Big Fish, opening Feb. 13 at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, is a 21st-century musical inspired by the enduring tradition of heroic journeys.

With the regional high school dropout rate on the rise, principal Sara Dingledy sought to explain the numbers to the district school committee this week.

Boys hockey was hot, the swim team held its own in the pool and girls and boys basketball weathered some storms on their home courts. As the countdown nears for playoff season, it was a full week in high school sports.

Following years of discussion, planning and controversy, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School this week submitted the first phase of a plan to renovate the school track and athletic fields.

When Gabby Carr was eight years old and the YMCA first opened on the Island she joined the Makos, the Vineyard’s youth swim team.

The up-Island regional district school committee voted Monday night to certify a $12.6 million budget for the coming fiscal year, roughly a three per cent increase over last year.