In a class so small everyone is on the same group text, seniors at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School said they’ve formed deep bonds.

Teachers and friends gathered for a barbecue Sunday to celebrate director Robert Moore, who is retiring after 20 years at the school.

Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter school senior Keith Chatinover has won the High School Activist Of The Year Award.

On Sunday, director Heather Capece sits next to the stage at the Katharine Cornell Theatre for the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School’s first dress rehearsal for their play, The Neverending Story.

Peter Steedman, principal of the Wareham Middle School, will be the new director at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

More than 30 Vineyard students were honored in this year’s Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

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.

Walking in pairs, arms linked, Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School seniors proceeded to the stage Sunday for their graduation ceremony to the Beatles classic With a Little Help from My Friends.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School class of 2017 will set a record at graduation, this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the campus in West Tisbury. This year’s class is the largest yet, with 14 students.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School is hosting a True Colors Ball at the Yard on Friday, May 26.