1989-90 MOR Issue 4

e outfi tfie 2{jve-n

Dti°rham N. H. 03824

Students, Teachers have some anxieties about Seabrook license

by •roby Mautz

SOVIE!' DFPART AFTER GOOD VISIT

by Brian Killgore

Goodbyes could be heard in several different languages on March 21 as Oyster River High School s 1 5 Russian visitors left for their trip home.

and

tourist. city ot Strawas well as

Durinq the Russians 10 day visit., they saw the usual sites: the Portsmouth berry Banke Boston.

One of the most fas-

adventures cinating for the Russians was Shaws their trip t.O Supermarket in Dover. They were not only surprised at t.he size o f t.he store, availibility and other within it

Yelena Evst.ignneeva, one oft.he teachers who went. skiing for the first time. tore two l i gaments in her knee

but at the of food products

During the week, the students Mill Pond skiing at

visited t.he Center, went Ragged Mountain and toured Portsmouth Hospital. Mrs.

She had an operat i on on March 19 at. Went.worth Douglas Hospital and will remain in the United States for two weeks to recover.

At first there was some doubt as to whether or not the Russians would ever make US SR cont. pg.11

EAR.PLANNING SPEAKER FOR ENVIROMENT AL ASSEMBLY

by Jirn l'otec,t. Plans tor an Envir c nmental Awarenoc:ss

Research assembly t on k precedent in the meet ing last Wednesday.

A list ot potential speakers has been compiled tor the assembly, which would be in the

beginning of May. The Union of Concerned Scientists, and The Aud ubon Society topped the list of environmental groups that will be contacted.

It was decided at the meeting that the assembly would be more than

dictation of stat{stics, but that the audience would be involved. Various skits or a round robin discussion were two ideas suggested.

'"rhe enthusiasm of the group has grown EAR cont. pg.1 0

Many Oyster River students are worried about the recent Nuclear Regualtory Commission ruling giving Seabrook full-power license.

students also worry that the ~ntire Seacost may p-e- ~ in jeopardy becaus~ of Seabrook.

Station a operating

Although a tew s~udents favor nuclear power, the majority of students fear the health risks. Many

After 17 years of fighting in court, Seabrook Station owners were finally granted a full-power operating license. The exact date of start up was postponed from March 8 to March 15, to allow a

JUDGE SHIFTS FOURNIER TRIALOUI' OF COUNIY AFl'ER SAD.D. IEITF.R

by Tracie Peek

'!'he Oyster High School River S t udents

group wiLl apologize to a Superior Court Judge and Karl Ebinger tor a letter containing incorrect information, group officials said last week.

According to Senior Gillespie, she the letter stating Ebinger had killed s o meone else before allegedly killing Tracey Fourn i er and had it signed by 1 0 0 students, asking that Ebinger get the maximum sentence.

Pat Rainboth of the N.H. DWI Prevention Council had told SADD about Tracey's case. "She started talking about other cases and I

guess got that's when we contused," said Gillespie. SADD members thought Rainboth was talking about Ebinger when sh e des cribed a driver 1' ,1 0 had killed someone while driving drunk then had gotten out of jail and had killed another person. ln fact, Rainboth had been talk : ng about someone else.

At Ebinger's sentencing March 20, Judge Nadeau blamed SADD members tor spendin g misleading information. "'fhat is horrible. It is absolutely false. Ebinger was never sentenced for that," said Judge tladeau.

JO, of Colorado, December to of neglegent Four. cont.

Russian students say their final goodbyes to their hosts

Kyle Downing expresses his concerns at a recent EAR meeting

Russian cameramen:their last moments on film

Against Drunk Driving (SADU)

Themi nA ~igbt ip Paris

Prom tickets go

on sale April 16

by Kristen Haley for the Tickets

ORHS Junior/Senior to be held 011 May Prom, will go on sale on April 16 tor $JS per couple.

A NIGHT IN PARIS

At Luka's of Hampton Falls $25.00 per couple

Yearbook completes

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final deadline

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being huilt l y junior Jon l'oss, a11d an Ei.ttel '1'01<1er ice sculpture done by Mike Katz.

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The year~ook lost rolls of ijlm throu~ the mail, over lUt pictures. According Mr. Denson, "This was major se"tback."

•rhe annu tl affair will be held at 1,uka's Greenhouse Hampton, place it year.

in North the same was held last

The Memorial Day bill that would change the State May JU holiday

Memorial Day of to the Ferleral of May 21! probably will not be brought up for debate in time to effect this years's prom calendar.

With theme "A Ni9ht in Paris", the prom feature a black and wh.i te illumination ot the wall. Other decor ations include brid ges,

"Rock-n-Bowl"

·Attracts 25 Seniors

by u"ohn Gray

Last Friday from 9:JO until 12:30 , the Oyster River High Scnool bowled Bowl. Called

senior cl ass at the Dover Ro'ck-nBowl the event featured a D.J. from WHEB playing singles.

"We wan t it to be done so it looks sop histicated, like last yeur," said Prom Ad · visor Ginny Taglia · ferro. Tllis year's will be "In by Pelt,l l:'llotographer

theme song ¥our Eyes " Gabriel. Gene i:'altr1nc,r1 tr nm Dover will be taking pictures. The committee is going to be scr een ing l oc al DJ's i.11 l.l1t, next tew days.

Sernor· Tara 'J',·uels<> n commented, "l 11 kc,d the theme song of the prom last year because anyo11e cuuld dance le it. Whether or not you had a boytriend girltriend was irr · elevellt."

The class paid for the first string of bowling for everyone. Seniors who wanted to play more paid for additional strings.

The nignt, in total, cost the class almost S180. Approximately JO to 35 seniors showed up to bowl according to Pres. Bill Myers.

J'he 1990 Oyster l<iver · High !,;chool Yearbool,, whose theme 1s "Signatures",is due to corue cut on June 7 or!!, according to Ed itor in Chief Charles Adkins.

Final deadline material was sent to Taylor Publishing Com pany in Dallas, Texas, February 15.

'l'he 1990 yearboc 0fters a tew ' new feat ~res this year. Tt b oo k will be larger nine inches wJde and inches high.

Adkins that the explained theme of the yearbook is meant to acknowledge a.nd high ·· light how the students leave their signatures OkHS.

marks while or at

Students who p•i $25 dollars in the fal will have their namE printed on the covet The addition wa intend.ed to enc01u age payment in full ~r to discourage tt stealing of yearboox in the spring

this th.:, and

year get pictures developed.

Major setbacks occurred ting taken

According to Yearbook Advisor Steve Denson, "This year there were more problems with the photography than there have been in the past."

Home Economics tea, her Anna Nash cal the y..:,arbrook i ngly complex consuming 'l'he yearbook

an 11 ama, and tit project statf not a class , so students must volunteE t:heir tree time.

Cont. pg.11

SIX WO~ SIUDENTS RECEIVE A1HLEfIC AWARD

sity sports , maintaining a B+ average in school. This is the ~irst time students from ORHS have won the award in the three years of its existence.

on

"It WdS an off ba kind ot thing, "sa Moore. "He sounded li he was campaigning ."

Besides ',regg, ~olfer

Seniors Christenson , Cunniff, Janet

Leslie Kathy M~Jre, Heather Shenefiel, ~~r ry Swift , and Karen all Tagliaferro were given 1990 New Hampshire Women Athlete Awards in an early eve ning reception. The award year is to "History month.

"I was excit~d to hear about it, "said award winner Janet Moofi. "I think it's important to recognize the achievements of women. 11

Govern former pro··· and torm Portsmouth residen Jane Blalock, spoke the group. She compar womens' athletics today to in high when shew school whe there were no women teams at all.

given every celebrate of Women" Prin Ann Draper Brown said that to be nominated for the award, students must

OKHS

At the awards cereruony Gov. Judd Gregg 5poke to the 114 win ners, and commending them declaring their achievements a "Theme tor the 90's. "He also raised a few eyebrows saying that the accomplishments of these athletes that none were proof of then were

"She called th pioneers for w0men athletics, "said Mr Brown, referring tot tact that women n have options for co tinui;g their athlet careers after hi school

by Toby Mautz

by Brian Killgore

Ten more weeks ' t ill graduation !!!

