First-time voters plan for the polls
With the Democratic primaries underway nationwide and the 2020 presidential election coming up in November, many Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students are beginning to participate in the political process for the first time....
Youth leaders lobby for licenses
Members of the Student Immigrant Leadership Club (SILC) at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) traveled to the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, Feb. 13, to lobby for the Work and Family Mobility Act....
Science Fair projects exhibit local focus, global awareness
By Molly Pogue
The 21st annual Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Science Fair was held last weekend, highlighting 22 student projects, many of which sought to address local environmental issues or provide innovative...
Inaugural ‘Pink Luncheon’ addresses bullying
By Brooke Crocker and Sara Creato
On Friday, Feb. 7, the school’s Uproot club partnered with Connect to End Violence to host the first-ever “Pink Luncheon,” an event to raise awareness of bullying and encourage...
Food waste audit reveals progress
By Julia Sayre and Owen Favreau
On Thursday, Jan. 17, Protect Your Environment (PYE) Club worked in tandem with Island Grown Schools (IGS) to conduct a food waste audit of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High...
Principal Dingledy finds balance
By Spencer Pogue, Danielle Middleton, and Owen Favreau
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) Principal Sara Dingledy juggles the responsibilities of motherhood with her job charting a vision for the larger school community. Throughout her...
Coffee Clipper creates workplace readiness
Every time lunch falls during C block, sophomores Kyra Wildanger and Connor McGrath sell coffee and tea to teachers through a new student-run business called the Coffee Clipper.
The Coffee Clipper is run by students...
International dance company captivates audience
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, more than 700 students, faculty, and administration congregated in the auditorium of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) to watch a performance by the Montreal-based dance company, Rubberband.
Rubberband is an...
Pitch pines repurposed to build rapport
By Hannah Rabasca and Simone Davis
To promote inclusivity, members of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) carpentry class are building “friendship benches,” which provide a place for students who are feeling lonely or left...
Generations bond over food, film, and feminism
By Sara Creato
In an effort to foster intergenerational connection with Martha’s Vineyard’s senior citizens, Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) students have been redecorating the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, documenting residents’ stories about...
The holiday spirit
For the past 38 years, Edgartown has hosted Christmas in Edgartown, a weekend event aimed at spreading holiday cheer. Highlights of the festivities include various live showcases of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS)...
Reimagine manhood
Twenty-six current and prospective members of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) Stand With Everyone Against Rape (SWEAR) program attended the annual Reimagine Manhood Symposium this past Thursday in Worcester, to examine how patriarchy...
Student council decks the halls of Windemere
Last Sunday, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) student council visited the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to decorate the space for the holidays, and to spend quality time with Island seniors.
Sophomore class...
Linus Munn earns All-State recommendation
On Nov. 23, Linus Munn and 15 fellow members of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) music department headed to Wrentham to audition for the South-East Music Festival, known as South-East. Linus returned...
Volunteers dedicated to Island Cleanup Project
Every Sunday at noon, volunteers of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) Island Cleanup Project meet at designated locations around the Island with garbage bags and gloves to pick up stray bottles, candy wrappers,...
Kicking off winter sports with confidence
The Monday following Thanksgiving break is always a busy day for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School’s (MVRHS) student athletes who participate in winter sports. Six teams held tryouts this past Monday: boys and...
Minnesingers sing the year to a close
Junior Devon Teves (center) performs “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” with junior Emily Hewson (left) and sophomore Josephine Orr (right) at the MVRHS Minnesingers Spring Concert on Saturday.
Wojkielo closes the greenhouse door
By Ayanna Fhagen-Smith and Julianne Joseph
For 24 years, students at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School have been learning horticulture skills, such as landscaping, tending to greenhouses, and manning a fish hatchery, under the...
A prom for the ages
By Alexandra Barlett
A time machine landed at Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and took the patients and some high school students back to the 1940s and 1950s for the annual “Senior Prom” on Saturday,...
Balancing work and homework
By Henry Hitchings
It is common for Martha's Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) students to work during the summer, profiting off the bounty of jobs tourism creates. There are a few students, however, who also...