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MVRHS receives Gold Star Award for the Seal of Biliteracy

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The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) received a Seal of Biliteracy Gold Star Award as well as an Inclusive Access Recognition from the Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE) last spring. A total of 40 students earned the Seal of Biliteracy in the 2025–26 school year, and represented 20 percent of last year’s graduating class. Of those 40 students, 24 earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Portuguese, 13 in Spanish, and three in Latin. Three of the students also earned the seal in more than one of those languages. World Language department chair Erin Slossberg explained the Seal of Biliteracy is something students can put on a résumé, and can allow them to opt out of language classes at the college level. MVRHS graduate Luis Costa, who is currently at Bridgewater State University studying health sciences, earned the Seal of Biliteracy in Portuguese last year.

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