Oyster River Currents Students literary magazine expected out in two weeks

by Jason W<tll

"Uyster kiver Currents", a product ut t.he Writin,, Worksl!op c.Lass is sct1<:d111e., ,J t., be out in around lhl€:.J weeks, said 01<!1;; E nq lish tP3cher Nichara Tappan, the coordin ator and advisor o( th~ publicati on.

All the illustrations for have been Mr.Child 's i od art

the magaz.n,crealed l.>l' tour th per-· class. 'i'he _p,:l.ass is currently dratting cover designs tor sul.>miss:i.on 'l'his y ear all of the st udents in the

STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATION ALL ANGERED AT THE MEDIOCRITY LETTER

oy Jeremy i,Jard A Yecenc Fcs~er's Daily Democ~at Letter

co ~he Editor d~scr101nq the Oyster River Scnoc2.. l.Str:!. C': as .J~~ioc!:"e has ~et witn resist:ance anc :r:::-ea t naer among menoers v: cne s t. \.1ae!1. t ooc.y, !:ac-

On E'eor·..iary 21 the Jemoc:::-at puolishe a the ec1tor:1.al :1cNa:nee. by Dennis a :-es1.dent of letter sug- Lee The gestea that teacners in the distric~ ~re 1 ••• so intensely meaiocre cney naven'c even a clue as to wnat ~edioc::-1.t.y is:"

Hian School principa~ Ann Drso~r Brown said s he ':'.lat O.R had a ti~e ieve~ or teachin~ in 1t s sen-:io.i.s; she '3..Lso empr_asized ~ne tact chat sne naa worke~ 1n tour o c:ler scnool ciscr1ccs oerore coming co Oyster /,.bout cne r.eac

ner a~ ~he ~1011 sc11ool. sne said aeeoly c~ncer~~d staL: thac :ocuses a o! o n the iL ds

llo: every ~sp~cc ot tne lec~~r was djsputea. McSa~ee men tio ned Che tac: t~ac many teac n ers in tne r:::.s~rict expec: tne studen~s to ~rov~ie their ?wn scnooi suppi::.es so~et~1na scuaen~s lo we::- ~ncome may rinc J:.:.r:.cu.:..t t.o de. '.Sone : ei.. C ChJ.S was not.

to pr:ivide more." But :-1~ 3ddea, "S till, prov1.-oi q cne s~udencs ~i ·:~ ~a~er1als is the i-: nd taxoay"! rs

:n~y nave ~noug~ -co wcrry ::.·eaay. =.uouc. a.1.-

Ms. Sr-:.;.1n coxmen::ec. -3 S::?a supp.i.y of mo ney speciIor helpina :ni-~ren ~no can't arrorc such chings sucn as field cr::.ps.

ar:,urr:,:,nt:. Joe Sc?.sc i ·· tel~i. boys tracK coacn ana a teacner ac ~ove r Scnco J c~:.: mence ~ upon heari~o about tn~ editorial. "He come vis1c Dove r. A kio near tr.e ootco~ of tne c.1ass r~anc 3:; _ever.

clas,; were asked to submiL something to the magazine. Mr.· Ta~pan anticipates the m~gazine will be around ·15 pages compared to the usual 50 or so.

fhis year the pl,ysical tormat ot the magazine will be eleven inches by eight inches and a ha lt size page. Formerly, the maguzine was ''Reader's !Jigest" size Also, new thJs year, is the fourth period art class illustrating the mag a z i :1c:.

Mr. Tappan commenced, "It ( 1:he maqazine) is behind schedule. 1 t!wught it would b,· out b e t o re Cllr isl mas. "C,1r SL1 ug~ l. ing lv L c1 y l >Udg,~t. We may JUSl pr1nt t own, thf;

the cover dow n and mi.:,iograph n,,;t ol: the 1,ul) Jication lwre i. r C.dll 0 t out." wo.r,: k s omctlii n_g

Seniors produce 35 scripts for Follies

oy Marisa More

mun!.-_! ::-at!"ler lci::er

Myers, memner o= t.he and iongt~me d1scr~ct ~es1aens commen~ed. ~ave wond~red now i ess aav anc aqed students ca~ afford a~l che noteCOOKS, pen s and penc::.ls they are expectca to have, not to ~entio~ excras trips. s-::nool

like It see:::-:s field tne snou~d be abi.-:

~he ove r~l~ content or t.he lecter was dis cute~ oy rnost however 'I! Oy ster River 1s so meaiocre. ~ow co~e we 'r e always a~onq tne top ratec public sen00.J.5 1.n asKea Potee,:, ot the class.

.:c::Jr.en c d~·~·. tnan was als 0 q uesc1 ned. a ;o urnalist:.:: scanapo1~t 1c :~s~ dia~ c ~aKe ~~ch sense

Last Tuesday, March 20, :rom 7 to 8 o'clock the seniors met for the second cime in Advisor Susan S~ith's room to continue the script writing process.

the state ?·· senior jin also a :nemoer Journa.1ism

Memoers or the dist::-1.ct ones aren tne only che validity o f ~c!amee ' s

!r.UD.1.t."]' stat·.1s1 '

1.L r:.r1e C::nnc.:-~11cntar ! · sa1c senior ~u~tor c~ cne ) t k!ver Eric Knapp, "he used a lot ·- r r~a~ly big wor~s. cut ~ther than ~~ac _c ~ea_:y a2an t 3ay ~uc~. He :.cin t bacx up ;J,o :.:: t.s ·;f;;;ry we.!..l. ·'

MATH TEAM 3RD IN STATE MEET

by Brandon Gray

it wrong."

Weather and homework limited the number of seniors who came to the meetin~. Approximately thirty-five people attended. Mrs. Smith said the number of seniors involved is equal to past years.

"Ther e are about 35 skits in all. The majority of the skits so far will remain. The date of the Follies is May 3 and 4 , "according to Pam Worden,

'l'he

Oyster River High School Math Team

has an April 10 meet in Newmarket, r'riday, the team March 16, placed third

Last round quescions are worth 12 points each , and would have clinched first place for the team Atter completing the first

Mr Stoykovich had remarked earli~r that a r1nish anywhere in the top five would be outstanding.

Two of the seven perfect scores at the in the sixteenth annual five rounds, including meet ca me from Oyster state math contest held arithmetic, algebra 1, River, with senior at iinkerton Academy in g eometry, algebra II Leslie Christe ns on and Derry. The ten-member and advanced math, Oy- junior Brendan Crill team, competing against ster River was in the each scoring 30 points. sch oo ls two and three lead. Crill and Christenson,

After the skits are handed in on April 6, the deadline, they will be reviewed tor acceptability by a board consisting ot a group of teacners and the Senior Follies directors.

Consideration ~s given Is it tive? taste?

to many things: funny or effecIs ic in good How many other times as large, finis- In the sixth and along with junior Evan simi l ar sKits are hed with an impressive final round, however , Freuder, were recog there and does it get 271 points just 12 the team got only three nized with a plaql!e tor as many people on behind co-winners of five correct and had their outstanding per stage as possible? Milford and Laconia. to settle for thi rd. formances.

Tryout for the va-

fifty teams competed cant roles are schedbut in a way it was ertheless quite satis- in both the large and u l ed for April 5,9, and kind of sad," said tied with the team ' s small school divisions 10. Performances with Peter Stoykovich, team performance. combined. In addition perso.nal requests tor advisor. "It came do wn "The team did su- to Freuder, Christenson roles will be considto one question in the per," he said. " I and Crill, the school i·,~ • :::itoykovich

"It was exciting, Mr. Stoykovich wa s nev-

l-l•a=s.t....;r.o=u.n.d.,..

;:; ered during the

iors Blake Tu~ker, Kerry Swift, and Karen Go oze; juniors Bill Stansfield and Melissa Geeslin; and sophomores Ritvo and Aa r o n Birch.

prepare

castfor the final math meet.

