The common room of the Chilmark School rustled with popcorn bags and whispers on Friday afternoon as the entire school, kindergarten through fifth grades, prepared to become the audience for their own animated films. The projector screen lit up and animated puppets hula-hooped, built forts, played four square, shared snacks and engaged in lively dialogue about conflict, compromise and cooperation.
Worth the Wait: Teens Transform Center to Room of Their Own
By SIMONE McCARTHY
The banter of ping-pong paddles and the whirring of foosballs mingled with exuberant shouts and groans from the teenagers playing and watching the games.
Others clutched sodas and munched on pizza and cupcakes while swaying in tune with the music or conversing energetically on a big, squishy couch.
Island teenagers left no doubt Saturday night that the new teen center which opened up in the Cottagers Corner building in Oak Bluffs was the place to be.
