On Thursday, March 7th, members of the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) community gathered in the high school auditorium for a School Board Candidate Forum hosted by the ORHS Student Senate. Five of the six school board candidates on the ballot for the upcoming election on March 12th were in attendance, including three from... Continue Reading →
As soon as I sat down with Rachael Blansett, she led with her identities: black, biracial, queer, femme; declaring who she is before anyone else could define her. Rachael Blansett is the new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) Coordinator for the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD). As the DEIJ coordinator, she works... Continue Reading →
At the beginning of the 2020-21 school year, Oyster River founded a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee dedicated to addressing racism and other forms of prejudice in our community. Like in many school districts across America, this committee was created partially because of the increased public awareness of the urgent need for societal change... 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 →
Durham- “For the purpose of what we were asking, it went really well,” said Suzanne Filippone, principal of ORHS, describing the ALICE drill. During the advisory period on September 12, 2017, an air horn was blown at 1:06 pm to initiate the beginning of the newly implemented ALICE drill. The drill was intended... Continue Reading →
This past weekend, a number of People’s Climate Marches took place in cities around the united states. The People’s Climate March, organized by the Sierra Club, drew over 200,000 people to the streets of Washington D.C. alone. The Climate March in D.C., which took place on Saturday April 29th, began at the Capital and ended... Continue Reading →
“It was definitely a great reminder that because of the privilege I have from being male and white, I have a responsibility to use that privilege to try and help others. There's a place for everyone at these movements!” says Nick Dundorf (‘18), who attended the Boston Women’s March For America. This past Saturday, January... Continue Reading →
At 6:50 AM on November 9th, my alarm clock blared. Unlike most mornings where I lay motionless for the next ten minutes, I bolted upright. I reached for my laptop on the floor next to my bed. The blue illumination of the screen when I open the laptop momentarily blinded me. My tabs from last... Continue Reading →
Mouth of the River 