In reacti o n to a Commu n ity · Commentary which appeared in Fosters Daily De moc rat on Februar y 21 by Dennis Mc Namee "Oyster Ri v er : Med i ocr it y at it's Bes t" : as we read through Mr. McNamee's complaint of Oyster Ri v er schools we could not help but think that here's a man who has wasted one third of Foster's Editorial pag e

Launc h ing an onslaug ht of insupportable accusations. he fails to come up with any v iable arguments. Mr. McNamee leads th e r e ader into an o bs cu re d escript i on of a school which c o uld o nl y h a ve c ome from hi s i magination As an e leven-year ~tude n t of this s c ho o l distric t I c an see. Mr McNamee has not taken part in a class where Phy l lis Kinz i e reci t es poetry form Shel Silverste i n ' s " Where the Sidewal k End s" to fourth graders , one where Ri ch a r d T a ppan, wi th an Engl i sh accent reads Dickens , or seen Emma Ro us a l ert i ng students to our numerous social and environre ental 1 problems

"Neutered by moral confusion and i~tellectual drift ." McNamee describes Oyster River s tu d e nts , ignori n g the fact that this system continues to turn cu t st udents heade d f o r the ~ os t competitive colleges in the country, and consistently ranks among the top public schools in the state One t eacher from anot her seacoast school who is familiar with oo t hehis and t h e Oy s te r Riv er district described the acad e mic inequit ies b et ween t he schools In his view Oyster River is solidly on t o p a nd res u l t s h ave shown t hat this is a l so t rue comparing oyster River t o ot her schools in the seacoast area.

McNamee comp l ains o f the hi g h cost of teach e rs wno are as h e s t a t es "Mediocre." He suggests hiri n g younger t eachers f or lowe r sa l aries wou ld be an an s wer to such costs. yet h e st i ll wants th e abi l ities of the more experienced ins t ructors

We hate t o bearer of ~ad news Hr. Mc Na mee bu t t he c ost o f l iv ing , even for "teachers, has gone u p since 1890, and you c a n't pa y ni c kel s an d di me s fo r th e te a chi ng ao il i t ies of peopie resp o nsib le fo r th e educa tio n of f uture leader s, wr iter s s ci entists , edu c a to rs. and the peop le who wil l a ssume th e v ar io us positions of s oc iety. ~9 a re sure t hat Mr. McNa rn e e h as hi s reas o ns fo r hi s t ira d e Maybe he is c o nc e rne d a bout the hig h- co st of liv i ng h ere in th e seacoas t. Who isn 't? Bl a me i t on our t a x stru c tu re, n o t o ur sc hools.

Final ly, we wo u ld lik e to aiv e McNamee. something you wou l d have Oy ster Ri ver . Be fo re wr iti ng a n e ssa y

Commentary

you a itt e advice Mr. l earned if y ou had attended d o yo u r ~OMEWORK ! --James Poteet--

Intiioitiua{i~eti in.stru.ction: Sti{{ a {on9 way to 90

by Jason Wall

statc<.1 the ph i losoph y ot Ll 1e Oys ter !Jlstrict has "111d 1 vidual1zo:,d i n s tr u ction " It

been is ass u med t hat me a ns that the needs ct t lJe stu d ent comes first , and that teaching sho u ld -be directed a t meeting tho s e needs

Although Oyster River has done pretty well, there are many areas where the school would appear to tall short in living up to that philosophy.

th eir grading s ystem Student s might set t hei r o wn goal s with th e h e l p ot thei r t e a c he r to g uide t hem from an impos s i ble l oad or a too simple load.

Class8s s t u dents otten to ask take r is k s , s uch a s s pe a king in a d e ba te a nd persuasion class or p r e s enti n g a n unpopul a r opinion in class.

n ot be c on si der-=ct a s h o r t ta l l wh e n a student le ar ns in ditter e nt way.

lt mig h t h elp clas s es i ~ t h e stu dent s were allowed to le n d a hand in the d eci s i ons in ho w and i n wh at order a p a rticul a r u ni t migh t be ta ug h t This would aid kids in l earni n g i n t hat !:i ds wi th d i f f e re nt le a rni n g

pg. 5

Commentary

SOVIET VISIT'

Helps us understand ourselves

No w Lh u t o u r So v i., t gu e s t s are gone, it is inter e stin g t o r e tl ect o n th o 1r obs e r v a t i o ns ot us Th e y we r e v ,:,r y impr e ssed by t he a c a demic l e v e l, t o r t h t: most part, a n d th e y we re s11 r p r i ::.P d at h o w busy we all are . Th e y were als o ex c ite d b y the variety ivity o t class obviously

and cr ea tmany ot our a c tivities th e y saw a l o t more "fun" in o ur scho o l day than we d o Nina Chernova, the h e ad o t t h e to u r group , f ou n d the s c ho o l day to be long even though it was interesting. School 185 i n Lenin gr ad s t a rt s at nin e o'clo c k and ends at thr ee Sch oo l activit1 es students some days,

may k e ep until tive but th e day it s e lf is mo r e r e l a xe d St.udent s have longer breaks betwe,:,n classes t o mix a nd sociali z e.

In contrast to Sov iet s chool s, we have mu c h mo re di sc u s si on. mo r e wr itin g ab ou t our own viewpoints more t1l ms and qr o up p1 0J e ct.s, la b s, et c. , aud ce rt ai n ly mo r e h o mewor k t na t a l esi.;o n to u s " more" 1s n o t al ways bet ter So vi e t st uden ts said th ey felt welcomed by everyone and were made to teel comfo1taLle by the rr1undl1ness a~d in terest ot s t ud en ts and teacher s a l ik e Irina, who i.;tayed with To r y J enn i so n reflect ed o n h e r work with an economics class. Sh e .:q,prec:i.at.,J Lh<.: way tlle s tudents went out ot t he1 r way to 1 11 ,: 1 Pelt: b -.; 1· in the1r activit

i es ~ telt Sh e that and o t11 ert' many Ol<HS st ud e nts were as in re s t ed i n their lj v e s as th.,y we re in o urs.

Yet th e variat i on in b e havi o r fro m some clas s es to others was n o te d Even with for eign r o om, guests s o me in the students would spe a k imv0litely " Can you imagin e ," said Nina usu a l have

Ch e rnova with her humor, "people come all the way from Leningrad and are gu,:,sts in this class and this boy puts his muddy bo o ts up on the desk ri g ht in my face."

t: lse ' s Is tin s here ? "

bus the she

Ano t her thing she no te d was the "lovemaking" in the halls "It seems tha t many y o u ng people make th i s ever y one i nt:,c; s u sua l way a s ked.

No o n e h ad more than min o r ments. n e ga t ive c o m-

De ni s, who stayed with Ch r is Je ra rd , sum med uµ Am,:,rica between gr eat."

Ua r r e n

his time i n as "somethinf' wondertul and Ac cor ding · tc 11 i 11 er ' s g u e st , Kom a n , "C om ing t o Amer ica was t h e b e s t exper i ence of my life. lt is something I will n c: ver to1ge t. "

The v isit by people from far away g i ve s us th e abil i ty t o r ecogn ize the: want s and n ee ds of others, sbu t als o to se e o u r s trengths and fault s more cl e arly s o th a t we ca n u nde r stand live n d living.

t h e way we s ho uld be

There is inconsistency the way we are will be taught,

an between told we and the way we are taught.

There are many ways students could help te a chers in their quest to i ndividualize learning

Students could be g iven the option ot setting their standards a nd, thereby setting

The school rarely asks a teacher to take risks. Some teachers take risks in speaking of experiences they have had in the pas t o r expressing their personal subJect opinion ot som" Olla con trov e rsy.

'fho:, system studt:nt with a difference is

for ;.ny lear111.ng to put them into remedial c lass and will c ure should

some sort ot program or ass u me that all. Classes allow f o r differences in learning styles, and it s hould

BROWN, MROZ, FITZPATRICK, DEFEND CURRENT POLICY

b y Sta ce y Sweet

A l et te r to t h eed itor wr itt en by Oyste r Rive r Hig h School Se nior Car l Ha rte r o n Bi b le St u d i e s in ·th e s c h o ol a nd t h e S ch o o l Bo ar d' s po li cy Cl o s ed Forum h as r ais e d mu c h controversy a mo n g s t u d e n t s a nd f acu l t y.

