Schools
Football plays its homecoming game (and final home game of the season) tomorrow against Medford at 6:30 p.m. Senior recognition begins at 5:30 p.m.
The problem with streaks is that they must all come to an end. Even Joe DiMaggio had to strike out at some point.
The growing demands of special education classes in the public schools have placed extra demands on the budget for Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss, who is on track to spend $4 million next year, a five per cent increase over this year.
The All-Island School Committee voted 9 to 1 to approve the superintendent’s budget at its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The budget pays for a variety of shared services for the public schools, including special education.
With the exception of the football team, which has three games remaining on its schedule, the regular fall season wrapped up last week.
After being postponed a week due to rain, the annual middle-school quad track meet — this year a pent meet, with the charter school participating for the first time — went off without a hitch last Friday at the regional high school track. West Tisbury, undefeated in the regular season, took first place on the girls’ side, and tied with Tisbury for the win on the boys’ side, despite showing up with a somewhat depleted squad of just five boys.
Friday night lights return to the football field tonight for the Vineyarders’ league game against Bishop Feehan. The game begins at 5 p.m.