“Do what you must, be wise, cut your vines/And forget about hope. Time goes running, even/As we talk. Take the present, the future’s no one’s affair.” Reciting these final lines from Horace’s “Ode I. 1 1,” Ada Gerard (‘28) secured first place in the 2025 Oyster River High School (ORHS) Poetry Out Loud (POL) recitation... Continue Reading →
The Ethics Bowl Experience
Hundreds of students from across the New England region gathered at Saint Anselm College to discuss philosophical issues ranging from artificial intelligence in relationships to the nutritional implications of what we feed our pets. On January 25th, the College hosted the 2025 National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) regional competition. The Oyster River High School... Continue Reading →
An Evening with Tona Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn59cyH3qfI&t=1479s The applause of over 500 community members filled the Oyster River Middle School (ORMS) Concert Hall as students bowed alongside the acclaimed violinist Tona Brown. The Oyster River High School (ORHS) orchestra hosted Brown to perform with them at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 24th. For students, who had been perfecting the performance pieces... Continue Reading →
New Committee in Town
The Leadership Advisory Committee, run by Oyster River High School (ORHS) Principal Rebecca Noe, is one of the newest clubs at ORHS. Started as a project by two students from a Sociology class, the committee hopes to create positive change in the community of the school. The Leadership Advisory Committee was created to... Continue Reading →
Colleen Fleming: Oyster River High School’s New (Secret)ary.
Where were you on Valentine’s Day in 2012? Colleen Fleming, now attendance secretary at Oyster River High School (ORHS), was carrying out an arrest warrant in Brunswick, Maine for Jessica Bartlett and Mark Judd, who were indicted on 3 counts of both Social Security fraud and aggravated identity theft. As I would soon find... Continue Reading →
