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• OC Golf Tournament 5/20

Old Colony RVTHS will be holding its first annual Cougar Festival of Arts, on June 10th, 2023. This is a chance for our artistically talented students to showcase their work. We are currently accepting submissions until April 24th. Submissions can be anything from paintings, sculpture, live music, dance choreography, Vocational shop projects, creative writing, poetry, and more! We would like to receive more submissions, so if your student has an artistic talent, please encourage them to sign up. They can sign up by filling out this submission form. If you have any questions please contact Danielle Craig at 508-763-8011, ext #148 or at dcraig@oldcolony.us. Thank you for the support!

• Senior Sign Out 5/26

• Mr. Cougar 4/28

• Industry Signing Day 5/23

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• Grade 10 MCAS 5/16-17

Happy Spring Old Colony Community, April Vacation always seems to come at the right time. It is the break needed for staff, students and families before the mayhem of May and June. I charge you all to find an outlet that will prepare you for the final push to graduation and summer. We have filled our roster for the Class of 2027 and will be welcoming them in before you know it. Sooooo, bring on MCAS, Senior Week, Graduation, Final Exams, The Art Festival, Spring Sports, Mr. Cougar to name a few highlights. See everyone on June 1, 2023 at 6pm for the Class of 2023 Graduation ceremonies. Be Well, Mr. Parker

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• Excellence in Effort Awards 5/9

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April 2023

Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

NEWSLETTER

Game Night Old Colony's Game Night for April will be a special one! Mr. Terrien and Mr. Teixeira will be hosting a Magic the Gathering Card Game Draft Tournament, all are welcome. Students will also have a wide selection of board games to play or can even bring some of their own. As always pizza and drinks will be available too. Game Night will be on Friday April 14th from 2:30 to 6:00 PM.

Spring Open Mic Our final Open Mic of the year is Thursday, May18, 3:30-4:30. Students share original stories or poetry or they can perform music -- vocal or instrumental. Those interested should contact Ms. Whinnem (bwhinnem@oldcolony.info) or Ms. Linehan (jlinehan@oldcolony.info) with questions or to work on their pieces after school Thursdays.

FREE College Credits in Math for Grade 9 & 10 Students Great news for grade 9 and 10 students who want to accelerate their math skills and earn FREE college credit while still in high school! Bristol Community College is offering Math 152 at no cost this summer. This course is the equivalent of a high school Algebra II course, which means that students who successfully complete the course will enroll in Pre Calculus in grade 11 with the option to take Calculus in grade 12. Please reach out to Dan Wright (dwright@oldcolony.info) in guidance for details.

Biology MCAS Support Biology MCAS support starts the Monday following April break with Ms. Dembrow in Room 10. Students who have been identified as needing extra support due to absences, struggles in test taking strategies, and content gaps are invited to attend. The program runs every Monday and Wednesday from April 24 through June 5, according to the school calendar.

MCAS Dates All grade 10 students will be participating in the Math MCAS on May 16th & 17th. Students should be sure to get a good night’s rest and be confident in all the steps they’ve taken to prepare them to succeed on the exam. We are proud of all the hard work they have put in! Save the date - Science MCAS June 6th & 7th

AP Testing Dates If your student is enrolled in AP coursework this year, they will be participating in end of course exams during the first two weeks of May. Testing dates are as follows: May 3, 2023 8:00am English Literature and Composition May 3, 2023 Noon AP Computer Science A (students in AP Java take this exam) May 8, 2023 8:00 am AP Calculus May 8, 2023 Noon Computer Science Principles May 9, 2023 8:00 am English Language and Composition

22-23 Course Recommendations: Thank you for taking the time to review course recommendations for the following school year. We value your partnership in making the best academic decisions for your student. If you have any questions, please reach out to your student’s guidance counselor. Due to our small size and vocational requirements, we are unable to honor schedule changes once students are placed. In the event that there is a conflict in your student’s schedule, rest assured they will be placed in a course that fulfills the MA DESE graduation requirements.

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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.

Makerspace 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

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.

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.

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• Movie night is fast approaching and we have only 46 participants so far. If we do not have more participants, we will have to open it up to the Junior class. Just to clarify, the lawn activities begin at 5:30pm but we will not start the movie and the slideshow until 7:30pm. For those of you that have sports or other after school activities, I hope you will re-consider attending if you can arrive by 7:30pm. Remember, the event is free and you get a free dinner and ice cream :) If you think you may be able to attend, please fill out the movie night Google Form that you will be in attendance. I will resend it to your email. It is also on Google Classroom. Thank you and hope you can all attend!

