NEARLY HONO WO HUNDRED STUDENTS D FOR ACHIEVEMENTS
b y Anne Simmon s
Last Thu r sday night, June 7, at Oyst er River
High Scho o l the Academ ic Awards Presentat i on took plac e in the h i gh sc hool gy m.
A to t a l of 318 awa r ds wer e prese nted at the cere mony including 81 Communi t y Service certific a tes . Sixte,en senior~ we re recogniz e d for the ir per~ormance on th e PS AT and t hree of tho se students went on t o become Nat i onal Mer i t S c holar f i nal i s t s
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Pr e se nte d to Juni ors wi t h hi gh acheiveme nt wer e 6 different b ook awa rd s. The re c ipients, we re Marie Roy, Meli ssa Ge esl in, Steph anie Ch a steen , Jenna Mc Ne ill, J en Thompso n, a nd Brend an Cr ill. Othe r h igh lig hts we re th e Boys St ate appo in tment, Na t h an Lap ier re, a n d t he.Gi r l s Stat e a ppo intments, Da wn ~Elynn Bou squin a nd Amy Tr oxel l. The Du rh am - Gr ea t Bay Rotary Cl ub pr e sent ed fo ur community servic e
"The Night In Paris"
Prom a Huge Success
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by Dave Chase
More that dents attended 1 8 0 stuthe Oys t er River High School
Jun i or/Senior Prom May 2 9 at Luka's greenhouse i n Hampton Falls. The dance floor was packed as p r om- goers danced to th e mus i c o f DJ Jean-Paul of C-Coas t Soun cL
"All t he s ongs were real l y good, an d t he DJ was h ip -hop and h a p p e nin' ," s ai d junior Evan Wallman . Some par tici pants comp lain ed a bout the sel ect io n of f ood or dri nk in clud ing only soda and fru it. Oth e rs s__gjJ;l th e -D J ,-1 ; ,.;,... '+-
award s t o Sara BE';!rndt ~ son, J ane Egger s, Jason Wall, and Er.ic Knapp. 30th t he Ge~tury III leaders h i p the Elna awa rd and Nels o n AwJ\rd we nt , t; Kerry f or Ar t Swift. Medal Crill. Faculty Th e Jtensseiaar wen1:;, 11 to Brensj a,,n The Science Award w ent t,o Heather Shenelf'ie,L m@ Le slie Christensdn re ceived the Bausch and Lomb Sc i e nc e Award. The Hu gh o Bri an You-th pr esented to Bergeron: , , Iii' ,. T,fi'El- li'.'CUfces$"'' ""o f -"tne V:i'c.le o Out pi-ocfu.c tllpn staff was[ recognized by :t a~11rgs rec,d v,ed i l "' ,t:.he Ne~ Ettg :i'. afl.d :High School • .•. I Video Comp1:1ti ti-0n by t !:~ w fo J;+ oJoiing: 11ii!l\lie McKinnon , ,Tofu Willey, 4 •. James Po,t eet, Bill, 'if .' 'A ·,, Myeps, T tc acl.e R tree!,(., • Freet Jons$cpn, and Seth ¥ ,,, ? r ru Hi ;iliik er. ,The $~f f a who l e A· recei! ~ l'\,o,no,rable , men t'i.cn. ~<'"i ~, ,The m ,nign,t,, was , a suct;:,& ~s fl fo ;'
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Sen iors • , i m P o t e e t, took part in at least 2
Lisa -Ba rne y and Chri s seasons of sports.
Mau t: z wal ke d a way wit h " The wi ns and losse s t he most: awards fr o m a r e forgotten," accordt he ' fifth an n ual oyste r i ng to gues t speaker
Ri ver l!igh School Boos - Julie Sasne r, "It's the t er Club "All spor ts i mpor t an t: t im es you Awar d night. " ,rhe event. rememoar " Sasner · s t ook place in ,:;.he Gran- s pe e ch fo ll ow e d in the i t: e State Room in the s a me manner. The p erMemo r ial Union Bu i'.ldi ng s o n al a tmosphere lt)ade at UNH. thi s 1 9 8 4 gradu a t e seem
sculpted in ice, and a light projection of the city of Paris on one of Luka's walls. Junior Andy Muggleworth commented, "The DJ added to the experience, and the decorations were better than last year."
Amo ng the awards t o b e , a n old fr i end o n Mo nday night S he recal led things g i ve n we re Most wi t:h
Mo s t Valuable and l i ke t he spa c e capsule
Imp roved Alonq i n fr o n t o f t he high tho se awards, 11 s cho ol , and t h e cop sitting a t Ja ckson's -sp ec ial awards were given ou t. T h e special awards included scholarships receive d by Lisa Barney, Amy Martin and Br i c Sundberg.
Tru elson and Tara Scott
Good man received most ,,, v a l ua ble senio r soccer
a wa rd. The scholar-athl e te awards were given t o J ason Pollard and Le slie Chri st enson. The four other speci~l
awa rds J an et s cho ol socc er; were given to: Moore, hiqh All-American Toby Mau tz the Ala n Gangwar hock~Y TagJ.iaT e am" and award : f err o Karen "Fir s t a ward in s occ er; Chri s Mautz, the Dayt o n " Doc " Henson a ward . Along soc cer with all the other a wa rds given o ut 64 senio rs receiv ed
La nd ing When she went t o oyster Ri v e r she realized t hat th i n g s don't change e v en after six ye ars.
The ni gh t a l so i ncluded a s l i de s how o f athletes i n act.ion. "I re al ly enjoy•? the slide s how ," commented senior Tara Truelson
"The sli des s ho~ed the te a ms in ac t ion doing wh at th ey en j oy most.. "
F oll owina t h e sl id e s h ow, Ath le t i c Di re'ctor Dav e Nich o l s i n t roduced a ll 27 f all , winter and spr i ng spor ts t eams.
