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Happy Summer! Vineyard Students Celebrate Last Day of School

Students wave goodbye as the bus pulls away from West Tisbury school.
Albert O. Fischer
Students wave goodbye as the bus pulls away from West Tisbury school.
Albert O. Fischer
Teachers play musical instruments and sing per West Tisbury last day of school tradition.
Albert O. Fischer
Teachers play musical instruments and sing per West Tisbury last day of school tradition.
Albert O. Fischer
A fond farewell to Tom Dresser, bus driver and friendly face for 13 years.
Albert O. Fischer
A fond farewell to Tom Dresser, bus driver and friendly face for 13 years.
Albert O. Fischer
See you next year!
Albert O. Fischer
See you next year!
Albert O. Fischer
Principal Richard Smith with his son Renny Smith, grade 2, and second grader Henry Wansiewicz.
Mark Lovewell
Principal Richard Smith with his son Renny Smith, grade 2, and second grader Henry Wansiewicz.
Mark Lovewell
A hug for the principal from fourth grader Sophia Kokoszka.
Mark Lovewell
A hug for the principal from fourth grader Sophia Kokoszka.
Mark Lovewell
Oak Bluffs teachers wave goodbye.
Mark Lovewell
Oak Bluffs teachers wave goodbye.
Mark Lovewell

With a few extra days tacked on to the end of the year thanks to snow days, Vineyard schools finally wrapped up for the year on Monday, June 29. In West Tisbury, teachers brought out musical instruments to sing goodbye as the school buses pulled away for the final time this school year. It was also the last day for one bus driver: Tom Dresser is retiring after 13 years on the job. There were extra hugs goodbye in Oak Bluffs, too: principal Richie Smith is finishing up his final year at the Oak Bluffs school before he moves on to a post as assistant superintendent. Bring on the popsicles, baseball games, and summer reading!



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