1983-84 MOR Issue 2

54 Parking Spaces

Awarded by SC

by Kirstie Winston

Last Fri.day, the oyster River H.igh School Student Council announced the assignment of parking spaces to 54 students out of 61 applicants.

Thirty-eight seniors, 13 JUruors, and three sophomores received parking spacs.

choices were based on j:>bs, extracurricular activit.ies, bus service, and frequency of.car use. Emphasis was p..1t on the first three criteria, said SC Pres•.John T0:3an.

one _person out of the applicants who had a j:>b didn't get a parking spot, said a SC member, because tha,')e!S()n didn't say where he orshe had aj:>b, or the hours.

People who only needed a car once a week mcst: cf.tendidn'tgetparking spaces out of tho;e who applied, commented anSCmember.

"For themcst:part, anybody who got their applications in on time got a place saidT0:3an.

Many in the school are not happy with the system.

New Help For Poor Students

Oyster River High chool Prin.Geofrey Jones, � �ASS\Prin. Neil Shapiro, and Guidance Coull9elors R03er Hall and Phyllis MacKay are working on a structured study plan for students having academic difficiiJties.

Structured Sb.Idies may go into effect after �ond quartergrades are released, says Mrs MacKay. She ruggests that a list of students to be placed in structured studies may be compiled from up-coming grades. A re-evaluation of students' standings may occur midway through next quater. Students no lor�er in danger would be released form the studies,sheexplained.

MrJones ruggested that students who fail one class be assignd to a room, urr dertherupervisi.onofa teacher,during their free time. The biggest variable in � signing studies is space.

''I think that they should haveleft it on a first-come first-serve basis,"said Senior Mark Walker who did getaparking space.

Announcements of the application process were readat Jeast three mornings and severaltimesin the afternoons, said Junior SC Rep. Demi Dubois. "Out of thepeople that came to see us we have found only one Jegitimate absence," said T0:3an

"We're not saying .that you cannot drive to schooi" said T0:3an "rut you are taking a chance by parking ontheroad."

"We're not towing,"said MarshalL

(continuedon pg.5)

No Newspaper Next Semester

This is the last edition of The Mouth of. the River thisyearbecausethereisno :purna1fam class next ;;emester, according to Adv:isor JaySimmons.

La& year 25 students signed up fr j:>urnalism, said Mr. Simmons.Thecrlministrationand En'.J]ishDepartment made the decision to have one large cl.a$instead oftwosmall.erones,hesaid.

Principal Puts Parking Decision Back ·onto SC

by Sue Chalifoux

Oyster River High School Prin. Geoffrey Jones is "hoping the student council. will come upwith a satisfactory s:il.ution" tothe iroblem of student parking, he said at a press conf�.rer,ceTuesday.

AJso at the press conference, Sup::. John H. Powers discussed better teacherspay and rupervis:ion systems. He also offerd with Jones, plans to implement new graduation requirementsanddiscussed the ninth grade math pr03ram (seepageseven).

Reaction to New Parking Widespread and Negative

by Monica Bradley and CaraEdington

Studentreaction to the assignment of.parkingspaces toonly54studentshas been widespread and overwhelminglynegative.

A Student Liberation Organization was formed on Friday whenthespaceswere distributed. "I'm not against the parking system itself, rm against the controlsthat are being placed on the students now," said SLO Chairman Keith Weston.

Sixteen people have signed upasmembers of the organization s:> fr, said Weston.

Fewer than ten students attended a forum held by the Student Council on Tuesday concerning the presentparkingsituation."In thepastthe Student Council hasn't taken a stand on issuesthataffecteds:> many people," said SC Vice Pres. Anne Marshall.

"The decision to as.sign spaces to students wasn't discus9ed with or by the student Council." The SC's only task was to "develop a. mechanism by which the spaces were distributed," said SC Advisor Charles PE:n'y.

Mr.Jonessaidhe did his part by acsigning the teachers spaces, and is leaving student parking entirely up to the SC because it "affects students more than crlmirrist:rators."

"l't is important to _ >1 '1k:e, student involvement -� r asked thestudent councilto rlvethe problemdstudent parking. rm really staying outofit,"Mr.Jonessaid.

Mr. Jones is also "looking to·the student council." to decide on a p.mishment for students not parked properly. He says he will

go alongwithwhateverthe SC decides, and has "no planstotowatthisJ:X)int."

"This is a year to test whether or not the SC has adequately represented the students,"Mr. Jones said. He says he gave the SC important lSSUE!S to see "whether itworks."

Trion Plans Delivery Date

byLisa Myslivy

If theFeb. 3 and March 10 deadlines are met, the 1984TRIONshould be delivered ¢or to the eoo d. school, according to Trion Advlsor AnnaNash.

The Feb. 3deadline will include 32 pages of sports andgroup c� according

Oyster River High School Durham,NH

Sup::. of Schools John H. Powers and ORHS Prin. Geoffrey Jones answer questions at a Mouth of the RiverpressconferenceJan.17.<HagmanPhoto)

Follies Dates May 9

& 10

By Eric Hagman

This year's Oyster River High School Senior Follies presentations have been tentativiely scheduled for May nine and 10, Follies Co-Dir. Elise Bain said.

This year's Follies are being directed by seniors Donal Parks and Bain. Senior Follies' advisor th.is year is ORHS math teacher Cornelia Kit.field.

Currently, Follies is in the skit pre-planning st.age where seniorsare jJstthinking about whatthey want to present. "Ncthing ha.s been finalized and won't be for a while," Co-Dir. Bain said.

Spirit Week Set For Next Month

Crew Co-Captain Returns to Training

by Sue Chalifoux

The deep concentration shows on her sweat-drenched face. She relaxes for an instant, then grunts as she struggles to lift the 100 pound weight one last time.

If a recent attack of appendicitis had oot prevented her from p:-acticing for two months, this would be a typical winter workout for Oyster 'River High School,. Senior Paige Roberil;..... National Junior Crew Champion.

Pai.ge, as captain of the Durham Boat Chib (DBC), has been rowing and/or training year-round since she was a ninth-grader. ''I don't like it because I don't think it's pos.si.ble to work year-round with the same determination. But working out for at least 11 months is necessary to v,11.11 because we have to keep endurance and strengh up,11 Pai.ge says.

As s::>0n as the ice on

Jackson's Landing melts in the spring, and all during the summer, OBC p:-actices twice daily, from 5:30-7am and 4:30-7pm.

'-:'At first it's hard to get up at 5:30 to row, but after a while you get used to it," Paige says. "Believe it or not it's a nice way to wake up."

In the f� practice .is only once a day, from 4:30-7 pm. The crew works out until the water freezes.

Pai.ge normally would workout once a day in the winter. She has her own weights and ergometer (a machi'ie that simuJates romg), because, ''I can set my own workout schedwe." Work-outs include lifting Weights, CTO$country skiing, :pgging, and using the "erg".

