Schools
Seventh-grader John Morris defeated eighth-grader Olivia Pate to claim victory in the 2013 Edgartown School geography bee on Thursday. Of the 10 competition students, all winners of their respective classroom competitions, the final two were asked to name which country, in addition to Argentina, is home to the Yaghan tribe of Tierra Del Fuego.
John cemented his victory with the correct answer: Chile.
Other questions in the Edgartown geography bee tested the 10 finalists’ knowledge of the Natchez Trace, Continental Divide, the Green Mountains and Chesapeake Bay.
The Martha’s Vineyard Museum is holding a gallery reception tonight, Jan. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. entitled Playing Together — High School Sports Since Regionalization. The exhibit was in part curated by Martha’s Vineyard High School students currently taking a course called Sport in America, taught by Corinne Kurtz.
Fighting back from an early goal deficit against visiting Dennis-Yarmouth, the boys' hockey squad defeated the Dolphins 3-2 to became the third Vin
The Vineyard girls' hockey team won the consolation game but failed to nab a top spot at the Nan Rheault Tournament, held this weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Arena. Meanwhile, the boys’ squad had a more sucsesful day Saturday, shutting down visiting Somerset for a 4-0 win.
From the gleaming russet wood of pint-sized instruments, to the shining buckles on children’s dress shoes, to the carefully-practiced notes of the Hallelujah Chorus, Thursday night’s All-Island Winter Strings Concert was full of polish. About 150 students participate in the strings program each year, learning violin, viola, cello and — in some cases — bass under the instruction of Nancy Jephcote and Chelsea Pennebaker.
Fighting off a tenacious Coyle and Cassidy squad, the Vineyard basketball girls won their tenth game of the season Friday afternoon and clinched their spot in the MIAA postseason tournament.