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Tabor Academy inducts 26 seniors to Cum Laude Society

Tabor Academy will induct 26 members of the class of 2020 into the Tabor chapter of the Cum Laude Society. “These students have worked incredibly hard in a challenging program to achieve consistently at this level,” said Eileen Marceau, Associate...

Health provider gives small boost to ORR meals program

The Old Rochester Regional School District has received $500 from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation mini-grant program for its coronavirus meals program. Mary Ellen Conlon, an employee of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care nominated the school for...

Elementary schools spread knowledge, allow connections through screens

With each announcement that reopening school would be pushed back even further, Old Hammondtown School sixth grade social studies and nonfiction literature teacher Sara Jacobsen said she experienced “waves of grief” at the thought of losing time...

Elks select Student of the Month for March

Old Rochester Regional High School senior Brianna Lynch of Mattapoisett has been named the Elks’ Student of the Month for March by the school’s staff. The Elks of Wareham and New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 sponsors the Elks Student of the Month and...

[Photos]: High schools show seniors signs of support

All three Tri-Town high schools have taken signs of support quite literally when it comes to their seniors, providing them with lawn signs to build class pride even when students can’t be in class. Mattapoisett business Village Signs made and...

Showing appreciation for teachers

MARION — Though teachers may not be in the classroom the Volunteers at Sippican Elementary, the school’s non-profit and Parent Teacher Organization, made sure that they still felt the love, virtually, for Teacher Appreciation Week. The volunteer...

Rochester Memorial School works to take virtual learning from good to great

ROCHESTER — Old Rocheste Regional School District Superintendent Doug White told the Rochester School Committee that the school had around 30% of the content for the year left to cover, now that the state has focused on covering new content again...

Schools to start teaching new material again

MATTAPOISETT — After weeks of online review, students can now start learning new content again, Old Rochester Regional administrators said. When the state first started remote learning, educators and parents alike expressed frustration at the lack...

School committee discusses racist TikTok incident

MATTAPOISETT — When Old Rochester Regional High School student Jendell Teixiera found a racist TikTok video by a fellow student, she said on Facebook that racism in the school has not changed. At their next meeting, Mattapoisett School Committee...

Mattapoisett 2021 school budget approved

MATTAPOISETT — In a May 4 video meeting, the Mattapoisett School Committee approved the 2021 fiscal year school budget of $7,357,475, an increase of 2.39% from last year. Contract adjustments for staff, special needs programs and custodial services...

ORR seniors talk missing end of the school year

For the Old Rochester Class of 2020, there will be no prom this month, no final theatrical performance, no last athletic triumphs, no spring walk with cap and gown and diploma. In the words of Class Treasurer Emma Gabriel: no sense of closure. In a...

Old Colony to move to new schedule, hold July prom, graduation

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School will move into an alternating vocational and academic schedule for online classes starting May 4, and plans to hold prom and graduation for seniors in July, if it is safe to do so then...

Rochester, ORR change plan for elementary school solar project

ROCHESTER — If a solar array goes up at Rochester Memorial School it won’t be on the roof, that much is clear. Last August, the town began looking at the possibility of putting solar panels on the roof at Rochester Memorial School. Selectman Woody...

ORR announces schedule for senior events

Old Rochester Regional High School’s prom and Graduation have been moved to August, and some other senior events will be held only online. The administrative team has delayed announcing senior plans for weeks as it tried to figure out ways to give...

Old Rochester Regional High School releases term 3 Honor Roll

The Old Rochester Regional High School Term 3 honor roll list is as follows: Allen, Jaelyn Shea 10 High Honors Andrade, Isaiah Michael 11 High Honors Baltz, William Keaton 10 High Honors Brezinski, Camden Frederick 12 High Honors Cavanaugh-Fauteux,...

ORR ranks in top third of Massachusetts high schools

The US News & World Report ranked Old Rochester Regional High School at number 105 of 345 schools in the state, putting ORR in the top third of all schools in the state. High schools are ranked based on college readiness, graduation rate,...

