– (12/1/05) For the fourth consecutive year, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is the recipient of a grant award under the Rural Education Achievement Program’s (REAP) Small Rural School Achievement Grant. The $36587.00 in federal funds will be used to provide supportive services to the most needy students in the school.
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– (12/1/05) The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School district, at the request of Assistant Superintendent/Principal Gary Brown, will continue its participation in the S.O.S. Suicide Prevention Program. The program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. The S.O.S. (Signs of Suicide) Program has been implemented in more than 1300 schools nationwide.
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Shop Student Town Automotive Scott Beaulieu Acushnet CAD – Drafting Jade Worthington Acushnet Computer Tech Keith Morgardo Freetown Cosmetology Melissa Jones Freetown Culinary Arts Desiree Genard Acushnet Culinary Arts Lili Duponte Mattapoisett Electrical Adam Taylor Acushnet Electronics Brandon Larrivee Carver Graphic Communication and Design Melissa Almeida Acushnet Health Careers Kathryn Lawton Acushnet House & Mill
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The SkillsUSA officer team from Old Colony participated in the SkillsUSA Fall State Leadership Conference in Marlboro, Massachusetts, on November 20, 21, and 22, 2005. Over 400 student leaders from more than 25 vocational/technical high schools in Massachusetts were in attendance. Students participated in leadership building activities, culminating in their receiving the leadership award. The
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Members of the Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society recently visited the Acushnet Elementary School and the Rochester Memorial School as part of their annual Fall Book Drive Service Project. Members of the National Honor Society had solicited donations of children’s books in good condition and had collected approximately 300 of them. NHS
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Computer Information Technology students at Old Colony Tech are involved in a unique learning opportunity this semester. The students are enrolled as “distance learning students” at Bristol Community College. In effect, they are earning college credit and participating in college online courses, while at school. Both “IT Fluency I and II” are being offered. The
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– (11/1/05) The Department of Education has officially awarded Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School a total sum of $48,139.00, as part of the FY 06 Perkins Grant, of which $7,440.00 comes from the Freetown-Lakeville School District. The FY 06 funding will be used to update equipment in the Health Careers and the Automotive
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– (10/31/05) A SouthCoast Superintendent has been appointed to the Liaison, Outreach, & Recognition Committee for the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators for the 2005-2006 school year. Old Colony RVTHS Superintendent-Director, David J. Ferreira, was appointed to the committee which promotes and recognizes excellence in vocational-technical education across the Commonwealth. Superintendent-Director Ferreira has also been
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– (10/21/05) A vocational faculty member at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has been appointed to a statewide Vocational-Technical Curriculum Frameworks Advisory Committee. Due in part to the new Chapter 74 regulations, each occupational program, including Culinary Arts, has a mandatory instructional framework. Old Colony is pleased to announce the statewide appointment of
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– (10/21/05) Two Southcoast administrators have been appointed to committees for the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators for the 2005-2006 school year. Old Colony Assistant-Superintendent/Principal, Gary Brown, was appointed to the MAVA Strategic Planning Task Force focusing on the Delivery of Curriculum and Instruction. Special Services Coordinator, Patricia Foskett, also will serve on a MAVA
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– (10/14/05) A member if the District School Committee at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School has been selected to the MASC All-State School Committee. MASC, Massachusetts Association of School Committees, annually recognizes a small number of school committee members in the Commonwealth for exceptional service to children. Mr. Dana L. Barrows, a Mattapoisett
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Shop Student Town Automotive James Randall Mattapoisett CAD – Drafting Michael Ricardo Lakeville Computer Tech Michael Cormier Mattapoisett Cosmetology Corey Beecher Lakeville Culinary Arts Nicholas Gomes Acushnet Electrical Spencer Harrison Lakeville Electronics Justin Nelson Mattapoisett Health Careers Stephanie Escobar Acushnet House & Mill Carpentry Donat LeBlanc Freetown Machine & Tool William McCombe Rochester Graphic Communication
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Students from the Peer Leadership Club recently held an Activity Fair for freshman students in the school’s cafetorium. The annual fair gives the new students an overview of all of the extracurricular activities available to them. Many school groups, including the National Honor Society, Peer Leadership, Non-Traditional Group, and SkillsUSA, were represented. Opportunities in cheerleading
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As part of Homecoming Week activities at Old Colony, the administration hosted a Captains’ Luncheon. The event, catered by the school’s Culinary Arts Department, was held on October 18, 2005. The student-athletes listed below were recognized for their leadership. Football Nathan Deree (Acushnet) Brandon Larrivee (Carver) John Cardoso (Acushnet) Alexander Amaral (Acushnet) Golf Stephen Bernat
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High School is a vital time for teenagers as they develop self-discipline, set goals, and build confidence to help them achieve success in all walks of life as students, athletes, role models, and leaders in their communities. With this in mind, the Wendy’s High School Heisman Program honors the nation’s top high school seniors who
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