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From Tabor Academy to you: students lend a hand

MARION — With smiles stamped on their faces, and medals sparkling around their necks, the Special Olympics athletes ran...

Elks honor Student of the Month for scholarship, service with a smile

The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 congratulate Sophomore Faith Oliver, of Mattapoisett , for being selected as Student of...

Funding the future: School committee eyes Town Meeting for facility renovation vote

The Old Rochester Regional School Committee had asked for more definite numbers on a $2 million proposal to build a new turf...

Old Hammondtown to hold bingo night

MATTAPOISETT — The only thing more fun than bingo? Bingo in pajamas. Students from Center School, Old Hammondtown School and...

Old Rochester to celebrate family night

The Old Rochester Regional School District will celebrate the cultural and ethnic diversity of its schools with Family Night...

Jazz Orchestra to perform fundraiser for Old Rochester High School Music Department

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Music Department will be hosting a fundraiser concert by The...

Teachers on top in student vs. teacher basketball game

ROCHESTER — This basketball game was all in good fun, which was apparent when one player got knocked, helped up, and hugged...

Tabor students to serve in Marion and around Massachusetts

MARION — Tabor’s first morning of service of the school year will be held in January for the first time, on Wednesday Jan...

Tabor to offer technology help

As part of a larger day of service, Tabor students and faculty will volunteer their time to offer a free, open-to-the-public...

Rochester Memorial School begins kindergarten registration

ROCHESTER — The new year has barely begun, but it’s already time to start thinking about the new school for parents of...

Two school administrators look to retire in June

As the New Year comes around, schools in the tri-town are faced with the knowledge that they will have to find some new...

Old Colony students bring Christmas to preschoolers

NEW BEDFORD — Students of the Old Colony National Honors Society gave Santa Claus a hand this holiday and helped deliver...

Preschool screenings to start in January

Annual screenings for three and four-year-olds will take place in the Old Rochester Regional School District beginning this...

Surprise pajama day at Center School

MATTAPOISETT — The Center School elementary schoolers who would love to stay in pajamas all day probably rejoiced when their...

Ringing out the end of the 2018 school year with holiday tunes

ROCHESTER — The young musicians of Rochester Memorial School decked the halls and then played to a colorfully-dressed...

Tabor to showcase innovation among other strengths

MARION — On Jan. 19, Tabor Academy will host their annual winter open house, which has typically focused on arts and...

Junior high musicians shine with community, professional support

On Wednesday night the music groups of the Junior High School — the Chorus, Jazz Band, 7th-grade Band, and 8th-grade Band —...

Students, police department look to make a difference

As early as 6:45 a.m. on Saturday morning, a team of ORR students was hard at work to make the holidays a little brighter...

ORR students offer holiday tunes

The ORR Holiday Concert offered various groups, including the concert band, the jazz band, the chorus, and the American Sign...

ORR named to AP honor roll

ORR was named as one of the 343 schools to make the the Advanced Placement (AP) honor roll on Dec. 12 by the College Board,...

Tabor students earn top seats in district orchestra

Two Tabor Academy violinists, Rosella Liu and Kyle Tabata, have earned first and third chair, respectively, in the...

Sounds of the holidays

ORR students served as Santa’s serenade on Saturday and Sunday of this weekend when Santa, Ms. Claus and one of the elves...

New faces made magic happen in “Cinderella”

MATTAPOISETT— In some ways, the drama club’s production of Cinderella last weekend seems more of a Cinderella story for...

ORR gears up for Super Bowl, celebrates other talents

MATTAPOISETT — The ORR pep rally on Friday featured plenty of hype on Saturday’s Super Bowl. However, the ORR also...

Student artists showcase work, fight hunger

MATTAPOISETT — The first smiling faces which greeted the diners at the Empty Bowls fundraiser on Nov. 29 were Delaney Soucy...

Elks honor Student of the Month for athletics, giving back

The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 1548 congratulates Senior Jada Fields of Marion for being selected as Student of the Month for...

