Last week, members of the class of 2025 became the first Oyster River High School (ORHS) students to take the New Hampshire Seal of Biliteracy test. Earning this distinction would award the students the state seal on their high school diploma. As expected from any test being taken for the first time, the Assessment of... Continue Reading →
Saturday, November 9th, 6:30 AM A barely awake Courtney George (’25) typed in the address to Harvard University’s engineering building in my phone’s GPS. She sat passenger, with Shreya Joglekar (‘25) and Maya More (‘25) in my backseat, all of us wearing our business-casual-est outfits. We’d be spending the next two days at Harvard for... Continue Reading →
Colleen Keeley started her teaching career at Oyster River High School (ORHS) in a pair of red adidas Gazelles, and a thrifted t-shirt with birds printed on the front in black ink from her hand carved stamp. Keeley is both filling a needed position and bringing a new wave of creativity to the ORHS art... Continue Reading →
After sorting through piles of cafeteria trash for half an hour, one Oyster River Middle School (ORMS) 5th grader was overheard saying, “If I were to describe how I felt in emojis, it probably would be smiling and then also BARFING.” He was reflecting on his experience with Trash on the Lawn, an event that... Continue Reading →
Coffeehouse.........................................................................................................1/25/24 Coffeehouse.........................................................................................................4/10/24 These two dates are adorned on the back of an otherwise plain cotton t-shirt. The shirt was worn by Levi Brandt (‘25) the first time he performed his original music at Mouth of the River’s Winter 2024 coffeehouse, joined by three Oyster River High School (ORHS) graduates. The first performance of... Continue Reading →
You just don’t want to learn what they’re teaching. The first time I cried after receiving a grade was during my sophomore year. I could say that looking back, it wasn’t really a bad grade. But then I’d have to say what a bad grade would have been. At the time I probably had a... Continue Reading →
Senioritis is in full swing for the Oyster River High School (ORHS) class of 2024. But, luckily for the girls tennis team, the six senior players are carrying the varsity team through an undefeated season. With a current record of 9-0, the team stands to make it to the state championships for a second... Continue Reading →
Dr. Robert Shaps will begin to serve as the Oyster River Cooperative School District superintendent on July 1, 2024. He’ll become a familiar face for all students before then. Shaps was officially announced by the ORCSD school board as the new superintendent on December 21, 2023, after spending 13 years in the Mamaroneck... Continue Reading →
Hundreds of plates were filled with sustainably sourced burgers and pasta salad on the evening of Thursday, Aprill 11th. The Oyster River High School (ORHS) cafeteria was bordered by tables of volunteer organizations, clubs, and a few individually dedicated students. Each group had assembled to share their new sustainable initiatives with the families attending... Continue Reading →
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