1984-85 MOR Issue 4

Party at The Works

by B.J. Amerson Dick Rothenberg of Dover, "I feel that it is important that Fer the second year in a the sch ool supports the conrow, o. R graduating seniors cerned citizens group, witlr will be attending a Project out it the parents are o ut on Graduation party. their o w n." He exp1ained that Project Graduation the school isn't in charge of gan six years ago in Maine as the party but the community a way to allow seniors a is chemical-free graduation night.

This year's O R committee is chaired by Mrs. Jane P okoski. T he wh ole co mmitee consists of about t welve concerned pare nts, ten senior par e nts and two junior pare nts

Other local schools p.it on project graduation p:irties. Dover, as well as Rochester, went on _ the Viking cruise out of Portsmouth.

According to i;:rinci.pal

New Leaders

by Ben Ccrrow

Oyster River High School held its annual cl.a$ officer elections, last Fri.day, June 7. Thomas McDonou_;,h won the contest for the spot of School Board Representative Bd:h Steve West and Lynn Shapiro were both defeated.

In the Student Council races, Beth Fuller was dlooen as next year's ~esident and the Vice President will be Kevin Pearsal. The J;X)Sitions of treasurer and secretary are to be filled by Lisa Simmons and Jim Gwinn.

The new senior class sident Mary Kleine defeated incumbent Jessi.ca Gilsdorf. Krisann e Bothner was re-elected Vice President and Sarah Chorlian became the secretary while Mark Austin is now the treasurer. Bob Hughes and Sheri Hardy will b e t h e n e w SC R e presentatives next year

In the J unior Class races, Molly Hodgoon and Sarah Goding took the Preside nt

Somersworth, as O.R did Jast:. year, cruised on the Mt. Washington, according to A ss i s t ant Pri ncipal Pa ul Maskwa.

0 R 's party will be held at the Warks in Somersworth It will consist of an e ve ning of racque~ swimming, dancing ,eating, and allaround fun. The party will last from 10PM to 4AM Friday night, after which the graduates will come back to Durham for breakfast. ,••,

OR Shines In

Toronto

by Dave Taylor

and vice President pcsitions Light fades inside the respecti.vly. The :Pb cL. treas- planetarium chme as an urer fell to Stephanie audience of twenty five Marshall and the SC rep- watdl our sun begin to set. resentatives will be JO'j They s:>on hear the first Coleman and Julie Wyrick. notes d. Pachelbel's Kannon.

The clas; of '88 elected Fis the ml.SC builds and Seth Taube ~esi.dent, Julie the sun nears the horizon, RO'J Vice President, Rich narrator Mcrgan Brown Martin treasurer, Jennifer gins, "Twilight, Nature's way Stevens secretary, and Brook of adj.ming our ~es from Taube and Melissa Gcxling to the bright, harsh, the SC. sun to the dark shachws

OR HS saw &>met.bing new of night, where dreams li.n;er. this election. McDonou_;,h de- White hot light &lftens and livered a speech with the turns yellow. Rays from the help of voo-doo chlls of his lowerin;J sun now reach only cpponents. The school then the tq:s of the tallest trees, watched these oolls ripped to casting the rest of the world shreds. · in a growinJ shadow. Mortal

SUhstitute Teadler Mr. man is deaf to the symbolic K olbj or n son stated, "I w~s, sights and rounds deplore his method. It round- fi.1.li.nJ the dusky air. He is ed mare like a hoopla than a blind to the fairies, lepr~ political speech." chauns, unicorns, nymphs and

Oyster," as conference host Tom CJarke put it. The five day conference was held at the RoYal Ontario Museum's McLaughlin in Toronto, Ort:.ario.

Oyster River IDgh School Planetarium and the United States were represented by nine students and three adults, among the cdler 97 delegates from around the world.

0 R peql1e atteooing the conference were chaperones E1eaoor Milliken, Barbara Carr, SUe Hamelia: Seniors Melanie A marosa, David Taylor, Roberta Gudaitis, continued on page 12

New Rules?

by JP GluttirxJ

The Faculty ~dvisory Council has i:ropased that grades be more closely linked to attendance.

One of th e highlights of

Scphomore Jeff Erbstein gnomes, peeking around stalks Commented, "Moot of the of milk-weed and sappling speeches were dull and un- trunks · as they wait for the interestio;J, l::ut his was pow~ shadows to gro w just a little rful and got people aroused darker " and that's why he won."

The incoming freshmen the Pla netarium Association will elect their class officers of Canada (PA C ) Conference next y ear. ,';: · '85 were the "kids fro m

Longer Day Update Faculty Skip Day St. Jean and Goding Finalists Che Lu

According to Principal Geoffrey Jones, under this re w proposal. if a student is absent more than five days in a quarter, far any r eason, they will fail for the quarter. Three ]ate arrivals will equal one absence.

conti nued on page 2

OYSTER RIVER HIGH SCHOOL Durham, N.H.

SCAN Excels

by Eric Herne

SC AN, Oyster River High School's student tXoduced monthly magazine is looking ahead to next year.

According to SC AN's advisor Mr.Paul Gaoowski oome chaoJes far next year may include, a different format, advertisements for the show on the local MTV station, and mere student involvement.

According t.o Junior Pat Keefe, SCAN's best, the purpcse of SC AN is to give students experience in TV commun i ca t:i on, to convey students' opinions and interests, and to give a view of the community.

