The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra is accepting applications for the 2012 Lillian B. Lamoureux Music Scholarship. Named for the president of the board of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra (for nearly 20 years) and now president emerita, the scholarship was established in 2000 to support young musicians who intend to pursue their music education. Candidates […] Read more »
ORR District FY 2013 Budget Discussed
The Old Rochester Regional district fiscal year 2013 budget topped the agenda at the Joint School Committee meeting on Thursday, March 22. Superintendent Doug White provided an update to the committee on where next year’s budget stands. “When we started this back in November, and we were looking for level funding, it was about a […] Read more »
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Students from Old Rochester Regional’s Advanced Placement English 12 class are preparing for a school-time performance of “The Kite Runner” at the Zeiterion Theatre on Wednesday, April 4. The show is a stage adaption of Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel of the same title, which presents Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion through the eyes of a […] Read more »
Sippican Choral Society Music Scholarship
The Sippican Choral Society is pleased to announce that scholarship applications have been sent to the choral directors and guidance offices of the following High Schools: Old Rochester Regional, Wareham, Fairhaven, Dartmouth, and New Bedford. Graduating seniors who plan to major in Music Education, Composition, or Performance are eligible to apply. The deadline for submission […] Read more »
Preparing for the National Latin Exam
March 15, 44 B.C. is a date that every Latin student at Old Rochester Regional High School knows. Referred to by scholars and historians as the Ides of March (Roman calendars counted days backwards from the fixed Kalends, Nones, and Ides during each month), this date marks the assassination of Julius Caesar, the infamous Roman […] Read more »
ORR Project Grow
Rochester and Mattapoisett are still accepting applications for enrollment for children ages three to five years of age. Project Grow is an integrated preschool program located at Center School in Mattapoisett and Rochester Memorial School in Rochester. Please contact the Early Childhood Office for an application or more information at 508-748-1863. Read more »
ORRJHS Students of the Month
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for February 2012; •Green Team: Jessiba Rush, Rikard Bodin •Blue Team: Jordan McArdle, Matt Cordeiro •Orange Team: Colleen Beatriz, Evan Roznoy •Red Team: Ashley Clapp, Jack Murphy •Special Areas: Camryn Kidney, Brett Noone Read more »
Town To Help Cover Sippican Budget Shortfall
The Marion School Committee meeting on Wednesday evening, March 7 offered a detailed explanation of how a child qualifies under the federal and state Special Education Enrollment program. Director of Student Services, Teresa Hamm provided a flow chart, labeled ProjectIDEAL, which illustrated the various phases, from identifying a need, referral, evaluation, eligibility for assistance and […] Read more »
Friends of Marion Visiting Nurses Scholarship
Interested in pursuing a career in Nursing? The Friends of Marion Visiting Nurses is a Marion nonprofit organization that awards annual scholarships to local high school senior who desire to work toward a degree in the field of nursing. Recipients must be residents of Marion, Mattapoisett, or Rochester, and are chosen on the basis of […] Read more »
Tabor Academy Hosts the JV Prep New England
After one year of practicing/conditioning, varsity meets and tournaments, Tabor Academy’s junior varsity wrestlers finally earned a chance to show off in a tournament of their own. Although the junior varsity team had attended tournaments in Pembroke and Natick, this tournament presented the team with the unique chance to become a New England champion at […] Read more »