1982-83 MOR Issue 2

'AnyNuntberCanDie' Con1edyOpensDec.2-3-4

byS"'anJones

The School production Can Die" the ORHS p.m.

takes place on a island

Oyster River High outside the three-mile Drama Club limit. The play is about of "Any Number the relatives of an old opens tonight in man, CPdric Russel1, who cafeteria at 8 has died and whose

T;ckets will be for $2.50 for students $3.50 foradults. The runs tonight, Friday and Saturday night.

relatives have gathered to sold hear the reading of his and will. play night

The actors inthe play include: Kevin Ronan as Roger Masters, Jay Phillips "Any Number Can is amurder mystery Die" as Hannibal Hix, Annie which Linden as Ernestine

OR Musicians Play Concert

Wintergreen, Kirstin Swanson as Celia Lathrop, Kyre Cahoon as TJ Lathrop, Ann Ward as Zenia, Wendy Batson asSallyVanViller, Doug Johnson Jack Regent, Dick Dawson as Carter

The OysterRiver High Fortsman and Don Sewall as School Music D"'pt. will Edgars. holdits second concert of The actors have been theyearat thehighschool workingon the production Dec. 14, accordingtoMusic 1 . h . · h d aong wit Director Ricar .__Qi.rector CindyPlourde. Tappanfor six weeks with ' Underthe direction of four rehearsals a week Ms,Plourde, the high school lasting from one hour to band wi11 perform "St. two hours a time. The Nichel?.0Jl-ite" by Forsbald actorsalso contributed to and Livingston; the suite the play on some weekends. from"The Peasant Cantata" , Mr. Tappan also said hy J.S.Bach; 'A Chanuka thatthis productionisthe Triptych" Arr. by Jacques most expensive non-musical Rizzo; and "W;nter Wonder- productiontodate at ORHS land"by Flex Bernard• with thetotalcostof the

on pg. 11 play running $607.60.

Durham, N.H. .

KayserElectedRep. StudentsAreHappy

by Lisa Kelly

board, explained that in the future the repLastWednesday, seniorresentative willbe elected Karin Kayser was electedtoin the spring along with represent the Oyster R;verthe other student office High Srhool student bodyatelections. s�udents school boardmeetings. interested will runduring

According to S·udenttheir Junior year and c�uncil Advisor Julieattend board meetings D11bois, Kayser defeatedthroughout their entire Kelley Cathcart by col-SPnior year. lecting more than 50 per cent of thestudentvotes.

Kayser took part in her first board meeting last night in the Middle 'School Library.

MathTeam #2inLeague

Board Member Sharon by CraigR;ef Meeker said, "Itwi11 take time for Kayser to learn about the issues at hand The Oyster River High and feel comfortable to Srhool MAthteam, occupying make comments. " ltrs.....!l!�Otftt·pra� !�eoffd Meeker alsocommented that division of the Tri-State she islooking forward to Math League, will host its hearing some valuable largest meet ever next opinions from Kayser. Wednesday

According to SC PJ:'.es. The math t� trail• Jim Healythe'SC will act Amesburyby 19 points, with asa go-between for Kayser s�mersworth two points andthestudentbody. Healy behindtheminthird. explained that the SC was The math team will unable toadvise Kayser on host approximately 170 theissues of last night's students and 20 advisors meeting because they. were from 14 different schools unabletoobtainanagenda. including: Amesbury, Healy further ex Kingswood, Newburyport� plained that Kayserwillbe Somersworth, Timberlane, expected to report to the and Triton, said Mr.Petar SC after school board St-oykovich. meetings to discuss the The categories for issues with the council. the home meet will be According to Kayser, she arithmetic, sequences and will postareport on the series, linear equations, minutes of the meetingsto exponents andradicals, and keep students informed. parallels and perpendicular Kayser saidthat she (analytic) and team catewants toencourage students to speaktheir minds onthe issues discussed, "N�w is our chance to voice our opinions and complaints, h11thaving a at theboard help unless input."

student rep. meetingswon't I get some P-in. GPrald Daley says neispleasedwith the fact that there is a student representative and encourages students to speak with the SCmembers and Kayserabout any of the issues put before the Board.

