ORRJH Students of the Month

Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for January, 2015: Green Team: Michaela Mattson and Daniel Hartley Orange Team: Sarah Sollauer and Harrison Riley Blue Team: Hunter Bates and Hannah Johnson Red Team: Ella McIntire and Tucker Guard Special Areas: Emma Gabriel and Luke […] Read more »

Healthy Relationships

Speeches and videos called attention to the themes of healthy and unhealthy relationships last week at Tabor Academy. Although awareness is beginning throughout the community, the issues associated with unhealthy relationships have been on Lauren Millette’s mind for a while. Millette – a dormparent, teacher, and freshman class dean – began highlighting the issues associated […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Greg Sethares, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bristol Community College, has announced the Dean’s List for Fall 2014. Area students named are: From Marion: Mihaela Battaglia, Julie L. Geller, and Dylan G. Glavin From Mattapoisett: Grady M. Branagan, Kylie L. Faison, Meghan Forrester, Erin Lawrence, Kristine A. Medeiros, Diana M. Paine, Jeffrey Paquette, Marcus […] Read more »

What is Google Docs?

Technology integration in education has been a big topic for over a decade now. School administrators are always looking for new ways to make schoolwork accessible to students via the Internet and to encourage Internet usage for the purpose of educational improvement. Google Docs, along with its accompanying services like Google Drive and Google Slides, […] Read more »

Tabor Adds New Dorm

Tabor Academy has just begun construction on its newest building – a larger, greener dormitory for students. The dorm will be named Matsumura House, in honor of a family who has donated to the funding of the project. Tabor has 19 dorms that are scattered throughout campus, the largest of which houses 32 students. The […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Rhode Island College is pleased to announce that Jaclyn Hahn of Mattapoisett and Sarah Blasenak of Rochester been named to the Fall 2014 Dean’s List for scholastic achievement. Full-time RIC students must attain a minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the semester in order to qualify. Breannon Meuse of Rochester was recently named to […] Read more »

Tabor Academy to Host Wrestling Championship

Tabor Academy is honored and excited to host the 68th annual New England Independent School Wrestling Championship. On Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21 approximately 280 wrestlers, representing fifty New England independent schools, will compete for All New England status and a chance to qualify for the Prep National Tournament held annually at Lehigh […] Read more »

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The Tabor community celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a different way this year. On Friday, January 16, the remembrance began with a presentation in the Wickenden Chapel by Dr. Peniel Joseph, who spoke about Martin Luther King and his legacy. Dr. Joseph is the Director of the Center for the Study of Race […] Read more »

Seniors Share Tips on College Applications

Senior year is generally a busy time for students, with challenging classes, graduation looming, and events like Prom and field trips designed to celebrate seniors’ time at the school. However, perhaps nothing is more time-consuming than college applications. Although most deadlines for colleges occur between November 1 and February 15, they still affect a large […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Jonathan L. Morton of Mattapoisett has been named to the Dean’s List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2014. Morton is working towards a degree in Accounting. Students are named to the Dean’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher. Stonehill College recently named Rochester native Madison […] Read more »