As summer heats up and tick season reaches its peak months on the Island, the Martha’s Vineyard Tick-Borne Initiative has launched its latest public health effort, reaching out to Vineyard schools via video.

Last week more than 1,500 DVDs, each containing a short tick safety and awareness video, were delivered to Island schools, with each elementary-age child receiving a copy to take home.

Samuel Donegan of Vineyard Haven was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.
 

Alyssa Anne Adler of Chilmark was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Elon University in Elon, N.C. Alyssa is the daughter of Paul and Lisa Adler.

Samuel Scott of Chilmark was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass.
 

Allen Birol of Vineyard Haven graduated from Messiah College in Grantham, Pa. on May 18 with a degree in human development and family science.

Jennifer Wey of Vineyard Haven graduated from Springfield College with master’s of social work in May 2013.

Siobhan Smith of West Tisbury was named to the spring 2013 Chancellor’s List at University of Massachussetts Dartmouth.

Erica Bartlett of Vineyard Haven and Meghan Brown of Oak Bluffs were named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at University of Massachussetts Dartmouth.
 

Margaret Johnson and Hannah Marlin of Vineyard Haven were named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at University of New Hampshire.
 

James Todd and Jess Swaringen of Oak Bluffs and Alexia Schroeder of West Tisbury graduated from Villanova University in Villanova, Pa. on Sunday, May 19.