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 →
From answering a quick math question in the hall between classes to putting up cafeteria chairs during FLEX overflow, Greg Spiers, Oyster River High School (ORHS)’s newly appointed substitute coordinator is always willing to help. “When I’m here, I want to be available to help in the way that I’m most useful,” says Spiers. But... Continue Reading →
Students with Mr. Troy on their schedule this year might be surprised by the severe lack of mustache present on the man standing in front of them. This may be due to the fact that they are not looking at Troy, but Troy instead. Lucas Troy is the new Industrial Arts teacher at Oyster River... Continue Reading →
As the bell rang, signaling the end of the school day, seventeen-year-old Megan Thompson quickly ran out of the doors of her small K-12 school and jumped into her car. With excitement traveling in her veins, she drove up to the Pats Peak Ski Area, the ski resort that she had been teaching at since... Continue Reading →
Midnight in Paris, 7 AM in Tokyo, 3 PM in Los Angeles, 6 PM in Durham, New Hampshire. That was the moment on August 27th when Oyster River High School (ORHS) students received an email from principal Rebecca Noe that was set to change the way they went about their school day. Directly before 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 