The spo rt s banquet in the though p laced everyone s po tl i 9 ni:. even t he s e asons may not h av e been v e ry successful . It capped off ano t her year o f sports at Oys t er River H'.ig'h School.
Sin ger , ----Atki ns at and Danika Prinfe and Kevin y Graves. Harris. Princess Hahn and · tr a di tional Prom Party was the Tin Palace
Canlideplayfeaui
by Bill Myers musical "Can- The dide~•, the last promusic duction of director Steve Denson, was · staged in the cafeteria on May 22-25.
"theatre in the round" Iknscn's farewell
n e o f the most gi ng pieces I er heard a high s inger tackle, was done with onf idence."
, c and ide - a-e w r s :Leslie Ch riste nson, J esse Fields, Sa rah Whi tten an d Ja s on Pollard I,
The theater-in-theround staging was don e with minimal scenery, but conveyed the chang of scenes with changing ' ! J color s~hemes in prop • and costumes and with a "roadsign."
Mrs. 'Barbara Hil l desc~ibed the staging v-ery exciting and as creative." Ms. Szot lot of said f" I had a fun" \ and Mrs. Dodge, who ( danced in "I'm sud~nly Spanish,"called t e performance "i:m ress:i:-ve and lively.'
'Candide" featured Jas~n Pollard in the tit~e role and Sarah as his sweetcunegonde. Her solo, "Glitter m,, be Gay" was by Mr. operatic l
Mennel was the col it of the show wi er role of "the 01 y. " • Tucker played thl or y teller Volta •• well as the wi n Dr. Pangloss. ka had amazing po,o t focusing the attention smooth from one sc91 to the next, " e Denson. the pre-show i on each C Bmily Frane d me mbers o C--nee if they wol e to be pira t e x ec utioners, Sp dan ce rs and a fe pa r ts. ver lacked for vo1 s ," said cast me1 s h Stamper. r 's role as ..,.
the colonial governor who Field serenaded disguised Jesse as a woman widely moment pair helping was another applauded comic followed by a of volunteers away to island. sail the ship the desert
One of the volunteers was Mr. Lou Mroz.
"Candide" was the first musical in more than a decade to be staged on the cafeteria side. According to director Steve Denson, the cafe side was ,preferable for theater- · in-the-round. "The accoustics are better by far, and we don't have to worry about the floor, and the seating is much more intimate. This was a participatory show."
The musical "Candide" was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Approximately 450 people attended during the run of the production.
ArtsAwards
by Jason Wall Last Tuesday, Oyster Ri7er High School had its last concert for the year, featuring both Chorus and Chamber Singers. At the end of the concert, Performing Arts and Music Awards were presented to the many active students in their respective programs.
The concert was Music Director Steve Denson's last at ORHS as he will be retiring at the end of the year. The awards presented were in the areas of Drama and Music,including 10 letters, 16 pins, and numerous certificates. Among the Special Awards were Drama, Music, Technical Theater, Student Directors, and Rookies Most Improved. \ ,.,~
Jaws of Life ~ ·shown in action
by Troy Archie
Oyster River High School was the setting for the first controlled drinking t experiment done by the Durham police Department for High School students, to show the effects of drinking and to prevent this from happening to ORHS students.
Officer Eric Haines of the Durham P.D. was the guinea pig in the drinking experiment. To start off, Haines had one drink of two ounces of rum and Coke. Af te r 20 minutes Haines s ai d h e felt warm and a l it tle light-headed. He blew into the Intoxilyzer 5000 for the first time and had a .03 blood alcohol content. The normal BAC is .04. He took a sobriety test given by Captain Joesph McGann and passed with no problem. After the second
Mouth of the River
HOUSTON'S -PHYSICS TAUGHT AT CANOBIE LAKE
by Laura Thibault
On Friday, May 31st, 58 students from Dr. Robert Houston's Oyster River High School physics classes unprecedented took an field trip to Canobie Lake Park.
"Using th e radius of the curvatu re of the roller co as ter and estimated a cce leration, we attempt to calculate the G-for ces of the rides," co mme nted ORHS Science Teac her Doug Knight.
Mr. Houston Barbara ·charles Kn iq ht, an d hi s Houst on, Perr y, Dr. wife Mr. and all Mrs. Helen Br ock chaperoned t he trip.
Senior Doug Cleary noted, "The trip was wicked cool, but only because Mr. Houston was the one that organized it.''
The students spent the day before the trip studying equations that they could apply to the rides. They found that such things as the acceleration, tional force centripetal the rides. gravitaand the force of
"Visiting the park was a great chance for us all to see applied physics in motion," excellent examples of centripetal force and other physic-related properties."
later )le took another test from McGann and failed, · but was not legally intoxicated.
The next drink only had two ounces of rum and after this drink he blew a .08 and a .09. In all he had consumed seven ounces of 80 proof rum. Captain McGann said that, "Anyone under 21 who blew over a .06 faces almost certain prosecution and loss of license."
out for 1two one night on off the shore Ann. days and> 1 Gp l -L Island in the u an island boats. "We had a lot of of Cape fun in the water on the
The students departed from school Thursday morning. After setting up camp, the students began several activities in groups In the evening freetime, stuae~ts went swimming.~ and boating in the wooden dories. "We did a lot of things as a group. The best thing was when we jumped off small lodges
boats," said Alex Roy.
After completing several ties, Byrnes and the up and more activichaperones Bob and Emma Rous students packed headed back to Oyster River. The students dirty a lot worth returned tired, and tan. "It was of fun, and well the two days off from school," said Fleming.
Ginsburg speaker at Baccalaureate
by Tracey Peak Baccalaureate
was held Sunday evening in the Oyster River High School gym. Following Baccalaureate, light refreshments were served in the ~afeteria.
Usually eight to twelve seniors participate reading poetry, playing instru~ents or singing. Tne material is usually something looking back over the past four years, looking ahead to or the or challenges faced other issues that are important. According years, half to past the graduating class and their parents usually attend. "Juniors are encouraged to attend to see how it will be next year," said ORHS Principal Ms. Anne Draper Brown.