Kayser, one of the students responsible for getting a student representative to the school

gory.

The Tri-St-ate Math League has a much more competitive outline. The problems are harder and the competition is tougher than in the Southeastern Conference Math League which involves smaller schools such as: Sanborn, Raymond, E�ning, N"'wmarket, and AIton, said Math T0am Advisor Petar St-oykovich.

The next Southeastern Conference MathLeaguemeet isOPc.15 at Raymond.

The math team placed first at their Tri-State Math meet with LPague division two in T;mberlaneNov. 3 155 points.

T.J. LAthrop (Kyre Cahoon) talks toCelia LAthrop (Kirstin Swanson), --bileCarterForstman (D.ckDawson) andEdgars (Don Sewall)look on, before the million dollar will of Cedric Hopkins Russell is readin the OusterRivPr Drama Club P-esentation ''Any Number Can Die"whichopenstonight.

Stars Class

by Mike Wellington

Th e Ovster River High S-hool Planetarium DPpartment _ visited the Hayden Planetarium at the Boston Museum of Srience, Boston Mass, to see a show as put on by professionals.

The shows started at 10 a.m., and brought the class through the history of flight. Ir followed the progression from simple gliders to the advanced space shuttle of today, "The h sow was pretty good, but I think that our shows are better because we get the whole audience to participate and we can answer questions, and talk one-on-one to our audience II J says Planetarium student F...ank Nichols.

Winter track

Goes ToBoston

The admission price was one dollar, but the students got in for free, thanks to Planetarium Dir. Eleanor Millik e n who knows the Hayden dir ector.

Aft e r the show they we re lead out back of the set to meet some of the people who ran the show for them.

The they were , allowed to see other e xhibits in the muse um.

Math team

(Cont'd from page 1)

The M�rh Team competed in five categories: algebraic theory, fractions, set polygons, arithmatic, and word problems,

(Cont'd from page 8) said Sophomore Thomas cats were runners up to Cunniff who received 13

Londonderry in the Class points in three categories. meet, "I lo.ope to better my Matt Dauphinais and timJ by three-tenths of a John Chorlian placed highsecond," said Smith who set est with 22 and 20 points, a state record in the 60 putting Oyster River ahead meter-high hurdles last of Amesbury. Orher team year, members are: Dave Pk ilips, Smith is expected to Greg Mercer, Demi Dnbois, hold strong in the 60 high s�P.ve J�cobson, R-bert hurdles, long-jump, and 300 HPilbronner, Ming TAai and meters, Dick Dawson and DPan Pomerleau. Dave Elliot will be the Philips, Cunniff, main. force in the weight Dauphinais, Heilbronner and events, The distance run- Pomerleau entered as a ners this year will be D<>an· team, solving one problem Pomerleau, Jon Holter, from each category. They Mike G...ossi, Jim Griffith, received 18 points for a and Srott Shirley. Robin total, commente d Philips, Miller and Mike Wellington Total standings for d lead the TPst 2 were Ovster River are e xpecte to first with 155 points and team in sprints and long Amesbury second with 154 jump, points.

JulieI\.niglii'Takes 2nd in NH JuniorMiss

bv Dick Dawson

An Ovst er River High Srhool student received $1000 in th e N""W Hampshire Junior Miss Pagent in M�nchester Saturday night.

S enior Julie Knight was selected as first runner-up in a competition ov e r 30 girls from throughout the state.

The pagent, held at S.., Anselm's Colleg e , was the culmination of the event which started four

weeks ago.

Each of the two nights

were de vot e d to either talent, or youth fitness

All in al1, that she "came [ ..he pagent] friends and the of performing in tion like that."

Julie out with felt of it many experiance a situa-

Spanish Club BakeSale

by Craig Rief

The Oyster Rive r High and poise and appearance. Srhool Spanish Club made Th e 30 girls were separated $43.75 on a bake sale 1n into two groups, of whom the front lobby Oct. 16, one group uid one of the according to Spanish Club activities, and the oth er President, Sreve Jacobsen. the other.

