The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) chapter of Stand With Everyone Against Rape (SWEAR) held an assembly on Thursday for the freshmen and sophomore students about how to be an active bystander with guest speaker Ashley Bendiksen. A more comprehensive assembly for seniors and juniors took place on Wednesday, Dec. 7. SWEAR is a […]
The Stand With Everyone Against Rape (SWEAR) group at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) will be taking a trip to Camp Hale in New Hampshire as part of a 36-hour retreat that deals with gender-based violence, rape culture, and other related topics. During an MVRHS committee meeting Monday evening, wellness coordinator and school adjustment […]
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High school takes holistic approach to address issues of racial and cultural inequity.
What does it mean to be culturally and racially proficient as an educational institution? What steps can be taken both in and out of the classroom in order to have tough conversations and make lasting progress as an inclusive, equitable environment?
These are the questions the Marthaâs Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) is asking, in order to create a better social and educational experience for all students.
Dhakir Warren, administrator of student affairs at MVRHS, said although these kinds of conversations have always been necessary in schools, the community conversation that is ongoing was sparked in part by the murder of George Floyd by a police officer.
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Freshmen move into school for the first time
By Lily Sebastian, Hardy Eville, and Sara Creato
On January 11, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) transitioned from fully remote to hybrid learning, and for most freshmen, hybrid learning represented their first time entering the building and navigating all the firsts, like finding their way around the school, connecting with teachers face-to-face, and making new friends.
Though the transition from a smaller elementary school to the bustling high school is always challenging to begin with, transitioning from remote learning to in-person school adds another layer of confusion.