The speaker this year was Mr. Phillip Ginsburg. "Mr. Ginsburg was chosen because he knows a lot of the graduates, and he is a very good speaker," said Ms. ~rown.
Baccalaureate originally was a sermon given priest, today speech given religious by a it by is a __ a respectal:>le member community. of the
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Houston leaves ORBS
by Toby Mautz
"There is a vitality in youth that is catching; I'm really going to miss that," said Oyster River Hig~ School physics teacher
Dr. Robert Houston about his experience at ORHS this semester.
his Dr. Houston finished teaching at ORHS last Friday. He replaced physics teacher
Charles Perry who took a ' one semester sabattical. Mr. Perry started teachihg Monday. again last
Dr. Houston feels that he underestimated the amount of work that teaching _ at the high school leyel required, and that he had not been well prepared. "It was surprisingly hard work," he stated.
Dr. Houston said that to teach at this level again he would need one full year ~o prepare his teaching material. He had not expected the work to be as difficult as it has been. He said that the hard~st part was modifying his sons into 1essons. college leshigh school
Dr. Houston does not have any definite plans for the future. He has been offered a job with
Traveling is something that Dr. Houston is looking forward to.
"I don't want to take a full time position because I have not done all the traveling that I would like to do," he stated.
"I'm him; fun," going he was said Heather James. to miss really junior
"I think it's too bad that he is leaving. He's a great guy," added senior Charlie Adkins.
"My favorite part was the intervention with the students , " Dr. Houston stated "That's the meat and potatoes, the bread and butter."
Adkins feels that this experience has given him an idea of what his college professors will be like next fall.
"I enjoyed the people in my classes," Dr. Houston said. "I am really going to miss everybody."
tne - Bducat1on· Department at the University of New Hampshire in the fall, but Dr. Houston has not confirmed that position. He said that he would definitely take the job if it is still available.
Mouth of
the
River
front Project Graduation destination decided
by Jim Poteet
The 1990 Oyster River High School "Project Graduation," following commencement ceremonies Friday will include both a Portland, Maine, harbor cruise and a night at the works.
Activities begin at 10 p.m. and end at 7:00 Saturday morning. Thanks to a binding contract with the Works Athletic Club in Somersworth, an earlier plan to visit the Portsmouth Y.M. C .A for the evening had to be scratched and the schedule changed.
Attending Seniors will meet at the High school at 10 p.m. where they will be bused to Portland for a scenic three-hour cruise on the enchanting Casco Bay Cruise Line. C.B. Cruises offer a large dance floor, TV/VCR, and a beautiful view of the harbor.
Around the -·· next alumni are return to for three Works. breakfast A four o' cl9c1l_ morning, the scheduled to the seacoast hours at the continental will be served along with other tantalizing entrees
Participants are expected to return to the hallowed halls of Oyster 7 : 30. River Although Graduation is around Project free to qraduating seniors, a $25 fee will be charged f or guests of class members.
SPY NOVELIST IN POPULAR SPEAKER LIT. CLASS
Spy novelist
Christian Balling L. was guest speaker in Mr Tappan's Popular Literature class on June · B.
The purposeof his talk was to share some of the"tricks and mechanics" of writing a book.
a physics
UNH and
fSeniors to Scatie'f "Fzr~om Coast to Coast
by Kristen Ha l
Ninety-eight Oyster
Ed Bell-Colorado State University
Sarah Berndtson-UNH
Amy Bicknell-Johnson & Wales
Samatha Bliss- BU
Alex Brink-NE College
Maur e en Fleming- KeeneSc
Geoff Forcier-UNH
Matt Fournier-work
Greg Gagnon- Noles
Mountaineering
Wayne Garland-Concord Tech.
Amy Martin - SUNY at Cortland
Kerry Ma urer-UNH
Chris Ma utz-Lehigh
Jamie McK i nnon-Art
Institu t e of Boston
Tina Jennel-St. Olaf
"absolutely zero connection between my • writing and my life." He calls himself an "amateur though published credit: Shot" he writer,"alhas four books "The (about to his Fourth the
Balling is professor at notes that there is Kennedy assassination), "Mallory's Cambit," (a contemporary spy novel} ,and "Charepion," a Medieval action story.
"I am until my own judge-the book is done," he said. "If I stop proofreading and
Mark Slippy-Cedarville College
Erin Smith-Plymouth State - Marianne Smith-William Smith
Lynne Sprague-Hesser
Mellissa Stoakesjust read, free."
I'm home
Balling said that he dreams up a general plot line, but then just leaps into writing at some random point that comes to mind. He
1~ovelist L. Christian Balling
past, UNH is a popular choice for the c9llegebound student with 21 ORHS students to attend in the fall.
Here is the listing of the 112 seniors and what they are going to do for the upcoming year.
Charles adkins-Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Shawn Amazeen-pt UNH
Troy Archie-work
Lisa Barney-UCONN -
Joe Camacho-UColorado -Dave Chase-UNH
Leslie ChristensonPrinceton
Doug· Cleary- work
Alison Clifford-UNH
Deanna Comtois-part time school and work
Marlili Cuesta-U Northern Co lorado
Kathy Cunniff-Hamilton
Jane Eggers-BU
Keith Elwell- Bentley
Maggie Farrell-Pima College
Sean Fitzgerald-Union
ilout{J of tl;t 1iiltt
APub11cation of ORHS Journalism
Richard Tappan, advisor Jay Simmons, newswr1ting
Editors
Michael Jackson Deanna Comtois
Eric Knapp .Scott Goodman
Marisa More Jenna McNeill
Layout Assistants
Bill Myers Jim Poteet
Tim Myers Brian Kilgore
Photography
Michael Jackson Jim Poteet
. Reporting Staff
Anne Simmons Evan Freuder
Tristan DeGeorge Bill Myers
Mike W1111ams Jeremy Ward
Danielle Wesley Dave Chase
Marisa More Stacey Sweet
Brandon Gray . ; Jf m Poteet
Eric Sundberg Toby M~utz .
