limited Apponequet route. Buses for Freetown are provided by Freetown-Lakeville who contract First Student. After school late bus On days students can stay after, Tuesdays (if funded) and Thursdays, and take a "late bus" home. The late bus is only offered only to member towns. Freetown students can stay but they must get a ride home. Vocational-technical programs Old Colony offers thirteen vocational-technical programs. All programs fall under Massachusetts General Law (M.G.L.) Chapter 74. These programs are commonly referred to as "Shops". Automotive Technology Business Technology Computer Science Cosmetology (Often Abbreviated to Cosmo) Culinary Arts Computer Aided Design Drafting (Often Abbreviated to CAD Drafting or CADD) Electrical Electronics Health Careers (Often Abbreviated to Health) House and Mill Carpentry (Often Abbreviated to Carpentry) Machine and Tool Technology Graphic Communication and Design (Often Abbreviated to Graphics) Welding/Metal Fabrication (Often Abbreviated to Welding) Related class During the academic cycle, students have a related class. Sophomores have only one period of related every day, while juniors and seniors have two periods of related every day. This class teaches students curriculum that can not always be taught in shop. Starting in the 2013–14 school year freshmen and sophomores in the 2014–15 school year will have related one period out of their shop class. (It is currently unknown if that will be followed in the future for their full high school career.) Exploratory program The Old Colony Shop Exploratory Program freshmen students "explore" 8 six shops, five of their choosing and 3 chosen by the guidance department in most cases. Students explore shop related classes, during academic cycles, and shop classes, during shop cycle. Students partake in this program during the first trimester, (and into the second for the last two) of the school year and then are assigned their shop. Students will learn how competitive the work force can be because most shops can be very competitive. Students also partake in a course about OSHA, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the EPA, and procedures at Old Colony which takes place one day a week during related weeks. The students take a test on their last related week in related class. Academics As Old Colony RVTHS is "full-time" school so they have an academic department. Old Colony currently (2012-2013 school year) has 21 academic staff members (22 including the Librarian). They each fall under a sub-category. (All courses listed below are based on the