Missouri School for the Blind

ALT Zion uses a ruler to draw straight lines in his geometric drawing

ALT Autumn uses a red marker to color in her finished line drawing

ALT Mr. McKeown steadies a ruler for Garret so he can draw a straight line in his geometric drawing of a building

ALT Mr. McKeown helps Allie place a paper feather onto a paper turkey craft while Zion works in the background

ALT Mary Anna, Kaiya and Matt use the SmartBoard and Jaws to review the layout and copy of the upcoming newsletter

ALT Two women and two girls pose in their costumes at a trunk for the Delta Gamma Center

ALT A woman holds her young child, dressed as a shark, up to meet a person in a lion mascot costume

ALT A male MSB student dressed as a witch pretends to scream while taking a selfie with a man dressed up as a scary clown

ALT Students and staff play, socialize and relax in the east courtyard

ALT Everyone strikes a fun pose and makes silly faces in a group photo

ALT Allie and Rylan read about MSB in a new book about Tower Grove Park by local author Amanda E. Doyle.

ALT Zion reads about MSB in a new book about Tower Grove Park by local author Amanda E. Doyle.

ALT Autumn reads about MSB in a new book about Tower Grove Park by local author Amanda E. Doyle.

ALT In this Photoshopped image of Mr. Ehresman from a fishing trip, he holds an oversized copy of Doyle’s book about Tower Grove Park and a yellow speech bubble reads “Look what I caught!” Above the book is a quote from Mr. Ehresman: “One great use of the park is for travel practice. The skills that you need to successfully navigate the park don't overlap with road-adjacent skills, so we learn to notice factors, like where is the sun? If you can figure that out, then you can't find your way anywhere.”

ALT Natasha Baebler, MSB DeafBlind Project Coordinator, presents Meg Hefner with the Marcus Velázquez Service Award.

ALT Daniela Velázquez, Marcus' sister, poses with Marcus Velázquez Service Award recipient Mike Grady and Natasha Baebler, MSB DeafBlind Project Coordinator. Marcus and Daniela's parents attended the meeting virtually, and appear projected on the wall behind the trio.

ALT Delaney and Ms. Havlik use the tactile calendar

ALT Wayne and Ms. Havlik use the tactile calendar

ALT Logan and Ms. Havlik use the tactile calendar

ALT Ms. Havlik and Miss Summer introduce the tactile calendar to the class

ALT event flyer with information listed in the text above, featuring the VANCRO logo in the top right corner of the page and the DBTAP logo in the bottom left. In the top left corner is portion of a large yellow polka dot, and a blue polka dot is off the bottom right corner

ALT Group photo of the track teams and one of their coaches

ALT Team huddle before the meet begins

ALT A female athlete lands her long jump

ALT a female athlete in the air mid-long jump

ALT A staff member helps a girl measure out salt with a measuring spoon

ALT Two staff and a student take a selfie while chopping ingredients

ALT Teenage girls prepare ingredients at the kitchen counter

ALT Oscar uses a brailler and Ami uses lined paper and a small white board to solve their team’s math problem and show their work.

ALT Josiah uses lined paper, graph paper, and a brailler to solve his team’s math problem and show his work.

ALT Three students and their teacher pose in their classroom. They are each holding a small notecard to show what part of the law-making process they are representing: citizens, Senate, House of Representatives, and President

ALT A student acts out a filibuster in the Senate

ALT A teacher playing a lobbyist tries to sway the vote of a student acting as a member of the House

ALT Acting as President, a student passes a bill into law

ALT All staff line up in rows during teambuilding exercises

ALT New employees meet MSB superintendent during orientation

ALT Staff members practice applying a tourniquet in first aid training

ALT Staff members practice navigating hallways with a white cane while blindfolded