Jason wan Shelley Peters
Brian Kil~re .· Scott Poteet
Jamie McKinnon ·Jen Marshall
Tracey Peek Kristen Haley ·
John Gray .. _JrO'-LArchie ·
Scott Goodman-Plymouth -
Karen Gooze-Columbia
Cassandra Goulart-NH Tech
Brandon Gray-U~IH
John Gray-work
Kristen Haley-work
Christine Washington Lee Hamlet-
Danika Harris-Princeton
Carl Harter-Purdue
Seth Hilliker-Castleton
Lisa Hughson- Franklin Pierce
Mike Jackson- Bowdoin
Simon Kaseiwicz- Plymouth State
Hope Kennedy- work
Rich Khleif- UNH
Eric Knapp-Keene State
Michael Levasseur-UNH
Matt Lewis-UNH
Gene Lyr as - urrn
Kevin Mac Kenz i e -Frostburg
Tara Madden - work
Laura Magidson-Well esley
George Main - work
Erin Marcott e -work
Jenifer Marshall - U
Maine Presque Isle
,ran-e.::n l"ro-or e - ra r e
Marisa More-Clemson
Kim Morrell-part time UNH
Cort ie
Northe astern MurrayBi Myers-Pomona
O' Nei l l-Geor ge town i e Pee k -undecided
l e y Petersf o rnia / Art schoo l
n Poll ar d-Dart mouth
s Poteet-U.
o uri Co l umbia
Poulin-Old
n i on
s t ina Re ale-NY:.J
Lel !U::ibac h-urrn
Ma b e th Rob i~s-Fe rr is
St l! U.
Krl ti e Rock-Les l ey
Col
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Je Ro shol t -work
Rochester, NY .
Karen Dickinson , Kerry Swift-UNH Swenson-
Karen Tagliaferro-Bates
Missy Tappan-UNH
Laura Thibault-part time UNH
Tara Truelson-u. Orono
Blake Tucker-NYU Maine,
Dave Vandervo e t-Ar ~ y
Greg ,.- varholy-Florida
Institute of Tech.
Phil Wadsworth-NH Voe Tech
Jason Wall-Ithaca
Mark Walsh-Navy
Jere~y Ward-Ithaca
Ryan Warren-UNH
Jeff Whitenack-UNH
To::i Willey-work
nc: - :::. crJ. u.,--1 0 u --n eea a love interest--a man and a woman--I model them after people I know. .,
Once he has chosen a sett,ing, he goes there and walks through the plot absorbing everything he sees that might connect.
The Durham author said thai most readers today expect a happy ending and are much more receptive to short chapters ending with "trailers"--a sentence which demands that yo~ read on.
Spook Wills-Univ.
Sara vo ng-Mt. ge
C u C Russ ell -Navy
H~ 1 Sauer - Ul'IH Ida
Ji n Seaver-O l d
D n i on
H h e r Shenefi e l-
GEf y s burg
Rel S il verwood-UNH ·we're Oul,
Georgia
Jessica Wellesley Winston-
Pam Worden-work
Chapters should ~tart with very s~ort action sentences, not description. "The best start is action dialogue."
Mr. daughters, Daria,both Balling's Kristi and attended Oyster River schools a number of years ago. He did not reveal · what the subject of his next book would be.
CORRECTION FINE ARTS STILL IN OYSTER RIVER ON HIGH
by Jenifer Marshall
The New Hampshire state Board of Education is. considering dropping the Fine Arts requirement for the 9091 school year. No positive decisfon has yet been made. Along with the Fine ment the Arts requirecomputer and economics requirements may be dropped.
But although the state may drop these requirements, it is still the option of the individual school district to continue these requirement~.· as part of their program if they choose. The State is considering dropping the requirements only because of the inability of the State to provide funds to local districts to support the new courses. / I £-J any smc:~~e:t schools do not have the proper funding to support the fine arts requirement which includes such areas as music, poetry, creative writing, art, interior design, and drama.
At Oyster River no final about the fine High School decision arts, economic and computer requirements has been made. Principal Ann Draper Brown thinks the requirement should remain in the O.R.H.S. program. "I are committed feel we to all (fine three areas arts, computer and economics). We warit to keep these courses as an important foundation of general knowledge for everyone," she said.
June 15,1990
Tara Truelson
Geoff Forcier
Jennifer Rosholt Mark Slipp,y
our 52 baby seniors' names and faces, your name may be drawn for a gift certificate for a
Pam--Wora~n---~~
Danika Harris
Am y Bi ckne ll
re my Ward
lak e Tucker
n ifer Marshall
u ra Thi bault
1r ah Gillespie
c hae l Jackson
s a Bar ney
l1r ist in a Reale
s a Hµg hs~n
J u""s'tfn Me n t er
Juli Bullard
Amy Martin
Lee Rimbach
Dave Vandervoet
Greg Gagnon
Kristie Rock
Jason Pollard
Marybeth Robbins
Joe Camacho
Alison Clifford
Karen Gooze
Rich Khleif
Alexandria Brink
Leslie Christenson
Deanna Comtois
Karen Tagliaferro
Geoff Forcier
Spook Wills
Heather Shenefiel
Gene Lyras
Christine Hamlet
Mark Walsh
Heidi Sauer
June 15,1990
Senioritis has long been recogni zed, and most teachers f rown upon the fourth quartfr grad e p o int d i p. What many people fail to recognize is that not al l se n i ors purposefully allow th eir work to deteriorate. Almo s t e v e ry senior has lower gr a during the fourth quarter, howev e r, which means that cause must exist.~
This cause is simple. In a desp e r a te effort to finish year · (and in some cases to fini s h the book), teachers increasing the workload. For seniors, who graduate a week be the rest, this workload is even further increased, as short en project deadlines and the looming threat of Finals fall upon already existing homework.
