Regional High School

Superintendent Says He Was Blindsided By West Tisbury Vote

Superintendent Richard (Richie) Smith spoke sternly to school committee members this week, wishing he was given a head’s up about the motion at West Tisbury town meeting that led to voters rejecting the high school budget.

School Committee Votes to Continue Funding Turf Appeal

A divided Martha’s Vineyard Regional School committee voted Monday to dedicate additional money to the district’s lawsuit against the Oak Bluffs planning board over the town board’s denial of an artificial turf playing field at the school.

Island Employers Pack High School Job Fair in Search of Workers

About 100 local businesses applied for tables at the 40-minute event, a number so high that about half of them didn’t make the cut due to the cafeteria’s capacity.

YMCA Unveils Expansion Plans

At Monday night’s high school committee meeting, YMCA executive director Jill Robie-Axtell unveiled plans and illustrations for the three-level addition, complete with a new gymnasium, indoor track and exercise studios.

MVRHS Students Explore Inquiry-Based Art in Oak Bluffs Show

The show at the Oak Bluffs Library offers a rare glimpse of what’s on the minds of five Island teenagers enrolled in the high school's Advanced Placement art course.

African American Studies Pilot Program Inspires Vineyard Students

This fall, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School became one of only 60 high schools across the country selected for the College Board’s AP African American Studies pilot program.

Ten-Year Projections Point to Overall Increase for Island Schools

In an unusual year-over-year increase, enrollment at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School rose 10 per cent this year.

New Brazilian Teachers Look to Focus on Language and Culture

The regional high school recently hired Daniel Soares and Carlos Trindade, both natives of Brazil, to join the school's world languages department.

High School Assesses Feasibility Study Funds

High school committee members had voted last year to reduce the $2 million feasibility study request for the new school by kicking in $500,000 in excess and deficiency funds. But this week, the committee voted to ask towns for the full $2 million instead.

High School Considers New Sports Ticketing Policy

Island students and their families won’t have to pay at the gate to attend high school sports events for at least the next month, as the Martha’s Regional High School committee works out a new ticketing policy.

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