The officers of the Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society were recognized for their year of leadership at the Induction Ceremony. Officers received an insignia pin recognizing their successful year of service. Four members of the Old Colony Chapter of the National Honor Society were elected to serve as officers for the 2000-2001 school year. The officers will assume responsibility for leading the Society to achieve its varied service goals. The National Honor Society ranks as one of the oldest and most prestigious national organizations for high school students.
Chapters exist in three-fourths of the nation's high schools.
Local chapters are sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School Chapter of the National Honor Society was a awarded a national Outstanding Service Project Award as a part of the National Honor Society Conference in Orlando, Florida held November 10, 2000. Fourteen students represented Old Colony at the eighth annual conference. This is the third time that Old Colony had received the national Outstanding Service Project Award. In 1994, the Old Colony Chapter was recognized for a book-drive they had conducted to help establish a library in New Bedford's Parker Elementary School.