Although the increase in schoolwork and homework mays slight on an individual class basis, an extra 17 ; homework per class equals another two hours of homework On top of the already existing four-hours, this can be exhau ing.
It ~hould also be kept in mind that near the end of t h school year, there are many senior activities that take u preciou s time. Senior Follies, Senior Banquets, Trips, Acschool ori~rlted but extracurricular pastim e• further . True, th e re is a certain respo n
The person a i i 1 v es o b ut this should not for e
And ironically; the la st where students a na ti me to receive a n to-b are also hectic Colleges demand that hours upon hours be sp e nt on applications, forms, financial aid advice, guidance, and interviews. And, _because of the problem of the impending college tuition, many .,."; ,..,.. m,, c:t- al Rn wo ?:.k_ dur ina s_chool To-anyone who is invol v e d _
Tom Willey, comedian
by Bill Myers
"Where's the best place to find a turtle with no legs? Right where you left it."
Tom Willey makes jokes easily, yet insists that he ' s no funnier than the next person, though his personal achievemen,ts and reputation seem to disprove that theorv.
Whether it's as a stand-up comedian, host of the Oyster River Schools Video Journalism Program "Video Out", or just someone looking to make p~ople laugh, Tom is a character who loves to be in the spotlight.
Tom holds the values of honor and integrity
in high regard and incorporates these as one of his "rules to live by." "I try to be as nice a person a possible without compromising my hon9r and integrity." Tom has other rules too, however. To serve the public trust, pretect the innocent and uphold the law." ,
biological functions are abandoned to the priority of = our dear Oyster River High School.
Yes-, seniors are tired of -~'monotony topped·- off with a tripi'e school. After 12 years of workload and beautiful weath~r, w~uldn't you be? Perhaps in the future, if some compensation was made for the tired and stressed seniors, than 'senioritis' would not be seen es an enemy, but as a harmless in~itability _
SEXISM IN PANDORA'S BOX
There is a facet of sexism which few people recognize,yet it is no less insidious than sexism of the traditional nature: sexism against men.It exists however; in society,and here at Oyster River.
About two months ago, the offer,through the school,to receive from Ross furniture of Dover. The nothing.
senior girls obtained an a complimentary jewel ry box senior boys were o f fered
This omission is interesting. Have the male members of the class of '90 failed to do something in their four years of high school that their female counterparts have done? From the perspective of involvement in and around the school at least,the answer is no.
According to senior class advisor Susan Smith th e school has asked about gifts for the boys, but as of yet nothing has been offered. Still, this does not clear the school of its involvement in this inequity. The fact is that if the corporation can not offer graduation gifts for the entire graduatin g class, the school has the responsibility to decline the offer,and not accept any of the gifts.
If Ross furniture offered gifts for just the white students in the graduating class, they would be turned down , yet when it is the males in the class who are neglected, t h e school has no qualms about their exclusion.
The j~welry boxes are not the only situat i o n in which female seniors ~ ~eceive gifts not available to the ir male classmates. Every year at the prom the senior girls are gi ven a rose while the boys wa~k away, empty-handed. In this ag e of increasingly equal rights and women's liberation, doesn't it seem contradictory that it is still assumed that women are the only ones ~ho can appreciate the beauty of a rose a nd thus t h e only ones to receive one? Senior boys at the prom deserve to be r~cognized also,but tradition has not allowed for this.
SOVIET EXCHANGE PLANNED
Wh e n l asked one of , weeks next April and the Russ i an teachers if May. This wiil not be we were making her an educational tour group ' s schedule too sucn as che ones l nave heccic she replied: led t~e,... last two years; "Ther e is an old instead it will be Russian proverb that quite similar to what says, we'll worry about the Russians expersleep when we get to ienced with us in March t he gr ave ." An d so it staying with host farowent, for two hectic b uc fulfi lling weeks f or ou r fi fteen visito rs. The y a ll had q uice d irre renc ex peri ences o ut all s e emed t o snar e a common joy i n just being in Am eri ca and in o ur sch ool . They se emed to b e e specially p~e ased that t he sch edule was n ot r igid, t hat th ey alway s h ad a c hoice and that t hey had so much chance t or in terac cion with us
In reality, this division of the sexes is unfair to both the males and females at Oyster River. By continuing to acknowledge traditional differences between men and women which don't actually exist, the school continues to foster ideas and values which should be on the way out. Elements of sexism,discrimination and prejudice against both sexes exist time for the administration, faculty examine carefully the problem and work, it.
in the school,r and it's and student body to together, to eliminate
I ha ve already e ard ab out some good orrespon de nce and for h ose st~ ll waiting, be a tient; ics usually a e n to tw elve day Jour1e y for a l etter from e ningrad t o New Hamphi re. Mrs. Rous vist e d schoo l 185 at the nd of Apr il and was re eted war mly with t s of qu est ions about scho ol and our to Leni ngrad next a r.
Oyst er c h ool ha s River High al ready rei ved an of ficial int t ation to - send a-
ilies, taking special courses in English at their school and plenty of free time to explore Leningrad and the surrounding The countryside. educational have with exchange we this school may become a yearly event in the future, v i siting each other on y ears. It possible by (openness) soviet policy alternate is made Glasnost a new that is something our first freedoms. similar to ammendment Glasnost a lso means the giving of voices, freedom of speech, and you can contribute to tne opening of Soviec society by pursuing your corres~ondence and visiting the S oviet Union. It is a chance to do more than just "think glooally".
by Alex Her l ihy
I am sitting in my office feeling angry and frustrated after reading an article in last month's, Mouth of the River. The incorrect quote said,"I would be uncomfortable with someone else teaching my class." To set the record straight, I never said that! I did say that I was uncomfortable with Pro and Anti Abortion groups coming into my health class for the following reasons:
1-I have Pro- and Anti- Abortion groups came into my health classes many years ago. Instead of presenting material in a non-emotional, sensitive and objective manner, at least one group resorted to outright sensationalism. Many students were upset aud offended by the presentation.
