The Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society is once again conducting a service project to benefit the Shriner’s Hospital for Children. They will be collecting can tabs throughout the year and donating the proceeds from recycling them to the Shriner’s Hospital. Students and staff are being asked to deposit the tabs in the

The Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society again received approval from the District School Committee to participate in the Sixteenth Annual National Honor Society Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida. The event will be held from Friday, November 7 through Sunday, November 9, 2008. A minimum of three chaperones will attend the

The Old Colony Student Council, led by Advisor David Harrison, has elected the following students to lead the group for 2008-2009: President: Courtney Freire (Acushnet) Vice-President: Chenice Branquinho (Freetown) Treasurer: Kelly Fenton (Carver) Secretary: Angela DaCosta (Carver)

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

The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School staff has selected Nicholas J. Rice, a Machine & Tool Technology senior from Carver, MA, to be the recipient for the Outstanding Vocational Technical Student Award for 2008. The state-wide award program recognizes outstanding vocational technical education students from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The award recognizes the