Throughout all of my schooling, the number one thing that I’ve been told by my teachers is to avoid procrastinating. It seems logical and simple to just break up time to work on assignments and not get distracted during those time blocks, especially if it means good grades and decreased stress, right? This has been... Continue Reading →
Oyster River is home to many talented artists. These people have worked for years to build their artistic skills and showcase them in different ways. These are their stories. Sofia Sarzosa: Sofia Sarzosa has always been drawn to creativity, no pun intended. Since elementary school, Sarzosa has been into discovering different types of art media.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes conflicts that are far away from us get put aside, but not for eight Oyster River Middle School students. In the midst of the Russia-Ukraine war, students, scared and sad about the damage to Ukraine and impacts on innocent Ukrainian people, decided to make a positive impact through fundraising, which will be wrapped up... Continue Reading →
When you're a teenager, it's the time to learn about yourself and, for many, about relationships. I’ve seen lots of relationships around me through the years, both in the media and in my environment. I’ve spent months of my life reading and watching relationship dramas, experiencing relationships for myself, and watching my friends and classmates... Continue Reading →
Shawn Kelly taught American Studies and also advises MOR. Kelly has no voice, opinion, or sway in this article. I am writing this purely for the reason of wanting other students to have the opportunity to experience American Studies in future years the way I believe it should be. Jennifer Weeks, another English teacher, helped... Continue Reading →
This is Evy Ashburner and Hannah Muessig! Welcome to our podcast about silly things that make high schoolers blush and cringe at Oyster River high school daily. This will be a humorous conversation with a deeper conversation about teen self esteem and why we find some simple things so embarrassing. Hope you enjoy and thanks... Continue Reading →
College. It's hung on the school walls, it floods our inboxes, and the question “where are you applying?” pops up constantly from both teenagers, and adult figures. For many students, a 4-year college plan is an expectation and their interactions with other options are limited. As students become upperclassmen, they need to start thinking about... Continue Reading →
Congrats to all athletes who worked hard this winter and made it to nations to compete for individual races. These athletes include: Cook, Kavanagh, Charlotte Cousins, Daniel Doherty, Dillion Labonte, Ty Dorow, Keane Swiesz and Henry Hagen. This winter track season athletes were worried there would be no racing at all. However, through that uncertainty... Continue Reading →
Break is over and now exams are flying our way. Student stress is rising as a full schedule of classes demands preparation for tests and intensive projects. For the most part, juniors and seniors are the only students in the building who have experienced taking a midterm. Even for these students, it has been a... Continue Reading →
As Oyster River transitions in a new school year they welcome two talented new art teachers John Willemse and Allison Plourde into the building. The Oyster River community misses the former art teachers (Tim Lawrence and Tracy Bilynsky) as they were long-time members of the school district, but the community is also excited to meet... Continue Reading →
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