The Old Rochester Youth Lacrosse League is sponsoring the second annual "Lax Fest" at ORR High School on Saturday, May 12, noon to 4:30.  Lax Fest began last year as a fun-filled day for the youth and high school lacrosse players to come out with the community and celebrate the start of the lacrosse program at ORR high school, and to raise money to underwrite the cost of the program. 

The 2012 fest will kick off at noon with the ORR girls players running a clinic for the youngest learn-to-play groups (beginning at 12:15).  There will be a food concession stand, ORR lacrosse merchandise sales, shot clock competitions, lacrosse head stringing services, and a silent auction of brand new lax equipment.  Representatives from Warrior and Brine will be on hand to showcase their equipment.  Throughout the afternoon youth games will take place, with the culmination of the day being the boys varsity game against Pope John Paul II from the Cape at 3pm.  Michael Rock of Fun 107 will be on hand to announce the varsity game and prizewinners.  Girls JV and varsity members will also run ongoing games and relays before they need to leave for an away game against Mashpee High School.  Next year's event will feature a girls home game.  The event is free and the public is invited to come and watch the oldest Native American sport that is still played today.  Rain date is May 19^th.

During the Blue Team's Social Studies unit on Greece, the team participated in a "Greco-Roman" Team Day. This day consisted of a variety of activities related to the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. We watched "Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightening Thief" and then went into the contest portion of the day. There was a costume contest, Greco-Roman art competition, living statue contest, orator contest, a Roman numeral competition and a famous Greek or Roman competition. The students who participated were eligible to win prizes and all students were able watch all levels of competition. As you can see even some the teachers get into the Greco-Roman spirit!

Click HERE to view the slideshow.

On the Blue Team, the Math 7 students completed a chapter about two-dimensional formulas.  They extended the discussion to a measuring activity outside, in which they use their geometric formulas to find distances.  They measured distances between flags on the school's field and used their knowledge of the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate unknown lengths.  They then took their measuring tapes into the basketball court to measure the diameter of the circle at center court and use it to estimate the circumference.

Click HERE to view the photos.

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Click HERE to view photos of the Green Team students working at GiftsToGive,
on March 26, 2012.

...and here are some more photos!

For more information, download the file below:

Click on the file below to download a copy of the parent information letter regarding the District Bullying Survey.

To view a copy of the letter from Supt. White, which was mailed home to parents, regarding Jan. 27th Inservice Day, click on the attachment below.

Over the past several weeks students on the Green Team have been working on the Element Project.  Each student was given the name of one of the 50 most common elements and asked to create an element character.  This character had to be constructed out of material representative of the element. A written assignment researched in the library complete with bibliography accompanied the character piece.  Also required was a 3-dimensional atomic model of their element and a "family" photo album with pictures of items in which their element is found with captions.

Click here to view the slideshow.

For more information and to register for Rochester Girls Softball,

Click here: https://sites.google.com/site/rochestermagirlssoftball/

Mrs. Herrmann is asking for suggestions and/or book recommendations for our library. If you have ideas to share, please visit the ORRJHS Library website and click on the link to the "Suggestion Box."

• Are you the caregiver for a child with special needs (parent or foster parent)?
• Special needs may include emotional or behavioral problems, now or in the past.
• Have you been successful in finding resources to help your child?
• Would you enjoy a job where you can share your experience and support otherparents going through a hard time?

Learn about being a Family Partner!

For more information, click on the attachment below.

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT WEB SITE AUGUST 19th, 2011.

www.oldrochester.org

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FIND YOUR CHILD'S ROUTE LISTED PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY OR THE SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE AT THE NUMBERS LISTED BELOW:

ORR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (508)758-3745
ORR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (508)758-4928
CENTER SCHOOL (508)758-2521
OLD HAMMONDTOWN SCHOOL (508)758-6241
SIPPICAN SCHOOL (508)748-0100
MEMORIAL SCHOOL (508)763-2049
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE (508)758-2772 X 1945

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL'S OFFICE AND PROVIDE YOUR STREET ADDRESS SO A HARD COPY OF YOUR CHILD'S ROUTE CAN BE MAILED TO YOU.

***PLEASE CHECK TIMES, STOPS AND ROUTE NUMBERS.
NOT ALL WILL BE THE SAME AS IN PRIOR YEARS.***

Late Buses run Tues. and Thurs. at 3:30 pm

Late Buses will pick up students behind the bulding under the cafeteria this year.

Late buses are different than the regular bus. Click Here to determine which bus your child should ride. (Not every stop is plotted on the map)

Click HERE to download a copy of the 11-12 Student Handbook.

Download 2010-2011 Supplies Lists:

Grade 8

Grade 7

Click on the file below to download a copy of the 11-12 ORRJHS School Improvement Plan.

For information and brochure (including enrollment form) for school insurance, download the forms below.

Click HERE to download the Old Rochester Regional School District / Massachusetts School Superintendency Union #55 New Non-Resident Student Policy.

Parents need to understand Facebook. At Facebook for Parents, parents can enroll in a free course at Stanford to learn more about Facebook or sign up for a free newsletter about Facebook created especially for parents with kids under 18 using the service.

Click HERE to visit Facebook for Parents

Download information and tips for parents, educators, and bystanders from the Youth Voice Project for Bullying Prevention from Mr. Brogioli's Useful Documents Page.

