Members of Old Rochester Regional High School’s AFS club went on a short-term exchange to a high school in Illinois last Wednesday through Sunday. The students were hosted by AFS club members in the small town of Arcola. While there, they experienced what life is like in America’s mid-west. ORR students on the trip included […] Read more »
Pierce Randall of Mattapoisett was recognized at SUNY Cobleskill on Monday, March 31, 2014 for excellence in student leadership. Randall was the recipient of the Excellence in Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students who demonstrate the positive attributes of student leadership and continually enrich the student life experience and campus community through sustained involvement in […] Read more »
It has been a long-standing tradition at Tabor Academy for English I students to read and perform Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the second semester of the school year. This tradition was taken a step further this year to make for a great performance this past weekend. Freshmen began reading and analyzing the themes of Macbeth […] Read more »
Applications for the Dwayne Cameron Annual Mathematics Scholarship Award are being accepted for qualified applicants at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett. In October 1989, Richard I. Arthur, President and CEO of Sippican, Inc., established this annual scholarship to honor Dwayne Cameron on his recognition as Mathematics Teacher of the Year. Mr. Cameron was […] 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, club and community service, […] Read more »
Eleanor Severance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Severance of Marion, was named to the Winter Term 2014 Dean’s List at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut. Choate Rosemary Hall is an independent secondary school enrolling 865 boarding and day students from 40 states and Washington, D.C., and 40 countries. Read more »
For seven days of their spring break, 22 Tabor students and three faculty members headed to the Dominican Republic to work with the Mariposa Foundation, whose mission is to inspire young girls and end poverty. Led by Anny Candelario, a Tabor faculty member and alum (’97), the students raised money throughout the year for their […] Read more »
Last Wednesday, the Old Rochester Regional High School National Honor Society hosted an Honor Bowl. The Honor Bowl is a trivia competition between National Honor Societies from all the schools in the South Coast Conference. There are three Honor Bowls per school year, each with three rounds and three schools participating. Last week, ORR was […] 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, club and community service, […] Read more »
The following Old Colony students received the annual Excellence in Effort award for their shop. They will be recognized at a luncheon on April 13 at Old Colony. -Amiee Hill of Mattapoisett, Grade 11, Graphics -Thomas Gonet of Rochester, Grade 11, Carpentry -Nathaniel St. John of Rochester, Grade 11, Welding Read more »