Robert Haley, President of the Mattapoisett Lions Club, one of 49,000 Lions Clubs around the world, is pleased to announce that Emerson Gonet and Bailey Pelland, both seniors at Old Rochester Regional High School, are recipients of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Peter B. Hodges Memorial Scholarship Award. Each student was awarded $2,000 towards their school […] Read more »

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson is proud to share that the Old Rochester Regional School District earned the distinction of being one of the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) for the third year in a row.             The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, and The NAMM Foundation […] Read more »

Curry College welcomes Kathleen Gifford of Rochester into the Alexander Graham Bell Honor Society.             Belmont University recently released the Dean’s List for the spring 2025 semester which included Sydney DaSilva of Marion.             It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates Andrew Wronski of Rochester and Jason Los of Rochester […] Read more »

Superintendent Michael S. Nelson, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Shari Fedorowicz, Principal Michael Devoll and Assistant Principal Lauren Millette are excited to announce that Old Rochester Regional High School has been awarded an Innovation Career Pathway (ICP) designation for Business & Finance and Advanced Manufacturing (Architecture) programs from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and […] Read more »

Eight members of the class of 2026 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’ / Girls’ State Convention, June 14 to June 20 at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA.             Boys’ State attendees include: Brody Hiles, Tucker Cook, Linden White, and Noah Robert-Howley.             Girls’ State attendees include: Alexandra Fiano, […] Read more »

Bessie Pierre of Marion and ORRHS class of 2021, graduated from Duke University with highest distinction from its Sanford School of Public Policy. Her honors thesis is entitled “An Evaluation of the Every Student Succeeds Act’s Educational Stability Provision for Foster Youth in Massachusetts.” Graduating with distinction is among the highest honors that Duke bestows […] Read more »

Silas D. Coellner, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for April 2025 Green Team: Lily Cunha & Genevieve Hebert Orange Team: Madison Hardy & Owen Rider Blue Team: Lily Connolly & Gabriel Gates Red Team: Emily Lavin & Anthony Biscaia Exploratory Team: Cara Jupin & Kaylie […] Read more »

Rochester Christian Learning Center is a homeschool cooperative located in Rochester for families with children in Grades K-8. This Christian learning center exists to support parents in the education of their children. Children work collaboratively in small classes with dedicated coaches. The coaches work to bring out the best in each child in collaboration with […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Land Trust is extending its deadline for its $1000 Blanche B. Perry Scholarship to May 19. This award is available to a Mattapoisett resident graduating from Old Rochester Regional High School, Bishop Stang High School, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, or Tabor Academy by June 2025, and pursuing education in the […] Read more »

Meghan Horan of Mattapoisett was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at University of Massachusetts. Read more »