This year SC AN has tXOduced nine 30 minute p:-ograms. Their content has mcluded, student reaction,

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tXofiles.

Currently, SC AN is made up of six students, Seniors J.P. Glutting, Aoorew Deal, and Ioora Gleske, arxl Juniors Pat Keefe, Bryan MtsSul.man, and David Swift.

Mussulman said, "I think SC AN has improved technically, we've become better (vi&ographers) with tXactice. In general, the quality is getting better arxl we have more i.&as t.o work w:j.th." He a1s:> ack3ed, "I hope t.o do SC AN next year. There are a lot of interest:i.BJ things t.o see.It's fun t.o meet ct:her people arxl work with the equipment."

Pat Keefe a1s:> hopes t.o pirticipate next year. He said, 'Tve enpyed mo;;t of the stories we've done this year and look forward to doing it next year• II

SC AN airs the ~nd Tuesday of each month at 4:00 and 7:00PM. ••...

Sp~akers Discuss Gay Views

by Chris Hcsmer

Mark Miller, facilitator of the Seacoast. Mens Group, and Jerri Kiln, high school worker, spoke openly about their sexuality to the Human Relations and Sociology c]asges in the lilrarv mezzanine, secorxi period, Monday.

The Seacoast Gay Mens Group, according to Miller, meets Morxlay evenings, and comprises 40 to 60 men, tween the ages of 16-60.

Miller said he was 23 years old before he accepted the fact that he was gay. "I feel comfortable about my sexuality oow, rut it wasn't always that W8:Y,11 he said.

"The topic is usually hard to talk about to the students I work with because r in afraid of any bad repercussions," said Kiln. ''I had a hard time accepting my les-

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bianism until I was 24, then I struggled for my self-<lefini.tion p:u:t).y because there was nobody to talk to, or give support." She a&ied, ''In my ~n, the mo;;t emotionally healthy human would be bisexual."

Reaction to the presentation was mixed. Senior Irx:lra Gleske said,''lt answered a lot of questions I had about r~ lat:io3hii;s in generaL Fer example, I krx>w now that I oon't want to be involved in a gay relationship, but gays are people too."

Hom~Ec teacher Anna Nash said, "I thought it was a good tXesentation. Mo;;t of the students Jearned the value of acceptance for d:.her lifestyles, that is, at least, tolerance without prejudice."

1 rary·books,

encyclopedias, reference I0r

by Ben Corrow

The new Panasonic videocassette recorder being pJShed around Oyster River High School was p.irchased through the Eruce Smith Fund last fall.

The fund has been used to purchase educational materials not normally bought through the school budget and "to enrich the rormal high school library," according to Librarian Barbara Broderick. These resourses include continued from page 1

THe proposal still needs the approval of the School Board, and according to rience teacher Charles Perry, .it will probably not be implemented for several years, if at all.

F allure for the quarter will result, ''If they (the students) are absent, excused er d:.herwise," said Perry, who is a member of the FA c.

There will be a provision for appeals to Mr. Jones in case of exterxied illness.

According to Perry, attendance in class is essential for learning, and poor atterxlance should result in failure.

charts, globes, maga~es, TV and radio

programs and equipment.

The VHS type VCR is rated very well by Consumer Reports and is a good investment, according to Mrs. Broderick. She went on to say, "We wanted the best we could get."

The fund was named after Bruce Eric Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Smith. In 1963 Smith died in a tractor accident. On September 8, 1965, the School Board created the fund and the library was named The Bruce Smith Memorial. Library.

"What he is talking about is an attitudinal change,11 said Senior John Chorlian. 11 Arxi I think there does have to be an attitudinal change.11

Other students were not · oo sympathetic. Senior Kristin Federer thought oome students did not need to attend all of their cla$€S

"It's dumb," said Senior Chris Glawe. ''If they have an excuse, they shoul.dn 't fail. 11

In d:.her business, the FA C is al9:> working on developing a plagiarism policy, changing the awards structure, and making the school calendar more accessible.

The · sum of $6 90 was raised for the p.irchase of the VCR. An amount of $400 was from the fund, $250 from the Student Council, and an anonymous donation of $40.

The VCR is kept in the audio/visual room for faculty and student use during the normal library hours, 7:30AM to 3:00PM weekdays. It is encouraged for students to bring their own or: rented videotapes to watch, said Mrs. Broderick. , , ,, 4

Mu Meets

by Alisa Lincoln

On Wednesday, May 15, around 6 PM, Mu Alpha Theta and Math Team members were seen all over Durham, shaking hands with police men, climbing telephone polls and chasing Sll.lirrels. It was all p:lrt of the s::x:m to become annual Mu Alpha Theta and Math Team Picnic.

The treasure hunt kicked off a night of games and a barbeque at Mrs. Darien Lauten 's house.

Fallowing the suppP..r Craig Rief, president of Mu Alpha Theta, read the chapter's letter of certification. ''It was good because we hadn't had any rocial gatherings lately. It was much better than any meeting in a classroom," said Rief.

Mr. stoykovich, faculty advisor, was pleased with the evening and thought .it was a nice way to 'ro und out' the year.

Math Tea m member Jon Ch orlian, who climbed 20 feet up a telephone p:ill and @t in a dinghy at the event, said, ''It reminded me of a nice family picnic." , , ,.:

Senior Marci Cronshaw commented, ''It left me more informed, rut I still wouldn't accept .it (homosexuality) as a lifestyle.II If f I •

Longer Day

'86 - '87

by Drew Tognela

The Oyster River High School Board approved a seven period day which will start in the 1986-87 school year at its June 3 meeting.

