A life on Martha’s Vineyard, last year in Delhi, next year in Cairo and Stanford after that. Some people might relish the comfort and security of the bounded Island domain, but Sarah Johnson, this year’s co-valedictorian at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, wants to explore.
She shares the honor with Mary Harrington, who could not be reached for an interview.
Ten smiling students will appear in the Gazette next week as the top-ranking academic performers in the 2008 graduating class of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School, following a decision by high school principal Margaret (Peg) Regan to continue a longstanding tradition.
This past Saturday, the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School held its seventh high school graduation. Seven students graduated in the year 2007.
"We were going to do it on July seventh," said Sam Berlow, president of the school's board of trustees, "but we decided that was too much."
Every school graduation is important. But the graduation taking place this Saturday, June 2, from 3 to 7 p.m.