In the Sept. 28

On Saturday evening, elections: Steve Jacobson the groups switched, was elect ed president; Sean Thi:! pagent was based Cavanaugh, vice president; on talent, poise and ap Dorie Schwebel, treasurer; pearance, scholarship, and and Kari Federer, seca pe rsonal interview, and retary. not on the "looks" of the

The spanish club has contestants. not had any meetings yet

Miss Knight won the due to after school acyouth fitness award for the tivities such as soccer and first night, and the talent fie ld hockey, but there for the second as chosen by will be a me eting sometime a panel of five judges. during the first week

The winne r of the N�vember, commented St eve pag ent Manchester C<>ntral's Jacobson. Yoenok Sai won her talent

The F.,.ench and Latin night for her demonstration clubs hav e ye t to hold of a Karate ability by their first meetings but breaking several boards, plans are in the immediate Miss Sai won a $1500 cash future comm e nted Madame scholarship, and a silver Julie D11bois and Ms. "Linda bowl. Herbst.

Miss Knight $500 spirit award chosen by the in the pagent.

won the which was othe r girls

She was disappointed that she and Sai were not in the same group so that they could not be compared against one another by the judges.

Mrs. BPtty Hill talks with UFO's. to students about he r experience

Drinking Majority

"Vodka."

The students in the auditorium snickered at the response of a peer when asked to name his favorite drink during a hypnosis demonstration October 28.

"Budweiser," another responded.

Later in the same demonstration the five students were told that the water they were holding in their mouths was indeed straight whiskey. One student gasped, and spit the liquid onto the stage. Another just didn't respond, but three others calmly drank the water, as if it were the real thing, as if they were used to it.

The assembly was funny, and served its purpose: to show how the subconsious mind can be probed through hypnosis, how true feelings can be brought to the surface.

The high school student who drinks is no longer the exception to the rule. The non-drinker has slipped into a quiet minority, almost never heard from.

Perhaps parents don't realize that their sons or daughters drink. Students may tell their parents they are goi�g out, and just proceed to go somewhere else and drink.

s�hool officials realize that there is a problem with drinking. B11t they feel confident that students are no longer drinking in school but confine their drinking to weekends in general.

Drinking is unfortunately becoming an "escape" for students. "High schoolers are drinking to become drunk, or to obtain the 'buzz' that drinking causes." Obviously students don't learn to enjoy themselves sober, that they need to drink to have fun.

We are concerned that parents realize their . children drink, if they are like most of their friends. But we want parents to ask themselves if their kids are learning to drink responsibly.

By the time your son or daughter graduates, it is most likely that he or she will have a habit of drinking. Who will stop this habit from becoming a problem? Who will keep our graduates from slipping into the 10 per cent of high schoolers who end up having a drinking problem?

dick dawson '83

In response:

We encourage response to our editorial opinions. Please write to:

Oyster River Publications Coe Drive Durham, NH 03824

HealthClassGetsCredit StudiesNutrition, Alcohol

by Joe R@id and Suzanne Hebert

6yster River High School Ninth Graders are .receiving more credit this year in a nine-week health class that includes units on nutrition, physical fitness, mental health, and the effects of alcohol, according to school officials.

The school decided to grant credit to the students this year because rhe class is mandatory, and is graded, according to Class Instructor Louis Mroz.

Fnr two weeks the emphasis of the course 1s the effects of alcohol on the body and drunk driving.

of Fnr this section class, Mr. Mroz hopes to have had, the and the 10 future, speakers who been through the hell." "have living

R@cently, three recovering alcoholics, a 60 year-old male, a 40 year-old female and a 17 year-old boy, talked to the ninth grade health classes. Srhool Nurse, Beth Kleine, said, "the 17 year-old made the greatest impact because he made everyone think about the long-range outcome."

SADDAttractsMembers AsksHelpofStudents

h,, Amy Austin

On Nov. 24 Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) held a meeting 1n mezzanine B to plan an as­

The assembly 10 room one who or any like to

day following tbe AA members will be 11 to talk to anyhas a free period class that would ask questions. Mr. sembly to be held next Mroz said everyone was inTuesday at Oyster River vited. H;gh School, according to SADD was formed at coordinator Mr. Lou Mroz. ORHS by Mr. Leo J. Spencer

The assembly was following the death of his reluctantly agreed to by son Damon. ORHS Nurse Beth ORHS Prin. GPrald Daley who Kleine and Mr. Mroz are has doubts about the ef- sponsoring the program at fectiveness of "preaching" ORHS.