The current school day is six 50 minute periods, going from 8:00 a.m to 2:15 p.m. The addititional period would add 35 to 40 minutes to each day when enacted.

Mr. Jones commented on how .it will affect the school. 11 A seven period day would permit us to increase the amount of time teachers have to work individually with students er converse with other teachers "

Ao:x>rding to Jones, an extra period would allow students to increase their course options and time for an mdependent study. Also, the science courses would be able to have a laboratory period without interrupting other cla$es.

Jones said "A seventh period will provide us with the opportunity to better support the instructional program and individual student work."

Preble ms associated with the 7 period day are less time for extracurricular activities or a job. Also, a new busing schedule will have to be arranged.

In any period day during the year

Election Results

eve nt, a seve n will be enacted 1986-87 school

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

A Quarterly Publication of the Journalism Class

BJ Anderson

Ben Corrow

Dave Elliott Terilee Evans

Jp Glutting Eric Horne Chris Hoom,?.r

Student Editors: Jon Myslivy Bill Reeves Sara S~l.,ii rv1

Bob Hughes Tom McBri,ie Carolyn Kayser Kirk Sim Pepper Klaeson Lisa Simmons Donna La Roche Li z Stewart Steve Libby David Taylor Alisa Lincoln Drew Tognela Chris Loder ,Jim Valenza

Advisor: Paul Gasowski

Videos Win Honors

by Eric Horne

Students from Oyster River High School were awar~ ed first throu:Jh fourth places in The 1985 New En:ftaoo High School Video Competition.

Results were released for the rompetition Monday, May 20. Over 35 high ~hoals submitted 85 entries in the rompetition, which is sponsored by Mount Wach ussett Community College in Gardner, Mas:;achusetts.

Seniors Aooy Deal and Alan Amman received a $90 first prize in the oon-entertainment category for their work entitled, "Gilley's Lunchwagon". Aooy Deal als:, received the $75 second prize for a piece called, "Family Snapmots".

Alan Amman said, ''I was glad Arrly and I had the dlance to work together on a project like this. II

Third place went to the 0 R SC AN Production group which received $50.

Bryan Mussulrnan, a member of SC AN, said, "We p.1t the best four SC AN pieces of the year together into one show. I was really surprised aoout our placing , because there were so many entries."

Seniors Richard Lewis and David Taylor received fourth place of $45 for their mood piece entitled "Dec:em-

Musical Talents

Join Forces

''It. was fun because I learned a new photography technique and had a good time." said Taylor. by

Jan Halmes, hostess of Oyster River's Gifted and WCVB-TV's New England Sun- Talented Program gave their day, has invited Arrly Deal, first demonstration ronceq:. Alan Amman, and Brendan on June 2 at 2:00 in the Cahoon to Bcston's Channel Oyster River High School Five to edit their pieces t.o- Cafeteria. , gether and to appear live on "The roncert was oot the show in July. meant to be a rompl.ete per-

"Winning first and secorrl formance, it is just a demon¢.ze arrl the fact that rm strati.on on the progression of attending • Beston University the people involved in the rext fall will really help me program." said Program Direcget my foot in the door in tor ' Cindy Plourde. the Beston Area."said Arrly The Gifted and Talented Deal. Program is in its first year at

A total of $900 in cash OR. The School Board provi.d-was awarded to the winning ed a $10,000 for a program entries. The 3-M company like this to be set up. The donated video tape stock to Ml.5i.c Department, received the winning entries. ,~, $2,340.00 to fund this prer

gram, payiD;J for instrumental

voca1. teachers~ wen as

inst.uments, and mUSLc needed.

The program is split up into four categories: vocal, rompcsition, instrumental and rorrluctirxJ. students were chosen on the recommendation of their music teadlers.

"The purpose of the prer gram is to have the teachers and guidance available for the students, and for them to create a responsib11ity and motivation to use their talent," commented Plourde.

Students involved in the i:rogram were Scphomore Dan Singer, rooouctin:J a piece from Mozart; Senior Scobie Puchtler, performing a clarinet roncerto by Mozart; and a group of mid::lle ~hool students, "We Are the Wcr:1.d ".

skipping Tradi ti O nWhen _O_R_P_ri.n_ci_'pal--tr-a_di_tio_n_,_bu_t_I-do_n_'t_think ___

by Chris Hcsmer

Senior Skip Day, seemingly a tradition at OR for rome years oow, was an event that most of the students of '85 p:uti.cipated in.

It seems that a majority of teachers and oome students are against Senior Skip Day.

"Senior Skip Day is illegal, the students are technically cutting. Our previous µ:inci.pal offered students an 'outing day' but the seniors refused." remarked Vice- Pri.ncioal Neil Shapiro

Geoffrey Jones was asked to .it's necessary " romment, he was quoted as on the other haoo, many saying, "The school would students want to keep tne benefit more from a senior tradition. "It's great, and service day. This means that oone of the teachers busi.instead of skipping, the stu- ness," said Senior Sam dents would use the day to Gangwer. help the school in rome way." Freshman Pele' Harris

Mr. Kolbjornson, sub- said, ''I think it's a good idea. stitute teacher at OR, com- I would feel cheated if my mented, ''It. he4s to con- class roul.dn 't have it when tribute to the general deter- we become seniors." ioration of the educational

According to Senior, atma:;phere in the last few Ted German, ''It's a valuable weeks of school." Daees.si.ty for senior class

An anonymous. student morale." .4;: ''I realize .it's

Terilee Evans

Dear Editor:

I am an 18 year old Oyster River stooent who is SX>n to graa1ate. However, I am very disturbed ooncerniB;J the Gra<ilation Ce1;emony at our a::hool and am anxious for well-needed changes to take pace. At I,resent, the female gra<ilates are dressed in white, while The male gracilates are dressed in blue.1 the grand-march I,rocessi.on is separated by gender, with white females ooming from one direction and blue males from aoother, and the two lines of graduates which are separated and dres99d by gender are arraBJed by height.

