Two Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School students are attending the National Youth Leadership Forum: Medicine this week.

Wearing wreaths of flowers in their hair, eight graduates at the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School celebrated their high school careers Sunday. The ceremony was marked by a heartfelt and casual atmosphere.

On Sunday, nine students will graduate from the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School. They will go on to college, gap years and journeys across the world. This week, the graduates reflected on their journeys at a senior lunch held at the Polly Hill Arboretum.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School has received a first place state award for excellence in energy and environmental education.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School has received a $100,000 donation from Robert Day through the W. M. Keck Foundation. The grant will help the school complete work on new science and tech labs.

For four weeks, Godfrey Muwulya, a native dancer from Uganda, has been teaching traditional dances from his country to fifth and sixth grade social studies students at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School, thanks to The Yard.

On Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School and the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse theatre project staged four short plays, starring the fourth grade classes.

Regional honors for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards were announced this week, with Vineyard students picking up awards in everything from painting to short fiction. A total of 18 regional high school students were recognized for their work, as were five students from the public charter school.

Learn more about the charter school at an open house and fill out an application for next year on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m.

There was Something in the Air Tonight when Sweet Child of Mine said to me Let’s hop the Crazy Train, find some West End Girls and Rock the Casbah.