Hundreds of Islanders flooded the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School gymnasium on Sunday to remember Waylon Sauer during an inaugural basketball tournament. Students and classmates organized the annual Waylon Madison Sauer Memorial Basketball Tournament, named in honor of the MVRHS junior who passed away tragically in a single-car crash in November last year. The high […]
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) announced in a Friday morning online post the passing of Yossi Monahan, a former student. “As we come together to remember and celebrate Yossi, let us surround the Monahan family with love, support, and strength,” the announcement reads. “In the face of such profound loss, we may find solace […]
A couple of weeks ago, I left work early to attend the final home game of the MVRHS Unified Basketball team. It was unlike any other high school basketball I’ve ever seen. The team includes all genders and skill levels, and intentionally includes all physical and neurological abilities. Some players are clearly skilled. Others don’t […]
Islanders silently stood around a wide spread of flowers and enclosed messages at 7a Foods in West Tisbury Thursday afternoon, what has become a growing memorial for 17-year-old Waylon Sauer. Some Islanders came individually while others in small groups; a few people, including a student who was close friends with Waylon, couldn’t hold back their […]