I find the white gowns a blatant gender stamp which is inai;:propriate, especiaJJy at gradl.ation. In oo manner up to graduation has Oyster River separated male and female students. Bathrooms and several spccts are the only exoe¢ons because of. piysque But gra<ilation has oothiIXJ to do with piysque. Gradlation is a day to emphasize the unity of. an entire class, oot br:eak it up ut:o males and females, dress them differently and have them enter from opposite sdas. If Oyster River was an all male s::h~ I wonder

which students would wear white as the cry for representing both school colors is so strongly advocated er if white would be w<rn at all. I am disturbed that my sex determined my robe criloc and the line of. grad.lat.es which I will be wal.kinJ in with. I have spent the last 13 years of. academia with close male and female grad.lat.es and am embittered at oot beiBJ able to SlaI'e this import.ant day with males and females on equal pll'.

The gram-march looses its graooeur as females oome from one direction, males from another. The p.ire, si.mp..e line meets rut does oot mix with the ambitious, determined line. As a Durham' resident fer 14 years, I have grown up, played and st:•died with BOTH sexes, and yet I march in a line with one sex only, and meet my male gra<ilates??? I would like to share the ceremony ,with all classmates.

At Oyster River, the best-looking graduation ceremony has loBJ been adhered to: gra<hates are

use it looks good is abominable. I am S'S ro I am destined to stam between 2 female graduates who are 5 ' 4" and 5'6•. Whether I Krx:,w them well er have any affinity foc them is oot impa:t:anq their height is.

These traditions have been camed 0Jt for 00 loBJ that they haven't been questioned, and certainly haven't been altered. But I think the time has oome. Oyster River gra<hates to be, think flagrent sexism which is biein] perpetuated by the robes, and by the separated march. If the changes aren't J:!lade this year, make sure next year. Other high s=hoal. grad.I~tes, take a look at your graduation I,rOCedure and ensure that all graduates are equal arrl are united. Gradl1ation is OUR day, 00 one can make the changes but ourselves. Take the actions to have grad.lat.es of. both sexes reguardless of. height, race, er religion unite and share the day of. oommencement

arranged by height. rs--------- • graduation a time for looks??!! I hardly think ro.

The point of. gra<hation is beW:J aside with pettiness. That the shortest members of the class must go fiist, whether they want to er oot, and the tall graduates must take up the rear,

by Lizz Stewart

Students Agairs: Drlvfu;J Drunk CSADD) sponsored their secorxi as;embly of. the year on Thursday, May 2, .in the ORHS gym.

SA OD I,resented a film entitled "The Last Prom" which portrayed the quences of. drunk drlvin].

SA DD members Sq>homoce Katie Hcsmer arrl Fll:!Shman Penny Swift gave trief speeches, followed by Seniors A my Wal.enta and Jenny Burley.

SADD Advisor Beth Kleine said she felJ: the movie was outdated rut it did oorr vey the daBJers of drlvin:;J drunk. She a1s:> said that the best part of. the presentation was when the students told about their irrlivi.dlal experiences.

Walenta spoke of. her km of. a frierrl in a dri.~ related accident. "If you get into a car when you are drunk," she said, "you are beiB;J 00 selfish."

SA DD {resident Jenny Burley commented on a s=hoal. in Massachussetts where a large percentage of. students beloBJ to SA DD. "Everyone as a oommunity has to try," said Burley.

Junior Gary Kustra said of. the eve~ "Maybe it made peq>le think about how bad t:hmJs can get. It was a p:etty graphic descrifrio~ of. What oou1d happen. II f ,,

Fares

Jennifer Burley

Iguana Revenge

I by Bob Hughes

"As S(X)n as the first reports from the White Jubilation turned to ter- Mountains came," Therm ror yesterday afternoon, when stated, "we alerted the the entire eighth grade c1as:; NH AIT F (New Hampshire of Oyster River was corr Anti-Iguana Task Fcrce) and rumed by genetically de- they have been most efformed iguanas in the White fective; although, right now Mountains of New HamJ;Shlre. they are at a standoff in the The unexpected ambush White Mountains." upon the students was pre- NH AIT F Capt. Chris ceded by a gerbil-roast held Pepper reported, II We were by the eighth grade. Leading alerted to the i:cene late iguanaologist. Nathaniel Slug Wend~y night, when most believed it was the i:cent of of us were at a prelegislative the gerbil-roast that led to convention with the Youth the attack. "Spit- roasted and Government Organization. gerbil sauteed over an open rve never seen iguanas so flame and marinated in a big, so mad, and so ugly. mushroom and white wine Apparently, the genetic mutasauce can transform a dor- tions were caused by the dis-

mant iguana into a frenzied, pa:;al of plastic forks and ~---.;;:;;,wa senseless, and brutal crea- spoons, burned in an inture. We at the Institute of ci.nerator.

