On Thursday afternoon, 10 days before graduation, the small class from the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School gathered at the Polly Hill Arboretum for lunch in the garden.

The regional high school sailing team competed in the National Invitational Tournament last weekend, placing eighth of 10 teams. The team gained entry into the tournament after competing in the New England Sailing Schools Association championship races on May 17.

In 1992 a group of parents and teachers collaborated on a new academic program for the Chilmark School. It sprang from the belief that children and adults can learn together outside the classroom.

Last month we invited folks who support Danny at school and in the community to what we called a “vision party.” We invited them but we really didn’t expect them to show up.

Yesterday about 1,000 people attended a memorial service for Pat Gregory. Attendance was driven by love, sorrow, admiration and camaraderie, but perhaps the most universal and overriding reason was, respect.

The role of primary care physicians at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is going through a big change. Primary care doctors will no longer be treating patients while they are admitted to the hospital.

Chilmark has its scenic moors, West Tisbury its tree-shaded Middle Road. Edgartown has Chappaquiddick’s North Neck, Tisbury has the headland at the West Chop light and Aquinnah has the Gay Head cliffs (even if rain and sea have washed away the colorful clay that gave them their name). What a pity it would have been if the most scenic natural attraction in Oak Bluffs had simply been allowed to crumble and wash away.

I found a Go Pro Hero camera while clamming with my family in Katama Bay last fall and am hoping to locate the owner.

I am grateful to be part of a community that supports the enrichment and cultivation of our human resources.

Right now, this very week, perhaps even this very day and this very minute, spring is at its wondrous peak of perfection.