Accord i n g to ORHS Prin. An n u raper-Brown, ORHS c annot change it ~ p olic y on Bi ble Study Classes le t ter, school called

•F itzpatri c k, "It's a t erm o f physica l exercis e, a ma rtial a rt n

'l'ai Ch i was fo unded by 'l'ao Monks be cause the Mo s le ms had t o p rotect t h em se l ves a nd stay in good p h ys ical s h ape

" Tai Chi en abl e s th e stu dent about says Mr.

he says today's big ·· gest problem is re al i zin g stress and find ·• ing ways to reduce it. "And me ditatiori i s one o f t hose ways, " he s a y s.

t o le a r n more themse l v e s, " F itzpa tri ck, " a n d th e i ndivi dua l gr o wth o f s ome of t h e s t u de n t s is amazin g. "

are not r e late d in the

despite the because of a board policy the ' Equal Ace ess Ac t, ' adopted in l 9!s"I. '!'his poli c y bans clubs or organizations that curriculum from meeting school.

Harter feels th e re is a religious impact i n some teachings at ORHS. Harter said in his letter that meditation (required tor in health by Lou Mroz) and Tai Chi(taught by Barry Fiizpatrick in Physical Education) are forms of religious in structi o n.

"I n my opinion , no way is Tai Chi a rel ig i on," says Mr.

Mr. F i t z patrick als o f e els th a t in t o d a y's hectic s o ciety, peop le " Uon ' t l a ke time to think or not to t h ink, " and Tai Chi puts a person in touch wi th t he inner self

Mr oz feels tha t it is pr ep osterous for anyone to equate medi tation wi th religion. He says he is "bl o wn away by the thought that my use of meditation is religious heal th."

Harter states that th e East e rn Method s o f re la x a t ion are r e l i g ion r e lated. Wes tern er s, he sa ys, h av e d e ve l oped t he ir o wn t echn i qu e s of r e lax at i o n als o s a ys Harter t hat Mr. and Mr l-' i t z p a tr1c k Mroz ma y n ot i nt,rnd to p resent their s t res s reducing me tho~s wi th r e l i g ious imp l ica t ions, b ut t h e r e are c er tain el e ments o t r e ligion that have t o b e explained f or s t udents t o understand the concepts.

impressing beliets in

Mr. Mroz teaches meditation in health as a meth o d of stress red uct i on. Mr Mroz a ck"nowle d ges that med i ta tion can be us e d as a p a rt of relig i on , but

Asst. Prin. for Student Services, Nancy Winterbottom agrees with the feelings of Mr. Mroz and Mr. F itzpatrick and says sh e doesn't think they ' re teaching relig i on t o thei r students.

Mr. Mr oz F i t zp at ri c k and pl an Mr. to writ e letters to th e editor of ~Q~~h 2 t r~ ~ riy~r

Biology class travels Abroad

b y St a cey Sw ee t 'l'en Oy:oter Hig

Rr,. ns~ .i. V'1~ L

Cont . from pg . 4 charact e ristics can in t hat 1 h e 1 r

a p p r o ach unit s ditterent ways it wi l l a i d in unders t anding ot a su bj;;ct

gi v e par t1. al cr e di t if a trie s a It s ho u ld b e a or x · 7 1 ,·; ';' ,\ 7 ~r; /', r :T 0 l , ~'+ ~ i --\1\.1 \it.

think since t hings the that they same way. a c h anc e tor stud e nt s to td i I and learn trom it. tiome teac h ers or full st u de n t p r o b lem. April 2,1990

sta n da rd. S h o ul d n't i t ? P a rtic ul arl y i n s o me math will cr e di t

co ur se s , studen t s no t t or ge t tull h o mewor k un l ess it is c o mpleted in tu l l. T h e stu~ent therefor i s p e naliz e d for n o t und e rst a nding All work d o n e b e comes a test at s ome leveJ

wi l l a c egroup to

School

biology s tudents will visit Si. Johns, a U.S. V1rgi11 I s land, d11r1ng April vacat1on

Biology te a chers Michelle Houseman and Robert Byrnes are organizing the trip and will be supervising the students.

SLudents going to St. Johns are: Sue Mo rris, Michelle and Dave Issacson, Gabe Wallman, Ruth Bristol, kob Martin, Liz l-"ir zuck, Amy Priestly, Sarah Spiller, and Becky Bucar. A regis-

tered nur s e om p any the !.it. \Jo hn s.

While studenrs studying

th«re, the will he th-, loc,.d tlora and tduna, snorkeling, and Ill.long. They will also have recreation time.

'fhe gro11p will leave trom Logan Airport and will tly to San Judn then on to St Thomas where the:" will terry 20 minutes to St. Johns. The cosl of the trip is approximately $8~0.

The group leaves on April 19, and will return on April 27.

E njoy these flavors and more!

From the islands of Hawaii a cool an d refreshing treat. Share one today with a

THE RIVER CHANGES COURSE

By Blades Mcliff

Several in order schoo\1 for

changes are in the r 1gh the 1990-91 school year. Most of the changes will come in the term ot rules to keep increasingly unruly students in line.

Students will see the changes early and often as they return in the tall. Special metal detectors designed tu detect pennies in t~e pockets of seniors w1Jl be placed in every door. The drama pro gram is being elimin ated to pay Lor the hi ,:;i r, tech d e vices but then ag a in "Who ' ll have time tor drama wicb all the , ime th e y'!) b t:! Spend.l!1 •:; 1n d et.tntfor, ? " askO?.d Ms 'f ,n

Hallway traffi ~ ~ill als0 be subjectea to stricter regulation. with the mc>ney recit.cved by elimilnating the math team · Lhe district pl~ns to purchase "Lucky" and "Melvin" two rabid rtoberman pinchers. During classes the two dogs will b e set free in the halls and anyone without a hall pass (a piece of meat or small freshman will sutficel precedes at their own risk.

Hany new rules have been prop o sed, tJut ar chitectural changes are in o rd e r too. "Wi.tn the money we 'll save by el ininating l11e a t.JileL-· i c program , w~•r e q o i~J ta mo ve , the urinals

from the bathrooms out into the halls, and finally wipe out smo k1ng in tt,e bathrooms -· taking the doors off just hasn't worked," comm~nted Ms. Hitthobottom with a gleam in her eye;;, "Then again, maybe we'll just knock down a tew walls, that'd be more tun anyways."

The parkinq problem will become more severe as the tront lot is turned into a hight., c h detenU on pen funded from the money saved in eliminating Lhe yearbook and music programs. Ms Tan ex plains "We're g o ing t c have a great bi c ba r bed wire d o me witt drmed Juards ~n c watch towers, kind of 1 cross between Mad Ma~ Beyond Th11nderdome and Escape from Alcatraz. It should be really nea t. "

Death in the Latrine

Drain cancer deaths up.:-6.5 %

by Pee Wee

have indicated a dras tic 65% inc r ease in the numb,;,r l.~thal o f cases of Drain Cancer. The that statistics r~veal the increase of deaths i !'I dire c tly rel3 t ed to t.he inhal ation of secondary smoke , often found in school lavat -::> ries.

"I hate all this smoke because it makes it difficult for me to d o my duty , " commented 'I'y D Ho le. "All of lhes~ stup i d littlP butts make all of my drai.11 sys t em clogged up. 'l'h ,;, si,, stats are utte r ly wrenchinq both to me and to my assoc- · iatP.S."

Acc o-rdina to top sci~ntists a t Washbowl State University, this dis e as e is both phys--

ically and mentally draining. Once diagnosed with such an illness, life expectancy is 20 to 30 remaining flushes, unless of course, the problerr ii caught in the earl• stages ct development.

" J. W. Crapper, inventer of t~ e Tidy Bowl , never invisioued such mistreatment of myself and my colleages," commented John La Trine

"They tried removi&g these puke green doors, l;>_µ t thP. smoke st i 11 remained Now I have Drain Cancer and I'm all backed up. This has · to stop before many more of the young Johns entering the business I contract the same \ disease " 1

***John La }rine died i on National Smokeout 1· Day from withdrawal symptoms. He was 139 · flushes old. -'

The security gate will also be remodeled the gate will be the same height and b a sic construction, b,1t the spi~es on top w1ll n o w be harbed so anyone ~ho falls o n tup will Le c auyht.. "'l'hat way c, ny one who cr!es to climb tl,e l: t:1• ..:e f' riday "ill still be· h ci i.qinq t h., t·~ Mo n d ay morning and we can throw 'em in the detention pen with Lucky and Melvin," Ms. Hitthub o ttom Sdid.