In order to better communicate with the parents and guardians of our students, email lists have been set up. All parents' and guardians' emails addresses that we have on record have been included in the lists, which are organized by student grade level/year of graduation. If you would like your email address to be added, removed, or edited, you can manage your account by using links below.

If you have more than one child in the District, you should subscribe to all the appropriate groups. You will not receive multiple copies of messages sent to more than one group.

This is a moderated list. Only administrators and other authorized school personnel (such as the principal) will have permission to to send emails to the groups. All other messages sent to the list will be held for approval. Non-essential and inappropriate messages will be deleted.

The emails lists are "hidden" lists - only the administrators of the lists will be able to see the email addresses. Your email address will not be visible in any outgoing messages.

To subscribe, unsubscribe, edit, and manage your accounts choose a link below:

Grade 7 Parents/Guardians List- Orr-2017

Grade 8 Parents/Guardians List - Orr-2016

Grade 9 Parents/Guardians List - Orr-2015

Grade 10 Parents/Guardians List - Orr-2014

Grade 11 Parents/Guardians List - Orr-2013

Grade 12 Parents/Guardians List - Orr-2012

A Thin Line ( http://www.athinline.org/ )  is a digital safety education resource produced by MTV in collaboration with other media partners. The purpose of the site is to education teenagers and young adults about the possible repercussions of their digital activities. A Thin Line ( http://www.athinline.org/ )   offers a series of fact sheets about topics like sexting, digital spying, and excessive text messaging and instant messaging. A Thin Line ( http://www.athinline.org/ ) gives students advice on how to recognize those behaviors, the dangers of those behaviors, and how to protect your digital identity. Students can also take a short quiz to practice identifying risky digital behaviors.

Would you like to learn more about ORRJHS?  Click on the links below to view the ORRJHS video produced by Greg Andree and his students. (If the video does start to play after a couple of seconds, click on the little black triangle/play button in the lower left corner of the video window)

ORRJHS Video Part 1 (QuickTime)

ORRJHS Video Part 2 (QuickTime) 

Wanted: School Programming

We are looking for school programming from the ORR School District:classroom lessons,guest speakers, sports, school events and activities, etc.

Please share the wonderful things going on in this school district with the community. Programming will air on Comcast Ch.18 & Verizon Ch.37 - the Ed TV Channel for the tri-town.

Teachers, students, parents, if you have taped school events or would like to learn how, please contact: Debbie Stinson or Lee Shionis at ORRHS 508-758-3745.

email: dstinson@orr.mec.edu   lshionis@orr.mec.edu

Formats for programming: mini dv or DVD

The mission of ORCTV's Channel 18 is threefold:

• To provide the youth, parents, teachers, and members of the greater community of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester with the technology and resources to produce their own television programming.
• To showcase educational endeavors/interests of schools within or available to students of the Tri-town area.
• To provide educational programming to learners of all ages within its viewing audience.
  

Click here for more information on ORCTV's ETV Channel 18 

In accordance with federal and state regulations, the Old Rochester Regional and Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester school districts provide special education programs designed to meet the needs of children who are attending public and private schools and whose parents reside in the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester. This information applies to all children who reside in the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester, including homeless children. Special education services provided by the public schools are available to all children aged 3 through 21, who have disabilities which prevent them from making progress in school. Eligible areas of disability include autism, communication, physical, intellectual impairments, specific learning disabilities, and developmental delays. Parents or guardians of youngsters who might qualify for special education are encouraged to contact the public school district to determine the eligibility of their child or children. The Old Rochester Regional School District provides a full continuum of special education services. Parents or public school licensed professionals may refer a child for evaluation for special education eligibility, if regular education interventions are not successful. Preschool screenings are available four times per year in the elementary schools in the Tri-town area - look in local papers or call your elementary school for dates and times. ORR and Union #55 Elementary Schools Director of Student Services - 508-758-2772 Ext. 1942 Early Childhood Coordinator - 508-748-1863 Old Rochester Regional High School - 508-758-3745 Old Rochester Regional Junior High School - 508-758-4928 Sippican Elementary School (Marion - Gr. Pre-K-6) 508-748-0100 Center School (Mattapoisett - Gr. Pre-K-3) 508-758-2521 Old Hammondtown School (Mattapoisett - Gr. 4-6) 508-758-6241 Rochester Memorial School (Rochester - Gr. Pre-K-6) 508-763-2049 Our school districts have developed Special Education Program Plans for the State Department of Education. These documents are public. Copies are available in the Student Services Office, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett, MA 02739. For further information about student services, go to http://www.oldrochester.org and click on "Special Education." Our Director of Student Services and our principals are available to answer questions, and we invite your comments about special education in any of our schools. Any parents or members of the community who would like to have input into our planning for special education should call the Director of Student Services at 508-758-2772 x1942, or should plan to attend a meeting of the Special Education Parent Advisory Council. Additionally, the Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester, and Old Rochester Regional School Districts have openings for chairpersons. Please contact the Director of Student Services at the above listing if you are interested in serving on or chairing your town's Parent Advisory Council. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these laws and how they affect your children, please do not hesitate to contact your local principal or the Student Services Office. Anyone may obtain copies of special education laws and regulations from the Department of Education, 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5023.