p> After over a week of cool temperatures, rain and fog, the clouds parted on Sunday morning just in time for the 47th annual commencement of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Before the ceremony even began, Tyler Meyst was beaming.

The students manning the phones at the Hebrew Center on this January night are there to kick off the first night of the 2006 SafeRides season. The student-run program provides a free and confidential ride home to any student of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School who is not in a condition to drive safely or who wants to avoid being a passenger with an unsafe driver.