Old Colony “Excellence In Effort” Award” winners are as follows:
| SHOP | NAME | GRADE | TOWN |
| Automotive | James Randall | 11 | Mattapoisett |
| CAD Drafting | Michael Ricardo | 11 | Carver |
| Computer Info Technology | Michael Cormier | 11 | Mattapoisett |
| Cosmetology | Krystle Boulanger | 11 | Rochester |
| Culinary Arts | Nicole Thomas | 11 | Lakeville |
| Electrical | Spencer Harrison | 11 | Lakeville |
| Electronic Technologies | Robert Loesher | 11 | Carver |
| Graphic Communication | Melissa Almeida | 11 | Acushnet |
| Health Careers | Brianna Burke | 11 | Acushnet |
| House & Mill Carpentry | Richard Pemberton | 11 | Freetown |
| Machine | Jared Faherty | 11 | Freetown |
| Welding | Jakob Thuestad | 11 | Mattapoisett |
Winners are chosen by shop and related instructors on the basis of effort … effort that is not restricted to a natural gift or talent, but based on the motivation to do well.
Students will receive a specially designed jacket with an “Excellence In Effort” logo, a framed certificate, and their names inscribed on a corridor plaque.
The in-school “Excellence in Effort” Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 6, 2005.