Six members of the class of 2020 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 15-21, 2019, at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA. Lawrence DiCara, Esquire, will be sponsoring Ryu Huynh-Aoyama in memory of Jackie DeCosta; Mary Butler in memory […] Read more »
It has been a busy and rewarding spring for students in the ORR Art Department. Earlier this spring, two of our art students represented ORR in the Emerging Young Artist 2019 Juried Exhibition, hosted by the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Danya Bischel and Kaitlin Kelley, both […] Read more »
Thirteen high school seniors from Marion recently applied for the Marion Local Scholarship. They are an impressive group of scholars, athletes, and leaders both in their school communities and in our region. This year’s recipient is Mia Quinlan who will be attending Texas A&M Maritime Academy. Funds for this scholarship are raised by donations from […] Read more »
Kevin T. Brogioli, Principal of Old Rochester Regional Junior High School, announces the following Students of the Month for April 2019: Green Team: Gabriella Berg & Sage Petrocelli Orange Team: Lauren Rapoza & Colin Carroll Blue Team: Macy Ingham & Theo Jacobsen Red Team: Corinne Hibbert & Rylee Kouta Special Areas: Sarah Adams & Taylor […] Read more »
Sienna E. Wurl of Mattapoisett was welcomed into Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Society at the Western New England University chapter’s annual induction ceremony in April. Omicron Delta Kappa is a national leadership honor society that recognizes and encourages achievement in scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, social and religious activities, as well as campus […] Read more »
Bryan D. Coffey, Kristoffer Thomas Johansen, and Alyssa Marie Seifert of Rochester earned Bachelor’s degrees from UMass Amherst in February. Read more »
As Superintendent of Old Rochester Regional School District and Massachusetts Superintendency Union # 55, I am pleased to announce that Marla Sirois will be the new Principal of Sippican Elementary School in Marion, Massachusetts. Sirois will be taking over for Lyn Rivet who has been Principal at Sippican Elementary School since 2010; we wish Rivet […] Read more »
Over the first weekend of April, 81 members of the Old Rochester Regional High School Band and Chorus, accompanied by Music Director Mike Barnicle, and eight chaperones, spent four days in Nashville, TN. The ensembles participated in Festivals of Music, where they performed for judges and received verbal and written critiques, as well as clinics […] Read more »
The Friends of Old Rochester Drama are pleased to announce the 4th annual David Bartlett Boyce Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of a great patron of the arts in all of its various and beautiful forms, as well as an ORR alumni. David was a 1967 graduate of Old Rochester High School, who attended […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham/New Bedford 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 and community service, […] Read more »