Towns Agree on Cost-Sharing for High School Building

The Island passed an important hurdle this week on its race to qualify for state funding to replace the aging Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School.

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High School Classroom Briefly Evacuated

A classroom at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School was briefly evacuated Friday morning after two teachers reported feeling dizzy, school and fire officials confirmed.

Sam Hart, coordinator of Pathways and Special Projects, said that school officials called the Oak Bluffs fire department "out of an abundance of caution." Tests conducted at the scene by fire personnel found no air contaminants, he said, and the classroom was cleared for students to return.

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Chatinover Recognized With Swim Coach Award

Jonathan Chatinover has been awarded the Winter Boys south assistant coach of the year.

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High School Names New Head Football Coach

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has found a new head football coach in Tony Mottola, a former member of the Las Vegas Raiders coaching staff.

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High School Theatre Teacher Announces Resignation

Eight years after directing her first Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School musical, theatre teacher Brooke Hardman Ditchfield is leaving the school, but not the Island.

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Town Officials Begin High School Formula Talks

More than a dozen officials from all six Island towns gathered Wednesday to begin developing an intermunicipal cost-sharing agreement to rebuild or replace the aging school.

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Teens Reply to Behavior Survey
Chris Burrell

Given the chance to sound off about the results of a survey that tracked their behavior around alcohol, drugs, violence and sex, Island teenagers are not at a loss for words.

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Towns Agree to Seek Accord on High School Building Plan

With a September deadline to meet state financing conditions for the regional high school building project, all six Island towns agreed Wednesday night to begin talks on how to apportion their shares of the cost.

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Meeting to Discuss High School Funding Formula Postponed

An all-Island meeting set for Monday to discuss the regional high school funding formula has been postponed.

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Oak Bluffs Balks at Funding Proposal for High School

Chilmark’s proposed alternative funding formula for the regional high school, while endorsed by Edgartown, has found no traction with Oak Bluffs officials.

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