2-As a health teacher my primary responsibility is to give my students objective information. Hopefully students will be able to make intelligent decisions based on the information that they receive.
3- The Health Course lasts nine weeks. During that time period I cover the following units. Health, Nutrition, Weight Control, Physical Fitness, Mental Health, Human Sexuality, Alcohol and other Drugs, Tobacco and Cancer. I do not have the time to spend one or two periods debating various issues.
- Damage is already done. I would appreciate it if
of st udents and a chers to s chool 185 n Lenin grad for two would reporters speak with me first if they decide tp attribute Q_l::'?tes me Louis Mroz to
Mouth of the Riv e r
FEATURES
There's Something In th e Air
Is Air Quality at ORHS Reason for Concern ?
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by Jeremy Ward
In tho se half -opened l9ckers around school are pictur es of huge ocean swell s with young surfer s doi ng "radical" manoeuvers on them. In the conv ersati ons around th ese lockers, places lik e "The Wall," and "The Mout h of The River" ar e discussed frequently. •·
The p eople with these pictures in their lockers and talki ng of these pla ces are a growing grou p at Oyste r River High School - the Surf er s at Oyster River.
Most of the se surf~rs are new to the sport , havin g only surfed for about a year, but some have been surfing long er.
Oyster River High School sophomore James Dolan is one of the hardcore surfers at ORHS. Dolan has been surf ing for about three years, but says he's been around surfing and the ocean a long time. "My brother got me start ed, but my dad grew up around water, and would bring me to the beach a lot," he says.
Oyst er River High School junior, Alex Collins, said he's only been surfing for about a year, but he started out bodybo arding and "boogieboarding" for six years when he lived in North Carolina. Collins also said h elped skateboarding ht~ no~ tnto surfing: "The rhythm which I obtained from skating benefited the movements I needed when surfing "
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starting; I ca n st up, but _ I c an't do tricks like f loate but sometime s I do radical."
ORHS
DeGeorge has bee ns ing a~out on e ye ar, he, too, say s h e's around the o cean a time. "I house in Sea broo k my neighbor 20 boards, ways grown surf-ing
ORHS
Forcier, who • a ys ing gives h im a • •u oric feeling ," sta out windsu rfing. "I started wind su rftin g .surfing wa s simi lar, so I though t I'd tr y it," Forcier sa ys. ORHS sur fers g o to test their ski ll • at "The Wall," and "The Mouth of th e Riv er. " The Wall is the wall in North Beach; a common me e place of many su rters in the area. The Mou th of the River i • the name of a bea ch in Ogunquit, Maine, that local surfers would like to keen secl uded.
"North Beach ia th e hipitis hopitis plac e to go around here ," says Collins.
Longtime surf ers both like and re sent the increased intere st in surfing at Oyster River.
Collins sa id, "I think people ar e int erested, but I don 't know to what extrem e they are willing to stick it out. I don't like the poseheads who crac~ jokes and then the next day want to go out."
Forcier's feeling -are similar to Collins': "I don't lik~ the people who do it ~,,"'"~
On the s urfing expl osion at ORHS, Dolan sa ys, "It bugs roe when pe ople h ave aw esome eq uipme nt and they st in k, an d then they t ake my wav es.''. __ "I like Tom Curr an, " comment ed Coll ins, "H e's been sur fin g for so many y ears and he ca n st ill keep up with th e yo ung guy s, plus he ' s go t a nice- loo ki ng wi fe which I env y him fo r."
Sur fing's not all fu n a nd ga mes, though. Co llins o nce saw a Co ast Guar d he licopter s ear c hin g for a surfer wh o drowne d 100 yards do wn the bea ch from hi m. DeGeorge had an in expe rienced surfer hi t him i n the face wi th hi s bo ard, takinga chun k ou t of his lip.
Shawn Middlet on told th is story that shows h ow dan ger ous surfing can be: "One time we go t up real early , like
8:00. We put our boards int o [Erin] Smith's rig, the Big FF. We knew it was ~oing to be a #0! *%&! (Terrific) day.
I go out, I miss my first two rides just by the hair on the chin of my nose. Anyways, I see this huge, colossal wave coming. paddling for I start it. I got swept up in it, and got thrown around. Isomersaulted under water, the fin on my board broke o ff over my leg, and my surfing for that day was over."
Despit e the dangers, Middleton says, "I think if people think it's neat, and they want to try it, they should."
by Evan Fr.euder
"Immigrants and faggots, they make no sense to me. They come to our country, and think they'll do ~s they please. Like start some :mini-Iran, or spread some t ___ disea$e," These are a few of the lines in the Guns J n,' Roses song, "One in a Million."
Comedian Andrew Dice Clay refers to a particular ethnic group as "urine-colored people with towels around the,ir heads. The most recent 2 Live Crew release, "As Bad as they wanna Be'', features such titles as "Bad Ass Bitch" and "Me is Horny." It is entertainers such as these that have sparked recent controversy over whether limits should be placed on "freedom of expression ....
Clay:
"Bigot in a comic mask."
(_ Today, open racism, sexism, homophobia, and violent material can be found in almost every branch of the entertainment _ industry. s ome America11s take up arms against the entertainers, while others cling .09:~ to traditional laissezfaire policy.* Every,0ne has hi a/her opinion about what ' should ,,, be considered offensive material, and what should not. Should this type of language be accepted as entertainment? What could be done remedy the present a:ituation? ;1; Ther"'e are man~~ onpipt_ing opin-
ions over what m'i.ght .oe an acceptable solution to this cpmplex problem.
