Schools
The Tisbury School held its Recognition Day for the fifth to eighth grades on Tuesday, June 17. The following day, they graduated 31 students from the eighth grade class.
Island students went on board the whaling ship and explored its nooks and crannies. In the blubber room below decks, the children gathered to hear a Mystic Seaport educator speak about what happens after a whale is captured.
The assistant principal at the regional high school is resigning his post, but he’s not going far.
Matthew Malowski will take a job next year as school adjustment guidance counselor in both the alternative program and the therapeutic support program at the high school, Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss told the regional school committee Monday night.
In response to an unanticipated surge in enrollment, the Edgartown School will add another kindergarten class this fall.
There are currently 46 students signed up for kindergarten, and more could register before September, said principal John Stevens in his petition for selectmen support at their weekly meeting Monday.
Parents and students can get a jump on the whole college admissions process by attending a special presentation at the Edgartown library on Saturday, June 28, at 3 p.m.
A decision made by the trial court of Massachusetts to decrease the hours of the Vineyard juvenile probation officer has prompted concern from Island school officials and law enforcement personnel, who say they are worried about the long-term effects of the service reduction.