Tabor is engaging in preliminary planning this spring for a year of self-study in preparation for their 10-year Accreditation through the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) in the fall of 2019. NEASC works with schools and colleges across New England, including private, technical, parochial, and public schools from pre-K to the doctoral […] Read more »
The March ‘Four’easters’ stole four and a half days from the ORRHS schedule, including March 14, which had been designated as National School Walkout Day. The memorial and protest was then rescheduled to occur last Wednesday on March 21 at the same time of 10:00 am. However, this meant students would have missed the last […] Read more »
William W. Saltonstall Jr. of Marion and Rachel J. Scheub of Rochester were awarded Faculty Honors for the fall 2017 semester at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Faculty Honors are awarded to students with a semester GPA of at least 3.667 on four graded courses, with no individual grade below B-, and no incomplete grades […] Read more »
The Greater New Bedford Garden Club is accepting applications for the $1,500 Rose L. Murphy Scholarship to be awarded to a student enrolled in a full-time college program in 2018-2019 The applicant must be pursuing a degree either in environmental sciences, horticulture, landscape architecture, conservation, or related scientific fields. Students are required to have been […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Land Trust is seeking applicants for their one thousand dollar ‘”Blanche B. Perry Scholarship”. This award is available to a Mattapoisett resident interested in the field of Environmental Studies, Sciences, Technology or a related field, and is a graduating senior from a secondary school by June 2018. The scholarship is made available through […] Read more »
Please be advised that starting July 2018, the Old Rochester Regional High School will begin destroying temporary records of students who have graduated or transferred from ORRHS between 2008 and 2011. Temporary records refer to testing reports, copies of report cards, etc. These records may be picked up by the students before disposal, please contact […] Read more »
With the forecast for Tuesday’s Nor’easter rising from 14 inches to 17 inches and then further upwards within the school day, leading to the cancelation of school for Tuesday before Monday was even over, the talk of students and staff alike centered on the trials they had faced previously in the past two storms. While […] Read more »
Ariel Etheridge, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2018, has earned the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence. Etheridge is from Rochester and is a graduate of Tabor Academy. Etheridge’s current major is educational studies. Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses earn […] Read more »
Northeastern University is pleased to recognize those students who distinguish themselves academically during the course of the school year. The following local students were recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the fall semester, which ended in December 2017. The list includes: Marion resident Terence Lee, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. In addition to achieving […] Read more »
The Elks of Wareham and 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 […] Read more »