Spencer Booker was reelected as an Aquinnah selectman with 71 votes at the annual town election Wednesday. Mr. Booker currently serves as chairman, and this will be his second term on the board.

There were no contests in the election, which saw a turnout of 71 voters, just under 18 per cent of the town’s total registered voters.

Next Friday, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School will hold its first Brazilian Awareness Day, in an effort for students to become more acquainted with the cultural heritage of the South American country that is homeland to many Islanders.

“It’s going to be a series of events,” said Elaine Weintraub, a history teacher at the high school who is organizing the event.

Dean’s List

Kendall Tyler Chaves, of West Tisbury, has been named to the dean’s list at Babson College for the fall 2009 semester.

Dean’s List

Kimberly Montanile of Vineyard Haven has been named to the dean’s list at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the fall 2009 semester.

Dean’s List

Sagitta Woodman of Vineyard Haven, a sophomore at Salve Regina University, was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester.

J.B. and Heidi Blau, owners of Sharky’s Cantina, the popular Island eatery with locations in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, have been selected by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce to receive a Build a Better Mousetrap Award from Cape Cod SCORE at its 17th annual awards breakfast. The event is Thursday, May 20, at the Old Yarmouth Inn.

Build a Better Mousetrap Awards will go to 17 small businesses that have survived the critical first five years of operation and appear to be headed for long-term success.