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)

Old Colony students participated in another entertaining and beneficial learning experience on their annual Broadway Trip to New York City on March 14, 2007. This year’s trip to Broadway was taken by College Preparatory and Tech Prep 2 + 2 students from the senior and junior classes. Old Colony hopes to continue to promote the

The Old Colony Peer Leadership Group Recently concluded this year’s holiday service project. The “One Warm Coat” project involved the collection of new and gently used coats, hats, mittens, and boots for distribution by local homeless shelters. More than 40 coats were collected, in addition to the many sets of scarves, hats, and mittens that

The Old Colony Athletic Department is pleased at announce that the following five (5) student-athletes were recipients of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Outstanding Sportsmanship Awards. Football: Garrett Dunham (Lakeville) Girls Soccer: Nicole Thomas (Lakeville) Golf: Nicholas Abaray (Acushnet) Volleyball: Melissa Jones (Freetown) Boys Soccer: Matthew Arruda (Freetown) For additonal information about Old Colony’s athletic program,

Old Colony was represented at the Massachusetts Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Feburary 3, 2007, by Acushnet residents Madeleine LaFleur and Melissa Jones. The event was held at Faneuil Hall in Boston, MA  

The Old Colony Chapter of National Honor Society recently voted to expand the opportunites for leadership training for members of the Class of 2008. The Honor Society members agreed to sponsor an Old Colony student in the 2007 Boys State Program this June. Old Colony Students already participate in this program sponsored by the Florence

Old Colony “Excellence In Effort” Award” winners are as follows: Shop Name Town Automotive Shaun White Acushnet CAD Drafting Justin Peckham Acushnet Computer Info Technology Zachary Card Carver Cosmetology Alicia Sullivan Mattapoisett Culinary Arts Robert Cost Carver Electrical Tomas O’Brien Carver Electronic Tech Michael Carberry Rochester Health Careers Erin Oliveira Mattaposiett House Mill Carpentry Jacob

Four members of the sophomore Computer Information Technology Program recently completed work on a website re-design and development project for Community Nurse & Hospice Care, a non-profit organization in Fairhaven, MA. The students worked with Ms. Jennifer Fagan, the organization’s Director of Marketing & Development. The website can be found at www.communitynurse.com. The Web Team

The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School District is pleased to announce the recognition of an outstanding member of the class of 2007. Culinary Arts Department senior, Samantha Clarke of Freetown, has been selected as Old Colony’s nominee for the 2006-2007 Walter J. Markham Award. The award program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Association

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is proud to announce our 2007 New England Institute of Technology Book Award winners. The winners will receive a gift book from New England Institute of Technology during Old Colony’s Award Night ceremony, scheduled for May 31, 2007. Criteria used for selecting the award winners included career potential,

Computer Information Technology Department senior Janelle L. Gifford has been selected as Old Colony’s “Outstanding Vocational Student Award” nominee for 2007. This statewide award program recognizes the outstanding vocational education students from the Commonwealth. The award recognizes the excellence Janelle has achieved in her academic studies as well as in the Computer Office Technology field.