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The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System scores released this week reveal conflicting trends in Vineyard schools, where individual classes excelled but schools as a whole did not progress enough to meet new state and federal benchmarks.
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School was the only school to meet the state’s adequate yearly progress (AYP) targets in English and math. However, Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss this week called higher cutoff levels one of the reasons the schools were falling short of the targets.
It happens every autumn; a big northeaster blows across the Island stirring the waters all along the waterfront. After the storm has passed, a tragedy is discovered. Millions of baby bay scallops are discovered washed up in the wrack line on the beach.
Every time a storm hits the Island, it takes a small army of brave volunteers to save the scallops. Or worse, there are just too many of them, so millions are left to die.
Daniel Waters will receive the 2011 Creative Living Award, the Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard announced this week.
The award will be presented on Oct. 18 at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Richard (Dick) C. Brown of Oak Bluffs, 95, was the star of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy versus MIT football game last Saturday in Clean Harbors Stadium, Buzzards Bay. It was the Buccaneers’ first seasonal home game. As part of the half-time show, Mr. Brown received the academy’s alumni of the year award.
Farm Neck Looks to Give
The Farm Neck Foundation is calling for applicants for its 2011 grants, open to all Island nonprofit organizations whose goal is to improve the quality of life in the Martha’s Vineyard community.
With an interim town administrator in place, the Oak Bluffs selectmen have turned their attention toward a permanent replacement for former administrator Michael Dutton.
Selectmen met on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the next steps. Robert Whritenhour has served for three weeks as the interim town administrator but was not present for the discussion. Selectmen said that they hope to name someone to the position by Dec. 13.