�o a very large group at Concerned Citizens one time. "I wish it could Against Drunk be done in smaller groups (CCADD) met Nov. and a definite relationship Wentworth Douglas could be established be-

Driving 21 at Hospital tween the students and speakers", Daley. commented in Dover. They the SADD 2roup at Mr. 1dea: a type gave ORHS of Brother program for

the an Big the The assembly will open development of SADD 2roups with Kathy Ury and Joe Reid 1n all the high schools in reading SADD statistics, the seacoast, according to continuing with a 19 year Mr. Mroz. old from Hampton who is a

The ORHS "tudents 10 member of Alcoholics Ano- SADD · 1 d inc u e seniors: Zoe nymous who will tell his Balomenos, Kyre Cahoon, story,'Bonnie &oencer will also talk of how her Kelly Cathcart, Joe Reid, brother's death affected Kathy Ury, and Trisa Ward; Junior Bonnie Spencer; her family, according to Sophomore Andrew G�ossi; Mr. Mroz.

Oyster River Co-operative School William Healy, Mrs. Sharon Meeker, Mrs. Barbara Houston, and Supt.

Board Members Mr. Mr. William Annis, John Powers at the Madbury Town Hall discuss inviting a student representative to the board.

StudentsDrinking: How, When andWhy

hy Jim Griffith

One ninth grade drinker said he drank

"WP- grow up so muchbecause he likes it. 1n four years," a senior"PPople talk about peer said. The senior was pressure and underclassmen referring to her attitudesdrinking to impress toward drinking and howupperclassmen, but I have they have changed 1n high never drunk with an

school. upperclassman, or seen one v i

"I remember when I drink," he said. was a ninth grader, telling "I rlrink because I __J friends how I'd never have a good time when I do. drink. I also remember It's fun; you talk, laugh, thinking how dumb people Poof off and be with were to drink." friends," said another

The senior now drinks ninth grader. regularly.

St-udents who started

The inf�rmation for to drink in grades nine and /4':,:.:.-, the following piece was ten said they just wanted /../'"��· gathered by informal to try drinking. "People interviews with 100 high are curious, especially us school students. According kids. Drinking was to their own stories:

--Most students start drinking just to try it, don't think they will like it, and believe they will never do it again.

the --B··t by far majority like drinking and drink again.

something new underclassmen. to We us as just wanted to experiment," -aid a junior.

--S"'me drink, and keep it friends, pressure drinking.

ninth those among since lS

graders who do a few peer against --More sophomores drink;they drink once a month,because it's "fun". The negative peer presure has dissappeared.

-M�st juniors drink, as their duties and responsibility increase, "t-o get away from it all." Some juniors start drinking for fear of being left out.

--Again, they try it and like it,

-The vast majority of seniors drink; peer pressure is present for the first time, but it is by no m�ans a major factor 1n drinking. SPniors also start to cite their age and wisdom as for drinking. justifications

T� 0 majority of ninth graders have never drunk. The typical ninth grader believes, "I won I t drink regularly until I am twenty. I have no need to. I nrobably will try drinking sometime in high school, but I'll never like it," said one ninth grader.

Ninth grade non-drinkers think that students who drink, drink because of peer pressure, but they have never felt peer press�re to drink.

"I rlon't think it's right," -�id a ninth grader about drinking. "It's not legal, and it 1s dangerous."

"Drinking could lead to a feeling of insecurity without it in later life," -;iid another, "and I just don't need it,"

Students continue to drink because, "I like the feeling and it makes me relax in social situations, but l don't need it to have fun," said a sophomore.

