Left to Right: Beni Griffin, Emma Canning, Ava Raleigh. Canning holds a sign that reads “Our future should NOT be your ‘favorite cut’”. At 4pm on Wednesday September 10th, students gathered on the UNH’s Great Lawn to protest the state budget cuts. A state budget passed in June cut nearly $18 million in funding for... Continue Reading →
“My name is Jahrie Houle, and I was nominated for the USC Speak Your Mind ice bucket challenge.” I found myself saying these words on camera last week moments before willingly being drenched in gallons of cold water. This was not on my 2025 bingo card. This challenge was started by the University of South... Continue Reading →
The Oyster River High School (ORHS) Bobcats unified volleyball team is getting ready for their home opener against Franklin High School, on April 23rd at 4:00 PM. They’re coming of a nailbiter last Tuesday at Dover, where they narrowly came away with a 2-1 win. Franklin started the season off with a 1-2 loss against... Continue Reading →
Oyster River High School (ORHS) Bobcats boys lacrosse team looks to take down Winnacunnet High School Warriors for the first time in over ten years. The Bobcats, 1-1 on the season, hope a new coach will help them match up against Winnacunnet on April 21st for their home opener. During the offseason, the Oyster River... Continue Reading →
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 →
A few years ago, when I was exploring Beverly Bootstraps (a thrift shop in Beverly, Massachusetts) with my friends, I was introduced to what would soon become one of my favorite underground shoe brands: Feiyue. Priced at just $15, these kicks were both affordable and alternative, exactly the type of item thrift shoppers hope to find. ... Continue Reading →
As March rolls in, madness begins to occur. Brackets get filled out, causing squabbles between friends after the chosen winner has lost to an unpredicted favorite. But instead of Duke and Auburn in their final four, they have “Como Paso” and “Minimum Ca.” Each year, the Oyster River High School (ORHS) world language teachers spark... Continue Reading →
There are two things, for me, that mark the heralding of spring. One is the first bloom of daffodils. The second is the Pancake Breakfast. Moharimet Elementary School in Madbury, NH prides itself on its surrounding maple trees and the sap they provide. Saturday April 5th was Moharimet’s Pancake Breakfast, a 26-year annual event where... Continue Reading →
What’s the hardest word for you to say?” my new speech-language-pathologist (SLP) asks me. We’re walking down the clinic hallway, and my eight-year-old self knows exactly what my answer is. “Woh-wah,” I tell her. Both her and my mom scrunch their eyebrows together. “War?” the SLP asks. “No, woh-wah. Like the Katy Pewwy song. Or... Continue Reading →
For Julia Hernández (‘26), an exchange student at Oyster River High School (ORHS), the shift from her casual club track in Salamanca, Spain to the rigorous hurdle practices of ORHS Track and Field Coach Nick Ricciardi was jarring. The high intensity and frequency of practices, as well as the guidance she received in her training... Continue Reading →
Mouth of the River 