Nov 22 Newsletter

Old Colony is running a Food Pantry with non-perishable food items for those in need this holiday season and throughout the rest of the year. If any families are in need, please contact the main office at 508 -763-8011. All requests will be held in confidence and will be processed for pickup on Thursday’s. If any one wants to donate items, please bring them to the main office of the high school between the hours of 8am and 2:45pm. Thank you and let’s make this a great holiday season for everyone.

House and Mill Senior Spotlight

Happy Thanksgiving to our Old Colony Community, I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful fall weather, if you like it a little brisk. There are a number of great things going on here at school. Our Drama club is working hard on their winter production. It will be here before you know it. Our football team continues its magical season with a trip to Tri-County tomorrow night. Winter sports start on November 28th (Monday). We are excited to be entering into a Wrestling Co-op with Middleboro High School. Anyone interested in trying this great sport, please see Mr.Trahan for details. Our clubs are up and running and well attended. We continue to celebrate success all around. Please help us with our Food Pantry. If you know of any family in need of some help or you want to donate any non-perishable food items, please contact the main office at (508) 763-8011. Don't forget to attend our second annual Winter Wonderland event on Saturday, December 3rd. It will be bigger and better than last year. And yes, Santa will be back by popular demand. We have come to the end of the first trimester. It is hard to believe we are one-third through the year. I want to thank all students and staff for their focus and commitment to learning as we continue to see a return to a more normal educational environment. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving break wherever you may travel. Be Safe, Mr. Parker

Old Colony Food Pantry

The Drama Club is hard at work practicing for The Addams Family Musical! We are memorizing lines, blocking scenes, planning sets and costumes, and learning music to be ready for our show dates: January 27th, 28th and 30th! Anyone interested in helping out or donating cna contact Missy Sorrenti at msorrenti@oldcolony.info

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• Trimester 1 Ends 11/22

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from the principal

Novmber 2022

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

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REMINDERS: After School Days All teachers are available on Tuesday or Thursday of each week, so be sure to take advantage of this time. If you don’t remember your teacher’s late day, remember to ask, check the syllabus or Google Classroom. Cougar Connection Our Library is open every Monday - Thursday until 4:30. Be sure to stop in if you want to use any of the library resources, form study or homework groups with your classmates, or just need a place to get some work done before heading home, work, or practice. There will be teachers in the library all four days to answer your questions. Students who drive or can arrange for a ride home are welcome to stay until 4:30. We also have late buses Mon - Th that depart at 3:50. Late Bus We have late buses available Monday - Thursday every week, with the exception of half days or days where we don’t have school. Buses leave promptly at 3:50pm.

In partnership with BCC, we are offering a FREE college algebra course for interested students. The course will be taught after school here at OC. Since this course meets the high school Algebra II requirement, successful completion means students can take precalculus junior year with the option to take AP Calculus senior year.

Free College Algebra Course

On November 17th we held our very first Open Mic event. It was a great afternoon of students reading original poetry, short stories, and showing off their musical talents. Save the dates for our winter (February 16, 2023) and spring (April 13, 2023). Contact Ms. Linehan and Ms. Whinnem for more info!

Open Mic

Our Library Makerspace program is up and running and we are thrilled to see students using the tools we have available. If any students would like to learn more about using the 3D printer, photography equipment, digital drawing apps, music & movie editing apps or to learn about ALL the tools we have available, stop in an see Ms. Linehan or email her at jlinehan@oldcolony.info

Makerspace

Our health teachers, Ms. Cawley and Mr. Busa, in partnership with the Sudden Cardiac Association of Massachusetts, trained our entire freshman class in first aid, CPR and stop the bleed. The practical took place on November 4th and all of our grade 9 students are now certified in these areas.