A tenth grade non-��;nker expressed the feelings of many of the school's non-drinkers when he said, "It-'., none of, my �usiness if someone drinks. They're still the same persons. If I ere to criticize all my friends who drink or not talk to them, I would either be criticizing people all day, or very lonely."

s-udents who start drinking as juniors cite seeing friends having fun drinking and not wanting to be left out as reasons for trying drinking. "I..'s an inner-pressure or fear of being left out by friends. I'm not sure that I have been left out, hut 1 thought that I might have been," -aid one junior.

In eleventh grade,students first cited increased pressures 1n their lives for trying and continuing drinking. The pressures are due to increasing responsiblities in school, at home, on jobs, and driving cars. S"tlletimes after a hard week of school, "I just want to get away from it all and get drunk. I· don't have any illusions that this is helping me. I know that the next day I'll have to face them, but it feels so good just to forget everything for a while," said a junior.

Seniors drink for all the reasons listed before and they cite age and responsibility as reasons for drinking. "I'm 18 years old. u-der the law I

I�am an adult, but I can't ORHS Prin. GPrald drink? That's silly. I'mDaley thinks that drinking an adult and I should have is a problem with high the rights of an adult," school students. He .<>id a senior. feels,"The problem does not "I..'s hard to be aseem to be during school, senior and not drink," hnt since we are a part of PYolains one senior. "A the community we are nerson can only follow his concerned and we try to be or her own feelings andalert to the times and senses of right and wrong. places students drink. TL e I.. �akes a great deal of school has three roles in strength not to drink, and dealing with the drinking each individual must decide problem: education, if he or she has that counseling and disciplinerystrength." action. Th� best way we "I have never felt any can deal with the problem real pressure to drink butis increasing influence on people talk and it makes meit." feel like I stick out," �aid a senior non-drinker.

The feelings of most non-�rinking seniors was summed up by one who said, "I don't drink because I see so many problems caused by drinking, DWI, alchoholism, family, legal, as well as deaths and injuries caused· by alchohol."

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and ninth graders: Amey Fuller and Mary Kleine. SADD plans to contact a school, locate a sponsor in that school and try to establish an SADD organi­ "PPople who need tozation, acc_ording to Kathy drink to have a good time Urv. are fooling themselves. And people who drink to fit SADD would also like in are actually isolating to contact a public of themselves more," said ficial to name as an another non-drinker. honorary chairperson. "This Mo�! students'would get the state as a feelings about'the role ofwhole more involved and the school on drinking wasincrease the organization's summed up by S.udentnotariety", said Ury. C uncil Pres. Jim Healv Mr. Mroz said the when he said, "As a whble Igroup is always looking for feel students drink withmore members and interest. resonsibility, The problem Attendence at every meeting I• arises when kids go out1s not mandatory, but every weekend and drinkpeople that realize the with the main goal to gethazards are less likely to drunk. The school should drink and drive, he said. educate the kids about alchohol, its effects and proper use. won't make drinking,because Lecturing kids stop half the fun of drinking is getting away with it."

H�alth Teacher Louis Mroz agrees and says that he tries "to get the info out" and act as a positive rol� model.

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SPnior G�eg BPnnett and baby,durring an assembly Oct. 28 where Professional hypnotist Mr Ray hypnotised five ORHS �eniors out of 16 ORHS �tudents. Also shown from left to right are seniors Matt Dauphinais, Dean Pomerleau, Mike Grossi and Kris Helsher.

NewStudents Reactto OH, AskforMore TeacherHelp

by Suzanne Hebert

New students at Oyster River High School this year £�el as though the facutly could have been more helpful in showing them around and explaining the rules.

Junior Monica Cnrreia from Nantucket Island, Mass., says she was not told when students were allowed to visit the guidance office. As a result, she was given a cut from a teacher because she

had been in guidance class.

Correia f�els sion between new and teachers to go student handbook eliminate a lot understandings flicts. and

during a sesstudents over the would of TUl.s con-

The problem seems to be more for students who arrive during the school year rather then those who begin on the tirst day, s·udents who arrive in the Oyster River District during August have the option of attending a brown bag lunch which helps the new students become oriented to

WritingSainplesAreBqck

JuniorsMatch1981 Marks

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S11zanne Hebert

The 1982-83 Oyster River High School juniors matched last year's juniors with a 5.23 average grade on a scale of two through eight on the SPacoast Accountability Writing Sample taken Oct. 25. Teacher says the

English Elizabeth Dodge test measures fectively a how ef person can write, use correct sentence structure and convey a point.