Monday through Fri.day Paige alternates training procedure from a light to a heavy workout. A typical light workout would consist

of lifting relatively light weights for ten minute periods, and rowing on the "erg." A light workout buil.ds endurance.

Heavy workouts, which improve strength, include lifting as much weight as pcx:Bi.ble for short periods of time and using the "erg".

AJt.hough not built like a wieght-lifter, but obviously very strong, Paige explained that when lifting weights she pills the weight rather that pushing. "this doesn't build bulging muscles, but does improve strength. Th.is· team str� endurance. You can on]y pill. so many pounds of water, and lifting excessive amounts of weight isn't efficient."

0n Saturday in the winter Paige and other DBC mernbers go to their coaches, Calleen and Jim Dreher's house to train together and be tested for progress.

Spirit Week at Oyster River nigh School will be Feb. 12-17, according to Student Council Sec. ,Jennifer Parks.

Plans are still tentative, but the SC pl.ans many activities throuqh the week, __:.._ such as: /

HallDecorations, and a class competition.

Tri.via questions, either Oller announcements oc a ditto sheet passed outduring homeroom.

A 4-H and Future Farmers of America display in the case near the cafeteria.

Clean-up day

An assembly

A bonfire

Class color day: Seniors, red; j.lniors, green; sophomores, yellow; and ninth-graders, brown, according to SC vic�Pres. Anne MarshalL

Other ideas that were submitted by SC members that were turned down included: Parent-community day, clash, spirit, stuffed animal, Pl hat, and pmk days.

Paige Roberts (S=cond from left) at a Durham Boat Club practice during thesurnm�. Others pictured areMargot Wheeler (far left) andAIT\Y Broderick and Jean Harcourt..

by Chr.is Sterndale

-The Mouth of the River Oyster River High School Coe Drive Durham, N.H. 03824

A quarterly publication of the journalism class

Student Editors: Craig Rief Mike Wellington

Monica Bradley Sue Chalifoux Bill Colon Sandy Dahl Judie Davison Cara Edington Bridget Fin[legan .

Eric Haqman Anne Marshall Jon Myslivy Lisa Myslivy Jennifer Parks David Philips Bill Reeves

Advisor: Jay 2immons

Yvonne Restani Sarah Spalding C.,,1ris Sterndale Garth Swanson John Tegan Keith Weston Kirstie Winston

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Scan Productions Are Ready to View

byDavid Philip:;

Oyster River High School videoproduction rupervisar and teacher Paul Gasowskisaid thatthereare two SCAN features to be shown to homeroom classes by the beginning of ,.Eebruary. He said thatEric Gleske :is making one about a very talented musician, ORHS �nior Elise Bain. Ethan Gilsdorf is producing a double feature about the ORHS Damon Spencer Computer Club and the ORHSChessClub.

Mr. Gasowski defined four goals for SCAN this year:

�etequipmentback -get back on track, to thepre-robberyagenda -preparefornextyear -get an,oR video productiononcableTV.

Mr. Gasowski said that before the November rol:r bery, the video class and club were planning on making a SCAN feature every two weeks. Now they are ·recovering and are 11 working at one half capacity " because of lack of equipment said Eric Ge1ske. He wenton to add that the stolen equipment was, "�nt to the cleaners, andhasn'toomebackyet."

Since many OR video enthusiasts are �niors, Mr. Gac;owski.saidheistryingto train people for video [XOduc.tionfornextyear.

,He has also ta1Jcoo to the Durham Cableyision company aboutgetting some student pr:-oductions on cable teJevjgion. He thinks that the better SCAN features are "very acceptableforcable."

Besides SCAN features,

the video class is also[XOdlcing three to five mu.sic videosthatwillbeba9edon realitv said Mr. Gasowsk:i.

videos wouJd be �n by homeroomclasses. TheS'.)ngs include:

-"In the Mood", by "The Hen House five, Plus Too" (videobyEricGeleske)

-'!l:n a Big Country", by "BigCountry" (video byEric Hagman)

-"I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts", by "X" (video by EthanGilsdor.f).

Speakers to Visit Career Center

bySarahSpalding

The Oyster River High School Career center has scheduled a speaker series to take place during second semester.

Each weekaspeakerhas been scheduled to visit the center. Sessions will be scheduledatdifferenttimes ro that students will not continually miss the same classes , saysCareer CounselorNancy Winterbottom.

The firstspeaker,arepresentativefrom the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Mass., willspeak to interestedstudentsabout careers in music on Feb.2, during third period. Other planned speakers include: A statetrooper; weaver; banker, and a cabinet maker, says Ms. Winterbottom.

Schedulesfor thespeaker series will be posted in various pl.aces throughout the sch� available in the career center and also in "The Highlighter0 , according to Ms. Winterbottom.

These speakers will be able to inform students on many aspects of their fields, including: salary; ed-

ucation needed; a typical day in the life of such a worker;and waystoi:repare for such a profe£Sion while stillin high SC� said Ms. Winterbottom.

Individual teachers have broughtspeakers into their classes, but ruch a series, avaflable to students and parents, has never been offeredinthepast.

Career Day Set For April 12

bySarahSpalding

Oyster River High School'sthird annualcareer Day, partofthe career education pr:-ogram, will take place Apri.1., school officials haveannounced.

ActivitieS- willtake place through three periods and be a "splashy" event, sayscareerCounselorNancy Winterbottom. DUiing each of theperiods, there willbe many alternatives far the students. Speeches, films, andexhibits, willberunning simultaneously sothatsomethingofinterest willalways beavailable,shesaid.

Localworkerswillspeak aba.ltsevencareerclnsters: business and office, manufacturing, personal service, education, sales, oonst:ruction, and transportation. The.re will be two speakeIS fromeach"clllster". Atpresent, arrangements have been made with a banker, state police trooper, data processing manager, freelance artist,sportsannouncer, nurse, travel �ent, bus driver, and a p;ychaloglst, according to Ms. Winterbcttom.

The p.upc:se of. career Dayis tointroducestudents ( to local workers who can answer theirquestions , explain neededskillsandEnUcation, and talk aboo.t a typicalday of.sucha worker. The daycan also serve � a catalyst to get studentstost.artplanningtheir future, says Ms. winterbcttom.

I one of. the most important res.ilts of. the program willbe thevaluableoontacts made. These oontacts could lead to aimmer jobs <% internships, says Ms. Winterbd:t.om.

To get the most out of, their experience, Ms. Winterbd:t.om suggests that students familiarize themselves withthecareer center, researchthefieldsthey are interested in, think of questions to ac:;k the speak-

ers, and talk t.o and� invite their-parents.

Video Class member Senior Eric Gleske edits his la� video piece after the recovery of the st:.a1en videoequipment.

Most OR Students Have No Free Time

bySandyDahl and Cara Edington

"Parents p.it the most pressure on kid:; to do more in each day," Oyster River HighSchool Senior Gretchen Oe:;enbrugensaid.

In a recent 9.JIVey of94 oRHS students about their free time, 63 of the palled students- felt they did not have enoughfreetime,while 31 didhave enough.

