Vi was an outstanding coach/physical education instructor at Frontier Regional High School for over 40 years. During her tenure there, she coached field hockey (1958-2002), girls' basketball (1958-2002) and softball (1958-71). During that time her teams won numerous league and state championships. A pioneer who led the movement for a girl's basketball tournament in the 1970’s, her basketball teams never missed the post season during her 44 years at Frontier, earning her 633 career wins. Vi also amassed 478 wins on the field hockey surface. All told, she coached for 1,500 scholastic contests between field hockey, softball, and basketball, winning more than 84 percent of her games. Ms. Goodnow has been honored with numerous awards for both her coaching and teaching excellence. In particular, she was named District I Girls' Basketball "Coach of the Year" by the National High School Coaches Association in 1980. In recognition of her work, the top female basketball player in Western Massachusetts now receives the "Vi Goodnow Award". The gymnasium at Frontier Regional High School was renamed the "Goodnow Gymnasium" in June of 1998. In 1988 Vi also received the Dr. Catherine E. Comeau Award for outstanding leadership and professional achievement. Besides her work at Frontier Regional H.S., Vi was involved in numerous sports camps and tournaments around the New England area. Vi passed away in 2004.