Iguanaalogy feel that the rea- "Even we can't seem to son lies in the marinated kill them," said Pepper, "so mushroom and wine sauce. All we are trying to implant we know is that there must radical ideas into their com-

Faculty Skip Day

by Barna Bob

An Oyster River High have been the presence of munity by the use of decoys · School Principal who wishes that sauce, that is the only and spies. Hcpefully, this will to remain anonymo\1$, has reaoon we can think of." separate them into a number announc~ that June 14 will "You must believe we of political factions and be ''Faculty Skip Day". didn't mean for our entire maybe we can deal with them "Faculty Skip Day (FSD) eighth grade class to be corr in smaller numbers." is a very secretive matter at rumed by giant iguanas," said Reactions of the tragedy this time, and that is why I Class Director Kurt Therm. from Durham were mixed. wish to , remain anonymous," "This ·was clearly not our in- 'Tm p;yched!l" said one said Jones. Altllough the day tention. Sure, we had marl- OR student. "Me too," said a may be lightly contested by a nated gerbils for dinner, rut junior. "That rne~ns no few malcontent students, the it was really the fault of freshmen next year, yeah!" faculty seems to be in unison those rabble-rousers who One parent commented, on the is.sue, ''I think it's a snuck the wine into the "They were boring, and ate great idea," says Principal sauce!" too rnuch •• .It's a good thiD;J." u, Jones, "these teachers have

done a great :j:,b in bringing

up this class for four lo~

Broadway

by Lisa Simmons

The Oyster River High School Drama Club's annual variety show, The Broadway Review, was performed May 23 and 24 as a dinner theater.

Twenty ocenes and songs from various musicals and plays were performed by a troupe of students who chcse and directed the acts themselves. 0 RHS English Teacher Richard Tappan and Choral Director steve Denson served as advisors and crganizers for the p:-oduction.

Tappan commented, ''I 0 Jdii iii Ji&h iiilli IIi 1111111¢11 ii

years, and I think that an extra day off would be a perfect reward."

Some of the q;,pcs.tion stems from the fact that "FSD" falls on the same day as Graduation. · "Hey, that's oot my problem," says Jones. "It's not like we're oot givin;J them their diplomas. We will leave all the diplomas with the custodians, and any student desiring his er her diploma can pick it up from them. I don't see the p:-oblern, we've worked pretty hard year."

one teacher, who wished to remain anonymous, said, "The beach it 's like, I gotta be there." , '• ,,.

Revi"ewed

was · very pleased with the show, I think it was a good way to end the year."

Numbers for the show were taken from many well-known musicals including "My Fair Lady'', "Damn Yarr kee" and "Camelot"

During the two 15 minute intermissions, members of the troupe served refreshments to the audience while Senior Le an n e Find ell provided musical entertainment.

Profits from the performance, according to Tappan, totaled about $1?0, which will be used to cover the c:o,gts of the performance. ,~, ii I Iii 01111 iiiiiiiiiiiiil"!~

The End of The River

The End of The River

The• Mouth ot. ""tiie River.._ Pacie ,a·

St Jean and Goding Finalists

by Lizz Stewart

Fifty contestants assembled at the Concord Highway Hd:el to compete in the 14th annual Miss New HamfShi,re Teenage America Contest on Friday, May 17.

There was a dual competition for the title of queen and for the winner of the tal ent contest.

Oyster River High School Senior Monica st. Jean won first place in the talent competition. Fifteen minute interviews, stage presentations and performances were the basis of the competition.

st. Jean performed, on a 12 string guitar, a piece she oomposed entitled "Think of Me (Na B )"..

by Lisa Sim mens

To become a contestant St. Jean submitted an application which summarized her services, achievements, grades, and honors.

st. Jean said, "You wait and see if your application is chcsen out of the 800 received, and then you are a finalist. II

As a result, st. Jean will receive a $4000 tuition s:::halarship, to be distriooted over a four year period, to Milliken University in Decatur, llli.nois.

St. Jean said that the contest made her "a ware of how much I have achieved throughout the years." She added, ''If I had a chance to do it again, I would. 11 ...,

Godi.rg said, ''I learned Oyster River ·High Sdlool about myself, my family and Scphomore Sarah Godi.rg was my friends. The pageant gave awarded first runner-up for me a lot of good experience the title of Mks New Hamp- involving competition." shire u.s. Teen.

The ¢zes awarded to T h e t h i r t e e n Godi.rg included $200 in cash, semi-finalists competed May a tierra, a banner, a modeling 11 and 12 at the Radison s:::halarship, trophies and a Hotel in Burlington, plaque. Vermont.

As first runner-up, God''It was hard work," com- ing has the obligation to acmented Godi.rg, "but I had a cep: the responsibj]jtjes of fantastic time representing the winner, (Kathy Lou Maran Oyster River High School and of Salem, N.H.) in case she is the seacoast." unable to fullfill them for the

In order to qualify for entire year. The obligations the semi-finals, each include a television commer·--applicant had to submit a cial., various appearances, t short eESaY, a summary of her and attendence at fairs and involvement in s:::hoal and parades. community, along with the Godi.rg said she hopes to application and phot.o3. attend the pageant next year

During competition, con- as well as continuing to do testants were j.ldged in a more modeling. variety of areas, ·including

"I met a lot of great peos:::ha1asti.c achievement, vo- pl.e, and I had a wonderful. lunteer service, interview time, " stated Godi.rg ''I hope skills, talent and r;:oise. next year will be as good, as this one was."