Students most often spend their free time doing homework, as half said they spend their time on schoolwork. The remaining half spend their time involved with activities 9.lch as sports (26 responses), socializing, relaxing, watchingTV,andsleeping.

With many activities builtintoeach day, the students at ORHS oft.en find it difficult. to work in (?,/erything.

"I spend my free time well, but rd like to have more free time. Ipres:; myself toget(;Nerythi.ng done," saidSenior VickyLa Roch1=.

Of the students 9.lrVey.:.. ed, .a9 work after school, and their hours tended to vary� 45 students 9.JIVeyed did nothave aj:)b.

Some students agreed that while they worked oc played sports, their grades tended to be better, despite timeshort.ages.

"I worked much harder when I was playing sports," said one student. ''I had to getitdone, andIdid."

Atleast 63studentsfelt. there is a great deal of pressure from parents and students to do many things in one day. Many seniors

also felt. additional. pressure for college applications and maprdecisionsin their final year of.highschool."Parents p.1t the most pressure on. They want (;Nerything to be done at once," said Oe:;enbruggen.

� given more time, 60 students would spend time socializing with friends, working, sleeping, partying, and watching TV. Another 30 students would spend the extratimedoinghomework.

Spencer Leads Busy Life

by Sue Chalifoux

Perplexed, a girl muses Oller photos strewn on the table in front of her. Which shots are clearest? Which show the mes:people?

Budgeting her time or choosing p.ctures for the 1983-84Trion, ORHS senior BonnieSpencer has to make decisions.

Bonnie is very busy with her many activities.She is co-editor of the Trion, started Students J'\gainst Drunk Driving (SADD) at ORHS, is an archery champion, and has aj:)b.

Bonnie and senior Betsy Woodruff were chosen to be the yearbook editors this yearby last year'syearbook Advi<3or Jay Simmons and current Advisor AMa Nash.

Last year Bonnie was EditorSylvie Fcrtier's"gerr eral. assistant," and became assistant editor whenSylvie graduatedinJanuary.

"I'rn not spending as much ti.me on yearbook as I shouldbe," Bonnie says. "I'll probably start staying after atleastthreedays a week."

Bonnie also started the first New Ham¢rire Chapter ofSADD.

Bonnie,with the help of SADD Advisors Beth Kleine and Louis M.mz started a SADD group at Oyster River HighSchoollastyear.

After her brother, Damon Spencer, was killed two' days before his graduation from ORHS in 1982, Bonnie's parents Lee andShirley Spencer, started a group called Concerned Citizens t\gainst Drunk Driving (CCADD>� Mrs. Kleine and Mr. Mroz were at the first meeting of

the time I didn't know that there was a nationwide group of SADD," says Bonnie.

"SADD had problems starting offthis year," says Bonnie. "There were too many conflicts with sports and other activities. Things jJstdidn't workout."

But Bonnie says, "Right" now the group is really getting their act together. They're planning a February dance, and have already held a bake sale. It's coming around again."

Bonnie, as Indoor State Archery Champion in the Young Adult category, got involved in archery through her three-year friendship with ORHS graduate Mark Olsen. She is also New ED3]and Champion in her category but she "doesn't tell many people that since rm the only one that·competes. As long as I hit the target,I win."

Bonniedidn't compete in the outdoor competition this past 9.1mmer because she went on the Safari. trip.She is planning on doing aSCAN program on Safari. later in the year. ''I wou1d like to become more involved in SCAN if I have the ti.me," says Bonnie.

Presently Bonni.B works week-ends at York SteakHouse in the Fox Run Mall. She did work at Burger King in October, but quit because she was working 20 hours on jJst weekdays and "it was too much for me."

Bonnieonly works weekendsbecause shesays,''I was jJst getting oofar behind in everything-including schoolwork."

Despite of all that

C CADD, so Bonnie Bonnie is involved in, she approached them at school would st.ill like to do more. to see if they were "There are oo many things interested in forming a st.u- rd love to do btlt just don't dent awareness group. "At havethetime for."

Yearbook CerEditor Bonnie Spencer critiques a cheerleaderpicturefortheyearbook. (HagmanPhoto)

Bulletin Board

Set Aside for SC

by Sue Chalifoux

Part of. the senior bul letin bythelibrary has been set aside for information about the Student Council, according to Vice-Pres. Senior Arme Marshall.

The SC agenda, minutes of the meetings, and what jg going onin SC will be pooted, according to Marshall. The p.n:pooe of the buil.etin board is so students are • IImore aWare of Student Council.and what jg going on so people can contact us," says Marshall.

Marshall said in order for problems to be rived, the students have to contact the SC. The SC may not be aware of theseproblems.

The SC jg also presently working on Spirit Week. Spirit Week will be Feb. • 12-17, according to Sec. JenniferParks.

frames and will be changed occasionally. "This gives students who aren't necessarily stars of. the soccer team' recognition," said Marshall.

SC jg also trying to deal with the parking problems. "We have a lot of stuff to work out," Marshall said. ''It will get better as we deal with problems as they __.,...,_"

Parking spaces

(cont'd. from pg. 1

The SC :is planning to reevaluate the situation and .r;x,ssibly make changes.

At a press conference Tuesday, Prin. Geoffrey Jonessaidthe decisionas to whether to assign spaces or not was left up to the SC and they could drop the whale thing if they wanted. SC officials say that they were told Nov. 8 to assign parking spots.

School Lounge Plans Dropped

by Cara Edington

There willbe class oo1.or days, football games in the snow between classes, and ctller activities. Plexi.-g]ass frames are also going to be placed in different locations

Mr.,Jones said the question of assigned parking places arcse to get assured spacesforthe staff, andthe studentside wasleftto SC. -� around the school for stu-

SC encourages people to come to them with any com plaints because, "We can't get to everyone," said SC Rep. Ellen Jensen. -___dentartwork, said Marshall.

Student artwork will be chcsen to be pt in the

"It appears to me that because of. many problems the idea of having a student lounge is dying," said Student Council Advisor Char1esPerry.

The biggest problem jg finding a place for the lounge. Room 11 was an idea, but fr is used three period'3 a day, Mr. Perry said.

student council. Advisor Juliette Dubois a1so agrees

''It's a really needed thing, and a great idea, bt we don't have the space available. I think that k would require a lot cf. technical information,"said SC Vice Pres. Arme Marshall.

Marshall had one idea for a temporary rlution. She SJ.ggested a small section of the library be used for sudents that need to t.alk in a:der to do their work.

oc:taoac��oc�oc,a,Dc::MDie� � lounge is the biggest troblem.

thatthelocation ofthe pro-

''It's up to the student council where the loull:Je will be," emphasized Mme. Dubois.

"The first proposedlocation of the lounge was the mezzanine," said SC senior Rep. Carrie Temple.

This idea was rejacted because of the high coots involved with the installation of plexi�, r�routing airducts for heating and air conditioning, a.s well a.s soundproofing.

