On September 5, 2008, the 13 senior students in the Health Careers class attended a Dysphagia In-Service Training at Shriver Habilitative Services in Lakeville, MA. The In-Service covered Dysphagia: Swallowing Disorders and Mealtime Intervention and Dysphagia Diets. The In-Service was provided to us from the Department of Mental Retardation and was presented by Lise Gervais,

Jade Worthington (Acushnet) and Christopher Faustino (Rochester), both seniors at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School and members of the National Honor Society, have been nominated to compete in the National Honor Society scholarship. The National Honor Society is a program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). This year the program

Eight junior and senior programming students participated in the Bristol Community College Programming Contest on March 18, 2009. Our students were grouped into three teams. The juniors competed using the Visual Basic.NET development environment, while the seniors used a NetBeans Java environment. The competition had each team work on a set of problems of varying

Old Colony’s Culinary Arts juniors have recently been notified of successfully passing the Serv Safe Food Protection Manager Certification Examination. The 15-hour training session is completed in the Related classroom. The Serv Safe Certification is required prior to a student being placed on Cooperative Education. The following students received the required passing scores: Kaitlyn Dextraze

Old Colony “Excellence In Effort” Award” winners are as follows: Shop Name Town Automotive Raymond DuBois Lakeville CAD Drafting Katherine Stellato Mattapoisett Computer Info Technology Stephen Mantia Carver Cosmetology Danielle Wolfer Lakeville Culinary Arts Brianna Hodgkins E. Freetown Electrical Jordan Casey Acushnet Electronic Tech Robert Perry Carver Graphic Comm. & Design Ashley Campbell Freetown Health

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is proud to announce our 2009 New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) Book Award winners. The winners will receive a gift book from NEIT during Old Colony’s Award Night Ceremony, scheduled for June 4, 2009. Criteria used for selecting the award winners included career potential, student?s motivation and

Computer Information Technology senior Jade Worthington has been selected for recognition in the annual 2009 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program. Sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), the awards recognize outstanding community service by young Americans. Jade was recognized for participating in the National Honor Society’s Meals-on-Wheels Program.

The Golf Team had another outstanding season with a record of 17-1 and winning the Mayflower League Championship, winning the Massachusetts Vocational Tournament Championship, and qualifying for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament. The Golf Team is coached by John Abaray. The Volleyball Team had one of their best seasons, as the Lady Cougars

The first annual Powder Puff game was a great success. The senior girls defeated the junior girls by a score of 24-20. Next year’s game will be played on Homecoming Weekend before the boy’s varsity football game. Thank you to all of the students that participated and came to the game. Next year’s game will

Thirty students from the Computer Information Technology Department recently attended a Technology Careers Day at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The CIT students learned about exciting careers in cutting-edge technologies by participating in workshops and listening to speakers from industry and education.

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School senior Nicholas Abaray recently began his term as the student member of the District School Committee. An Acushnet resident, Nicholas was elected as Chairperson of the Student Advisory Committee to the School Committee. The chairperson also serves as an ex-officio member of the District School Committee. Questions concerning