Parents invited to participate in school review

The Massachusetts Department of Education is looking for parent feedback as they review the Old Rochester School District to...

Elks pick student of the month for friendliness, inclusivity

ROCHESTER —The Elks of Wareham Lodge No. 154 would like to congratulate Sophomore Emma Carroll of Rochester for being...

Cinderella is coming to town

MATTAPOISETT — The classic tale of Cinderella will soon get a much needed update during the upcoming stage performance by...

Walking the walk on leadership

MARION — On Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 , Tabor Academy will present the sixth annual Graboys Leadership Symposium. The symposium,...

Starting with empty bowls, ending with full bellies

MATTAPOISETT — Ten dollars isn’t bad for a ceramic bowl, or for a meal out. Ten dollars for both of those things, and the...

Thanksgiving celebrations begin early

MATTAPOISETT — Ahead of a much anticipated holiday meal this week, tri-town seniors got their fill a bit early at the annual...

Young student engineers tackle design challenges

ROCHESTER — On Nov. 15 Rochester Memorial School third graders were handed a challenge: using only paper, scissors, paper...

Rochester Memorial hits stride with new MCAS tests

ROCHESTER — A new type of MCAS exam did not stop Rochester Memorial School students from outpacing state scores in nearly...

Sippican students find their voices with NYC's "Backtrack Vocals" a cappella singers

MARION — New York City a capella group “Backtrack Vocals” came to Sippican School on Nov. 14 to share music with the...

Old Hammondtown student advances in Lions Club contest

MATTAPOISETT — On the road to becoming an internationally recognized artist, Old Hammondtown sixth grader Caroline Brogioli...

Spaghetti and bingo draw families to Sippican School

MARION — On Wednesday night, the Sippican School AnchOR program held its second annual Spaghetti Supper followed by family...

Center School’s blast from the past

MATTAPOISETT— Today marked the 50th day since the school year had started at Center School, and brought something a little...

ORR students celebrate Day of the Dead

MATTAPOISETT - ORRHS Foreign Language Department teachers Señora Carreira and Señor Bernardo collaborated with Librarian, Ms...

ORR students finish a successful Socktober

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Community Service Learning Club spent their time this past month...

Bulldogs block Dedham, remain undefeated

In Saturday night’s semifinal game the Bulldogs held off the Maurauders 34-14 to continue their undefeated streak. The team...

Vision screenings done in the blink of an eye

ROCHESTER — Vision screenings at Rochester Memorial School usually take the school Nurse, Ellen Murphy four to five days to...

“Fore for F.O.R.M” raises money for music

It was a chilly night last Friday at Kool Kone in Wareham but that did not keep the students from tri-town high school,...

Tabor Academy Dance Recital takes the stage Nov. 8

On Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Tabor Academy will host its first Fall Dance Recital under new dance director, Kimberlee Williams...

Mattapoisett School Committee reviews MCAS scores, new accountability measures

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett School Committee on Monday assessed the “next-generation” MCAS scores released earlier this...

2 Bourne men launch write-in campaigns for Upper Cape Tech School Committee seat

Two write-in candidates are seeking Bourne’s seat on the Upper Cape Cod Technical Regional School Committee in the Nov. 6...

Old Colony students sold shirts to battle cancer

ROCHESTER — In October, Old Colony students coordinated the sale of t-shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to raise...

Rochester Memorial combines a school dance with Halloween festivities

ROCHESTER — There’s an evergreen tree in the corner, but it’s decorated in skeletons, pumpkins, fall leaves and purple...

Halloween fun, fundraising at Old Colony

ROCHESTER — On Friday the parking lots at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School were full: one of cars, and a few...

Old Colony robotics team inspires Mattapoisett students

MATTAPOISETT — Lisa Lourenco, Mattapoisett Schools' Technology Teacher, hosted the robotics delegation arrived from Old...

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