Th e faculty will also be reshuf t led, l.iterally and tL 91 1rat1vely. One fa c ul t y me mber plans co l~ave fur t he summer as a Changes cont. pg.7

For more in f ormation on fun new detentio~ ide~s over there

NEW FIREDRILL PROCEDURE

Ignites Student Productivity

by Hacksaw Gutspatter

c cording to state officials, ORHS will soon be incorporating a r,ew f i re-pre '1er1t ion technique into thE; preaent drills. The new idea, proposed by well known terrorist Shasta Brow~erbotttom, involves asbe~tos clad soldiers who will proceed to douse the school with flame.

"The students, as we all know, just aren't "''"" r t er, ,, ugh 1 to take a d r ill seri o usly unless a real, tangible threat is present," st~ted school authorities.

"Besides, i~ we start the as~ault in the bathro o ms, we may weed c, ut sorne of the smokers. " Apparentl y , only smoke of the cigarette variety is under concern. The method, top officials said, also helps keeps the fire dept. on their toes.

When brought before the Health Committee, the proposal was met with a handshake and smile "The new drill is very beneficial,•

said heaYth oft1c1a1 Rob Ishbrain. "The fla1J1es least should ldll at '351' of viral bacteria in the school, and reduced student population will help decongest the hallways between periods, relieving stress". It is , e~inded that stress relief g,-eat ly enhances one's physical condition.

The propc,c;a 1 was al5o widely accepted by the student body1

11 It' 9 able-> to fLm, being write obscer,e messages in the soot'' commented one student.

"I r,ever rea 11 y knew what my gi r lfriend was really like inside until I found her charred rern :~ i r,s iri home r oom on day.'' said anothe r

With this s uccess, tt,e school board h0pes that others will follow. Future proposals include Torture in detentions and the use of military issue demolitions to solve the parking problem.

w i Moisture and cold temperatures have O.R.H.S. into a giant frost heave.

Recent studies by the Urinal As9uciatioD of Retired Plumbers

Chem. teacher Mrs. , ,, ~., She was quoted as saying, "If yo u pri nt t h at p i cture I ' ll cut off y ou r. " .., .. .,

SCHOOL LUNCH THEN AND NOW

lbJ {SJltnllDIP1 ®llcB Maim

ROVING REPORTER

l' r,1 feeling testy, aged dessert cookie I'm feeling cantan- things made by "Grandkerc,us, I'm feeling ma". In my day,Grar,d·· like a wet gooey rash, ma was an ugly old bag under the armpits of a who couldn't boil water large, swamp dwel 1- ar,d wher , she tr fed, ing, leach coated, little lumps of green maggot eat i r,g, bull stuff fe 11 out of her frc,g ar,d I'm going to hair and made the tell you why. · It seer, ;.,; whole house smell like fashionable these days Grampa's shorts after a to complain ~bout the long day in the coal goir,gs or, about the mines. Yes sir, her learnilr,g facility ir, cooking was brown and which you' re beir,g st icky r,o matter what educated. \Al 1 I can she cc,oked ar,d somesay is that compared to times when you werer,' t my day you little lc,c,kir,g it'd bite yc,u whelps have got it back ar,d we liked it! easy.

That's the way it was

I've heard a 11 c,f' in my day and we 1 oved you young'uns comp- it that way! laining about the food And all you people in your cafeteria. mo-ning about these Well let me tell you, styrofoan trays des in my day, we didn't troying the environhave this big select- ment! Why in my day ion of buns with meat we didn't know anything ir, the middle, if we about the er,vironment. wanted to eat ham · We burned things and we burgers and hot dogs we cut down trees and we had to go out and Kill littered. Sure, the the horse or dog c,r one air turned brown and c,f the retired folks up the birds died ar,d on the hill ourselves. piled up in the streets Ther, we had to skir, it, ar,d we had hur,ks of cut it into little, dead meat lying everysoft, pir,k, bloody where, but we lil<ed it chunks of skin and that way! Yes sir, we bones and or9ans and loved it because we squirmy thir,gs 1 U e were ur,educated, igthat. Ther, if we still r, c;r ant, stupid, MORONS had time before Bio- who killed our own logy, we'd take the lunch and had ugly juicy slabs of car- grandmothers and killed cass, wipe the tape thle lilttle fishies worms off, stick it and bir~ies ahd everybetween two hunks of thing else that got in bark ar,d eat it. {es c,ur way. Tnat • s the sir, that's the way it way it was 1n wy dRy was in my day and we a nd th at•s because we liked it that way. liked it that way!

And these prepack- Now get out of my face

Seenyorituss: a Justyfikashun

the DUDES

by

Senoiritis. it? happen? cured?

Why Can

What does it

is it be

The answers: I don't know, I don't know, and I hope not, resapectively. The truth is, we probably could figure the answers out, but Chee heel we're senoirs, and we don't really care to try.

According to psychological eNperst, well.. we weren't paying all that much attentior,, but we think it had something to do with sunshine, superiority labove EVERYONE>, and college acceptance. You see, (or at least you would see, if you had half a brain), we just c~~ll~ don•t __ care! Not much more to it. So give uo.

The reason we're writing this article, instead of enjoying the pleasures of blowing off our normal homework., is sirnply tc, banish that inane concept that teachers hold You know the one that says do pages 1-568, ever y prime numbered page, even problems only. Or "cover your boo I<" who do they think we are? Einstains? ·

By the way, we DO know how to use the spellchecker we just don't feel like wasting the energy on you. So Go read a coloring book or something more apropriate fo~ a mal-developed fungal mutation, like yourself.

We don't feel like writing anymore ••..

wooden tl.inqs ," she .,,, said.

According co the administrati on, the main plan for next year is to create as man~ new policies as possible t o make the school r11n moce smoothly. Ms. Tan summed up the changes, "Only by instituting a system ot strict rules and harsh, time comsuming , tedious , unnec~ssary and pointless punishments will Oyster River be a happy, tun place to learn."

My God, the press! I 1 VP.I : told you before, Ivan ~ and I are just friends!

Seth Hilliker by day, REST OF THE TIME!!!!!

"Mrs. Abbott, what d~ you think of distributing condoms in gym?"

SENIOR AVENGER THE

"What do you think of the recent develop~ ment in Lithuania'?"

Changes from pg.6 femal e English teacher and come hack in the fal I as a male shop teacher named Gus.

Goody and Boony senioritis at its best.

:

Oo sabbatical leaVQ

la Mrs.Rous plans work on 5' enviromental ·topics and

community activities

by

Emma Rous awarded a sa b bat i cal ne x t year.

h as b e en on e- y e a r l eav e t or

Dur i n g her leave she would l ike t o travel, hike, and do other outdoor a c tivities.

Mrs. Rous also hopes to create a n e w Englishscien c e class dealing with ethnical questions such as the creation of life and how people obtain knowledge.

Economics class to sell glass

,,, mugs as alternative to ,,. stvrofoam use in caf.

~c i n

Dy a n i e

non Oyst:er River High School Business Teacher Linda Barnaby has st:arted the· group Environment a lly Concerned Oyster River Students with her fourth period economics class.

E C. 0. R. S. was started in order to ban the use of styrofoam cups as drinKing ut:ensi l s

Th e class product is an Oys t er River glass mug wh ich is supposed to replace t:he styrofoa m cup.According to Mrs Barnaby the mugs are to

take place of the cups in the school cafet:eria. "We're the hoping that kids will use their glasses at the lunch table to make a statem~nt about our organization." said Barnaby

The design and picture of the glasses have been shown to many students during lunch periods. Their reactions to the idea were good and only a few people said they wouldn~t buy one. The mugs will al f O be offered to others,

Ai Middlebury College THREE STUDENTS TO GO 'f O WRITERS' MEETING

by Scott Po t e e t

From Ma y 1 7 th r ou g h

May 2 0 three Oys t er Ri v e r Hi g h School s t u dent s wi l l a tt end the New Engl and Confe rence, cal l ed Br ea dlo a f, on the campus o f Midd l e b u ry Co llege.