CPR/First Aid

• AP Computer Science Saturday Session I - December 17, 2022 at New Bedford High School

• AP Calculus Saturday Session I - January 23, 2023 at New Bedford High School
• AP English Saturday Session II - February 11, 2023 at Middleborough High School
• AP Computer Science Saturday Session II - March 11, 2023 at New Bedford High School
• AP Calculus Saturday Session II - March 18, 2023 at New Bedford High School

On October 29th our AP English Language & Composition and AP English Literature and composition students, along with Ms. Roderick and Mr. Teixeira, attended the first AP Saturday Session at Durfee High School. Students and teachers connect with their AP peers in Southeastern MA and participate in specially designed workshops to hone specific skills to supplement classroom instruction. Transportation is provided by OC at no charge so please check the dates below and mark your calendars for upcoming AP Saturday dates! Families of students enrolled in AP coursework will also receive notification of upcoming sessions along with registration information.

AP Saturday Sessions

PSAT’S October certainly was a busy month for academics at OC! On October 12th 100% of our tenth grade students participated in the PSATs at no cost to them. Any student interested in taking them again should reach out to their guidance counselors for more information including dates, cost, and registration information.

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The Cooperative Education Program Assembly for 11th-grade students will be held on Tuesday, December 13. Program details and qualifications will be discussed

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The Health Careers juniors will be holding The Teddy Bear Clinic at PACE Headstart in New Bedford in January. Any and all donations of stuffed animals are greatly appreciated. All donations can be dropped off in the Health Careers department.

Health Careers:

On Friday, November 17th our Culinary Arts Program will be catering the Annual Thanksgiving event that takes place at our Rochester Council On Aging. The Old Colony Culinary Arts Program has been supporting this event for approximately two decades.

The Cosmetology Department would like to congratulate Myra Freeman on successfully passing her Cosmetology Exam. Congratulations, Myra! On November 1, 2022, the Cosmetology department welcomed a Lakeville Girl Scout troop for a spa day. The girl scouts were treated to manicures, facials and a hairstyle. After they were pampered, Old Colony’s cafeteria prepared a tray of wraps, chips and cookies to end their day of beauty. Sophomores and seniors enjoyed the time spent with our local girl scouts.

• Ana Alcock - Jake's Diner
• Allison Bumpus - Perkins Quality Construction
• Myra Freeman - Supercuts Plymouth
• Keith Furlong - Nameplates for Industry
• Ryan Scott - Factory Five Racing
• Lilyana Tose - Placement at Active Day of Plymouth

Non-Traditional Career Assembly:

First Field Trip since 2019! Several female members of the Non-Traditional Club took their first field trip to Mass Girls in Conference and CareerFair on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, to IBEW Local 103 Union Hall in Dorchester, MA. This Career Fair and Conference was designed to help to reignite the Mass Girls in Trades sisterhood. Ten 11th- and 12th-grade female students from the Carpentry, CADD, and Electrical programs attended. This conference was geared towards exposing young career-bound women to the wide range of career opportunities available inside and outside the State. The conference highlighted young female speakers from several successful trade career paths. They each shared their story of they got to where they are today. Our students also attended a panel of women in the trades who gave their experiences working as a female in a male-dominated field. The conference attendees were from 24 CTE schools in the eastern half of the state. The job fair represented 34 different companies that were geared towards informing and inviting the students to consider working in various fields. Our students were asked for their takeaways from this experience. Their resounding response was “Wow, I did not know that there were that many females out in the trades,” additionally they added that they didn't know “...that there is a sisterhood out there of women that can have each other as support even if they are not working for the same company.

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We are just beyond the mid-point of the Exploratory Program! Just a reminder, take time to review the expectations and requirements for each technical program, included in the Exploratory Assembly Handout, prior to entering each exploratory selection. These expectations and requirements will have an impact on your program's exploratory grade, which could affect your ultimate shop assignment.

Exploratory Program:

Cooperative Education Program:

Members of the General Program Advisory Committee will be attending the Joint Meeting with the School Committee on November 17th.

General Program Advisory Committee:

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We would also like to thank our industry partners for their support of our Cooperative Education Program and for hiring our students to work at their place of employment.

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OC Guidance - Mr. Wright, Mrs. Hevey and Mrs. Vandal OC Guidance Fun Fact: The 3 counselors have a combined total of 14 (!) children.

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