From magicians dropping bowling balls out of thin air, to peers simulating Family Feud, and the experience of going to a casino without worrying about how it may affect them in the long run, Tabor has it all on the weekends. It’s events like these that make people wonder how some students become homesick. This [...] Read more »
This week at ORR is the first spirit week and pep rally of recent memory. The event centers on the Friday night basketball game against Bishop Stang. It is essentially a mid-year Homecoming, complete with the spirit days all through the week, a pep rally the last half of the day on Friday, and a [...] Read more »
Monday morning at 7:30 am marked the beginning of a new type of class warfare: the Penny Wars. Running until the February 1, the Penny Wars is a fundraiser for change — literally and metaphorically. Four containers will be placed in cafeteria during first and fourth lunches, each labeled with one of the high [...] Read more »
The following Old Colony students were recognized as School Council “Students of the Month” for February 2013: • Automotive: Christopher Goyette, Grade 10, Acushnet • CAD Drafting: Alex Arruda, Grade 11, Rochester • Computer Information Systems: Mackenzie Chabot, Grade 10, Acushnet • Cosmetology: Colleen Sweeney, Grade 10, Lakeville • Culinary Arts: Leah Rego, Grade 10, [...] Read more »
Some say the world is getting smaller thanks to the abundance of digital technology that brings together the corners of the world at the push of a button. Others say the world is getting bigger as it is easier than ever before to communicate with more people; our understanding of the world is ever expanding. [...] Read more »
With students and teachers settling in to the new rules set in place after winter break, the slew of complaints and attempted debates from students towards teachers have made way for quiet grumbling and preparing for the end of the term. Grades close officially on the January 25. All make-up work should be passed in [...] Read more »
The following students were recognized as School Council Students of the Month for January 2013: • Automotive: Stephen McTernan, Grade 10, Lakeville • CAD Drafting: Brayden Tetreault, Grade 10, Acushnet • Computer Information Systems: Jared Medeiros, Grade 11, Acushnet • Cosmetology: Josephine Ellis, Grade 10, Carver • Culinary Arts: Samantha Hoeg, Grade 11, Carver • [...] Read more »
Kevin Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for December 2012: • Green Team: Jordan McArdle and Sahil Raje • Blue Team: Rachel Breault and Zachary Kelley • Orange Team: Campbell Donley and Becket Kiernan • Red Team: Jenna Aruri and Sam Pasquill • Special Areas: [...] Read more »
ORRHS’s Swim Team, the newest addition to the sports roster, has had quite the successful season thus far. Winning multiple meets and even having one of their swimmers, Tyler Sjahfiedin, qualify for States in almost all the individual events, they have had unexpected success for such a new team. Senior Michael Edwards believes it has [...] Read more »
In lieu of the New Year, the administration for ORR High School has passed new policies that are effective as of Monday, January 7. In an attempt to embrace the modern teenager’s connection to technology, two new policies will integrate cell phones in the school day. Students are now allowed to use their cell phones [...] Read more »