Us ually on e student is selected p er school, b ut this wc,re three u t<.. H. S. st udents ,,, ·-..:e pted

y ear there chos en tro m 'l'he three t ha t were a r e junior , J J J.ian Nye , and a phmores Bran d on Amndnn a n d Kerri Ma c Phe r.o n.

Eng l i s h i 11r o rmed te a c t1e r s st udent s ot t h e co ntest and intere s te d studen t s submitt ed a wri ti ng pi ce as an a pp li ca tion.

not just students, as the E.C.O.R.S. members are urged to sell door to door.

The 288 glasses have not yet been orce r;a j ilt s t oc~ is being sold.

The mugs cost S5 and sales should start in late April.

Mrs. Rous plans to get a lot accomplished. "It's my last chance to do everything I ~ver wanted to do," she said.

"I would like to work with environmental topics and get involved with community activities. l will also visit other schools to share r e ading l i sts and

env i r o nm e ntal t opics , " she explained

Durin g Mrs. Rous' sa b ba t i cal sh e wi l l be p aid halt h e r regular salary. Mrs. Ro us was elig i ble for a leave b e caus e sh e had t aug ht here f o r mor e than s e v e n y ea1 s.

To apply for s a bbatic a l l e ave she had to write an essay s aying what she was going to do. A comm ittee of teachers, administrators and parents read the essay and asked questions. Applications are chosen whose plans seem most beneficial to the scho~l district.

When Mrs. Rous returns trom her leave, she plans to teach the same courses she teaches now. She ma y also teach the new envi~on mental course she will be developing.

"SNOW DAY" DECISION RESTS WITH O.R. DJSIRICTBU~ TION

by Toby Mautz

Oy s t er River High School st:uden~s ar e now schedu l ed to end school June 2 1 ins t ead of June three January

18 because of snow days in and Febr u ary , according to school officals

School District Business Administrator Michael Everngam decided to cancel school J a nuary 30 , Februar y 15 , and 1 6 A one hour delay was ca:t.led on January 1 7

Seni o rs d o n o t: need to make up these days,

commented Mr. Everngam, althouqh more snow days cou l d delay graduation.

The state requires students to attend classes for 180 days. More force snow days may the school board to get ·a waiver from the state in order to allow seniors to gradu a te J u n e 15.

Ma Keup days for future lations June 22, 27. The

snow concelare scheduled 25 , 26 , and one hour delay on February 17 does not need t o be made up.

Mr Everngam decides

whether or not ·to cancel school based on two different weather reports: a 24 hour national report, and a pri v ate , local report Mr. Everngam also contacts the Durham, Lee and Madbury Public Wor k s Depart ment about road condit:ions.

"If snow is expected there i s usually not a problem, " commented Mr. Evernqam. "The buss es are able to hand l e the snow The dang er is when there is freezing rain. 0

At Breadloa t , n a me d at t~ r n e i gh b o ring mountains , studen t s tr om all o v er Ne w En gla nd will c om e a n d sh are their wri te r s tend, pieces ing t h e

wr i ti n g l-' a mo us wi ll al s o a t ·sharing thei r while instructs t u det1...t s.

1-;ngJ i sh 1' 1Chard 1iaperone.

teacher 'l'appan wi 11 Mr. 'l'appan Has taken part in writing seminars at : tiddleb u ry College in 1 he ast.

Mr. Ta p p an feel s that this is a good opportunity for them to experience and grow as writers Nye said, "lt will give me a chance to see what others write and to learn and expand my writing abili l ty."

tank put together by

Dani e lle Wesley Oyster River High Schoo l Engl i sh teacher

from

cha n ce Seabro ok for gro u p s to orga nize a complain t.

So phm or e Bi ll Ro ss s uid, "Alt11 0 uv h n u c l ea r power h a s i t s ad van ta g e,;, it i s n o t wo rth th e human li ve s th at it c an t ak e ." with many k o ss along othe r students , doe s n o t f ee l the e va c uation p l ans at Sea b ro ok are sati s fact or y

"S e abr oo k i s not · necessary; we co uld use many other r e s o urces, wi n d, water. We d o n o t need t o use nu c l ea r power , " said seni o r Juli Bullard \.

Som e students do n o t wo rry ab o ut Seabro o k. Senior Tom Willey fe e ls S e abrook is extremely sate. "I n e xt to the would live Plant I b e lieve in the sare t y a nd tt chn v logy , I don't fur e see any proble ms , " h e said.

Business teacher Li nda Barn ab y also fe e ls that nuclear po wer is safe. "You e ith e r assume th e re will be a probl em or y o u assume th er e wo n ' t, I assume there won' t. "

According to Biolo g y Teacher Miche ll e Ho us ema n , nuclear po wer ma y be t he answer to our energy needs "The a c tual qua ntity ot was t e nucle ar · po we r p r o duces is f a r le ss than the amount co a l production p r odu c es , " s a1 d Ms. Ho u sem an. Ms. Ho useman a l s o has negative feeli~gs to wa r d Seabrook " As tar as S e ab r o o k go e s , it was poor planning o bujld Seabrook o n su c h a sma ll , be c111 t. i tul. seucoas t , " she sa id.

Ni n th g r ade r Ma tt Di Pemti ma wo rr ies b eca use ot the p r obl e m t ha t o c cured a t Ch er n o b y l Ac co rd i ng to D1Pe mtjm a , "Nu clear p o wer wou l d be a g o od so ur ce o t po wer i t it were ::;afer cl ea ner a nd Huma n e r r o r i s a problem that worr i e s many incl udin g s oph more Ru ss De Forest. " Nuclear p o wer is too dangerous for society" , commented DeForest. When Rus s goes away to college, he is going t o make sure it is a school far away from any nuclear plants like Seabrook.

With Seabrook gearing up to serve the Seacoast, students are generally worried. "No matter how tool proof they t h ink it is, the1e c ould always be a malfunct i on," Senior Doug Cleary. s aid

Yearbook

from page

...... ....., co nt. ,, '•' 2

Ac c ording Nash, students to Ms d o all ? f the work "The y e arbook reflects the ORHS students," Ms. Nash stated.

The Mouth o f the River

I Four. cont. homicide from pg 1 1 tor the ma x im u~ sentence Judge Nadeau ordered a sentence of 21 to 42 months. back his and is trial.

Ebinger took plea bargain now going to

The actual cost of each yearbook is appr oximately $37 The $12 di f ference through ads is m,,d e up and a sen ior class contribution of $500. Ads run $250 tor f ul l page , and Sl5U for half page ~he yearbook staff is not yet sure whether or not they will be in debt. Some students who placed a down payment may decide not to pay the rest. If oth d r students in d o not buy y e arbooks, might find with a debt.

the spring the extra t h e staf f themselves

He was intoxicated over the breakdown lane in Lee strikin\; Fournier as she was writing her bicycle. Twenty of Fournier's friends were at the sentencing holding yellow daffodils, her favorite flower.

Collaborates with Joe Saxe Dave Ervin rewrites "Pirates of Penzance" Into modern street gangs

by She l ley Peters

Oyster Schoo l "Pirates

River annua l o f Pe nzanc e" wa s pres e nted las t Thurs d ay and Fri?-ay a t Oyster River High School.

Adm issi on was S2.00 for student s , $3 00 for ad ult s The play e n ded a t 9 : 30 wit h a f u ll house.

This year , Director David Erwin changed the setting fro m among the Eng lish aristocracy to an American street gang. Some of the lyrics had to be changed to fit the play.

"It se e med th e entir e auaienc e r e a ll y l i Ked it," sai d seni o r Karen Gooze. Gooze felt the change in setting was very ef f ective Junior Matt Frazier found it " hard to understand what they were saying. They were not speaking clearly."

' ;: :

Senior to direct comedy "Man of th e House"

by J e n i fe r Marshall

Oy st er Riv er High

Sch o ol sen i or Anne Simm o n s , director of the student production of " Ma n Of 'l' he Hou s e", h as filled three of the ten roles.

Bas e d on pa s t work in drama and acting, Erik Kn app was c ast a s "Th e Man ", Jes si ca Winston as "Tammy," a nd Kr is tie Rock as " Violet" She has n ot yet c h o sen a perf o rma nce s aid. da t e, Simm o ns

According t o Si mmo ns th ere h as been a great

E AH from p g l

bac k to i t s or 1q 1n a l po p ular i ty, " statPd s e n ior c o c h ~1rperso n Eri c Knc1pp, "and hope f u lly this assPmbly will t>ring in some new members 11

An o th e r proje£t that EAK ha s been workinq 0 11 is an offic '? in Robert

deal of trying inter e s t out. She i n has n o t yet s et a date for tr y outs.