The only alrernative a.s yet jg room 11, which jg used for health and driver education clas;;es now.

One of the biggest reasons for the s1ow prcqress .is there has only been one meeting since the first article on the student lounge was pibl.ished, said SC •rreas. JenniferParks.

Yearbook

continued from page 1

J;Xlol:.cr graphs

depict. the athltes and group; in action

demonstrate the talent of this year's sports fl'lotographers Senior Betsy Woodruff, and Juniors Dave Taylor and Any Gillespie.

OR's #22 (Layne Pomerleau) snags the ball as #12 (Julie Sasner), #10 (Jo Michel) and #30 (K:r:isanne Bctllner) look on, during the OR loss to Mt. St. Mary Jan. 13. (Hagman Ph::>to)

Prof. Murray Discusses The Importance of Writing

bySarah Spililing

"I havetowrite.I write to keep whatever sanity I have," said University of New Hampshire Prof. Donald Murray at an Oyster River High School press conferenceon Dec.13.

Mr.Murray, a professor of writing and j:)urnalism, said, al.though he enj:)ys teaching he could leave it, but he could oot leave

writing.

Mr. Murray's topics of discussionincluded:

-tps on how to get workpiblished -advice on howto enter j:)umalisticfields -personal reasons fot writing -televisionj:)umalism -relationship of the prE!S5andgovernment.

Afterbeing a freelance writer for seven years with noregularincometo sii;:port his family,Mr.Murray said he liked the looks of teaching Unfortunately teaching involves a great deald. ti.me, leaving little time to write, according to Mr.Murray.

Mr. Murray suggests students interested in writing get j:>bs in related fields and seek an 11q,portunity to use language forai;:urpcee."

"Try to get work published," said Mr. Murray,"sending to the best p.1blishers" because they offer the best chance to learnandearn more.

Be persistent sending work outand don't mention age oc position because what'simportantis"notwho youknow butwhat you do," saysMr.Murray.

The greatest cause of bad writing is poor assignments and not the student.s' brain p:>wer, says Mr. Murray. In fact Mr. Murray believes that the younger generation is better educated than his own. Thooe who complain aboo.t modern education have simplyglamorizedthepast.

"Most students underwrite," according to Mr.Murray.Thereisa need for more information and development in their work and to be accurate, direct and abundant inform, says Mr.Murray.

Mr. Murray siggests students complete their education, although he dropped out of high school and began work on a newspaper before returning togethisdegrees.

Mr.Murray has worked for TheProvidenceJournal, The Beston Globe·,antl.Time,, A·

magazine. He received a 1954 Pulitzer Prize for a group of editorials on greater military preparednE!S5 p.iblished by TheBootonHeraldin 1953.

He says journalism wasn't his first career choice. When he graduated from the University of New Hampmirehewantedtobea poet but opted to go into j:)urnalism because of the lack of available j:)bs for p:>ets.

Mr.Murray callswriting a self-centered activity. "It gives you an excuse to follow your own Cl.11'.ia;ity," hesaid.Through writing you figure out who you are and about·the world youlive in by exploring things closeto yow:self that you have questions about, accocding toMr.Murray.

Mr.Murray writes on a dailybasis and�esentl.y has sixbookcontracts.

He says heis writing in the way he wantedto write when he was 18 oc 19 because he is oowfallowing hisownartisticinstincts.

With more timeto write now, Mr. Murray has recently published some poetryand has beenworking on an old {X"O� a compilation of CNer 8,000 quotations from various writers to try tounderstand how writers write.

Mr.Murray is not bored with what he is doing because there is "always a new challenge," and situations change as he writ.es.

Planetarium

by Anne Marshall

The Oyster River High School Planetarium Class needs approximately $1,500 to attend the national planetarium convention held in Reading, Pa., on May

Budget Request Tabled

byJohnTegan

The OysterRiver School Board has tabled Oyster River High School Prin. Geoffrey Jones' request for a 20%staff increaseineach departmentforadepartment chairoersonuntilnextyear.

The board bas already approved a 35.55% staff increase in math and science and has considered adding another 64.45% for next year.

It has also approved incr� in: teaching Slpplies up 9.9%, textbooks up 32.8%, new equipment up 64%, library up 30%, and administration expenses up 11.27%.

"None cf these changes arepermanentandtheboard will reassess everything to findoutiftheoodgetgranted is too high and if it is they will haveto make s::>me cuts,"saidPrin.Jones.

The original oodget request included "several

maj:)r thrusts," said Mr. ,Jones: -increase in student e1r rollment

-expanded cow:ses including, new mathematics, homeeconomics, scienceand E�lishcourses

-b.Jsi..ness, music, and computerclassincreases -increased booktitles in library

-decreased studentfunding

-new teacher developmentfunds

Student enrollment for this year isalready 25 students above the projection This hasleft. a great strain on textbook and sipply funds. In ocder to remedy the situationMr. Jones requested a .u.J. percent increaseinsippliesand a 40.7 percent increase in textbooks (s::>me for new cour.r es).

Raising $1500

4,5,6, says class member Mike Wellington.

Theclass,whichconsists of 10 students, was earning the estimated $148 needed byeach student for th�trip by p.itting on ·planetarium shows. The students were forced to discontinue the viewings after the planetarium was ransacked in the Nooemberbreakin.

Planetarium teacher

Eleanor Milliken and her hus:>and willdrivethe class and students from {X"evious years' c1ases to Reading where thegroup will present a shortlecture to the convention.

Ninety percent of the money earned from the showsisusedforupkeepand repair oc the planetarium, said Wellington. At {X"esent, the students are cataloguing slides in order to offer groups a choice of prepackaged slide presentations.

Senior Harvey Turner and Wellington _j.tst finished completing a student handbook for the planetarium t:ourse• According to Wellington, the handbook contains all the information neces3arY forthecourseand willact as a student "bible" forclass.

Superintendent Supports Higher Pay For Teachers

Oyster River School

Sup:.John Powers and oRHS Prin. Geoffrey Jones voiced rupport for a "well-identified performance component" as part of teacher'ssalaries and evaluation, when he spoke to a group of j:)urnalists and students Tuesday afternooninthelibrary.

This specific type of. merit pay would attractpeople toa careerin education, keeptoday'steachers inthe classroom andgive incentive by rewarding competency, said Mr. Powers.

Mr.,Jones agreed,adding that a performance component should only be part of. an O\Terallincreasein teacherbasesalaries.

''I believethep.iblic will accept a raise in this form. The bcmc pay of $10,000 is toolittleto attractthe best candidates to this .i;rofession,"said Mr, Powers.

Mr. Powers saidthatthe female talent p'.)01 coming out of high a::hool is oow attractedto a widerange of. j:)l:s because of. greater equality, sowe must increase the S3Jaries to keep the good females in the profession and attract more males ) to it.

In giving another reason for uwrading teachers' pay, Mr. Powers said that pay increases can helptoreward today's colllpetent teachers andkeeptheminthe [.)t"ofession. He said that we need to pt'O\Tide incentives toteachers for better performancesintheclas:3r"oom.

