All Aboard the Yellow Bus as Vineyard Students Head Back to School
School librarian Stephanie Dreyer dressed as a pirate.
School librarian Stephanie Dreyer dressed as a pirate.
Puddles are reminder of weekend storm during walk to school.
Puddles are reminder of weekend storm during walk to school.
Principal Donna Lowell-Bettencourt greets students.
Principal Donna Lowell-Bettencourt greets students.
Flowers for the teacher?
Flowers for the teacher?
Time to dust off the lunch boxes and backpacks.
Time to dust off the lunch boxes and backpacks.
School buses return to Island streets.
School buses return to Island streets.
Superintendent Matthew D'Andrea goes back to school, too.
Superintendent Matthew D'Andrea goes back to school, too.
Summer officially came to an end Tuesday for Island students, who headed back to the classroom for a new school year. Teachers and staff had long been at work preparing bulletin boards and sharpening pencils, and weekend shopping lists included school supplies. In West Tisbury, principal Donna Lowell-Bettencourt, teachers, and staff welcomed about 341 students back for another academic year.