The ref blows the whistle beckoning the serve, the ball soaring through the air towards Aubrey Young (’26) on the opposing side, but she knows that the ball is hers and she gets it up with ease. Leading the state in both digs and serving aces, Young continues to effortlessly show her dominance on the court. Young... Continue Reading →
While for students, Oyster River High School’s (ORHS) lunch bell means a quick break from classes, it means much more for the lunch staff as it starts a carefully planned operation to provide meals for the entire school. Behind the scenes, a dedicated team works early mornings to plan menus, prepare meals, manage purchasing, and... Continue Reading →
The ball swiftly rolls into the net, just barely missing the goalie’s glove. The Oyster River Unified soccer team was still down 3–5, but the celebration felt as if they had just won the World Cup. Oyster River High School (ORHS) offers three seasons of Unified sports (soccer, basketball and volleyball). ORHS plays many difficult... Continue Reading →
The band, comprised of three members, has performed at multiple local venues and brings in a crowd. Kucktus is an alternate-rock grunge band that started from the ground up, and is comprised of three members: Devin McGraw (bassist), King Hickok (‘26, drummer), and Logan Jabour (‘24, vocalist, lead guitar). Kucktus is not new to the... Continue Reading →
As the flash of her camera goes off, Liz Keenum, local photographer, adjusts her angle for the next shot while assuring her clients that they look great. Keenum is a photographer who has made a name for herself in the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) community and Seacoast area. She has run her photography... Continue Reading →
Hola. Bonjour? Ni Hao? Do you take a language? Language classes at Oyster River High School (ORHS) shrink in numbers each year, as the level increases. My AP Spanish class has 9 people in it, and it’s the only section running this year. AP French didn’t run this year. AP Mandarin barely exists. This downsizing... Continue Reading →
I’ve been writing for as long as I could pick up a pencil. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed, and I like to think it always came easily to me. Even more importantly, it’s something I thought would always be accessible to everyone. But the humanities are gradually becoming less and less available at dozens of universities across America. Colleges have started to forfeit their humanities classes in order to prioritize their Science Technology Engineering... Continue Reading →
I walked into Oyster River on the first day of freshmen year and read the sign above my head, “It’s a great day to be a Bobcat.” Is that what I was now? The past eight years of my life spent as a student in Barringtoon, my peers and I were always Bulldogs. Now as... Continue Reading →
For years, in schools across America, teenagers’ pockets have been buzzing. Text messages, social media notifications, the news, and dozens of other lines of communication are all held in the hands of the youth. That was until this past summer when a new mandate was passed in New Hampshire, joining our state with 26 others that have a “phone policy required”... Continue Reading →
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