ORRHS Fourth Term Honor Roll

The following students have achieved honors for the fourth term at Old Rochester Regional High School:                   Highest Honors: Mackenzye Caton, Rosemary Clark, Alexandra Fiano, David Fredette, Dillon Furtado, Katherine Guevara, Jacob Hadley, Ian Hartwig, Grace Hebert, Jacob Iappini, Theo Jacobsen, Genevieve Kelly, Andrew Long, Madison Lucas, Caitlyn Lund, Katherine McIlmail, Ava McLeod, Owen Modracek, […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

The following students were named to the Dean’s List at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for Spring 2024:             Chaz Aguiar, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, class of 2027, majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering             Rudy Arsenault, of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, class of 2027, majoring in Robotics Engineering             Emma Carroll, of Rochester, Massachusetts, class of 2025, majoring […] Read more »

Marion Social Club Scholarship

The Marion Social Club is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s scholarship awards. Ms. Lillian Manning of Marion who graduated from Bishop Stang High School was awarded a $1,500.00 scholarship and Jacob Hadley of Marion who graduated from Old Rochester Regional High School was awarded the $2,500.00 William H. Claflin Jr. Scholarship Award. […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

The College of Charleston recently awarded undergraduate and graduate degrees during the Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony including: April Choquette of Mattapoisett graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology; Hadley Walsh of Mattapoisett graduated with a Bachelor of Science in International Business; and Kinsley Dickerson of Mattapoisett graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in […] Read more »

Sippican Woman’s Club Scholarship

Since 1947, the Sippican Woman’s Club has awarded scholarships to students who reside in Marion. Once again scholarships have been funded by proceeds from the club’s annual Holiday House Tour. Due to the pandemic, the prior three years scholarships were funded by donations from both individuals and the sale of luminaria kits to celebrate the […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Tennis Scholarship

The Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association (MCTA) is pleased to announce the winner of a $500 scholarship for a senior member of the Old Rochester Regional High School tennis team.             The recipient this year is Amalia Dupre of Mattapoisett. Amalia plans to attend New York University to pursue a program of study in Drama.             […] Read more »

Real Wishes for the Real World

Editor’s note: The Wanderer has invited keynote student speakers at this year’s high school graduation exercises to share their speeches with our readers. The Old Colony Regional Vocational-Technical High School graduation was held on June 7. By TJ Graber, Old Colony RVTHS Valedictorian             Families, Friends, OC Teachers and Staff, and the Class of 2024. […] Read more »

Academic Achievements

Springfield College has named Dylan Aguiar from Rochester to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the 2024 spring semester. Aguiar has a primary major of Health Science / Pre-PT. Read more »

Bulldog Pride Alumni Association’s Award

The president of the ORR Bulldog Pride Alumni Association, Thomas Xenopoulos Peccini ‘88 announced the winner of Bulldog Pride Award at Senior Awards Night on Thursday, May 30, 2024. In attendance were fellow alumni and officers, including the Hon. First Justice of the Hingham District Court and Class of ‘88 valedictorian, Heather (Smith) Bradley.             […] Read more »

Boys’/Girls’ State

Eight members of the class of 2024 at Old Rochester Regional High School will be attending the Boys’/Girls’ State Convention sponsored by the American Legion’s Florence Eastman Post 280, June 15-21, at Stonehill College in North Easton, MA.             Boys’ State: The American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280 will be sponsoring Xavier Pateakos. Lawrence DiCara, […] Read more »