Founders of the Martha's Vineyard Charter School have come a long way and they candidly admit they still have a long way to go before they open the school doors in September 1996.
Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School
December 8, 1995
Yvonne Guzman
Betsy McIsaac, a long-time seasonal resident, heard that the Vineyard was getting a charter school when she read about it in the paper last summer.
May 31, 1996
Yvonne Guzman
When 72 Island students move to the new Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School this fall, they will take with them $370,000 from the budgets of other Island schools.
September 6, 1996
Yvonne Guzman
In Max Butler's first weeks at school, he will help set up a computer system.
2023
June 20, 2023
On Thursday, June 22, Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School students, along with teacher Freedom Cartwright and MV African American Heritage Trail organizer Elaine Weintraub, will share their research and artwork about civil rights activists.
June 4, 2023
The charter school graduation was an emotional affair, as teachers and administrators bade farewell to students who had, in many cases, attended the school since the elementary level.
June 1, 2023
The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School class of 2023 is the first class of seniors to have completed the International Baccalaureate program.
March 26, 2023
Nearly two years after implementing the International Baccalaureate curriculum, the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School is preparing its first cohort of students to graduate from the prestigious program.
2022
December 11, 2022
A recent MVRHS graduate and Maine Maritime Academy student from Aquinnah died in a car crash early Saturday morning in Castine, Maine that killed four college students and left three others injured.
September 1, 2022
Whatever feelings the Island's children may have about returning to school next Tuesday, Sept. 6, their principals, teachers, coaches and other campus leaders are eager to welcome them back for a school year with a return of cherished traditions.
