Schools

See cars at Old Colony

ROCHESTER — Thejunior class at Old Colony will present a car show on May 31 from 4 p.m. to dusk. The show will feature...

Tabor Academy to host spring blood drive

MARION — Tabor Academy will host its spring blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 28. The drive will be held in the...

Almost 30 Tabor students earn cum laude distinction

MARION — Tabor Academy will welcome twenty-eight new student members into its Cum Laude Society at the school’s Commencement...

Making designs that stick

MATTAPOISETT — Students in Kate Butler’s visual design class at Old Rochester Regional High School worked to make their...

Rochester Memorial School students get active for fun

ROCHESTER — At Rochester Memorial School on May 15, smiling children were busy running around, participating in games...

Children and seniors come together for Memory Cafe

MARION — The Benjamin D. Cushing Community was filled with singing, clapping, and laughter as children mingled with senior...

ORR celebrates music distinction, musicians at concert

MATTAPOISETT — On May 8, Old Rochester Regional High School hosted its final instrumental and band concert of the year,...

Sippican School Drama Club brings Disney musical to life

MARION — With singing, dancing and plenty of laughter, Sippican Drama Club brought a classic Disney romance to life with the...

ORR artists spread talent through internships, shows

Earlier this spring, two Old Rochester Regional art students represented the school in the Emerging Young Artist 2019 Juried...

School committee members honored with library books in their names

MATTAPOISETT — After years on the Mattapoisett School Committee, two departing members were honored with books donated to...

Rochester student wins science prize

Rochester’s Emma Keeler was one of three Falmouth Academy students awarded prizes at the Massachusetts Science and...

Tabor Academy to offer free tech help May 18

MARION — Tabor Academy will host a free technology help session at its Hayden Library on Saturday, May 18, from 9:30 to 11:...

Tabor Academy to present a week of song and dance

MARION — From May 13 to 20 Tabor Academy will host there are three music concerts and a dance recital for the Tabor...

Sherlock Holmes appears on Rochester Memorial School’s stage

ROCHESTER — Rochester Memorial School teacher Karen DellaCioppa, who also runs the school’s drama club, adapted Sir Arthur...

Rochester School Committee plans for learning disabilities

ROCHESTER — Before fall 2018 Rochester Memorial School staff could only use the term “specific learning disability in...

Junior high schoolers giddy up at bike rodeo

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional Junior High School students rode outside their school on bright green bikes, wearing...

Tri-town employees make group donation to TURF project

Old Rochester Regional High School’s field renovation project received a donation from Eastern Bank employee fundraising...

ORRJHS showcases students’ hard work

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional Junior High School students showed off their skills at the Showcase Night on April 24...

Listen to ORRHS Music Department’s last ensemble concert

MATTAPOISETT — Following a successful trip to Festivals of Music in Nashville, Tennessee, Old Rochester Regional...

Elks Student of the Month knits community together

Old Rochester Regional High School faculty and staff helped the Elks of Wareham and the New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 to select...

Old Colony considers expansion

ROCHESTER — As Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School looks to meet increasing nationwide demand for...

Fielding questions on ORR field renovations

On the field at ORR, athletes risk tearing ACLs or twisting ankles. In the auditorium, stage techs manually move spotlights...

Eagle Scout builds Gaga pit for elementary school

MATTAPOISETT — Paul McLaughlin hopes that Center School students will go gaga over a new dodgeball-like game that they can...

Uxbridge educator selected for Sippican

MARION — Plainville resident Marla Sirois will take the reins as principal at Sippican School when current principal Evelyn...

Tabor Boy to race to Bermuda

MARION — Tabor Academy’s 92 foot sail training schooner, called Tabor Boy, will sail in the Marion Bermuda Race for the...

Learn about Tabor Academy’s work on marine sciences

MARION — Tabor Academy faculty and students will present about the school’s work with the Marine and Oceanographic...

Experts to present school renovation information

The School Committee Facilities Subcommittee will host an information session on the proposed high school athletic and...

Student of the Month selected for kindness, consistent effort

The Elks of Wareham / New Bedford Lodge No. 1548, working with Old Rochester Regional faculty and staff, have selected...

Night of Jazz shows the style’s diversity

As part of the F.O.R.M. (Friends of Old Rochester Music) Concert series, the musicians of the Junior High School Jazz Band,...

ORR band, chorus, student accompanist recognized at competition

Two Old Rochester musical groups and student Mason Tucker received praise for their performances on a a recent trip to...

ORR School District: Funds for renovation project would come from a Prop 2-1/2 debt exclusion

MATTAPOISETT — At a Board of Selectmen meeting on April 12 to review ballot questions for the Annual Election Selectmen...

ORR announces end of year events for upperclassmen

As the end of the year nears, Old Rochester Regional will host a variety of events for graduating seniors and the tri-town...

Students urged to put lessons from peer into action

ROCHESTER — Months after their classmate Chloe Harding died of acute lymphatic leukemia, students at Rochester Memorial...

See Miss Inspirational crowned in May

MATTAPOISETT — Young women and girls with special needs and disabilities will have a chance to shine at the Miss...

ORR High’s unified track team competes for the first time

WAREHAM — Old Rochester Regional High School and Wareham High School met on April 10 for a track meet without places,...

A photo review of F.O.R.D’s ‘Anything Goes’

The Friends of Old Rochester Drama showcased the musical “Anything Goes,” directed by new director Jacob Sherburne March 28...

Mattapoisett school committee approves school budget

MATTAPOISETT — The School Committee approved a budget of $7,185,583 for next year, which represents a 2.74 percent increase...

Rochester Memorial dedicates school’s mural

ROCHESTER — Since June 2018 students, faculty and staff have been able to enjoy a large poppy mural, painted by muralist and...

ORR knitting club spreads warmth

Students in a new knitting club that started this year were hard-pressed for supplies, and at times had to knit with pencils...

Finalists for Sippican School principal job visit Marion

MARION — When Sippican School Principal Evelyn Rivet retires in June her successor will either be an ORR administrator or a...

Mattapoisett Selectmen question school renovation plan

MATTAPOISETT — Selectmen want some more information from Old Rochester Regional School officials before sending a $2 million...

Help make a ballgame fundraiser a home run

The Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Music Program will hold a PawSox fundraiser. Interested attendees can purchase...

Teacher nurtures creativity, thinking skills in art classes

MATTAPOISETT — School art classes should allow artistic creativity, but also teach kids how to think more creatively and be...

Take a chance on a raffle for education

MATTAPOISETT — The Parent Teacher Association will host its annual “Adult Night Out” on April 5, offering the chance to...

Junior high to showcase student artwork, projects

Old Rochester Regional Junior High School will present its Showcase Night on Wednesday, April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the...

Old Rochester music program recognized

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional School District has been named one of the Best Communities for Music Education...

See high-seas antics in ‘Anything Goes’

Join the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club for a musical trip across the Atlantic on March 28 through 31...

Junior high school assistant principal to take principal role

MATTAPOISETT — When Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Principal Kevin Brogioli retires in June of this year, his...

Marion school committee approves hard budget

MARION — School Committee members grudgingly approved this year’s school budget, which would eliminate a full-time teacher...

Old Rochester district to split top administrator’s duties for a year

It looked like the ORR assistant superintendent would be replaced with two specialists upon retirement at the end of the...

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