Merit pay has a "l'k=<Jative connotation in education," According to Mr. P�w�. He said people are USLng it a9 a short-o.it, and failing to make the right kind of commitment to education.

Mr. Powers,believes having a "performance component in teachers salaries" is abettersolution. Hedefined performance in the school at large, with other teachers, and in the claS9room withstudents.

Mr. Powers said if today'steachers arerewarded for what they're doing, they may remain in the profession longer. Another advantage of merit is ''if you are performing better, you willbe rewarded, andIthink we all need incentive to do a better j:)b." Mr. Powers alsosaid that the entrylevel of �achers' salaries should be raised to attract more people to the profession.

Disadvantages of. merit pay are:itcould createjealousy between colleagues, there has tobeaset wayto measure performance, and it must be ba9ed on trust ocit "will be short lived," AAid Mr. Powers.

Mr. Jones agrees that pay should be ba9ed on per.:.. formance rather than merit. lie saysit he1fs communications between rupervisors and teachers, a,nd some teachers Fst "plain pit more ti.mein."

But Mr. ,Jones also said it is hard to determine how well someone is performing. Also perfor�ance shouldn't be a maj)r part cf.thesalary.

No New Changes Despite Break-in

by Eric Hagman and Keith Weston

Currently, our high school'sdoors are locked at niqht and chained and padlocked on week-ends and vacations. In addition, there are many outside lights on at niqht and frequent police patrols: the same as before the break in. In school, the librarylosses are an average of a book a day to theft. Should security be tightened at ORHS?

Durham's Police Chief Paul Gowen apparently thinks so. "ffe has ruggested to the school that the pirchase c£. amotionalarmS'f9tembe made forthe interior ofthe school.

He said student knowledge of. an alarm system wouldbe a deterrenta9well as the al.arm's detection of. thecrime.

He also ruggested the a::hool turn of.f all outside lights since a ruccessful experiment took place at a frequently broken into high school .in Maine which had the lights on and off at times during the niqht. The school wasn'tbroken .into at allwhenthelights were out. "A�entl.y criminals don't like to work in the dark.,. C_hi.ef Gowensaid.

Mr. Jonesdisagrees with the need for an alarm S'f9tem. ''I think an alarm S'f9tem would be useful if our theft kses were greater than the ccst of i'i system. Otherwise our insurance with deductible will cover it."

Exams Begin Next Tuesday

by Bill. Cal.on

Mid-term exams ·will start nextTuesday at Oyster River High School, school officials announced.

The schedule is a9 fallows: Tuesday: periods one andtwo Wednesday: periods three andfour -Thursday: periods five andsix.

Examswillrun from 8:15 a.m.to 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.to nooneachday.

0RHS Assistant Prin. Neil. Shapiro announced a remindertoall''students that bUS3es willrun on the regular schedule, leaving the highschool at 2:15. students that are not taking examsdo not have to be in school. Atteooance will be taken .in the exam

Currently Mr. Jones evaluates by meeting with them to see what they're doing in their classes, and whattheirgoals are.Hevisits classes pmodi.cally to seeiftheteachersaredoi.z:ig whattheytellhim.However, he believes fr is �b1e to oo abetterj:,b.

Mr. Powers agrees, rut beliees it should be called "ruperv.ision" rather than "evaluation" "Superv.ision connotes something more positive than e1Jaluation," said Mr. Powers.

Teachers need feed-back in order to be abJe to improve, according to Mr. Powers, He AAid,"when teachers improve, students benefit."

But in order to have feed-back, Mr. Powers thinks there should be more :3..lpervisors."We've got to addressthat,"hesaid.

Mr. Jones also thinks the bestalarm system isthe students themselves. Mr. Jones said, "Many students knew before-hand about the Veterans Day break-in. A break-in ruch as that hurts the studentsthemselves."He s.iggested students should apply anti-theft peer pr� sure to students who are thinking about breaking into the school. Jones then said that if that fails, notify a school official as to what .is going on.

o RHS Maintenance Supervisor Murrel Toomp:;on also disagrees with Police Cheif Gowen."AnalarmS'f9tem, be it infrared, mtion, whatever, for qur school, would ccst around $20,000. A security guard for the school'soff hourswouldccst around $9000 to $10,000 per year." He agreed with Mr. Jones that until. theft costs .increase O\Ter the price of a security 5';fSt.em, a 5';fSt.em is hardlyj.L..ctified.

Mr. Thomp:;on said, "An alarm 5';fSt.em is good if only a few can disarm it." He mentioned that with allthe week-end activities sich as sports, drama. video and bana, too many people would quickly learn how to shutit off. ''If the a::hoalp.irchased an alarm system, the school would be closed from the time the last jmitor leaves late Friday night, until tl)e day j:uritor arrives early Monday morning,"hesaid.

"Mr. Jones also s.iggest.ed lockable storage cal:>inet. for a::hoal valuables ruch a9 the music dept instullk=nts and video egu:ifr ment.

New Requirements In Science, Math

by Sue Chalifoux

Beginning with next year's ninth graders, two yea.rs of s::ience will be required for graduation and there willbe changesin the ninth-grade mathematics offerings,it wa9revealed at a press oonference Tuesday. 1he math changes result .in part from upping the math requirement to two credits last year, according to Oyster River High School Prin. GeoffreyJones.

In future years,students will have to take one year of. a b.ial.ogical science and one year of a physical science in ocder to graduate, according to Mr. Jones. He AAid there are already

enough courses ocfered to cov� thisrequirement. They are: Concep:s of. Earth science, Earth Science, Survey of. Biology' andBiology.

Mr.Jonesalsosaid S'.>me ninth grade mathematics choices will be eliminated. "All students should begin with math review, !)te-algebra, oc algebra," rnr. Jones said. "We want to bring instruction back to mathematics instead of. business." a calcu.1.us course will also be added,"hesaid.

The health !)togram will. also be changed in the ftrture, alt.houghnotnext year, accordingto Mr.Jones.Par sible changes he s.iggested are making health a part c£ biology, or having health in sophomoregym as well asin ninthgrade.

UNH Student Coaches ORYA Swim Team

by Bill Reeves

Forestry Resources and Wil.d]jfe Research Al:St.. Joe Orzel, 23, walks onto the University of New Hampshire's field housep(X)l deck at p.ve a.m. after a five minute walk from Pett.ee Hall, where he has been working all night on his research assignment. Orzel at about 6'4" writes "400 swim, 100 kick, 200 pill" on the chalk board, and says "get in" to the seven boys and five girls who range in age from 12 to 17 on the Oyster Rwer Otters Swim Team.

He paces the pool deck, examining the strokes to "find really serious fl.aws." The swimmer in lane five,Jenni Ronan, 13, is dropping her hand too ckse to her lxrly. Orzel steps CNer and tells Ronan to "Think about extending that arm all the way out."

