On Friday, May 25th, Oyster River High School pottery students finished up their final raku firings, a technique derived from ancient Japan for firing ceramics. While in official ceremonies the Japanese used “branch kilns,” the process has been slightly modernized to what is known as “Westernized Raku.” The ORHS Art Department began raku firing a... Continue Reading →
This Saturday, April 14th, crowds of runners, walkers, joggers, and anyone in between will gather at Oyster River High School for the second annual Marina’s Miles road race/walk. Marina Slavin, the namesake for the race, was an ORHS graduate, one of four daughters to Durham community members Maura and Mike Slavin.... Continue Reading →
Do you suffer from daily headaches? Exhaustion? Mood swings and lack of motivation? If your answer to these questions are yes, yes, and yes, I may have a solution. Let’s take a look at your diet. Did your breakfast consist of a pop tart and coffee? Or perhaps you didn’t eat anything at all? As... Continue Reading →
“We set the team up to do our best. The kids ran extremely well,” said head sprint coach Nick Ricciardi. On Sunday, February 5th, Oyster River High School’s Track and Field team joined many others to compete in Hanover, New Hampshire, for the Division II State Championship Meet. The event was held at Leverone Field... Continue Reading →
In the following piece, I have outlined the experiences of ten local athletes who have suffered from ACL injury. These individuals are just a sampling of a much larger population in our community, and unfortunately, there are many other stories like these. To learn more about the specifics of ACL injury, as well as its... Continue Reading →
DURHAM -- Late in the evening of Sunday, October 29, strong winds and heavy rain ravaged New Hampshire communities. This coastal storm left hundreds of thousands of residents without power, going down in the books as the 4th largest power outage in the state’s history, according to NH1 News. As road blocks and mass outages... Continue Reading →
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