1991-92 MOR Issue 6

Baccalaureate Service, June 7 DR. BURTON PRAISES SENIORS AS "CLASS WITII A CONSCIENCE"

By Sarah Dugas

Dr. Wayne Burton, the Keynote speaker at Sunday's baccalaureate service described the class of 1992 as the "class with a conscience."

Dr. Burton, who is the father of senior Abby Burton professor at the Whittemore School of Business at U.N.H.

Dr. Burton noted that the class of '92 had a high percentage of students committed to social action through political end environmental causes and community service.

The Keynote address followed more than an hour of poetry readings and musical selections featuring nearly 20 members of the class of '92. Poetry choices ranged from modern pieces such as Anne Sexton's poem, "Rowing", read by Liz Bucar, to traditional poems s1.1ch as Long-

fe 11 ow' s "Builders 11 read by Tory Jennison. Kyle Downey read some original poetry. Those sharing reading~ were: ~li Limber, Kyle Downey, Grah-am Duncan, Liz B1..1car, Brandon Ammann, Lesley Anderson, Em i 1 y Franzosa and Tory Jennison.

Musical selections ranged from classic~l Mozart choral pieces to popular or original music. Participating musically were: Meredith Sawyer, Emily Franzosa, Saba st i en Ro.y, Barrett T1.1cker, Bryan ·Ki 11 ough, Mandy Tappan, Ali Limber, Anita Mathur, Ruth Bristol, Amy Holmes, Jen Olsen, Jim Spires, and Katrin Bergeron.

"Baccalaureate" is a time of giving thanks and praise for friends , fam ily· and educational opportunities and to reflect on meanings and values.

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Mouth of the Riuer is a Publication of the ORHS Journalism Class RII Rights Reserued June 11, 1992

Top: Tory Jennison, Tim Myers, Shannon Veno, Ben Hudson. Russ DeForest, Jon CriswelJ. Scott Poteet,Graham Duncan ,

Julie Walsh, Mike Merenda, Jessica Thibault. Bottom: Stef Shaheen, Erica Beck, Ruth Bristol, Katr in Bergeron

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The single best indicator 0£ success both in college and in life is successful involvement in high school activities, according to NHIAA president Jim Desmarais. In his speech to the annual Sports Awards Night on June 1, Desmarais said, "High SAT scores don't mean you will have a great job. You

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Boys Basketball: Most Outstanding, Allan Conlan. Coach's Award, Bryan Rutland.

urrt s-c-ana i n-g-~unne Carmichael. I

Boys Cross Cou111try: Most Valuable, Scott Poteet. Coach's Award, Russ Warren.

Girls Basketball: Most Valuable 0£fense, Jenni£er Friel. Most Valuable Defense, Holly MacKay.

r Softball: Most Improved, Sarah Varney. Persistence Award, Anita Pudil.

Coach's Award, Becky Givan Boys Soccer: Coach's Award, Hunt Howell. Coach's Award, Seamus Frleming.

Field Hockey: Coach's Award, Liz Firczuk. are most likely to succeed,-----------------~

Girls Soccer: 1 Outstanding Attitude, Nicole Bellabona. Outstanding Ve rsatility, Lesley Anderson. if you are active in high school sports and other activities. Sport aren't detrimental to the students\' grades.

Desmarais said that school districts with budget problems o£ten cut sports, drama, and other activities as "£rills" when in £act they are the most valuable tool £or learning £or the £uture.

Boosters Club dedicates Rwards Ilight to Rthletic Director David Ilichols

Boys Volleyball: Most . Valuable, Ben Hu dson. Most Improved, Ryan Souza.

Boys Tennis: Most Valuable, Nathan Weeks. Most Improved, Darren Miller, Girls Tennis: Most Valuable, Meredith Sawyer. Most Dedicated, Jen Hamilton.

Boys Spring T rack: Most Valuable, Scott Poteet. Coach's Award, Patrick Russell.

June 5th Rctiuity Day, a "first" at O.R., story page 6

Donaldo

Girls Volleyball: Most Outstanding, · Ste£any Shaheen. Coach's Award, Amanda Tappan.

Ice Hockey: Most Valuable, John Hill. Leading Scorer,

Girls Spring lTrack: Beth Nazzaro Coach's Award, Julie H,rdy.

Ma:i;-y Basketball Most --Splri t Souza. Coach' Bristol. Baseball:

heerleading: d, Quincy ·- At;;ard, Ruth Owen Bruder. Swim 'feam: Male MVP; Todd -Award," Randy Female MVP VP 111 able. Rvan

nth enry . Souza.

Player -· Most Whitford. Larissa Herold. ' SPECIAL AWARDS

Boys Indoor Track: Most The A Valuable, Russ Warren. HOCKEY AWARD EN GANGER Most Improved Mik N ' , e orthrop. Girls Indoor Valuable, Nazzaro. l'!onica Hudson. .. .,

goes to the de£ensive el Merenda. YTON "DOC" R AWARD is that senior ributed the most for socaer, so as to bring credit to himself,

team's player. The HENSEN presented who has · to con Baby Pix See 'pages 3-i Spe 't:ial Insert I' (Key on page 6) t ,.i l ·'

HONORS cont. pg. 6

The 1991-1992 year is drawing

scho~l to a close. The senior class is graduating and moving on in life, but as £or the underclassmen, school still rolls on £or one more week. year does .let~e take

The senior class did absolutely nothing together besides Senior Follies and Graduating.