A recent controversy dealin~ with hateful language came about as· a result of Andrew Dice Clay ' s appearance an NBC's "Saturd.ty Night Live . "
"Freedom of speech is notan absolute right"
U.$ News columnist John Leo described Clay ' s material as "a ~=; straight ahead assault on folks who have failed to be white heterosexual males, A Boston Globe headline read : "Live from New York , i,t' s the BigO t in a Comic Mask." Few of Clay's actual jokes are available in print because they are considered too gros s to appear in nEtw,spapf!rs or magazines " His usual routine involves the slurring of women, gays, blacks and Orientals. His act on "Saturday N·ight Live", usually broadcast live, required a five ,second delay so that many words could be bleeped &ut. Though Clay was censored on the show, this is no e the ca~e in most of his perfor~ances.
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Clay"s appearance was met with considerable protest Cast member Nora Dunn and singer Sinead O'Connor refused to appear in the,; show. "It is morally wrong to provide him a legitimate arena," stated Dunn d .n an interview in Time. % l T
one of the argument• ± for censorship is that forms - of: entertainment containing raunchy lyrics provoke ~vilence and are mentally harmful - to children.
English teacher Richard Tappan pointed out that it is difficult to avoid encountering this "raunchy , material in the media because it is broadcast into the home even i~, you• don't subscribe to it."
"If I was an adult, I wouldn't want my kid to hear lot& of obscene language and see ~ornography on T.V." stated junior John Cirillo~
"He can say what he likes; I'm just not going to Jiste~ to him.•
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Some people support record labeling as opposed to straight-forward censorship. Mike Fabian ,' a disc jockey for WLKZ feels that warning labels are a good idea, but he was quick to add that he did not favor the editing of lyrics. Lawnakers in 19 states have proposed warning labels '"' f~r any song dealing with such topics as drugs, murder, incest, and suicide. ' Some people feel that Ftbe ~roups themselves should do a better job of censoring their own music.
Lou Mroz, a ·history teacher, & pointed out that freedom of speech
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please issued statem wh,ate;v just n ten to Sbl> wSweet
an abso.1.ut:e It is illegal "Fire!" in a theater·* I t o be i!legai to flag if a new the' Cons !! n pas-sea.
• t every ,_perso.n e wed, parents, • • -"' and DJ' ,s, t a song', "Kill i gger,s," would the protection i rst" amendment.• of thing i$ by the fi-rst t , and should t ed ,Peter Cass, m resident and jockey Mike censorship d , "This :ong offend me."
Ri ~!!r junio,r ra zer defended Cl ay's material t hat the first protect'ed .hi:s say w.hat he Matt also t he fol'lowin~ "He can say he liku: N I },m going to lisln e U or e I¾ Stacey ld a similar he pointed out c onsumer does l not h1 to buy the tape watch the Joe Camacho i mprtant fact music. lie ut that rap focused on because many f rati' groups poor areas is a veryday life. iolence) is e, " , ~ .e sai~. g about what 'P!~• )(,
The N.W.A-. alblllll "Stra;ght ou'ha Comptbri" C begins: "You ai-e n.ow about " to witness ~p.e strength of street knowledge." One coJ1UDg,n critic.ism of c ensorship is tbat it is the 'aff'luent s ,ociety " trying to shelter their children fj'. from. the "real world," · blindfolding them to the !# aspects of slum life that are tO,C! ha:tsh for the upper and middle classes to want to deal with.
The parents inter viewed, though opposed to censorship, did want some plan for parental censorship. Rita Freuder, mother of two, and Peter Cass, father o f ® one, ag;e-eed that Ji record labeli•ng would help them contr9l what their children witched. They felt thaf th• par ent, instead ¥ bf the government, should pl.ay the i ol.e of the, censor.
"It seems to me that there is a di.fference between making fun of others and making war on them, a difference bet~een humor and hate," ex.plained Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe, , who wrote a column denou~cing Andrew Dice Clay. There are many different groups of people that exist in our country however, and al+ of them seem to draw the
w line in a different manner. Are we going to take this network of opinions and draw one defined line between humor and hate1 This question will probably be partially answered in the outcomes of the Public Enemy and 2 Live Crewcourt disputes. In tile «,meantime, our country questions the exten t""of our ,freedoms, in search of acceptable boun.daries. •I RAUNCHY lfUN8f ZM
"... making fun of others or making war on them?"
Janet Moore receiving AllAmerican award for soccer from Dave Nichols
JV BASEBALL TEAM
WINS LAST FOUR GAM
by Eric Sundberg
The Oyster River High School Junior Varsity Baseball team recently completed its season on an up note by winning their final four games of the season.
The Bobcats got off to a slow start, 07-1. "I think it took us a while to get started, but once we got going we won four games in a row at the end of the season," said Gabe Wallman. "Everyone worked hard," added Chris Jerard. ·
The JV's season
included competition mostly comprised of Class-I teams as well as one class-M team, St. Thomas, and one ~lass-L team, Exeter. The Bobcats finished their season at 4-7-1.
The 'Cats were skippered by Chris Pollet, who served as assistant baseball coach and interim Social Sciences teacher at Oyster River last year. Team members included Mark DeROcchi, Matt DiPentema, Andy Dumont, Jerard, Donaldo Laferreiere, Hike Morgan, Pete Philbrick, Jeff Stacey, Josh Stevens,
Matt Swanson, and Wallman. The team was managed by Dave Curtis. "There's a lot of commitment on this team," commented Jerard, referring to their gritty four game streak at the end of the season. "I think our junior year we'll have a chance for a (ClassI) championship," said Wallman.
At the annual Sports Banquet last Monday, Stacey was awarded the Most Valuable Player award, while Swanson took home Most Improved Honors.
