Old Colony NHS needs your help! Old Colony’s National Honor Society students are working on a “Raise the Roof” fundraiser to raise funds for a new school roof. To participate, students and staff need to estimate how many ceiling panels (including light panels) are in the school and enter it in the contest for one […]

Recently, eight members of the Old Colony Student Council attended the annual Massachusetts Student Council Convention in Hyannis, MA. The students who participated included: Chenice Branquinho, Courtney Friere, Alisha Frates, Brittany Fagan, Ericka Sironen, Courtney Renault, Julia Aguiar, and Kerri Wypych. Old Colony’s Student Council Advisor is David Harrison. The convention took place on March

Old Colony RVTHS hosted its first ever Mystery Basket cooking competition on January 30, 2008, in Rochester, MA. Old Colony had participated in these competitions before, but this was its first time being a host school. Chef Fran Zentgraf, of JP Keefe Technical School in Framingham, began these competitions 8 years ago as a teaching

Congratulations to Mary Anne Walker on being named the Division 3 Mayflower League Small Division Soccer Coach of the Year. Coach Walker led the Boys’ Soccer team to another outstanding season.

Four of Old Colony’s student-athletes visited Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA, last November to receive the 2007 Massachusetts District D Sportsmanship Award. Nicholas Abaray, Chelsea Lambalot, John Romanelli, and Kerri Wypych (all from Acushnet) were accompanied by Old Colony Athletic Director Matthew J. Trahan and Boys’ Basketball Coach Buddy Perry. Congratulations to Mr. Trahan and

The Old Colony faculty beat the seniors in a close basketball game, 61-59, on Feb. 29, 2008. Matt Pacheco (20 points) and David Marujo (13 points) played well for the seniors, while Mr. Harrison and Mr. Richards played well for the faculty. Mr. Botelho made some big free throws down the stretch to seal the

Thanks to all who contributed to the Peer Leadership Group’s Pennies for Patients fundraiser.The event was a huge success and raised $921.20 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, more than doubling the original goal of $400. Healthy competition among the shops helped the fundraising effort. The House and Mill Carpentry shop earned the pizza party

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s Automotive Department is pleased to announce that seven juniors have recently completed the OSHA’s (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) 501 General Industry, 10-hour Program. Each participant received a grade of 95 or better. Student participants receive a 10-hour certificate and card, which is a requirement for our Co-operative

Computer Office Technology senior Matthew Willet has been selected to receive the 2007 Principal’s Leadership Award. This award is sponsored by the Herff-Jones Company and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Matthew is now eligible for one of the 100 scholarships of $1,000.00. Matthew was nominated for the award based upon his leadership ability

Two Acushnet students will be representing Old Colony Regional Vocational High School in the Annual Student Government Day scheduled for Friday, April 4, 2008 at the State House in Boston. Kelsey Pereira and Stephanie Frye, both from Acushnet, have been nominated to participate in the annual event. Kelsey and Stephanie were elected by the student

Robert Cost, a senior at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School and member of the Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society has been nominated to compete in the National Honor Society scholarship sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). This year the program will once again award $200,000 in

Old Colony’s sophomore, junior, and senior Computer Information Technology students attended a field trip to UMass Boston, on December 7, 2007, accompanied by four CIT faculty members. Students attended an IT Careers Day, sponsored by the Boston Area Technical Education Consortium (BATEC). Students learned about the careers that exist in Information Technology today from industry

Computer Office Technology Department senior, Matthew Willett (Carver), has been selected as Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School’s nominee for the 2007-2008 Walter J. Markham Award. The award program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators (MAVA). Matthew is now eligible for state-wide consideration, based upon his leadership potential, as well as

As always, Old Colony students have been helping in the community! Recently, Electrical Department students completed repair work and electrical improvements at the Acushnet Valley Golf Course’s maintenance facility. In Rochester, House & Mill Carpentry Department students built baseball dugouts at the Dexter Lane Field.

The Old Colony Health Careers Department has established clinical affiliations with Headstart of New Bedford, Southcoast Hospital Groups, Sassaquin Dental Associates of New Bedford, New Bedford Jewish Convalescent Home, Inc., and CVS Pharmacy Tech Program for the 2007-2008 school year.