Members of Old Colony’s senior Applied Economics Class recently visited Precix, Inc., in New Bedford, MA. In addition to a tour of the facility, the students shadowed a mentor during part of the morning. The cost of the program was paid by Junior Achievement of Southeastern MA. Participants included: Luis Alvarado (Acushnet) Heather Cardinal (Rochester) […]

The Computer Information Technology (CIT) Department at Old Colony recently held its second annual Senior Project presentations. Ten seniors presented their technology projects to their shop peers and the competition judges. The Senior Project is a CIT requirement that challenges students to showcase their technical and communication skills. Students selected a technological topic and planned,

The staff at Old Colony RVTHS has selected Andre Arsenault, a Culinary Arts senior from Acushnet, to be the recipient if the “Outstanding Vocational Technical Student” award for 2006. The statewide award program recognizes outstanding vocational technical education students from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The award acknowledges the excellence Andre has achieved in his academics

The Old Colony administration is pleased to recognize the following student-athletes who were recipients of Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Outstanding Sportsmanship Awards: Football: Nathan Deree (Acushnet) Girls Soccer: Kerrie Rousseau (Acushnet) Golf: Stephen Bernat (Acushnet) Volleyball: Hannah Savaria (Rochester) Boys Soccer: Shaun Laronda (Freetown)

Old Colony was represented at the Massachusetts Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 3, 2006, by Kerrie Rousseau (Acushnet) and Hannah Savaria (Rochester), The event took place at Faneuil Hall in Boston, MA.  

Old Colony Superintendent-Director, David J. Ferreira, recently recognized eleven students for their assistance with the career awareness activities. The students, along with Guidance Counselor Robert Sherman, were participants in the eighth grade presentations at our sending schools. Included among the recognized students were: John Romanelli (Acushnet) Stephen Bernat (Acushnet) Jared Jacobs (Carver) Christopher Faustino (Rochester)

Brandon Duarte, an Old Colony senior 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). Two hundred national NHS winners will be chosen this spring to receive $1,000 college scholarships. Nominees

CIT senior Jessica Williams created the winning entry in the recent Old Rochester Community Television (ORCTV) Logo Contest. Old Rochester Community Television operates public, educational and government access television channels serving people who live, work, or study in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, Massachusetts. It is an organization dedicated to meeting the community’s interests and needs

Computer Information Technology Department senior Timothy Blanchard has been selected as Old Colony’s nominee for the 2005-2006 Walter J. Markham Award. The award program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators. Tim is now eligible for statewide consideration based upon his leadership potential as well as his academic and vocational excellence. Tim has

CIT Department senior Stephen Bernat has been selected to receive the 2005-2006 Massachusetts Vocational Association (MVA) Award. Stephen is now eligible for a $500.00 cash award based upon his leadership ability in school, as well as his vocational and academic excellence. Stephen is involved with many school organizations, including the Student Council (four-year member, president

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is pleased to announce that seventeen seniors are recipients of John and Abigail Adams Scholarships. The scholarship is available to students whose MCAS performance puts them at the top 25 percent in their district. To be eligible, students must either score Advanced on one exam and Proficient on