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Survivor Lessons1023 viewsOn March 3, a holocaust survivor visited Meg McKeon’s History class at Old Rochester Regional High School to share her memories from the war. Ms. Elizabeth Dopazo, an eleven-year-old at the time of the war, she was invited to speak to Ms. McKeon’s class through an organization called Facing History and Ourselves. “These students really are the last generation who will be able to meet a survivor face to face,” Ms. McKeon said. 
(46 votes)
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ORR Goes Oklahoma!708 viewsMembers of the Drama Club at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School rehearse for their production of "G2K ... Oklahoma!" which is an adaptation of the classic musical which has been specifically designed for middle-school students. The production was staged at the school on November 8 and 9, 2006. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
(8 votes)
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Poetry in Mattapoisett731 viewsJeff Nathan, an award-winning children’s author and creator of PunOETRY, sings at Mattapoisett’s Center School on Tuesday, January 9 during one of three assemblies for K-3 students. Mr. Nathan’s appearance at the school was supported, in part, by a grant from the Mattapoisett Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
(33 votes)
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Books for Sippican1684 viewsSippican School in Marion was the recipient of a very generous donation recently. Jason Zutaut, an executive with Strictly by the Book, heard about the need to expand the collection in the school’s Reading Book Room, which teachers use as a book resource. Unfortunately, it was limited to books for Kindergarten through Grade 3. When Mr. Zutaut heard about the “wish list” compiled by staff members at Sippican, he immediately responded with a generous donation of several books.
(55 votes)
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Jungle Fever616 viewsMembers of the fourth grade class at Rochester's Memorial School recently staged two performances of Disney's classic The Jungle Book on Wednesday, January 31 in the school's cafetorium. Based on the Disney movie, the show featured great sing-along numbers like "The Bare Necessities," "I Wanna Be Like You" and "That's What Friends Are For." (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
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Aida at ORR587 viewsPast and present members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club came together under the direction of Paul Sardinha for a remarkable three-day summer production of Aida, the acclaimed Broadway show from Tim Rice and Elton John, which was staged at the high school last weekend. The show offered great performances, lavish musical numbers, and eye-popping costumes and set design that thrilled the packed-house audiences each night. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
(10 votes)
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Alice at Center School639 viewsMembers of the talented New Bedford Youth Ballet troupe dropped by Center School in Mattapoisett on Tuesday morning, March 13 to perform their version of “Alice in Wonderland” for both students and members of the Mattapoisett Council on Aging (COA). The show featured all the well-loved characters from the classic story dancing up a storm including the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and the elusive White Rabbit. (Photo by Kenneth J. Souza).
(5 votes)
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ORR Survivors974 viewsSeventh grade students at Old Rochester Regional Junior High School try on their camping gear in preparation for the 2006 Survival Program, a challenging outdoor education program now in its 34th year, that will run from Sunday, June 4 through Saturday, June 10 in Northfield, MA. (Photo by Nancy MacKenzie).
(30 votes)
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Jungle Fever637 viewsMembers of the fourth grade class at Rochester’s Memorial School recently staged two performances of Disney’s classic The Jungle Book on Wednesday, January 31 in the school’s cafetorium. Based on the Disney movie, the show featured great sing-along numbers like “The Bare Necessities,” “I Wan’na Be Like You” and “That’s What Friends Are For.” (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
(22 votes)
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Church Donates Books697 viewsThe steering committee of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church recently made a donation of books to first graders of the Hayden-McFadden Elementary School in New Bedford. The members of the church sought to give the gift of a book to each child in a single class at the north-side New Bedford school in an effort to promote the school’s literacy program.
(11 votes)
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ORR Army Band765 viewsSeventh grade musicians from ORR Junior High School including Jack Thomas, Tom Tucker, Ian McLean, and Teddy Kassabian with Seamus McMahon on percussion recently accompanied Salvation Army bell ringer Lucy Genereux of New Bedford at the Stop and Shop in Fairhaven as part of a community service project.
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OHS Heads West!530 viewsThe Old Hammondtown School Drama Club presented a stirring production of “Go West!” on Thursday May 3 at 7:00 pm for the general public and Friday May 4 at 9:00 am for fellow students. Seventy students were part of this impressive production with assistance from Ms. Cathleen Sinnott and members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club along with many parent volunteers who worked diligently with the students since January. (Photo by Robert Chiarito).
(6 votes)
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