“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 →
On January 26th, Lilly Smith (’26) was sitting in her regular seat in the Oyster River High School (ORHS) art room. Two of her friends walked through the door and, excitedly looking at her, asked if they could watch her art class. “I had no idea what they meant," said Smith. With her fired up... Continue Reading →
Bringing choice to the students “I want the students to have a say in these major decisions,” says Patty Andersen (‘19), the new School Board Student Representative. On Friday the 16th of March, Patty Andersen (‘19) was elected to be the new Student Representative to the school board. After running against Lucas Hamilton ('20),... Continue Reading →
Last night was the tenth annual competition of Poetry Out Loud at Oyster River High School. ORHS students from all grades gathered in the Durham Public Library to compete against each other, seeing who could recite their two chosen poems. 17 students partook in the competition, all critiqued by five judges, four of whom... Continue Reading →
Mouth of the River 