2024 was an exciting year of new opportunities and growth on the Vineyard! I continue to work at the West Tisbury School as a math specialist helping students in the middle school to meet their specific math goals. Each day is dynamic, as my role is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the individual students that I work with. This fall, I also started my Master’s in Education program at Merrimack College where I am taking classes online. Taking classes while working full time was certainly an adjustment, but it was great to get back into the classroom and continue to develop my skills as an educator. In addition to coaching middle school volleyball in the spring, I also started coaching girls soccer at the high school this fall. It was exciting to get back out on the field that I spent so many years on when I was a student there, and continue to be involved in the island community. Finally, this fall marked my first full year working on the Advisory Board for MVYouth. I am grateful for this opportunity to be involved in such an incredible organization that gave so much to me as a student. To now be sitting on the other side of the interview table is an honor that I do not take lightly. The next generation of island students is incredibly talented and motivated, and it’s a great feeling to see the same promise in them that was seen in me when I received my scholarship in 2015. MVYouth gives so much to this island community, and I am so thankful to be a part of it!