Old Colony “Excellence In Effort” Award” winners are as follows:
| Shop | Name | Town | |
| Automotive | Jake Goyette | Rochester | |
| CAD Drafting | Lane Tobiason | Acushnet | |
| Computer Info Technology | Jade Worthington | Acushnet | |
| Cosmetology | Sarah Smith | Lakeville | |
| Culinary Arts | Cameron DeGrazia | Acushnet | |
| Electrical | Ted Mello | Acushnet | |
| Electronic Tech | Carlton Jardin | Acushnet | |
| Graphic Comm. & Design | Paul Alexander | Acushnet | |
| Health Careers | Abby Mitchell | Mattaposiett | |
| House Mill Carpentry | Arthur Madonna III | Lakeville | |
| Machine & Tool | Mason Wood | Acushnet | |
| Metal Fabrication | Matthew Neves | Carver | |
“Excellence In Effort” Award” 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 Tuesday, June 3, 2008.