English T0acher Jay Simmons, one of the graders of the tests, says the test has not bee� used in a way which would measure the

effectiveness of Oyster R•ver's teaching. He feels if fewer people were tested each test could be examined in detail to pin-point

the problems.

According to English Teacher Beverly S-rout the test is "inadequate" because it is given too early.

people to accept you."

Jeff Rnener, a junior from Saint Thomas Aquainas in Dover, also finds fewer cliques at ORHS �han at his previous school.

Students had a variety of reactions when asked about homework and the the school, according to classes. ninth grader Simon Hay.

LAst year's topics consisted of three assignments, one of which was a picture. This year's included only two pictures as topics. Mrs. Dodge feels this year's juniors had to write more of an imaginative story compared to last year's realistic one based on personal perience.

Mr. S•mrnons says that there were far more evasive answers this year than last because of the change 1n format. This shows the students' frustration with the criteria they were given to write about.

The English Teachers at ORHS a l l opposed this year's test and had asked that it be reconsidered. This step was denied by the SPacoast Service G·oup, according to Mrs. Dodge.

One junior feels she didn't learn anything about her writing from the test and it was "just for the teachers."

English turned the teachers tests during to re112 juniors periods.

Mrs. writing went over tail

class s·rout says her workshop classes the test in de-

Jr'sMake$500

by Joe Reid

Samantha Bennett, a Kathy McGonagle, a Junior from Exeter, finds ORHS to be considerably less clique-ridden than Exeter Area High Sc.hool. She says, "Kids are a lot more friendly at OR In Exeter there are groups

sophomore from Hanover, attended a private school last year, Kimball Union Academy She finds less homework and less difficult classes ot ORHS.

Roener finds the ammount of homework that you just don't get into and it is hard to.get much harder grading than

TrionDeadline MetforSeniors

by Kathy McGonagle

16-page color senior section of the 1983 TRION was mailed to Texas recently to arrive by its NAV. 19 deadline, according to TRION Advisor Jay Simmons.

Junior Bonnie Snencer and TRION Editor Sylvie Fortier are working on the layout of the next 40 pages, which will include underclassmen,teachers and clubs. The deadline for the next 40 pages is Dec. 23.

The 1983 has ordered 350 TRION Staff copies of

same but a system STA.

The Oyster River High School Junior Class rai�ed about 12, Class $500 at their Nov. dance according T•eas. Fred Lauten. to Lauten was " very, very pleased " with the results of the dance. H0 noted that an undetermined· amo•rnt of the class budget will be used for the prom this spring.

this year's book at an expected cost of $8,200, said Mr. Simmons.

"This year's year book will be different from what it's been in the past,." said Mr. Simmons. The cover of the year book is going to be 3 colors. Also the senior section will be lh color pages, located i� the center of the year book, he said.

"There will be a 16-24 page summer supplement out next fall," said Fnrtier. The supplement will include senior follies, the French trip, the Latin banquet, i>raduation, the prom, and other spring-summer activities, she said. · r� will cost $3.00.

Those who volunteered their time to aid in selling tickets and refreshments were: Pres. Mark Walker, Vice-Pres.Karen Rockenmacher, Class S 0c. and the head of the publicity co�nittee, K�n Bachich, Lauten, SC Rep. Ellen Jensen, Dan Will, Sheryl Hebert, Meg Michel, E•ic Gleske, Annie Marshall, Ann Bnrke, and B•idget Finnegan.

Meg Michel said that � the only change that t�" made· from other dances ;was delaying the starting time to 8:00 instead of the traditional 7:30, in order to save on the cost of the mandatory police officers. A figure of the savings is, as of this time, unavailable.