Distance learning to continue until summer

It’s official — students and teachers won’t be returning to school buildings this year, making a reality what many teachers and administrators had suspected for weeks now. On April 21 Governor Charlie Baker ordered all public and private schools to...

Old Rochester Regional receives grant for meals program

The Eos Foundation awarded a $6,425 grant to the Old Rochester Regional School District to continue its meals program while students learn remotely. Through the program, breakfast and lunch are available to children and students ages 0 to 21 at the...

ORRHS seniors start front adoor-nments for school pride

Although the doors to the building are closed until May, Old Rochester Regional High School isn’t letting that stop it from honoring graduating seniors. This year, students and staff just have to be a little more creative. The high school has been...

Tabor Academy cancels in-person classes, commencement

MARION — Tabor Academy announced April 16 that it would continue classes virtually through the end of the year, hold a virtual Commencement in May with hopes for a waterfront ceremony later and cancel Baccalaureate and reunion as a coronavirus...

Hunger doesn’t stop: school district provides new meals program

When schools closed on March 13, the Old Rochester Regional School District had three days to completely rework how it does food. The new program, which looks to combat food insecurity, started off solidly on March 17, and Director of Food and...

ORR principal discusses senior celebrations

Like so many events over the next months, prom and graduation are still up in the air. And while Old Rochester Regional High School Principal Michael Devoll doesn’t have any answers yet, he is working with South Coast administrators to make sure...

Old Rochester Regional School District cancels April vacation

In a video meeting on April 13, the Old Rochester Regional Joint School Committee voted to cancel the upcoming April vacation and move the end date of school forward from June 24 to June 18. Old Rochester Regional School District superintendent Doug...

Jacob DeBastos named Elk’s student of the month

The Elks of Wareham/New Bedford Lodge No. 1548 named Old Rochester Regional senior Jacob DeBastos its student of the month for February. The Elks Student of the Month award is given to a student from a local high school who excels in scholarship,...

Teachers start new term in a virtual classroom

Old Rochester Regional teachers Michele Barry and Rick Regan had never heard of the videochat platform Zoom two weeks ago. After a crash course, they are now experts enough to use it for classes, but also pushing students to get away from the screen...

Tabor Academy technology helps with medical shortage

Amidst a nationwide shortage of medical-grade protective masks, Tabor Academy student and Mattapoisett native Hannah Watt wanted to help, but didn’t know where to start. “I feel very helpless,” Watt said, since “I don’t know how to sew” or otherwise...

Old Colony donates, makes personal protective equipment

ROCHESTER — With no one using any of the shops at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, its teachers realized they had an abundance of personal protective equipment, and decided to put it to good use amid the coronavirus pandemic...

Old Colony to move to a credit/non-credit system for the rest of the year

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School will cancel finals and move to a pass/fail system for the rest of the school year. The school has gradually revealed details of how it will continue operations in reaction to orders from...

Tabor Academy shares more details of online learning model

MARION — As of March 26, school is still “in-session” for Tabor Academy, but a distance, as the school explores online learning. The Tabor learning model for online classes will include both scheduled class time and coursework completed outside of...

Old Rochester Regional High School cancels finals

For Old Rochester Regional High School, strategies to deal with the unexpected leave of at least a month and a half to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the community will include cancelling finals, modifying the term schedule and grading term...

Old Colony culinary teacher brings career from simmer to boil

ROCHESTER — Early days of baking carrot cake with her grandmother, have led to Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School culinary arts teacher Samantha Clarke being named the 2019 Massachusetts Restaurant Association’s Educator of the Year...

Old Colony devises preliminary schedule for time away from school

ROCHESTER — After weeks of working on materials and a format for online learning during school coronavirus shutdowns, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High school sent out a letter to community members on March 28, outlining some of the...

