grit throughout the game the VOLTS never let up.

““The guys are really coming together as a team and learning what it takes to be successful. This first win was the result of that hard work paying off. We were able to maintain our poise and make it even though it was a close, tense game.

Hopefully we can continue to grow and get better as the season goes on. ”
— Coach Stocking

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.)