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-The music provided s�und Express. at the dance by the N�w

ChallengeBy Pepsi GetsMixed Reviews

by Amy Austin

RPactions of Oyster River High School students and staff to a N�v. 17 assembly on "The s�irit Of Challenge" has been generally negative according to an informal poll, The assembly was sponsored by the pnpsi Cnla Bottling Co, as well as radio station WERZ of Exeter, according to ORHS Prin. Gerald Daley, The presentation con­

taken a challenge and succeeded. It was geared to getting students to enter into what they want and have all the confidence they need, according to the regional Pespi Representative.

Matthew Stewart, a professional New Ynrk actor, was hired in New York by the PPpsi Co. to present "The Soirit of Challenge" to high schools throughout the eastern seaboard, according to sisted of a film that introduced the lead singer s�ewart. for F�reigner, Gilda Radner, famous poeple

Concert

Mick Jones, "The presentation was and who other condescending to the stuhave dent body", said S"nior Joan Glutting, who also wrote a letter to Mr, Daley

(Cont'd from page 1) explaining the negative views of a US History II class.

Uder the direction of "If 1·t t were up o me I�is Levine, the chorus will perform a Hebrew folk and it were proposed that song, "Nations ·Shal1 Learn we. have War No More" Arr. by wouldn't," him again, we said chemistry Stephen Richards; "Gloria and phys1.cs in Excel.sis" by Antony

Vivaldi; "Christmas is the Warmest Time of' the Year" PPrry when feel�ngs by Al Semda; and were.

on "Hallalujah" from the "Messiah."

The audience is asked to parti��?�e with the chorus and the Orchestra in "fialelujah" from the "Messiah."

Cindy Plourde will be directing the two bands and the orcestra. Iris Levine will be directing the chorus and the jazz choir.

teacher Charles asked what his · the assembly

Senior Class Pres, Matt Dauphinais called the assembly "propaganda." 11

The performance was definitely below the typical student's level of maturity and the challenge displayed was too stereotypical,"he commented

NewSntokingRegulations Set UpforORHS �eachers

by Cynthia Weddle

ORHS Nurse Beth

Oyster River High Kleine, a non-smoker, said School Faculty Members the compromise was a good compromised on a smoking idea however she hopes for policy at the school during a long range goal of no a faculty meeting held at smoking in the entire the beginning of the month, school. "Smoking is so -ccording to ORHS Princ. injurious to health it GeraldDaley. would be best to have no

This policy, now 1.n smoking in the building," practice, allows teacher �he said. The faculty smoking in the faculty room members and students who except during lunchand in smoke need their freedom, the conference room during shesaid, and the policy is lunch when avatlable. a workable solution.

Smoking teachers are also The policy is now in a responsible for keep1ng the trial period. The topic faculty room clear of will be brought up againin cigarette butts, ashes, and a future faculty meeting, smoke, according to Mr, .,aid Mr. Daley, "I� is too Daley. early to tell how effective

ORHS Librarian Barbara it'sgoing tobe,"he said. Broderick, a smoker, said it is important to provide a place for smokers where they aren't intruding on non-smokers rights. SL P also said the current situation is not ideal but the smokers are being good sports. Smokers need one place away from students with sufficient ventalation where work canbe said. done, she

Matthew Stewart sings "Juke assembly, Box Hero"during Challenge

Girls'BBall Opens Dec. 1 WithSanborn

hy Scott Rogers

The Basketball Girls' Varsity Team played Sanborn 3:30 to home yesterday at open this year's season.

In a pre-season game last week the Bobcats beat Raymond five out of six periods, according to player Anne Hikel.

"We have a pretty good squad this year," sc<iid Hikel.

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We are playing more of team this year and should better than last year," id SPnior Elise Crosby.

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SPniors on this year's team are Anne Hikel, Jeanne T·wle, and Elise Crosby. Juniors are Capt. Julie Sasner, Kathy Jerabek, and Carrie Temple. Sue Robar is the only sophomore and the ninth graders are Ann B11rke, Kris Bothner, and JcMichel

Ne-w PhilosophyforOR Boys' VarsiiyBasketball

by Amy Hodgson

The Oyster River High School boys varsity and JV Basketball teams will soon begin their regular season play when they travel to Londonderry Tnmorrow.

Varsity coach Dave Nichols said that the upcoming Londonderry game would be a "toss up" and that the season in general would follow a "new philosophy".