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Valedictorian---------.........

Chopin," said Dubois. ''It's by Tom McBride about being your own person,

Oyster River High School has chcsen Demi Dubois to be the Valedictorian for 198.S.

Dubois was dlcsen out of a class of 121 students to represent the senior class, and make a speech at the graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 14.

''I have dlcsen to base my · speech on a poem by Kate

and oot fallowing the crowd."

Dubois, who served as president of the student Council this year, has al9) participated in varsity soccer and the French Club.

This fall she plans to attend Brown University.

'Tm very excited about this opportunity to speak at graduation," Dubois said. , ,"It is a great honor." •

Dover Success Story

by Kirk Sim and Alisa Lincoln ·

Arizona to compete in the National Competition on June 26.

Kate Piper has al9) applied for her temporary permit and al.so hopes to continue in the field." There

There are four Oyster are a lot of pl.aces around River seniors who took ad- that I would like to work at. vantage of the programs at One of them is '210' in Dover Vocational and oow Portsmouth." enter the job market with Joe Stewart will be marketable experience. joining Wells in ~rizona as

They are Dale wells, S t a t e M a c h i n e S h o p Kate Piper, Joe Stewart and Champion. ''I feel the machine Kirk Sim. shop program is good and I

Roger Hall, Oyster River learned a lot from it." Guidance Counselor, said, Kirk Sim participated in 'Tm very pleased with the the culinary program. 'Tm accomplishments of these planning to go on and learn y o u n g p e o p 1 e • T hey about gourmet cooking and, experienced a whale aspect hopefully, in the future, own of education that a lot of my own restaurant." people aren't aware of."

All students part of Dale wells, winner of the each day at the Dover ,· state competition in Vocational School for a cosmetology, already has her period of two oc three years. temporary permit and has Hall said, "These students sent in her application to are leaving high s:::hool with become a licensed beautician something they can call their She will be traveling to own. It is an entry level skill

s alu tatorian ___to_th_e_wor_1_a_of_w_or_k'-'-·-~-'

by Alisa Lincoln

The Salutatorian for the Class of 1985 is Sero.or Jonathan Arrlrew Chorlian. As Salutatorian, Chorlian will be speaking at graduation on June 14

'Tm pla~ with many ideas in my mind for the speech, but because the audience is so diverse I find it hard to come up with a subject that everyone would honestly care about."

Along with obtaining the second highest grade point average in his class, Chorlian al.so played varsity soccer and tennis. He was al9) a member of the math team.

"Oyster River? I think it's a great schooll! I have oot in my four years come acrcss anyone who couldn't get what they wanted here."

Chorlian will be attending Harvard University next year and ho~ to study engineer- , , mg. '•'

Durham, N .H. 868-7363

Boys Run for Their -Lives

by B.J Amerson

At the N.H. State Meet on June 1 Junior Bill Lockhart and Sophomore Gregg Tripp qualified to compete in the New Erxjla..rrl Regional Competition at Beston College on June 8th.

Lockhart qualified in the 300 meter hurdles with a second pl.ace time of 41.2 seconds. Tripp advanced by pl.aci.nJ fourth in the 400 meter sprint with a time of 51. 2 seco.rrls.

Tripp ScU;d "It was windy

last Saturday in Salem and· the competition was stiff. It wasn tt my best but rm glad I got this far."

The d:her boys that oompeted at the state meet were Juniors Sean cox and Soott Hartzell aoo Sq:>homore Howie Howard. Bct::h Cox and Howard oompeted in the high jump rut were koocked out of the competition eady due to injuries. Hartzell threw the discus well, rrrl$i.ng sixth pl.ace by only 11 inches.

Fer a person to qualify for the New England Competition, he/she must finish in the tc.p four at the

class meet in crder to compete in the state meet. The top gx at the state meet then advance to the New Ergla.rrl 's.

Lockhart said , 11 We should have <Epth and experience next season as the · five people who qualified for the state meet will return."

Coach Rich Hinkle said, 'Tm very satisfied with the way the team has performed as a whale this season and the fact that seven out of twenty one competed in class is great. The best p:irt is that they wi11 all be back next Year II f ,, ' . ..,.

Crew Victorious ·

by Stephen Libby

The Durham Boat Club has been kept busy this month with a regatta every weekend si.nce the beginning of May. _

"All of the regatta's and all of our practice will hopefully prepare us for the National Championship in Oakridge, Tennesse in the end of June," said Coach Colleen Dreher. ''I think we have a good chance of making it,11 she added. •.

Tournament Escapes OR Baseball

by Bob Hughes

The Oyster River Varsity Baseball. t.eam ended it's 1985 season with a 7-2 Joss against St. Thomas Aquinas High School on Saturday, May 25. The defeat under St. Thomas dashed OR 's hopes for eligibility in the state tournaments. Oyster River's record wound up with 9 wins and 8 losses. ''It was just barely under what we needed. II said Junior Steve West, ''If we had won just one of the games that we Jost, we would have ma<E it."

In order to qualify for tournament competition, Oyster River needed to p1ace among the top 12 teams in their Cla!:c 'T' division. The loss against the Saints cemented OR 's position at 13th p1ace.

