Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is pleased to announce the election results for the State Student Advisory Council. Elected to represent Old Colony in the Southeast Region were: Kelsey Pereira – Class of 2008 (Acushnet) Steven Verronneau – Class of 2008 (Acushnet)

Old Colony is pleased to announce that Acushnet seniors James Richard and Jason Gifford have qualified for the “hands-on” portion of the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition. On May 15, 2007, the competition will be conducted at Universal Technical Institute. The two Old Colony seniors will compete with pairs of students from the following schools:

Four student-athletes at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School received Citizenship Awards at the April 12, 2007, ceremony at Northeastern University. This ceremony, created in conjunction with National Student-Athlete Day, is designed to recognize Massachusetts high school student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence in three disciplines: academics, athletics, and citizenship. The awards ceremony was held

Two Old Colony student-athletes have been recognized by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and the Athletic Department for exceptional sportsmanship during the past basketball season. The recipients were: Nicole Thomas – Class of 2007 (Lakeville) Brandon Deneault – Class of 2007 (Acushnet)

The Carpentry Department at Old Colony recently constructed twelve (12) wooden golf ball trays as a community service for the Acushnet River Valley Golf Course. The course paid for the materials. Two students, Nick Abaray (Acushnet) and Nick Weigel (Rochester), completed the project.

Old Colony has again been asked to participate in serving the luncheon buffet at the State House in Boston for the Massachusetts Association of School Committees’ “Day on the Hill” meeting. This year the event will be held on May 1, 2007. Old Colony’s Culinary Arts contingent will be led by instructor Steven Miranda, who

Senator Joan M. Menard visited Old Colony for her annual drive to register high school seniors to vote. The Senator enjoyed lunch in the Cougar’s Den prior to her meeting with the seniors. At the assembly, Senator Menard stressed the importance of voting and the democratic process.

Two members of the junior class at Old Colony have been selected to participate in the 2007 Boys State Program in June at Stonehill College. Zachary Card (Carver) will be sponsored by the Old Colony National Honor Society, and Michael Nunes (Rochester) will be sponsored by the Mattapoisett American Legion. Selected as an alternate was

Four members of the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s National Honor Society have been selected to represent the Chapter at the April 10th State Leadership Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. Selected were: Samantha Clarke (Freetown) Neil Andre (Freetown) Alex Buckley (Rochester) Michael Poland (Lakeville)