" This year we will rely on quickness and aggressiveness," !'laid Nichols, "we hope to ·force turnovers and hold �he other team to a limited number of points."

A� far as the teams weaknesses Nichols says " In our top seven players we don't have anyone over six feet and we are v�ry weak on the boards."

Seniors Chris Franklin and Brian O'Connor will be the "primary offense" with F•ed Lauten, John Teagan and s�ott McHardy adding speed to the team. Other team members include Bill Tobey, Charles Collins, Jamie Poorman, Charles DPal, David Wetherby, Mark Walker, David Eastman and Tom Crotty.

According to Nichols last year's team put the emphasis on offense while this years team will emphasize defense.Players

battle of Gettysburg a red-faced and sweaty faculty team Triumphed over the JV ..earn.

" We're trying to bring back the· Hack Attack," �aid staff team member Chris Lawrence when asked about the three fouls a piece that he and teammate Jim Boulanger recieved in the first half.

The faculty team although losing at half time claimed to have a "secret strategy."

" If everything goes as plan�ed, we will explode, get ahead and then go into a four corner stall for the rest of the game," said Pat Bonner, the only woman on the staff team.

The tired faculty team played all over the court and credited the JV �quad with quick moves, shots and good hustle. nice

An out of breath Bonner stated after the game that "these guys look like they are gonna be real good this year."

Fnllowing this game the boys varsity was badly °!)eaten J.n an t!Xhibition game against an alumni squad 96-65. The alumni squad consisted of players rangeing from last year' to 1975.

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and fans alike will be watching for an exciting by Amy Hodgson season.

Last Wednesday, the boys JV team was defeated by a team made up of ORHS faculty and staff. Looking much like the

Confederate army after

Dan Parr will be tackling the job as the new Junior Varsity Basketball coach this year at Ouster River High School.

Parr, who previosly the coached the P�rtsmouth High Clippers Varsity Basketball

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by Bart Lillis

Nineteen girls have been chosen for the Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball Cheerleading Squad, according to Coach Linda Herbst.

on The girls were judged natural ability, accuracy, voice, form, appearance and grade4 by Ms. Herbst and Teachers Susan Smith, Bernard Weddleton and Jay Simmons.

Paula W.:illace' and

Crystal Eisenhart.

The JV team includes

�apt. Tracy B0rneche, CoCapt. Liz Stewart, Lori Blanchard, Dona Byron, Heidi PFanner, Diana Wilhelm, Sheri Hardy, Holly DPsjardins and Kelli Nobrega.

The new twist year, according to this Ms. Herbst is that grades were considered as well as ability. This was due to the large number of girls who dropped the team in recent years because of failing grades, she said.

by· s�ott Rogers

The Oyster River High School Boys' and Girls' Winter Track Teams will have G•eg Johnson and Jim Howe as the new coaches this year.

G•eg Johnson, an exdecatholete for three years at the University of NPw Hampshire, was chosen to fill the open position as the boys coach held last year by Tnny s�arloto. Jim Howe, a UNH half-miler, will fill the place

team to fciur state tournament finals, says "there is not as much pressure here as there is in Portsmouth."

Players seem to have taken a liking to coach Parr. Player Carl s�bocinski says, "coach P·rr looks like' he will be a really good coach."

Before being hired by ORHS, Parr looked at St. TL nmas Aquinas and BQrwick academy which also had JV -naching positions open.

Parr stated, "I �alked with Mr. Daley and several coaches here and deeided_.,that Oyster R;ver had a more solid program anc! was better organised than the others." , as the girls coach.

Coach Parr thinks that of his team wilV�aite well runners this season.

"There are lots young serious coming up," said senior " We have at least six Chris Smith. solid players and at least

"I hope with the depth four more with potential••• we have this year we can I olan to play everyone and beat Londonderry," said hope to have an undefeated Smith. LasL year cht: Bob- sea:;uu," he said.

Roger Masters (K uin Ronan) and Agatha Withers Lind�n) ponder the ri4dle in the will of Cedric Russell which tells where his money is. See (Annie Hnpkins article page 1.