Old Rochester Regional High School graduated 185 seniors on June 1. Students in the class of 2019 earned 662 college acceptances to 153 universities and colleges across the country. In this graduating class, 82 percent of the students will attend a four year college, 10 percent plan to attend a two year college, and 2 percent will enter the military.

Over 30 percent of this graduating class were members of the National Honor Society, nearly 30 percent of the graduates received the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, there were three Commended Students in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program, and nearly 50 percent of the graduates received scholarships from 132 state and local organizations.

Graduates will be attending institutions across New England such as Bowdoin College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Northeastern University, University of Connecticut, Williams College and the United States Coast Guard Academy. ORRHS will also send graduates to Brigham Young University, Bucknell, Florida State, Georgetown, Hofstra, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, San Diego State, Skidmore, and Syracuse University, among many others.

This year, the most popular anticipated college majors include engineering, business, criminal justice, education, and the health/science fields, including nursing.