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.

State Rep. Dylan Fernandes was one of many state legislators to visit farm to school programs last week.

Charter school students will perform Excalibur, The Story of Young King Arthur, at the Katharine Cornell Theatre this weekend.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School is throwing its second annual spring fling party on Saturday, March 18.

Howard Attebery died this past February at the age of 94 but his lab equipment and his memory will live on at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

Dr. Robert Moore, the first full time director of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, announced this week that he will retire after 20 years at the helm.

Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School is holding an enrollment open house on Wednesday, Jan. 18.