"We missed the tournament by 2/1 O of a paint, 11 remarked Senior Tom Cunniff,

"We als:) hope to have a representative from our team at the Sports Fffiti~ which is an event for tha;e who do oot make it to the Wadds• This would mean an all expense paid week in New Orleans," according to Senior Keith Routly. •

In the Stoatsbury Ragatta in Philadelphia on May 15 through 17 the Durham Boat Club placed well. In the Junior Doubles Peter Beckman and Chris Warren took first pl.ace while in the Senior Doubles Mark Riddle and Scott · Bo;µe too1c second. In the Senior Singles Captain Keith Routly took third.

The team practices twice a day during the months of May and June. "What we practice is endurance. We don tt try to keep up with ct::hers and pass them when they hit the wall/' Routly stated. ,,~ 4

''That's about as clo3e as you can get without actually qualifying. Even after the St. T ho m as g a m e, we still thought there was a good snot that we would get there. When the final results came in, it was a real letdown."

Next year, OR 1S predominately junior t.ea rn will be seniors, aoo it is then that the t.eam hopes to do best. .", .,.

Krisanne Bct::hner throws her disc in the Invitational placing fourth overall (Reeves Photo).

Hanover

Greg Trip corn pleting the 4x400 meter relay in the Hanover Invitational (Reeves Photo).

Coin Flips OR

by Jim Valenza

The Oyster River Boys' Tennis Team finished out the season with a strong 13-1 record, good enough for the second spot in the seacoast.

0 R's only less came to Dover, the eventual seacoast champs.

'Tm quite satisfied with the season," said Head coach Peggy Hylton. "Everyone had an cppartunity to play," Hylton added, "and they all played WelL II

As defending seacoast champ:,, OR entered the season with the same team that won the title last year. There was only one addition and one s.ibtraction.

.-- -• Debbie Mat1EOw swats

on Short End of Finals

by: Drew Tognela

semifinals 6-1, which was cut short by rain. In the quarters

The Oyster River Girls they beat Kennett 8-1 and in Varsity Tennis Team finished the preliminaries Haoover 8-1. their '85 season with a 12-1, The top six seeds on this and a 15-2 tournament record year's team were Sophomore losing to Concord High School Debbie Matusow, Daryl in the State Team Final. Ar 7ighi, Karen Rogers, In the State Team Final J~ Jo Mich~ Mary 5-4 with Concord, both Kleine, and Senior Kathy Scphomares Daryl Arrighi and Lauten.

''I don't think there was much pressure on the team to defend the title," said Hylton

the ball over the net in a recent game (Loder Photo). H,. • I :µst a question of confidence and execution."

The top six seeds did the bulk of the pla~. In order from 1-6 Junior Gavin 0 'Connell, Scphomare Jon Shar, Seniors Sam Meeker, Drew Tognella, and Tom McBride and Junior Guy Swanson all had winning indi-

vidual records

Du.rin;1 matches that o R was winning by wide margins, or whe n the top seeds were oot present, the later seeds were ready to play.

that rve been able to have all five lci.ds play," accordin;J to Hylton.

"Since we did oo well with everyone contributing to the cause," said McBride, "it shows how much depth this team has."

"W e had the sam e team "as last year. We had great expectations," Hylton continu ed, "we just hit oo me stumbling blocks II

"Yes, I gues:; y ou could say we had a dissappointing year," said Shar," but we could " This is the first time do well next season_." , , '•'

Karen RO:Jers won singles, Throq;h the season, o R while Arrigh:4 Junior Jo beat Spaulding 8-1 and 9-0 by Mich~ Rogers, and Junior default. Sommerswarth fell Mary Kleine won doubles. twice to the Bobcats 9-0. They beat Laconia in the Dover seemed to be the Bol:r cats toughest seacoast team ·· splitting the matches 4-5 and 5-4. Mt. Saint Mary, Exeter Winnacunnet, and Pcrtsmouth all fell to the Bobcats finishing the season as Seacoast Champions.

OR Girls Tennis Coach Carol Haaland said that this years team wasn 't as strong as last years, but was very competitive. "They (the team) were all very supportive. rm h appy with this years team We have a Jot of young talent."

Upper-left- Mary Kleine in the State Match (Gillispi Photo). L o wer-left- Cathy Lauten comin;J to the net. Above Mat usow r e turns a hit (Taylor Photo )•

Che -Lu

By Dave T aylor

A group of eight students sit in a semi-circle with legs cres:;ed. Each wears a brilliant. colored belt. that st:.aoos out against the black gi. that makes up their uniform Sensei. Karl Koza is explaining to them that they will be promoted today. Koza says to his class,"White belts are designed t.o hold up ycur pmts1 getting ycur yellow is one of. the hardest st.ages of the art."

Koza directs B en C orrow , R ob stevens, Dave Hutchinson and Dan Wittner to stand. Each student. has his diploma placed before him.

Che-Lu is one of the many arts taught at the Mill Pond Center in Durham Seniors• Arrly Corrow, Dave Hutchinson; Juniors Rob stevens, Dan Wittner, Pat Keefe, Chris Parks; S opho m ores Ben Corr o w, Scott Hutchinson , Thatcher Ulrich; and 8th grader Dave Hutchinson attend class every Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours of vigorous activity.

The first half hour of class consists of st.retching exercises, while the remainder of the class is spent working on punching, kicking and blocking techniques.

Sensei Koza has been teaching Che-Lu for 4 years at the Mill Pond Center, which is his first school. He admitted that he d oesn't teach f or the money, rut the satisfaction he g ets out of seeing i;rogress in a cla!:B. ' 'I expect my students t.o become gOC>d people, arrl p.rt: the ef fort they use here into the rest of their lives," stated Koza.

