The following Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Automotive seniors participated in the initial phase of the AAA Ford Auto Skills Contest: Timothy Auguston (Carver) David Cordeiro (Lakeville) Dustin Ladner (Rochester) Russell Michaud (Acushnet) Joshua Sorenson (Acushnet) Gordon Boardman (Acushnet) Michael Ferreira (Acushnet) John Laronda (Freetown) Matthew Nye (Carver) Stanley Tomkiewicz (Freetown)

Old Colony “Excellence In Effort” Award winners are as follows: Shop Name Grade Town Automotive John Grecco 11 Carver CAD Drafting Ryan St. Pierre 11 Acushnet Computer Info Technology Jeffrey Cormier 10 Acushnet Cosmetology Nicole Amaral 10 Acushnet Culinary Arts Joshua Pinzino 11 Acushnet Electrical David O’Brien 11 Carver Electronic Technologies Keith McAvoy 10 Freetown

The administration and staff at Old Colony are pleased to announce the nomination of an English teacher, Mrs. Nancy Castino, as their nominee for the National Teachers Hall of Fame Induction Program. Mrs. Castino, a New Bedford resident, was the overwhelming selection of the Old Colony professional staff. A consummate professional, Mrs. Castino has been

Congratulations to the Old Colony girls basketball team on a very successful season. The Lady Cougars were co-champions of the Mayflower League (Division 3) and reached the state tournament before bowing out to finish the season with 16 wins and 7 losses. Kay Ryan (Carver) and Jessica St. Pierre (Acushnet) played their final game for

The administration at Old Colony Tech is pleased to announce that thirteen (13) members of the Boys Soccer Team qualified for Scholar Athlete Awards. Included were: Donald Collasius (Rochester) Matthew Arruda (Freetown) Shaun Larona (Freetown) Timothy Miranda (Freetown) Michael Poland (Lakeville) Jake Shulenburg (Carver) Paul Tello (Carver) Luke Coppola (Lakeville) Alex Buckley (Rochester) Jared Faherty

Stefan D. Beaulieu, a senior at Old Colony, has been nominated to compete in the National Principal’s Leadership Award Scholarship Program sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The Principal’s Leadership Award Program is funded by Herff Jones, Inc. An Acushnet resident, Stefan was nominated for the award by the Old Colony administration.

CIT Department senior Jeffrey Golenski has been selected as Old Colony’s nominee for the Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Program. Jeff is now eligible for national consideration.

Old Colony Tech Superintendent-Director, David J. Ferreira, recently recognized twelve students for their assistance with career awareness activities. The students, along with Guidance Counselor Robert Sherman, were participants in eighth grade presentations at our sending schools. Included among those recognized were: Baylee Ricci (Carver) Jennifer Lewis (Lakeville) Alex Buckley (Rochester) Corey Beecher (Lakeville) Felicia Fonseca

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School was represented at the Massachusetts Celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 4, 2005, by Erin Mello (Acushnet) and Katelyn Ryan (Carver). The event was held at Faneuil Hall.

Three CIT seniors gave an informative Powerpoint presentation to members of the Tri-Town Business Association on February 16, 2005, in the school’s library. The students, all Acushnet residents and members of Old Colony’s National Honor Society Chapter, were: Rebecca Viera, Jeffrey Golenski, and Stefan Beaulieu. The workshop topic was “E-Commerce and the Importance of Having

The administration at is pleased to announce that Erin Mello, a junior from Acushnet, has been nominated for the Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship Program. This program is for multi-talented juniors with a high cumulative GPA for the 9th and 10th grades. Erin is a member of the National Honor Society and a recent nominee