Student enrollment is slightly down this year in Martha’s Vineyard public schools, according to the annual Oct. 1 school census.

The Edgartown School is raising money for the Hull-Daisetta Elementary School in Hull, Tex.

Around the Island, an expected 2,155 students are dusting off backpacks, sharpening pencils and choosing first-day outfits. The first day of school is Tuesday.

The Edgartown school has announced its third quarter honor roll for the 2016-2017 school year.

Enjoy dancing at The Loft on Friday, March 10 at a fundraiser to benefit the Edgartown School eighth grade trip to Washington D.C.

The Edgartown school has announced its second quarter honor roll for the 2016-2017 school year.

Five Vineyard poets shared their poetry with the Edgartown School during a recent student day of poetry.

The Edgartown School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2015–2016 school year.

Doris Ward taught language arts at the Edgartown School for 14 years. It was where she worked, but it was also a second home to her. When the old school was torn down in 2003, she felt a part of her life had been torn down too.

Edgartown selectmen, along with the town’s school committee, elected Kelly McCracken at Monday’s board of selectmen meeting to fill a vacancy on the school board.