The National Technology Achievement Award will be presented to two Computer Information Technology students during Old Colony’s award ceremony on June 4, 2006. The National Technology Achievement Award publicly recognizes students who achieve high academic and leadership standards in technology and have showed commitment and accomplishment in their program of study, along with enhancing their

The Computer Information Technology Department at Old Colony is proud to recognize junior Christopher Kirk. Christopher recently finished a complete redesign of the Massachusetts Vocational Association (MVA) website. Christopher’s fine work and effort included a total upgrade of the 21–page website, a new site layout, new style sheet, new banner, additional content and images, and

Old Colony senior Jessica Williams recently won the Old Rochester Community Television Logo Contest. A Carver resident, Jessica’s logo design was selected the best from 118 submissions. The Old Colony RVTHS community is most pleased that Jessica’s creative, technical talents were recognized. Her logo will be seen by thousands in the region. Jessica will graduate

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