''I gained a new family, satisfaction, confidence and understa~ of myself as well as d:hers. rve als:> learned t.o respect hard work and effort as well as ability, " said Parks.

Dave Hutchins::>n commented that re "got a lot of bruises" out of the program

Women's Issues Active

by Donna LaRoche

The Women's Issues Group sponsored a panel discussion on Tuesday, · May 8th in Room 109.

Dr. Nishma Duffy, Equal Acx::ess Conailtant. for the NH Division of Vocational Technical Ecbcation, spoke on the employment and domestic ob3tacles most women face.

"Women's issues are oot dead," stated Dr. Duffy."We are still hoping for equality in work, better childcare, arx1 an end t.o discrimination."

Dr Duffy emphasized the fact that 80 % of women work for under $10,000 a year, arrl secure such typical roles as nu rses , t e a c h ers , a n d secretaries.

"Toa criminal aspect of this s:x:iety," explained Dr Duffy, "is that it doesn 't let the girls enter into more male crient.ed fields, and there 's always more i;ressure on men to succeed tha n women. "

The speaker session was just one of the ma n y 7vents sponsored by the Women ' s J$ues Gr oup since its creation ea rli er this year. Other events included a screening of the film "Killing Us Softly", ct movie depicting

female exp1oitaiton, and a series of discussions and rep:xts at OR and UNH duJ:in:J Womens H:ista:y Week, which was March 1st t.o the 13th.

"The main pirpa;e of this group," stated English teacher arrl group advisor Emma Rous,"is t.o make the students more a ware of the problems we women face. It needs t.o be ex{U)red. II

Acx::ording t.o MIS. Rous more students are being encouraged t.o join the group arrl help spread a greater aware ness of womens issues "We oot only discuss womens issues,'' s aid Rous,"rut we talk about things concerning men arrl wo men, and there's an e v e n mixture of boy s and girls in the discussion. II

The gro up' s last meeting bega n with a videotape on Wom en's Lli:erat ure teacher Elizabeth Whaley , who recently appeared o n the Mc N e il L e h rer Rep o rt o n PBS. T he videotape was f allowed by a short discussion o n abortion. The group a1ID made plans for more speaker p:-esentations for next year and a rx:ssibJe election of officers. , , , ,,.

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along with confidence and a good feeling.

Chris Parks removes the wh i te belts from each student' s waist and drapes it around their necks. T he new yellow belts are placed over the old white Sensei Koza fallows Parks do wn the line and ties each new belt. aro und its owner•~ waist. Each step of the belting ends with a hUJ and a bow. When all is complete the rest of the class honors the students' new rank.

Dave Hutchinson and continued from paqe 1 Ivette Perez; Juniors Chris Balser, Sue Mundy, Rich Wulfrum; Sophomores Morgan Brown and Esme Hw::1.ey.

0 R presented three p:tpers at the conference. The first was given by Sophomore Esme Hw::1.ey and was titled "A Student. Run Planetarium." The talk gave an overview of the achievements and goals ci 0 RP. "It was a once in a life time chance to give ourselves a head start in life," commented Hurley

Dave Taylor presented the second paper called "A Real Neat Device" which consisted of the demonstration and exp.anation of a projector, b.u1t. · by Taylor, that simulates the death of a star.

The final presentation "A Poetic Twilight" was a pint effort b y Senior Melanie A m a rosa and Sophom o re Mocgan Bro wn A marooa was responsible for writing and editing the piece and Brow n narrated it. ' 'It pleased me that people enjoyed what I ha d written I felt like I had done· so mething worth while, 11 stated A marooa.

Morgan Bro w n ' s response was, "the e ntire trip was an invaluable educational experience."

Pla netar i un advi sor Eleaoor Milliken reflected, ''It was one of the best I have ever taken with stude nts; I was proud."

"You did a really outstanding job" was the Hayden Planetarium' s J ulio

Scott Hutchinson were called forward next to receiv~ their green belts. They were followed by Arrly Ccrrow and Thatcher lfuich, who received their p.irp1.e belts.

Koz a expl ainect, "The brow n is a head belt; a person has all the abilities of a black belt. rut has t.o get his head together." He then i;resented Pat Keefe with his brown belt..

In clcsi.n:1 the ceremony Sensei Karl Koza said, "Koow that I have faith in you arx1 keep trying." , ' ',,.

Mocerro's comment.

1Uong with many papers at the oonference there were other activities such as planetarium shows, laser shows, tours, parties, and dinners. The final night of. the oonference featured a banquet and a lecture by Professor Owen Gingeret of Harvard University

Accordin;J t.o the students of OR P, the trip was a huge success!

Chris Balser stated, "We learned a lot about ourselves and each ct.her on the trip and we bee am e be t ter frieoos."

"Eventually, even the clouds are free from light. Overhead the sky ranges from the dark blue E ast to the light blue west. In betw een E ast and West ranges ev ery shade of blue, unique o nly to th e heave ns, no painter, oo matter how magical his J;E}ette, could represent the shades of hlue the way twilight can with all of her magic and mystical piece She settles over the land a nd like a cool breeze••• "

The presentatio n ended w i th a starfield a nd Pachelbel' s Kannan reach ed its quiet climax. The audience remained silent after the music faded. Hcst Clarke asked if there were any com ments. There was o nly one An unkoown person comme nted, "What can y ou say after that?" T he audience applauded. ,',;:

nsei Koza puts class through workout. (Taylor photo)