Orzel first began swimming when he was a ninth�ader in Maryvale High School in New Yark. Now he tries to swim about 3,000 yards once or twice a week, rut hasn't lately because of. his graduate studies. According to Orzel, who used to teach younger kids to swim in high school six years ago, said he now coaches "because it's a way to stay included in swimming,"and he "enj:>ys seeing improvements in the swimmers." Now that Orzel can't swim much he coaches to stay "in touch with his favorite S{X)rt.."

Two years a:JO, when Orzel first started coaching the Otters, who placed second behind D<Ner's Seacoast Stingrays last winter and won the Div. 1 Championships this summer, he said it. was a real challenge to sit down the night before, and develop a work out. Now he says he can look at last year's dated workouts, and use parts of. them. Orzel says he tries "to make a workout for a specific time of. year1 something challenging but still poeaible." The workouts are more "than P'}ysica.l.," they are also supposed to "make the· swimmer think" as well, Orzel says.

Orzel, who lives in Newmarket, said that early in the season he likes to stress more "distance" that will build up the cardio-vascular system. He uses "hypoxic" swimming, where the number of breaths per stroke are limited. In a 300 swim a swimmer ·only' breaths

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Once the swimmers have endurance, he says he writes workouts with sprints to tone up the speed of. the swimmers. These workout sets are usually less than 200 yards on a certain interval.

Mcst of. Orzel's money comes from his graduate studies and the money for supervjsi.ng the swimmers in the morning. Orzel is impre:;sed by "the fact that swimmers show up." Sometimes he wonders what motivates certain individuals.

"The best reason to swim is because youenj:>y to swim as I do," Orzel says.

They need noreason to swim they jJst swim for themselves. Other people swim for the awards and recognition, and oometimes parents make their kids swim, and Orzel doesn'tlike it, he • said.

He can tell how much dedication each swimmer p.1ts into a workoutby how much he or she rests onthe walL ''It's hard notto letit

bother you, but if the individual isn'tserious enough to work, a yelling coach won'thelp any."

If the swimmer is dedicated enough,"a positive comment will help, butthe means to work hardis within the swimmer."

"The biggest hinderance is the amount cl ti.me. It :is hard to get one good workoutin an oour."

Many swimmers need stroke work, but because UNH only gives the Oyster River Youth AS30ciation one hour, and he only has time "to pi.ck out the really bad strokes."

He says, "If there were more ti.meI would be able to correct oome of. the smallP_r stroke problems."

The .five a.m. time is very goodfor Orzel because it doesn'tinterfere with his school work. Hesays heUSJally works all Monday night until he has to ooach on Tuesday morning. His daily schedule varies on most days except Tuesday and Thursday when he starts classes at 9:30. Otherwise he gets up "whenever", and works late into the night.

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Krisanne Bothner says Orzel is "helping my endurance and fixing my strokes."

"He makes tough workouts and to nes my muscles,"sophomoreIsabel Evora states.

According to team cap-.... itan Brendan Ronan,"Joe has the ability to motivate swimmers."

History Study

by Sandy Dahl

The six activelyinvolved members of the OysterRiver High School History Study Group plan two presentations foc thespring.

A {X€68Dtation on RU$i.a and a presentation on the Korean airliner shot down O'ver the island of. Sakhalin are scheduled for this spring said Group Advisor Alex Herlihy.

He believes "The HlStory Study Group will succeed becauseof. the nature of the topics."

The six active members are: Juniors Jennifer Parks, Tom Cunniff, John-Paul Glutting, Rich Lewis, and Sophomore Layla ValL

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Currents Book Published

by Anne Marshall

Richard Tappan and his Oyster River High School Writing Workshop class are planning to produce a monthlyselectionof.t.."lestuden� work compiled in a magazine called Oyster RiverCurrents.

Mr. •Tappan said the first edition which combined student examples of various writing techniqu$ and artwork, was a "motivational device". "There .is nothing more encouraging to a student than to have people read and appreciate what they are doing," said Tappan.

The 36 page e:iition marks the first ti.me a ...n:iting workshop class has p:-oduced s.ich a magazine,said Mr. Tappan, who added, There .is plenty of. good writing."

The selections range from a touching &CJrY about two brothers by jmior Sam Meeker, to sophomore TErl Lavois's· CorlSlmer piece called "Car-veat Emptor''. Also included were sophomore Jennifer Beevwkes' account of. her "s.immer stage 83" involvement. Arrl a poem entitled "A Gttt" by so ph om ore Lisa -........_Rockenmacher.

Others· e'Ont.ributing to the edition were sophomores c arl Sobocinski, Joe Poko;ki, 'I-lei.di Hendrickson, Steve West,juniors Michele Comtois, JiM Valenza, Scobie Puehler, Monica St. Jean, Diane Fitzpatrick, Jason Clark, Arrly Grossi and Senior Peter Piper.

According to Mr Tappan,''the only_ hesitation I have .is the cost of. both the labcc and paper." Clericalaid Marie Rogershad to type, Zerox, Thermofox Cmakeintoa mast.erby burnt impressions) and finally dittoed before the 100 copies were d.ist.ribut.ed to the class members, some t.eachersandinthelibrary.

The process could be abbreviated with the p.irchase of. a $1,600 Electronic Stencil-maker which could also be use for the schools p..1blications and newspaper [X'oductions said Mr. Tappan.

Senior Ellen Jensen lauded the magazine, saying, ''It combined a 'JDt of differentstylesandformsof writing from many different people.I wish that my writing workshop-classhaddone somethinglike that."

Advisory Co1n1nittee Suggests No Action

by David Phili[S

The Senior committ.ee on the new advisorysystem has met with Oyster River High School Prin. Geoffrey Jones twice, discu.ssi.ng the pro;, cons,and alternativesto the new system, but has taken no action.

Senior Class Pr$.and member of. the oommittee Mark Walker said that only three people came to the first meeting. He also said that only four people came tothesecondandlastmeetingtwoweeksago.

Student reaction

continual from page l

"We didn'tdeal with the issue of why spaces were assigned," said TEgan. "This idea was brought to the student Council by the administration," headdErl.

At least 180 studenra havesignedapetition begun by senior Crystal Eisenhard declaring discontent with assigned parking. "The Student Council .is s.ippa::;ed

to represent the popular er pinion of the student body. They didn't come to the people to tell. us whatthey weredoing. They could hav� held an as.sembley or S)ffiething to tell. us what was going on before they went ahead and did everything," said Bi5enhard.

"There's nothing wrong with the petition proces:3,11 said ORHS Prin. Geoffrey Jones. "I hope they pre.sent it to the Student Council," he added.

''Idon'tthinkit'sa valid way of as:;eg:;jng how the people feel,," saidTe;Jan. _,: .:� t �- .. ' • �·- 1.."l ��·.;.�'• ."t.:,.:

Mr.,JOO$ said that although S)me advisors are happy with the system, and some don'tcare whatsystem .is used,many advisors want more s.ii::port from the s:hool. The s.ipport would be in the form of t.eachers workshops which would give ideas for homeroom activities.