Rock commented, "I'm ex cited be ca use I 'v e ne v er worked iith a s tudent director bef o re a nd i t will be di f ter e nt," Th e o n e a ct comed y t el ls the s t ory o f a fa mily wlto di s c overs a c at b u rgular in their house and mi st akes him as a l o ng lost u ncle

The focus is on his c o mi c effo r t s to live u p to t h e role ot th e long lo s t rel a tive.

will be able t o aat h er i n fo r matio n o n e n viron mental is s ues and ad dress e s of contacts that EAR has compile d

" We n P e d to qet the s t •1den t s 1. nvolved and aware , s

Novice Play "The Features massive Inundation" closing flood

"'l'h e inundati o n ," a me l o rtr a ma wr itt e n in the 18J0s, was perf o rm ed on March i:i and l(j ~n t he c af e teria.

Th i s p ro ducti o n is th e "nov 1 ce " sh o w, a n o p portun i ty f o r s t u wh o h av e n o t had p ar t s before, or are new to t he s c h ool sta g e , t o r o le The play di r e ct ed by Mr St e ve Ue ns o n a nd in vo l v e d twenty tive c as t memb e rs plus a backstage c rew.

Ninth grader Ben Stamp er played the role o r Charles, a young man o f noble charact e r who tr o m mar

dreams beca u s~ ot h 1 s greedy, selt seeki.ng fa t her, played by Cha r l ie Adkins

Emil y ~ran~ o sa p.L a y ed his sweeth ea rt, a c h a r ming th1 n q, wh o i n noce nt a l us ! had Ch arle s ' situ a ti c., n th a n a

,, \ ,J

by Scot t Po teet

Accord i n g to Engilsh teacher Emma Rous , Ms. ~vstignn e eva wanted to try the t ou g her slopes on her first day ot skiing. "Yelena felt very nerv9us at the top and tried to stop br sitting down , but ended up twist 1ng her knee and tearing two ligaments ," said Rous.

Sh e was es c orted d o wn on a s l e d by the s k i pat r o l Ms Evs tignneeva had her knee che c k e d by a physician who advised that sur gery was necessary and the longest her knee c o uld last wi t hout it was 1 4 days. Then the decision h ad to be made whe th e r t o do the operation here or in the Soviet Un ion since the day they were scheduled to d e part was 14 days away.

With the help of Mrs. Rous , they decided t he s urgery should be

"I t i s to o ear ly t o de t e r mi ne who wi l l p ay the b ills , bu t i ns u r anc e and d ona t ions may po ss ibly be the sou rce of f unds, " said Mrs. Rous.

With only two we e ks o f rec o very to g o , Ms Evstignneeva wish e d sh e could take her American family with her to the Soviet Union

a lrea d y c hil d ca u si n g l i. t t 1 e

had (a more embarras s mtn t co n sidering her i mage o t inn oc e:n c e ! l •

Melod r am as are mea nt to p o k e tun at "so dp op era e x tre me situa t i o ns by u s 1ng c li ardcte r s wh o r e pre sen t "villain o us "n o b l e l w r o-

" purity , " gtet.:<J , " .i.sm, " et:c. Oth tr n, a jor c hara c t e r s in

i.-ls as we ll as s o me o f the c h a ra c te r s fr o m the play.

T h e s ta g ing e tre c t wtu. c h pu b J :i c ...:re a t e d th e mo st co mment was the rl o od scen e. e n d o f the At tt1e play , the v i lla i n ' s hidden tr easure of gold a nd gems is su~ po s e dly wash e d aw a y in a majo r fl o od This eftect was produc ed w it h clever u se of tabric str i ps , c utou t s o f b ea t s a nd t loat ing d e b r is, with

"COMEDY OF ERRORS' ' TO BE PRESENTED BY UNH AS SCHOOL ASSEMBLY IN APRIL

b y Jenifer Ma rshall

In April , the Oys te r Rive r Edu cational Workshop wi l l spo nsor Shakespare s " Comedy

The p lay wi ll be p erfo r med b y th e Uni v e rs ity o f New Hamp shir e with their class materi a ls , and funded in par t b y O.R-E W. and in par t by the O.R H S. account for special programs.

The comedy borders on slapstick and tells the story of Aegeon, a merchant who is to be put to death for the failure to pay a fine. The farce follows his confusing and comical situation.

PI O Nt: ER O J/AMA SERVI C E Ll l I< LO I OHA l )O

by Jenna Mc Neill

Ste1ani e Adam s , Sco tt Lo ng, IJr ya n Kill.o u g h , and Tom W i ll e y as th e ma s ter o t cer mo n1 e s !J et wee n sc enes , hu -· rnuL·o us mus 1c al pie ce s wer e pe rt or med by a s ex tet o t g

"The Inundat i on ," left to J a c k s o n, Elizabeth Bucar, S tephanie Adams.

right : Wendi Gray , Christine Pam Lo wy , Tim Myer s a n d

Practice meetcn April 5cr6 in Spaul~ing

by Jeremy Ward

The b oy s and gir t s first for meet april scheduled 7 a t Londonderry has been cancelled Th e team is planning a practi ce meet at Spaulding tor April 5 or 6.

The Oyster River High School Boys ' and Girls' spring track t·eam began on March University

practicing 1~ at the o.t New Hampshire field house track.

The boys team, coached by Joe Scacetelli , will be small with only 15 runners, but will be big on talent. Only Mark Hagerty was lost t o graduat i on Senior Captain Bil l Myers f in i sh e d in the t op t en du r ing win t e r track and is expected to carr y the load in the 100 an d 2 0 0 meter runs

Senior cap t ains Jim Poteet and Mi k e Levas seur als o finished i n the top_ ten during winter trac k. They will lead O R runners in the 1600 and 3 2 00 meter events.

The gi r ls will be returning 14 of 20 runners from last year with very few gaps in the roster

Barney Senior Lisa has a chance at champions h i p a state in the long jumps. t riple and Wh ile senior Moore has an good chance in meter hurdles.

Janet equally the 300 Senior · d istance

runn e r s Amy Martin s a id ," We are s t r on g in the distance even t s but the only field p er s o n we have is Li s a Barney."

The girls' distance runne r s are extrem el y strong, led by junior Jen Thompson, the defending ~tate champ in the 1600 meter run.

Girls coach "Uoc" Burton is excited about three talented ninth graders: Arner Proulx, Arny Lebeck, and Sarla DeGeorge. He says they will create a good mix .tor the team

Both teams will be hindered by small numbers. The boys' 15 runners and the girls' 1 7 will be no match for the larger teams such as Hanover wi t h 50 or 60 runne r s.

Levasseur cornrnente ed, "We need more people. We have g oo d i n div i dua l s but we don' t h ave a l a r g e

USSR Gont. from p g .l

it here because of financial reasons.

After it was learned that the Soviet Union would only allow students to bring the equivalent of 16 dollars with them. trip coordinators Alex Herlihy and Barbara Troxell had to move quickly to get donations for the group.

Fifteen ORHS families volunteered to let one of the students or teachers live with them during their stay. Lo cations the students visited buted oy also contridonating gift certificates gifts. or free

On March 12, an after school reception was held in the Libra ry after the first day of attending classes. One at a time, Russian students and teachers introduced themselves and they ORHS

commented on felt welcome how at Irina Griqoriyan, one of the students, commented, ",Everything that I've seen in the U.S. looks so perfect, but I ' ~ sure t here are problems here t oo. "

Co nt f r om pg 12 installed beginning this season. The rule will limit pitchers to work no more than nine innings per week and will require them ~hree days rest after working five o~ more innings in one game. according to Nic hols.

