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Accuplacer® is a test often given to students to determine their readiness for college-level courses. Many students will take Accuplacer® to assess their skills in English Writing, Reading, and Math. Unlike many other tests, Accuplacer® is an adaptive test administered on computers. Many colleges will ask new students to take an Accuplacer® test to help […]
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The Old Colony Financial Aid Night will be held October 24th 2013 at 6:30pm in the Old Colony Cafeteria.  Representatives from MEFA (Massachusetts Eduactional Financing Authority) will be on-hand  to answer questions and to give an overview of the college financing process which will include, searching for scholarships, available types of financial aid, and alternative financing
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The PSAT will be held at Old Colony on Wednesday, October 16th. The PSAT/NMSQT®  is a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.  All sophmores and juniors are eligible to take the test. To register,
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Old Colony’s Metal Fabrication and Joining teacher, Kris Garcia, attended the first-ever ASM Materials Science camp at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston during the second week of July. Twenty-two teachers, mainly science teachers or technical-education teachers, attended the 5-day workshop. They learned the basics of Materials Science and its applications, and conducted many labs
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On June 21st, 2013 LakeCAM unveiled their new website design, which was designed and created by Computer Information Systems students from Old Colony RVT High School. Since March 2013, the students had been working to revamp the LakeCAM website with the help of LakeCAM President Bob Marshall and Executive Director Allen Russell. While the students
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On June 5th, 2013, 14 CIS Juniors and Freshmen competed in the annual Bristol community college web design contest. Students were given a set of criteria and had to create a number of webpages. Everyone worked hard throughout the competition as Old Colony took first and fourth place among the 15 competing teams. Â First Place
Old Colony will be conducting the State mandated BMI Screening for 10th graders during the first week of June.  The purpose of this screening is to identify signs of possible weight related issues. A simple height and weight will be taken and recorded. Complete privacy will be provided.  It is not a diagnostic service but
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Old Colony’s 9th Annual Golf Tournament to raise funds for student scholarships and services was held on Sat. May 18, 2013 at Acushnet River Valley Golf Course. The event was a great success and fun was had by all. Pictures of the event can be found here.
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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School College & Career Fair 2013 will be held June 6th, June 13th and June 14th for all grade 11 students. Presentations will begin at 8:00 am and parents are also welcome to attend. Parents please RSVP to Anne Spirlet at 508-763-8011 ext. 128.
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Wednesday morning, 5/7/13, on WCVB Channel 5, viewers were directed to the station’s website to view the Massachusetts high schools with the highest graduation rates. Old Colony was #12 with a graduation rate of 97.7% for 2012! Thanks to the hard work of all the faculty, staff and students! The link below will take you
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Early Release Days Monday, April 8, 2013 (Maroon Cycle) Release Time:Â 10:48 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013 (Gold Cycle) Release Time:Â 10:48 a.m. Friday, May 24, 2013 (Gold Cycle), Release Time:Â 10:48 a.m.
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Due to pending inclement weather on Tuesday March 19, the DESE has postponed the MCAS ELA Composition test until Monday March 25. To accommodate the MCAS testing, our scheduled inservice/early release has been cancelled at this time. It will be rescheduled at a later date. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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The March inservice date has been changed from Monday 3/18 to Monday 3/25. Students will still be released at 10:48. Common Assessments scheduled for 3/25 will be given on Thursday 3/27.
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2012-2013 Congratulations to the Boys Varsity Basketball team who captured the school’s first ever State Vocational Championship. The team defeated two quality opponents in Smith Vocational and South Shore Vocational in front of a packed house over February break. The Cougars are to be credited for hard work determination and perseverance throughout the season.
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