Spring has begun to peek its head out from behind the cold, dark days of winter storm clouds. The temperature is rising, and small flower buds are poking their way out of the soil to greet the warming sun with their small green shoots. Nature isn’t the only thing adding a little color to the […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett will be offering a scholarship to a resident high school senior who is planning to attend an accredited college in the fall. The following information will be required: Clinical transcript including class rank Professional letter of reference (teacher or counselor) Extra curricular activities Financial need Community service Applications are available in […] Read more »
Every year as graduation slowly inches closer, there are benchmarks to signify that the end of the year is drawing near. For seniors, the whole year is a series of lasts: the last first day of Tabor, last Holderness Day, last Christmas Breakfast. The first event to truly chronicle the depleting time, however, is the […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church is pleased to once again offer scholarships to students graduating from high school in June who reside in the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion or Rochester. Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded on the basis of scholastic achievement, community service and financial need. Applications and supplementary information are now available at the local […] Read more »
Marion resident and Azusa Pacific University student Shannon Smith made the academic Deans’ List at APU. Smith, a Liberal Studies Major, is honored for a fall semester 2015 academic standing of a 3.5 or better grade-point average. Smith is joined by 2,230 other students receiving the same honor. The following Tri-Town residents have been named […] Read more »
The American Field Service (AFS) club recently visited the small town of Lenoir, North Carolina, on a domestic exchange program. Twenty Old Rochester students with the AFS went to experience the way of life and the high school experience in North Carolina. The exchange program works like this: the students of ORR visit Lenoir, and […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and Student of the Year Awards for students enrolled in local area high schools. The criteria used in nominating a student includes a student who excels in scholarship, citizenship, performing arts, fine arts, hobbies, athletics, church, school and community service, industry […] Read more »
John Martin of Mattapoisett was named to The University of Maine at Farmington Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester. The following Tri-town residents have been honored with placement on the Dean’s List at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., for the fall 2015 semester. -Shannon Lynch, a resident of Mattapoisett and member of Wheaton’s Class […] Read more »
On Thursday, March 24 on the campus of Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School in Rochester, MA, the school, Chamber of Commerce and community partners will be hosting an “Early College & Career Awareness Night” outreach event to the parents of high and middle school students as they begin to make their choices as […] Read more »
In the wintertime, everyone – students and faculty alike – looks forward to home games. The impressive performances of all of the athletes provide a spot of excitement in the cold months where snow and frigid temperatures prevent everyone from going outside. Recently, three of these teams made it to playoffs. Boy’s Hockey had an […] Read more »