Old Rochester schools closed until May 4

The Old Rochester Regional School District posted new resources and information for parents, students and community members, as Governor Baker announced on March 25 that schools will be closed until May 4. The school’s website now displays a pop up...

ORR Superintendent provides online learning updates

On March 23, Old Rochester Regional School District Superintendent Doug White provided updates on the state’s progress of developing an online curriculum and discussed future resources for students at a joint school committee district meeting via...

Rochester Woman’s Club extends scholarship deadline

ROCHESTER — Because of the coronavirus crisis the Woman’s Club will extend its deadline for scholarships to May 1. Seniors should email rwomenclub@aol.com with applications, and include their phone number. “We realize being a senior in high school...

Old Colony moves toward distance learning

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School has provided a list of remote student activities for students to complete this week, while the school district works on developing a more formal approach for the week of March 30 to April 3...

Old Rochester Regional to review content with online learning

While students in the Old Rochester Regional School District have been out of school for a week already, with few expectations set on them by their schools, that’s about to change. While school can’t resume until at least April 7, per Governor...

Old Colony students take home scholarship money in business competition

NEW BEDFORD — Three Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School students took home second place out of 72 teams in the Junior Achievement Titan Business Challenge at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on March 10. Old Colony students...

Tabor Academy extends campus closure

MARION — As a precautionary measure against the new coronavirus, Tabor Academy has extended the date that it will allow students and faculty to return to campus until April 27. The school added that the April 27 date is “under constant review.”...

Old Rochester Regional makes sure its students are connected

On March 18, The Old Rochester Regional School District provided a number of wifi resources for students who may not have reliable access to wifi at home during the coronavirus school closures. The school used the coronavirus section of its website...

Old Rochester Regional Schools answer key closure questions

After the governor extended school closures due to coronavirus, the Old Rochester Regional School District answered some of the critical questions that parents may have with an FAQ sheet on March 16 that answered questions about learning, special...

Old Colony outlines plans, suggestions for governor’s closure

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School outlined a plan on March 16, responding to Governor Charlie Baker’s orders on that shut down all schools in the state for at least three weeks. The school is officially closed to all...

Tabor Academy closes campus to the public

MARION — Tabor Academy Director of Communications Kerry Saltonstall announced on March 16 that its campus will be closed to the public until further notice. No one beyond those who live at Tabor Academy will be permitted into any buildings or make...

Choral students collaborate, learn through concert

Each spring, the ORR School District holds two large concerts in which music students and teachers from every school in the district perform separately first, then together for a large audience of family, friends and community. While the concert...

Tabor Academy cancels in-person classes until April 13

MARION — Tabor Academy announced on March 13 that it will delay students’ return to campus until April 13 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Students will use distance learning tools to begin classes before returning to Marion. In a letter sent...

Old Rochester Regional School District cancels school for at least a week

In working with the towns, Boards of Health and other regional superintendents, Old Rochester Regional School District announced on March 13 that it will close all district schools and all school activities from Monday March 16 to at least Friday...

Old Colony cancels school from March 16 to 20

ROCHESTER — Old Colony Vocational Technical High School announced in a letter dated March 13 that school will be closed for the week of March 16 to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Old Colony will provide a status update to the school community...

Old Hammondtown postpones student versus staff basketball game

MATTAPOISETT — Old Hammondtown School has postponed its student versus staff game that was set to take place on Friday, March 13 at the Old Rochester Regional High School gymnasium due to coronavirus concerns. The school has not yet determined when...

Rochester School Committee talks more on rental policy

ROCHESTER — Members of the School Committee did more brainstorming on how Rochester should handle changes to the school’s rental policy, though it made no decisions. The Old Rochester Regional School district has been looking into the question of...

Kindergarten orientation to change slightly in Rochester

ROCHESTER — The Rochester School Committee heard an outline of a slightly modified process for Kindergarten orientation and had the chance to ask questions and give feedback on March 12. Doreen Lopes, the district’s coordinator for early childhood...

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