On Sunday, director Heather Capece sits next to the stage at the Katharine Cornell Theatre for the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School’s first dress rehearsal for their play, The Neverending Story.

Peter Steedman, principal of the Wareham Middle School, will be the new director at the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School.

More than 30 Vineyard students were honored in this year’s Boston Globe Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Around the Island, an expected 2,155 students are dusting off backpacks, sharpening pencils and choosing first-day outfits. The first day of school is Tuesday.

Walking in pairs, arms linked, Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School seniors proceeded to the stage Sunday for their graduation ceremony to the Beatles classic With a Little Help from My Friends.

The Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School class of 2017 will set a record at graduation, this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the campus in West Tisbury. This year’s class is the largest yet, with 14 students.