As I type this at 1 AM, all I can think about is how comfy my bed looks, and how nice it would’ve been to get in bed at a decent hour. It seems relatively simple in concept, but I can somehow never pull it off. High school students are notorious for going to... Continue Reading →
There are more than just fish in the Cochecho River. Cutting across the water in quads, eights, and singles is Great Bay Rowing (GBR), a community crew organization based out of Dover. GBR offers programs for middle schoolers through adults, teaching people how to row and competing across New England. Several Oyster... Continue Reading →
A young Mike Nicolosi spent more time running from the cops than wanting to be one. Nicolosi, known to students as Officer Mike, is the Student Resource Officer (SRO) for the Oyster River Cooperative School District. He splits his time between the middle and high schools as a frequent face in the hallways and... Continue Reading →
It’s 6 pm on a Wednesday at the Oyster River High School (ORHS) auditorium. Inside, students type intensely on computers while tinkering with what seems to be a behemoth of a machine. While some members attend meetings with their teams, others are talking and laughing with each other as they drill wooden planks together— just... Continue Reading →
Oyster River High School (ORHS) contracted their first full-time Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), Britta Bartlett, to help with the increased needs of those struggling with mental health and substance abuse. Bartlett works with students struggling with addictive behaviors, including substance abuse problems such as the use of alcohol and drugs. While this... Continue Reading →
Upon turning in their first papers for Anatomy and Physiology this year, students were presented with three different grades: ‘Structure and Function,’ ‘Systems and Interactions,’ and ‘Nature of Science.’ There was no mistake, however. Teachers had begun changing how they report grades. Beginning this year, some teachers at Oyster River High School (ORHS) have... Continue Reading →
The year is 2012. Rachel Kim has begun her freshman year at the University of New Hampshire, as a first-generation college student of color. She has no mentor and no family experiences to help her during the transition after high school. Parting through the sea of white students, she holds her head high, already breaking... Continue Reading →
For years, Oyster River High School (ORHS) has prided itself on a robust elective system. Sophomores through seniors have fulfilled their English and social studies requirements with a wide range of heterogeneous, mixed-grade electives created by generations of Humanities teachers. However, ever since core classes were implemented in the sophomore curriculum, many have been left... Continue Reading →
Do you have a free period that feels unnecessary? Are you a freshman who doesn’t know what English class you want to take next year? Do you need to fill an elective requirement? Do none of the current classes interest you? Don’t worry, every year new classes are added or introduced. Here are the... Continue Reading →
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 →
Mouth of the River 