L-R Lisa Barney receives a track award from Doc Burton Leslie Christenson receiving volleyball award
I!!'' "' ,,"17.,,,,,... 1!'" .;'f;;¾ •trilti'' sone :":',,'11hetl<iod,,_ w,:·- _ M'4$Fby Er i c Sundbe r g w gates be.gu to . open. Th e Oyl!i ter · Riye r Junior il~utfielder High School Ba,,seball Evan Wallman coamented, team ended its disap - "They were up for at pointing season Tues- least a half an hour in day losing •t o Sanborn the sixth. T~at's w~en Reg i ond Hi gh .Sc hool they scored &11 their 1$-'1, a t Wi nnacunne t · runs." ih Sc.bo~,¼ ~n H~t~ on :;1t, did. ,if!,:,f! % 0 e ''llgbc ,?• •'li,'{~Q;,m"\, ' &y the .•.} ~,~lt\r Ptor e~-:,, •k int;o pdji t-se·e:~~~\~ cher ttas t, rel ~eve'4 ;;n,PY with ,a 4- . 14 reou ::- · m sophomore Erin . l,fclar ·sea'iion x-e ~d, * Nelly, , Bapbt,rn had t i ced Sanborn to d: ~:e,;; , • cored five "'.rtU'}.~ • ~d :min e t he sole owner ""of McNelly cam~ in with 'the s ixt eenth andc firi:a1 bas •• loaded , aad subp~si tion in the N!fIµ seq uentl y threw three
shut , o~ :0 w; innings to• close t.h; 'Yf l111111• for the 'Cats. ti "He thtows a lot of ju~k and changes speed well~" commented Wallman on I,oughlin. The iR Bobcats r• their d J>ly run of the, ga111e O,!\@ -~ error ~ ; 1; " "- OS • da,y•. ,;,; xpected "Bobcats would t:-<? put up •o• sort of ' fight to defend th e sta,te · title tbey h~d won the year before with a p erfect 20 and O
from Ed Sharon
p up ,to ei9ht:. . . ,, kW ~fter .·.··• the g.-e 'tJ!ilS ; u;~gt .:an"a. arrd; it[H:f1y"' ijadi given% up '"ftij'9 .... '" i'.natnblg @ U ,v., J sanbqrn '. ,-: ' ~= J"UDl.l r,;p Ile w-,11 Jfeplaqed, :W3"'· ,.:-:-, J'.- - {:f l>y , '!•l,do~-u1,1ed junior * &chri .. ;i.ougbii.9. · S~r"p,:,i,s:l;inVI.y , ,~ Lougbli'n .. the yei:r had .. made-~"\e ' ilbq~:ld w,l\~Ve ii donif • al,•1; bett'e:r:', but we b11-d a l!aek"' of !\¾' eonc:'ene"r'lhon m and iB ''work *"' ethic @,4J:l ® 1;,eaij;- , Plus{ '"'e .;didn •
O.R. Boys' Soccer Coach Lfives the Sport year-round
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by John , Cirillo
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Out of a blue Volvo he steps, grabs his bag which is numbered seventeen, and heads f"or the ditch. Tom Johnson, the Oyster River Boys Varsity Coach, is preparing for another intense game of high school ball. Beginning at the age of sixteen, he began to play fbr Toronto and that started his career. After playing for a while, he then realized that he couldn't play soccer all his life, but coaching it he could. Therefore, from learning from many coaches, h:e put hi.s .ability with 1:iheir ideas and bega:n to coach.
When I talked with Mr. Johnson, or T.J., he said that, "playing soccer is one thing, but understanding what you have to do to get mentally fit is understanding these seven steps:
1.Awareness
2.Initiation
J.Communication within few
4.Communication within a team
5.Behavior
6.Be patient-Don't give up
7.ENJOY YOURSELF!!!!
If you get an understanding for these steps, you will not only do well in soccer, but in ljfe. Mr. Johnison does n ot try and just teac~ soccer, but he's trying to teach you the way to approach life and qet a grip on r it.
Compared to other coaches, T.J. has a different kind of style. He figures that if you're not in shape at the time, then that is your fault. During practice, he likes to focus on working as a team, not round the running afield to· see who can throw-up first. He uses his ability from playing and your ability to ..., play to bring out t~e best in both. Using blue and red pinnies, yellow cones about two inches high, and about a dozen balls he manages to whip the players into shape and teach them to understand his way of playing and learning soccer.
Leaving the ditch, he scurries to his car and checks his hair because he has a plane to catch because he"s off to New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts to recruit players for his trips which consist of going to England, Ireland, Nova Scotia, or Washington D.C.
- Dating back to the year 1240, Tom's family w;o-fami+Y of· doctvrs· and lawyers. At the age of seventeen, his parents purchased him a two month bus pass to sort out what he wanted to do in life and get a feel for the real world. Well, he sure did find out what he \
SOFIBAIL FINISHES SEASON WITH LOSS TO LACONIA
wanted to the ball do. K;i.c)Q.ng about' w:lth
Another co mment player was, "As a person, I don't r fly think T.J. was i~ to us an d think he ad a clu e , but you ow what, I had never p Y'"' ed socc e r so much nd enjoyed it and .1 n er thought I'd improv as much as I did. I g ss I have to give hi, my thanks f or that."
You may driv~Jby Nick's i n downt~wn .·.. rham and notice c om walking in or out He has fun and h e just soccer. He social life many friends he dines or drink.
During years, come a rise. It way to soccer sport a a s om a "When I'm out ol he soccer busi.ness, I i pe I can look back an . e e that I did accom s h something in and I others. the purpose Soccer coming ot .Ill e , and at oyster High School, we the coach tha,t bring about this a ' ' -'~ 1
by Stacey Sweet
The Oyster River High School softball team end e d a disappointing 3-1 4 season with their last game against Timb e rlane May 24. " It was hard for the girl s because of the wea t her. Everyday we had outside was a gam~ Th er e was no time to work on the things we needed to," comment e d coach Cathy Baker.
Coach Baker also said the team's best game
was a close top-ranked loss Class Goffstown, 10-9. to I
The girls' last game was against Laconia ending with a score of 15-0. "Hitting was our biggest problem," said Baker "We cut down on errors but just couldn't come through on hitting."
Junior Janice Philbrook said, "Hope: fully next year our season will turn around and be 14-0-3!"
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MVP+MIP winners L-R:Tara Truelson,Eric Sundberg, Heather Shenefiel:Mike Jackson and Scott Goodman
