Schools
Charter School
Monday, Nov. 5: Whole wheat spaghetti with tomato sauce or meat sauce, baked delicata squash, pesto bread, apple sauce and milk.
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Kale soup with meat or vegetarian, French bread with butter, mixed fruit and milk.
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Sub sandwiches (meatball and cheese, tuna salad or roasted veggie and cheese), rosemary potatoes, pineapple and milk.
Thursday, Nov. 8: Pizza (plain cheese, pepperoni or broccoli and mushroom), tossed salad, fresh fruit and milk.
Unlike the world of professional sports, the concept of a dynasty is not often associated with high school athletics. Because students filter through the system every four years, the success of any high school team changes from year to year as players graduate and underclassmen move up take their place.
Asked to describe his team's effort in last Friday's crushing 20-16 loss to the Crusaders from Cape Cod Tech/Harwich, no-nonsense Vineyarders football coach Donald Herman doesn't have to think long for an answer.
"Soft," he said roundly of his team's effort in the loss that effectively eliminated the team from going to the postseason. "We were soft and we were flat. I am not happy with what is going on right now."
Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. James H. Weiss unveiled an eye-opening $3.5 million budget for the coming fiscal year last week, a 20 per cent increase over 2006.
The bulk of the hike in the superintendent’s budget can be tracked to a greatly expanded special needs program for elementary school children, negotiated teacher pay raises from last year and a new position of facilities manager for school buildings. The superintendent is asking for total additional funds approaching $600,000 over last year’s $2.9 million budget.
Charter School
Monday, Oct. 22: Macaroni casserole with meat or vegetarian, sliced oranges and milk.
Tuesday, Oct. 23: Mexican chicken or vegetable soup, tortilla chips, salsa con Queso, fruit smoothie and milk.
Wednesday, Oct. 24: Sandwiches (ham and cheese, egg salad or veggie burger with cheese), sweet potato fries, pineapple and milk.
Thursday, Oct. 25: Pizza (plain cheese, pepperoni or roasted vegetable), tossed salad, fresh fruit and milk.
The couldashouldawoulda’s are a week old now but the fact is the Vineyarders are still in the mix for a league title and a trip to their eighth Sup