This year, Old Rochester Regional High School is piloting a new schedule in which twice a month, the school day will start an hour later. These two delayed start days are intended for collaborative teacher planning time. Last Thursday, September 5, was ORR’s first delayed start day. The new schedule seemed to result in all-around […] Read more »

The following local residents were among the 2,800 students from the University of Massachusetts Boston who made the Spring 2013 Dean’s List: Justine Crowley, a resident of Marion; Jordan Cote, a resident of Rochester; Travis Lowery, a resident of Rochester; Kylie Bowen, a resident of Rochester. Read more »

The Massachusetts Elks Association is pleased to announce its 2013-2014 academic year Most Valuable Student Scholarship program sponsored by the Elks National Foundation. Last year, Massachusetts was honored to have one of its students receive the National First-Place award of $60,000 ($15,000/year). The recipient of the prestigious award was Anish Athalye through the Worcester Lodge […] Read more »

A new school year has once again started at Old Rochester Regional High School. On the first day, each class had an assembly in the auditorium. Here, Principal Michael Devoll greeted the students and gave a pep talk to encourage another great year. He also introduced Bill Tilden, the school’s Athletic Director, as the new […] Read more »

The 7th Annual Rochester Grammar School Reunion will be held on Saturday, September 14 from 11am to 3pm at the Rochester COA on Dexter Lane. Reservations may be made by sending a check for $20 per person to the Rochester Historical Society, PO Box 171, Rochester, MA  02770 Read more »

Old Rochester Regional High School held their annual “New Student ORRientation” on Friday, August 23. All incoming freshmen were invited to the orientation, as well as school choice students, exchange students and those new to the Tri-Town. The event ran with the aid of several ORR staff and around 40 volunteer ORR students. The orientation […] Read more »

Aidan St. James of Rochester was recently recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. St. James, majoring in plastics engineering, was named to the dean’s list at UMass Lowell for the spring 2013 semester. To qualify for the dean’s list at UMass Lowell, a student must have completed no fewer than 12 […] Read more »

What is SSAC? Just another mundane government acronym? Well, yes and no. SSAC is the State Student Advisory Council. It is a government council, but it’s far from mundane. SSAC is made up of over 60 peer-elected students from Massachusetts’s five regions: Southeast, Greater Boston, Northeast, Central, and Western. Altogether, this diverse group of high […] Read more »

It takes a lot of work from a lot of volunteers to get the Rochester Country Fairgrounds ready, and students at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School are learning the importance of that work within their community. Before school commenced in late June, students from the Metal Fabrication, Carpentry, Electrical and Graphic Design shops […] Read more »

Old Rochester Regional High School will be hosting New Student Orientation for all incoming freshmen and transfer students on Friday, August 23 from 12:00 to 2:30 pm in the high school auditorium. Please be advised that this is a parent-friendly event and we strongly recommend parents attend as the afternoon has a lot of information […] Read more »