It’s 7:55 in the morning, you’re rushing down the stairs running ten minutes late to school. The bowl of cereal you’ve been dreaming about all morning is tempting to make, but you decide it’s not worth being marked tardy. Throughout the media, breakfast is advertised as the most important meal of the day.... Continue Reading →
You’re filling your water bottle when you look up and see all these colorful posters, but have you ever read them? Each poster represents a different club, and many of these clubs go completely overlooked without a second thought. What are all these clubs? Who’s in them? Why should you ever consider joining?... Continue Reading →
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 →
You do not owe anything to anyone. Ever. You do not owe them your time, your thoughts, your money, or your things. And you absolutely do not owe anybody mental health support. As high schoolers, we completely engulf ourselves in our social lives, our friendships. We value ourselves based on how many people like us... Continue Reading →
Mouth of the River 