While for students, Oyster River High School’s (ORHS) lunch bell means a quick break from classes, it means much more for the lunch staff as it starts a carefully planned operation to provide meals for the entire school. Behind the scenes, a dedicated team works early mornings to plan menus, prepare meals, manage purchasing, and... Continue Reading →
I walked into the door of the sixth grade English Language Arts classroom at Oyster River Middle School (ORMS) on my first day of Peer Instructing. Fifteen tiny heads turned towards me, confused looks on their faces. Their teacher introduced me to them, telling them why I was there. “So, you want to be a... Continue Reading →
One by one, students walked onto the stage and towards the spotlighted canvas showing a painted tree. They dipped their thumbs into one of the brightly colored paints and pressed them onto the canvas, the vibrant leaves symbolizing the start of a new chapter. On November 5th , 2025, Oyster River High School (ORHS) inducted... Continue Reading →
Hola. Bonjour? Ni Hao? Do you take a language? Language classes at Oyster River High School (ORHS) shrink in numbers each year, as the level increases. My AP Spanish class has 9 people in it, and it’s the only section running this year. AP French didn’t run this year. AP Mandarin barely exists. This downsizing... Continue Reading →
I’ve been writing for as long as I could pick up a pencil. It’s something I’ve always enjoyed, and I like to think it always came easily to me. Even more importantly, it’s something I thought would always be accessible to everyone. But the humanities are gradually becoming less and less available at dozens of universities across America. Colleges have started to forfeit their humanities classes in order to prioritize their Science Technology Engineering... Continue Reading →
I walked into Oyster River on the first day of freshmen year and read the sign above my head, “It’s a great day to be a Bobcat.” Is that what I was now? The past eight years of my life spent as a student in Barringtoon, my peers and I were always Bulldogs. Now as... Continue Reading →
For years, in schools across America, teenagers’ pockets have been buzzing. Text messages, social media notifications, the news, and dozens of other lines of communication are all held in the hands of the youth. That was until this past summer when a new mandate was passed in New Hampshire, joining our state with 26 others that have a “phone policy required”... 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 →
Hundreds of students and staff watch carefully as Kati (Kah-tee) Preston is wheeled toward the lone desk center stage. The concert hall, moments ago alive with casual conversation, falls silent. On Friday, February 14th, participating Oyster River High School (ORHS) classes went to the middle school to join the eighth grade (‘29) in hearing from Preston,... Continue Reading →
When I was choosing classes from 8th-11th grade, the Oyster River High School (ORHS) Program of Studies was my best friend—so much so that I would read it for fun whenever I felt down! I realize, however, that a 64-page detailed document is not everyone’s preferred reading material. Instead, here’s a 3-page article that’s hopefully... Continue Reading →
Mouth of the River 