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Vocabulary Day Parade206 viewsThe third and fourth graders at RMS transformed the school into one collective living, breathing dictionary last Friday, February 16, for the annual Vocabulary Day parade. Students chose a word and personified it in costume for the rest of the school, and this year for parents as well. Photos by Jean Perry
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Friends of Old Rochester Music206 viewsOn March 19, all the Old Rochester school bands joined together for the annual F.O.R.M. (Friends of Old Rochester Music) concert inside the ORR gymnasium. The F.O.R.M. concerts allow the OR bands to perform together while raising funds for music scholarships. Photos by Erin Bednarczyk
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Destination Imagination206 viewsRMS is sending a Destination Imagination team to the global finals for a second year straight! The DI team Lightning Bolts will head to Tennessee next month to compete in the championship. Photos courtesy Sarah Cecil
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A Stranger in Camelot206 viewsIt’s a new day, a new drama production, and a new director with a new genre at RMS this year as the students prepare to perform this year’s spring drama “A Stranger in Camelot.” Come see the cast of 33 5th and 6th graders perform RMS’s rendition of Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” this Friday, May 4, at 7:00 pm at RMS. Photos by Jean Perry
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Marion Natural History Museum206 viewsThe Marion Natural History Museum's afterschool group enjoyed learning the history of the Bird Island lighthouse and viewing the return of the birds to the island. We spotted roseate terns, common terns, oyster catchers, some unhappy Canadian geese, and a nesting mallard duck. We also learned about the recent restoration efforts made by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to improve drainage and provide adequate nesting habitat for the returning birds. We wish to thank Isaac and Pete of the Marion Har
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Mattapoisett Memorial Day206 viewsMattapoisett Board of Selectmen along with members of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280, Rep. William Straus, and special guest Col. Chris Kidd attended the Memorial Day observances at Center School on May 28. The Old Hammondtown School concert band under the direction of Cara Kinney played patriotic tunes to a full house, and afterwards the Memorial Day parade headed to the Civil War monument at the library. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Mattapoisett Memorial Day206 viewsMattapoisett Board of Selectmen along with members of the American Legion Florence Eastman Post 280, Rep. William Straus, and special guest Col. Chris Kidd attended the Memorial Day observances at Center School on May 28. The Old Hammondtown School concert band under the direction of Cara Kinney played patriotic tunes to a full house, and afterwards the Memorial Day parade headed to the Civil War monument at the library. Photos by Marilou Newell
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Senior Awards Night at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High206 viewsDuring the Senior Awards Night at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School on May 31, Superintendent-Director Aaron Polansky surprised Rochester Police Chief Paul Magee with an award honoring him for all the years of community building and support he provided the school during his tenure as chief.
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RMS Class of 2012206 viewsRochester Memorial School welcomed back its RMS Class of 2012, with young students lining the halls to watch the big kids pass through one last time as students. Photos by Jean Perry
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Stayin’ Alive 206 viewsSurvival Week at ORR Junior High kicked off on the early morning of Sunday, June 17, as the 7th-graders boarded the busses for Western Massachusetts for a week of roughing it in the wild. And for this generation, that simply means no electronic devices and no Dunkin’ Donuts. Survival is now in its 46th year and still going strong. Some, like Survival leader Kevin “KT the Kilt Man” Thompson, have attended Survival since they were 7th-graders 30 years ago. Photos by Jean Perry
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The Scoop on S.C.O.P.E. 206 viewsORRJHS 7th-grade students participated in the annual S.C.O.P.E. cardboard boat race at the beach at the Mattapoisett YMCA last Wednesday, June 20. The students engineer and build their boats – some sink, some sail – and this year team “Funky Monkey” came in first place. There were 15 boats in all this year, all created by teams of four. Photos by Glenn C. Silva
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Arts in the Park206 viewsLocal artisans showcase an impressive selection of work at the Marion Art Center’s 12th annual Arts in the Park festival at Bicentennial Park in Marion. Photos by Caleb Jagoda
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