Old Colony

– (12/1/05) The District School Committee at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is pleased to announce the appointment of six (6) staff members to the 2005-2006 Student Support Team. The team assists at-risk members of the student body as identified by the professional staff. The intervention program has successfully assisted numerous students over

– (12/1/05) The Division of Health Care Quality of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is one of the agencies that certify the Health Careers Program at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School. The state agency is responsible for approving training programs in Health Careers throughout the Commonwealth. The Health Careers Program at Old

– (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.

– (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.

– (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

– (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

– (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

– (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

– (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