The members of the senior committee are ORHS Seniors Katrina Everngram, Laurie Hartford, Patricia Irwin, Meghan Michel, John Tegan,andMark Walker.

Free time

(cont'd. from pg 4)

Many students had oomplaints about the work load atORHS. "One t.eachergives us tons of. oomework, and notenoughtime,erexplanation to do.it," said ooe student..

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"Teachers do oot. recognize the factthat many k.i.<E havetowork.They feel you should get your work done, no excuseswhatsoever," said SeniorMaureenFogarty.

When ac;kErl jfthey used their spare time well, 73 said that they did, and 21 felt that they didn't and needed help budgeting their time.

"Maybe there could be a , class oc something to show kids how to budget their time," said Senior Bobbi Shea

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''I think budgeting your time is an .individualkind of thing; you can't be told what to do," said Senior Anne Burke.

Many studen� feel that budgeting theirtime,evenjf it meclns staying up Jate,.is the way to accomplish everythingin one day.

''It'sourtime. Weshould use it wisP.ly," said Senior c,an:i.e Tern� ;..' ·-·':'- ·-'-\,...\. •1.:...1:,, 1;1, \'\.�

Alan CarknerandJeff Kertzer (#14) battle ag� Exeter's goalie during the Dec. 10 game. (Gillespie Photo)

30 Attend First Medieval Festival

byDavidPhilip:;

About 30 people atten� ed the first Oyster River HighSchool Merlieval Festivallast Friday,niqht, SfX)nsored by the ORHS Ancient, Medieval and Early Moo.emHistory Class.

Besides food,therewere musicians, &.ocy tellers, jlgglers, magic acts and a couple of. skits. The meal consisted of. turkey, beef stew, O'ilen-fresh bread{ cold and mulled cider, pie, cake andscones.

The "Feast of the AS:3" was overseen by the King, oRs::>phomoreBrendan Ronan, and the Queen, OR j.miorLauraGraves.

Besides p;ll.ledo-medieval music from portab]e sterecs, ORHS Senior Elise Bain played the flute, and SootsmanJohn Nol.an played the guitar. Mr. Nolan a1so sangSoottishoongs.

SeniorsEric Gleske, Eric Moore, and John Giles performed a numberof jlggling feats. OR senior Raymond Ejarque performed four magic tricks. 0RHS history teacher Alex Herlihy, Kylie Mills, and OR teaching as-

sistant Joe Rainistold stories about St. Francis, a peasant marriage, and philooophy,respectively.

o R juniors Tom Flanagan and David Taylor played a couple of thieves mugging a knight played by jlniorChris Hcsaer. AJso, Or s::>phomore Richard Wal..frum �yed a bishop who said grace over the meal, and was later executed by OR senior ChrisLeitz.

Assigned study

(cont'd. from pg. 1)

The structured studies wouldbe moved among rooms availab]e during those periodsthestudentshavefree.

Because of space restrictions, MrJoneshassuggested that ninth graders and s::>phomores be assigned studies with only one "F", but juniors and seniors be permitted two. Mr Jones feelsthat ninth graders and sophomores are able "to be, helped more in the long run."

·Planning of the structured studies is happening now and the details will be concrete in the next oouple of weeks, according to Mr Shapiro.

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Cliff House for MayPro�

bySandyDahl

This year'sOyster River High SchoolJunior Prom will be held May 5, from seven p.m.to midnightat the Cliff House in Ogunquit, Maine, according to Prom Commit-, tee Chairperson Cathleen Parter.

Hors d'oeuvres will be served and the.band "Spanky" willplay the proposed theme s::>ng "Sailing", by Christopher Crc:83, Porter: said.

As there was last year, anafter prombreakfast will beserved at the Tin Palace in Durham, courtesy of the Oyster River Educational Workshop and Mr. Jesse Gangwer.

Specialized oommittees have been working on such things a5 the music, setup, decorations, financing, catering, and the i;nst-prom party.

Perter added that tickets are expected to go on sale earlyin March, at $�2 peroouple.

Junior Chris Hcsmer adj.Ists his armor at the first Merlieval FestivalheldJan.13 in the ORHS cafeteria. (HagmanPhoto)

68 Chosen For

- Ruddigore Cast

byJon Myslivy

Five separc1te performances, schedu1ed for the last we�kend in �arch and the first week in l\pciL hnve been planned for tl1e Oyster River. High School Drama Club's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's operetta "RudrHgore", said Junior l\nne Ward

1'he play "Ruddigore" directed by Mr. Richard Tappan, is about a hanged witch'scurse onthe Baronet of Ruddigore, dooming all fo11owing baronets to commit a crime a day, under penalty of dying. It tFJls of the struggle of Robin Oakapple and Ra:;e Maybud's fight against the cur.*-.

The male lead, Robin, is to be played by Junior Dan Wrightsman, and Rcse, the female lead, is being played by Junior Leanne Finde1L Other characters in the mu.<r . da .....1-�-� • ical are: A m, RUJ.UJ.:> ser-

to be played bySenior Ethan Gilsdorf; Richad, Rooin's Am rnan; Hannah, Rose's aunt, to be played by Junior Amanda Waterfield; Tommy Tucker, 'Robin's side kick is to be played by Sen.i.or Tom my � urdoch; three bridesmaids,played bySophomore Joyce Anderson, and ,Juniors Demi Dubois, and Cathy Porter; and Mad Mart.,a is to be [X)rtrayed by Senior Annie Marshall.

Bes.ide3 the maj:)r roles, six choral groups, and a 58 member chorus finish the cast. 0ut of 48 peop].B trying out for a part in the play, 30 people received a "talking" part, said Chorus Director Steven Denson.

Along with songs and acting, the musical shows some intricate dance routines, to be choreographed by Mrs. Judy Roberts of the Mill Pond center, featuring Anne Ward, Meghan Michel, and Ellen Jensen

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Out of the five performances, four of those are to be performed forthe general p..iblic, the other to be performed for senior citizens, said Ward. foster brother, is going to be played by Junior Alan ,

Two Music Groups Sing on Sunday

by Yvonne Restani

Sunday night at 7:30, the Oyster River High School Music Department willS[X)nsor a musi.cal performance fe aturing the Princeton University Footnotes, the New Hampshire Nd.:abJes, and the Oyster Crackers, according

57 Attend 'Cats' In Boston Jan. 14

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The performance will feature former ORHS st\r dents who are involved in music at the college leveL Brad Findell, a freshman at ORHS in 1977, will be singing with , the Princeton Footnotes, followed by two former ORHS students, Yvonne Tuberty (class of 1981) and Louise R�ers (class of 1982) who will be singing with "The Net.ables". The program will ronsist of barbershop music, show tunes and rongs from the -fifties

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Fifty-seven Oyster River High School students and townspeople saw the 91usical "C'ats" in Boston last Saturday, ORHS Music Dir. CindyPlourde said.