During the season , Lachance will put up to four others besides Poulin on the mound These wi l l include Mautz, Josh Hodgson, Aaron McNe{lly. and

back to its original popularity," stated senior Eric fully

co chairperson Knapp, "and hopethis assembly will bring me mbers. 11

CHRIS MAUTZ CLOSES YEAR AS BOARD REP.

in some new

Another project that EAR has been working on is an office in Robert Byrne$ s room. Here in t erested students will be able to gather intormation on environmental issues and ad dresses of contacts that EAR has c ompiled. "We ne.d to get the stud e nts inv o lved and aware, so that everyone will know the ettects their lives have on our environment," stated senior Marisa More. At a re c ent me eting Mr Hy:..11 ,; :; although said tilat son, t ot the e tl o r t s that we need tu ~w e might b e in c on Vt:nient d ll d bothe1 some , we need to take a c t i on t o s ~v e the c nvi1on rr,al) t .

,c

a year, ~tuaent Repr esent a t i ve Chris l1 <1 11 t.

has stepped down.

Sc h oo l Uo d r d memb e r Martha Go o z e said t h a t ttautz pr ov ided an ess ential link· be twe e n the student COUll CJ. l an d th e s c hu ol b oa rd. Il e al. so links t h e s c h oo l bo ard wi th th .:: s t ud e nt body in thougt1t and c pinion.

Mrs. Mautz a Go o ze c all e d gooct list e ner an e tt e c t ive l1a1 so n wh o attended mo st all or the board rne e linqs.

Gre g Provencher, none of whom have much experience at the position. Although it may be a detriment to the team, Lachance said, "I like the new pitching rule because it prevents people from overthrowing a kid "

The new pitching rule has brought about a change in the playoff format as well. Class I will expand its tournament to 16 teams with no byes for the topranked teams.

"Chris re~re~ e nts the stud e.nts, not t11ms ·elt , " said Mrs Goo z e "lt's a very im po rtan t p OSltl Oll." Mrs Go oze noted that any. n " pre · sentativ e must b e d e d i c at e d ll o a1 d mt: eLi110s ct rt• e v e ry Wed n e s da y nigti c, o v e r ni.gllL

auu o tt t: 11 car i:y int o

So me issu e s Mau tz has ct --, ol t wit 11 d1 u:: c t ly !l a ve bee n : drug abus u, bu ctg ct c uts, and s c h oo l ct lm O§J >ti e r~ Mrs. v o z ~ reit erated t he i mpo r · t ance o t Mautz' s op 1n 1.on on tile t u p1 c ot bu d g e t c u ts 111 tilt: appliE:d business d e par t rnt: nt li e als o sta tes h e _ has tri e d to el1mi11 · ate m1.sc o nc e pt1. o ns ab o ut dru g abUS .: lll , oyst-,r Riv e r.

l!;v e n though this year has been n,v s t 1 y budgt:t in nature , Ma ut z has atten a ed guess1:;d was meet i n g s and l.ed l u

wll a t h e 90% 0 t the as r e p c, 1 · CUI.Ill<.: 11 w Y.

Jim Poteet going for the golrl.

Lisa Barney in stride

The Mouth of the River

by J rl& vil Wd ll A t Ltc r S<!J: V lfl<J V il lllc

no v 1 b o ;. ,1 J t o l. ct l l O ut.

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Boys basketball team watching the UCONN NCAA playoff basketbal~ game.

Tenni, to begin 9 Cheerleaders Picked April4

by Mike Williams

The Oyster River High School Te~nis Team start their season April 4, against Nashua, the boys away and the girls at home

The boys team is coming ot f a great season, finishing first in the Seacoast and going to the quarter finals in the State Tournament , last year.

sf "I think we should have a good year this year," said junior Alex Collins. This year's

team lost four starters: Rich Matusow, Greg Cowern, and Peter Canonico to graduation and Craig Gwinn to Berwick Academy~ Coach Peggy Hylton is retur ning.

The girls / · headed bJ a new team head coach Ginger Craig also expects a good season. "I think the team has a lot of potential if we work really hard," ninth grader Jill Shapiro commented.

by K1 ist.en 1!<1 le·;

At !Past 23 Uyster RiV<'T IIHlh :;,• hool cnr]s had ,nq,res,-;Pd All int,., est in ioinina next year 's c heerleadina SQIHlci, said lc0st w••ek.

l'1y ,, 11ts bP.a,,n i'lst wee k. bP.qnn for

r,.} c ial Mm1•iay air ls sp1 inq r.pnr~ s

tr vouts March 26 playinq !J P.W Ul'.J!;j IIP~l] 0 -'.'ld · ina Ti1Ql i'lfPt' !' 0 :i.nd '1'cq• 1v ProvPn~hPr are tryina t0 resr ,, 1 e enthusi,.sm and school sp1rit to a rf.'SJ'E":t ahle level. Uoy ' s v~1qtt~ Hnsk

'90

etball Cone ll llr,n°Maynard r.;21.id, '"l t. s areat that ~1, s. Taaliaferro and Hr,9 _ f'r 0ve nchr?r. have the enthusias:m to qet jt qoinq n ow " With l:rnsl< etball qame attend~nce dwi n~J 1n q, Mr. Maynard thinks that a new c heerleadinq squad w.i l J be a hiq help next year.

tryouts. Mr s. ~~1l1aterro anct c, ,p t · 11 1 pJ t 1nn pi ck 1rH1 ten air.ts, a!!'.! lw l:iino try o uts in the taJ l tor tw o 11 10 r, ! ~n0ts t 0 r r1ew students and eiahth

Mrs. Taqliaterro s ai d "By kn o win<1 a lot of students in school. we (Mrs. l'rovPn c her and I) c;, n <an r-,,uraa e kids to try out. " In order to he qjrJs thr ee

considered, the held t:o qQ to of the four

'J'he l in;iJ stud e nts to he acc Pp ted were: J uniors Audrey Graves, "tll'i !! ,·., t iler ,J .-•mP.s d0ss.ica Urk in, :r;_ ,_.,,. ~eel-: tlilrviy 'l nppan. anct trirjst i nf:."' ,J.ic1~~0n: :tnd Amanda Hans o n, an~ ~ennit~r Bratt.

Opening Games on April 9 in Somersworth BASEBALL & SOFTBALL

by Eric Sundburg

The Oyster River High School Softball and Basebal l teams are scheduled to open their seasons April 9 and 10, respectiv ely, at Somersworth Hi g h School.

Both teams began to workout on March 19 and are still final~ ~zing their rosters. Softball Coach Cathy Baker made her final cuts on Friday , March 23. Jerry Lachance. the boys coach, hopes to cut down to a final group of 14 or 16 players by Monday.

Baker's softbalL team will hope to improve on its past few years of hard luck, including its 5 -1 3 performance last year. Only three seniors graduated from last year's starters team. Returning include Juli Bullard. Deanna Comtois, Maggie Farrell, Janice Philbrook, Tara Truelson , Sue Varholy, and Tory Jennison.

"I expect more out of them than I got last year," commented Baker. "Hopefully, we'll be over 500 and make the tournament with the people we have returning."

Senior Pitcher /Shortstop Truelson noted. "We have a lot people with experience back so we're going to be stronger than we have been in recent years."

The defending championship baseball team looks to repeat after

last year's perfect 200 showing. However , the team lost all but fou r regulars because of graduation. Worse yet. "One returning starter will not be pla ying until report cards come out (in mid-April) , " according to Athletic Director Dave Nichols. The four returners include Scott Goodman, Erin Marcotte. Chris Mautz. and Brad Poulin. Marcotce has yet to begin his practicing with the team.

The team, however , is optimistic even thouqh there will be a lack of experience.

Senior Chris Mautz reflected, "I think our coach is very smart and will pu ll some things out of his hat: gimmicks. tricks plays, et cetera. We won't be as deep as last year, but we have some people back who should be able to excel " agrees "have to · that Lachance he will do some fancy to achieve of success coaching" the type that he had last year.

LaChance's preseason goals include a winning record and a spot in the tourney. "Those are the same goals we started with last ye ar ," he commented.

Poulin is the only returning pitcher This 'pitc hing draught'comes at a bad time for the Bobcats as a new pitching rule will be

Softball Members (clockwise) :,"-Deanna Tara True ls on, Elaine' J;eurte1i1anche, Comtois, Juli Bullard, Sue Varholy i ' Lewis, Jen Friel, Janice Ph~lbrook, Hope Kennedy, Tory Jennison, Maria and Jen Olech.