• Please fill out the Google Form regarding your Senior Trip. If you have other ideas besides Six Flags, there is a place for you to include your ideas. However, cost and time are a factor so please keep these in mind when offering your ideas. Ms. Gamelin and I will be making the final decision regarding the trip.

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Old Colony Student Run Food Pantry The Old Colony food pantry, organized by the students and facilitated by Ms. Weeden and Ms. Davenport, is an incredible opportunity for you to help out your community. We are accepting all donations of non-perishable food items and everything is greatly appreciated. The food pantry helps anonymously to support Old Colony families in need throughout the school year. Our food pantry does something truly inspiring by providing food to those in need, no questions asked. By donating, you can become a part of this movement and help our Old Colony families, friends, and community. All donations can be brought to Ms. Weeden in Room 31. To pick up food baskets, call or email the front office.

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SkillsUSA 34 students will be competing at this year's SkillsUSA State Competition held April 27th-29th in Marlboro. We encourage these students to practice their skills and study hard for this event!

Culinary Arts: PROSTART INVITATIONAL: Students in the Culinary Arts program competed at the MA ProStart Invitational Competition on March 21st at Gillette Stadium. We are happy to announce that our Culinary Team: Madison Cole (junior), Kaylee Kingsbury (junior), Elisa Lima (junior), Julia Raposo (sophomore), and Lilah Barros (sophomore) took home FIRST place out of 11 teams. Our Management Team: Bea Ashley (junior), Jonathan Buker (junior), Mia Mendes (junior), Anthony Barkowsky (senior), and Haley Kittredge (sophomore) took home FIRST place out of five teams. They will be moving on in May to the National ProStart Invitational in Washington D.C. Felicity Kulak (senior) participated in this year's Cake Decorating Competition. We are proud of the work, effort, and time these students put into preparing for their competitions.

Computer Science: PHOTOS Computer Science Students took a field trip to Mobile Heartbeat, a software company that builds a portfolio of mobile apps that allow critical communications between nurses, doctors, and other patient-facing clinical staff at hospital systems across the U.S. Mobile Heartbeat is located headquartered in Waltham, MA and has 150+ employees worldwide. Mobile Heartbeat provided the students with a tour of the facilities, an overview of the company, as well as a panel of employees. The panel discussed where they started, how they got to where they are now, the skill sets they have and need for the roles they are in, and what skills are important to have if pursuing a career in computer science. The panel consisted of: Kathy Leonard: Office Manager Mike Kellstrand: Dev Engineering Director Brian McKee: DevOps Engineering Director. Bill Reid: VP of Product Saji Aravind: CTO Owen Bangs: DevOps contractor: 2022 graduate of Old Colony’s computer science program; also currently a computer science college student Steven Graber: Technical Documentation Manager, Mobile Heartbeat. Special thanks to Steven Graber for facilitating our trip and providing our students with this opportunity.

CAD Drafting: The CADD department would like to congratulate the following students on earning their Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) credential: Ethan Gray Lucas Pimentel Steven Sears Cole Volkema CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thank you to our industry partners for their support of our Cooperative Education Program and for hiring our students to work at their place of employment. We rely on our industry partners to support our mission of preparing and supporting students for the global demands of society and the workforce through rigorous vocational-technical experiences that foster responsible, productive citizens in our community.

We would like to congratulate the following students for their participation in our Cooperative Education Program:

• Daniel Bertrand - F. D. Jones Electric, Inc.
• Jack Booth - Jonathan Cronin Electrician
• Emma Chaberek - Whaler's Cove Limited Partnership
• Derek Dwelly - South Coast Alternative Power Solutions
• Isabel Housasian - Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation
• Aaliyah Ingham - Rochester Board of Health
• Brianna Killoran - The Cottages at Dartmouth Villages
• Haley Lackie - Rochester Board of Health
• Luke Meelia - Marc Cabral Electricain
• Jeremy Miller - A&M Associates
• Kennedy Monast - Whitter Health Network
• Ryan Silva - Seaview Home Theatre
• Jacob Sousa - Murphy's Auto Salvage
• Joshua Sousa - JRD Inc.
• Jeffery Stone - General Supply & Metals
• Trevor Taveira - South Coast Alternative Power Solutions
• Ava Texeira - The Cottages at Dartmouth Villages
• Rachael Willworth - Alden Court Nursing Care and Rehabilitation

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