The trip was sponsored by the Friends of Music, who reserved 57 seats in October. The $23.50 seats have been rld out for weeks. Bus fare for the show was $3.50.

Ms Plourde, who saw "Cats" Saturday, said "The show was very good technically. The dancing was outstanding! The �t was magnificent! The lighting was synchronized with the music. It was all amazing!"

"Cats" is based on T.S.

The Oyster Crackers will also be on the program. Members include seniors Elle n Jensen, Grace Dauphinais, Mara DiMarnbro, and MeJhan Michel; jJ.nio� Leanne Findell, Teri Evans, Kristin Federer, and Maryanne Hogarty and sophomore Nicole Plourde.

The Footnotes and the Net.ables are both on tour and will be visiting schools inthe area Proceeds will go to them as well as the music department.

The second concert sponsored by the music department willbe held Sunday Feb. 12. It willfeature "The Company" which is a show choir with rock and jazz bandback up Their pr�ram will consist of show tunes and [X)pular music•Fcrmer o RHS students will be singing with the

Elliot'sp:>etry entitled "Old PCS.SUm's Book of Practical Cats. The play came from Ergland originally and was nominated for "most popular musical" in 1983, ORHS group. will be Senior Elise Bain said.

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Nicholas Nickleby (Senior Ethan Gildsdorf) befriends Smike (MargotJenks) in ORHS Drama Clllb presentation "Nicholas L'lickleby" which played Jan. 9 and 10.

Bobcats 'Against New:market Tonight

by Bili. Reeves

The Oyster River Boys' Varsity Basketballteam, now 2-7, meets the Newmarket Mules with a record of 5-4 in the ORHS gym at 8 tcr . rught.

. will d Neither team offilnate the court in tonight's game, according to Coach David Nichols, and he oredicts "a realclose game." ..

Coach Nichols said the tearn will"try to controlthe tempo of the game in defense." Newmarket is a ''faster team, b.lt not a more skillful team." He plans to beat Newmarket with "our skill and intelligence" he said.

The Bobcats will play their own game, ahd try not to play·Newmarket's ga1ne, Ceach Nichols said.

The Bobcats defeated Exeter High School basketball team 45-42 Tuesday evening at 8 at ORHS.

Exeter lead by two points at the half. With 1:$7 left in the game Exeter tied the score at 42 apiece.

Junior Scott MacHardy netted a free throw. Senior Fred Lauten sunk the winning two points with J£$ than 30 secondsleft.

Coach Nichols said the game was "the best defensive game all year." To win the Bobcats "used their minds as well as skill," according to ceach Nichols.

Lauten led the scoring with 15 points. Senior John

Bobcats Face St. Thomas

by Bill Calon

The Oyster River High School Boys Varsity Hockey team hoot the 8-0 Saints of St. Thomas t.omorrow at Snively Arena, according t.o Coach Tim Quint.

The 3-6 Bobcats lost to Bishop Guertin-a "fast" and ''physical'' team-6-2 last Saturday night, according t.o Coach Tim Quint.

Although they were romewhat "banged around", OR held the game to 0-0 in the first period, Quint said.

OR Sophomores Jeff Kertzer and Tim Cavanaugh scored once each duting second period action, but this was not enough to equal Bjghop Guertins' fourgoa1s.

Oyster River had .its opportunities, but "oould not capitalize" on them, said Quint.

Bishop Guertin outshot oR and added_ two more goals in the third period action.

T9':1an fallowed with 11 and. senior Steve Knudsen had 10 points• ,Junior Scott MacHardy sank three baskets for six point'3, senior Harvey Turner had two JX)int'3 and junior Kevin Hegarty

finished with one point.

Monday in Kingston the Bobcats were defeated 43-36 by Sanborn High School.

Sanborn led 20 to 18 after the first half of play. TWO Sanborn players, Larson with 14 and Carr with 12 points scored more than or's leader,' MacHardy, who had 12 points.

Tegan and Laut.en had seven fX)i.nts each. Knudsen fallowed with six and both H03arty and j.lnior Arrly Pokosk.i had two points.

The team lost to Pelham Jast Fri.day 59-55.

OR Jed at the half by five fX)i.nts. The game was tied at 55 in the final minutes. The Bobcats missed two shots and Pelham took the ball and went down for two baskets.

Coach Nichols called the defense "outstanding," hclfring Pelham to only six baskets in .the second quarter. In the end of the game Pelham sank cf.. 10 foul shots which "hurts us," he said.

"Knudsen played an outstanding game," scoring 18 points, Coach Nichols stated. Laut.en and Pokosk.i were rubbed in during the end of the second and fourth periods to help out because they were fresh.

Tegan and MacHardy each scored 10 points. Ninth-grader Greg Tri.pp [:llt four points on the board. Poka:.ki added six points to the total and Lauten scored three points.

The varsity's next game will be away Tuesday against Bishop Brady.

OR Runners Prepare For State Meet Feh. 4

By Keith Weston

TWO Oyster River High School athletes are gearing up for the state meet to be held February fourth, according to the ORHS Boys' Winter Track captain Mike Wellington.

The members going are

Girls' Basketball Plays St. Thomas

By Garth Swanson

The Oyster· River High School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team took on St. Thomas last night in an away game.

Monday night , the girls upped their record t.o 4-4 with a 43-26 win a.,er Sanborn.

A "miraculous" 21 points was scored by Senior forward Julie Sasner, said a team member. Sq,hornore

Krisanne Bochner also scored 11 points, with Sq;,homore Jo Mich� and Seniors Anne

Burke and Carri.e Temple also helping in the win.

"Our defense was working well, but our offense was not as gcx::rl," said Sasner of Monday's game.

The Girls Junior Varsity also won their game against Sanborn 51-48.

Ninth graders Daryl Anighi and Kerry casey were theleading scorers.

Beth girls' teams will go up against third-ranked MerrimackValley in a home game Monday at 6:00 p.m.

n: will be a t.ough game because of. their ,.tough guards", said Sasner.

Mike Wellington and Sophomore Bill. Lockhart. The events at the state meet will include the high j.lmp, long jump, shot p.1tt., 55m high hurdlf>..s, 55m dash, 300m run, 600m run, 1000m run, 3000m run, and the � relay.

"La'3t year we had �ven people going to the state meet and we were third, with only tWO people taking places," said wellington. He thinks that with five people now on Boys' winter track, the team would be lucky to place in the t.op 50% of the teams in the state.

Other members of the team are Sophomores Bill Reeves, Pat Harrington, and nint:l'H3l"ader Chris Cunniff. The coach of the team is Rich Hinkle.

The team works out reguJarly at the University of New HamfSrire's Field House and practices are about one and one half hours long, according to Bill Reeves. "we work hard and we are pretty good, but there isn't enough dep:h on the team to cover all the events," saia Reeves.

The team's next meet will be Satw:day at UNH

Senior Fred Lauten at the free throw line against Pelham during last Friday's varsity laE. (Gillespie Photo)