But as a whole the school had more happening than the senior class (thank God). For instance, remember back in late 1991, when there was a group called the Rowdies? Their vulgariLy, roughhouseness and generally bad taste cheering earned them £rent page honors in the Portsmouth Herald. They also helped cheer on the women's volleyball team to a state title.

Halloween brought a little surprise, to the school because many students wore costumes that ranged £ram scary to £unny to who knows what. It also brought about the little kids in all 0£ the students.

Then, the winter sport season rolled around and

the Rowdies were revived to help cheer on the men's basketball team to a state title. Is this a trend? Could these Rowdies be the key to state titles?

SADD had a little e££ect on the Oyster River

students when it had its Drunk Driving Casualties Day. Many students had no clue shat this was all about and could not £ind out from the members 0£ SADD because they could not talk.

In this time £rame came the Sadie Hawkins Dance and the Talent Show. From what was gathered, most 0£ the couples enjoyed themselves and had a great time at the dance, but there were also the couples who did not think it was so hot. But as a whole the Sadies dance was quoted as being a success. The Talent Show did not fare so well. Many did not know when it was or what it was all about.

BEST

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NHIAA Pres. Jim Desmarais

Editorial Staff

by: Ryan Souza, and Provencher, Bellabona

Greg Nicole

And as this come to an end a look a.t the Best and Worst 0£ 19911992.

FRIENDSHIPS

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THE LONGEST LASTING MEMORIES

On Friday, graduation will be held and the seniors will be gone. Our years at Oyster River High Schooi will be over, but with the ending comes these. collective memories: we'll remember sitting , detention for being tardy to class, the freshman year. Red Sox game, listentng to the radio after a heavy night of snow praying:- for a cancellation, the chemistry experiments that exploded, leaving the bathrooms smelling of smoke and wondering where the doors are, sharing a collective laugh together, skipping sixth perio'd for a Wiswall refreshment supporting the same sports team as they strive for victory, cramming together trying to pass that Incredibly hard mid-term, experiencing first day jitters, loving short Wedsnesdays and pajama days, being scared at opening night of a play, en dless nights finishing up pap~rs, and lastly, Just hanging out at store 24 on a Friday night waiting for something, anything to happen. Lastly, there will never be a time when we will all be In the same place, at the same time, thinking the same thoughts. No matter how hard we try, there will never be a ti me when everyone Is together.

·1don't pretend to know what the future has in store for _ us. As mv friends walk dcross the platform to post-high school life, I wonder who will become the future lawvers, judges, po lice officers, fast food restaurant managers, supermarket workers, politicians, writers, military personnel, editors, active leaders of religions, athlet~s, or doctors. Where we will end up is still to be determined. A re we better prepared to face the world t han we were four years ago? I say ves. Beyond the cla ssroom work and the education we've learned, high school has taught us how to be individuals. ·The lesson of discretion is taught from the very first day as we are extremely careful with whom we co nfide in The memories in our brains give us conversation pieces to use at the first social function th at we encounter. The past four years have taught us how to stand up for ourselves when faced with pe er pressure. Above all, the past four years has taught us the value of friendship and the importance of it.

Friendship is the one thing that will stay with me, forever. Nobody can say that they have not leaned . on a friend for help at least once during ·the past four years. Nobody has been an island all to

BETTER LATE THAN NEV ER ·

At last year's Senior Follies, the theme song was "Chang-.. . l-t ,;eems that the song was a tool for foresha~o~ing as r )y '.~re River High School ihas changed in the past school year. The first change to Oyster River was the all out summer ;:r: :e extravaganza held on the last day of senior classes Althc _; qh the program was plagued by inclimate weather, it was t ~ti ' u smashing success. It accomplished three things : a) shorte : 1,~c! classes b) provided activities which all could participate in : md c ) gave the yearbooks to the school as a whole. Overall the shortened periods coupled with the yearbooks gave se ,·;ior::, inc entive for showina un fnr r, rlrn, thc.11 rrtrli+i,._ ,...11 1~:-

arises I can call one of my friends and they will be more than willing to listen and try to help. I also know that the future will put distance between us, and these friendships will not last forever. But I do understand that no matter how old we get we can look back on our high schoo' friendships and treasure them.

Gll,S"&~CHA 2 Rave about 14"RIDAYS SPRING BASH

by Gus and Chaz

On Friday June fifth a "school-wide event" took place, and what an immaculate event it was. What made it spectacular, is that it was the last, you heard me, the last day in which the entire student body of Oyster River met this year. I know, it's sad but true. However, a variety of games, videos, and even a Ren and Stimpy marathon took place to help you £orget your blues.

Classes started at the normal 7:35. Abnormally~ classes were only

thirty min. utes, which left you with your seventh period class ending at 11:40. Phase I was now put into operation.

Students 111osied on down to our circus theae cafeteria. Once there we were delighted by the yearbook awards and, year book dedication whic~ was rightfully given to Mrs. Hopkins of the science depart111ent. It was so beautifully done that we were overwhel111ed , it was so ~xcitingt Phase II was now im-

plemented with lightning accuracy. We appropriately named this phase, "6per~tion cold,4 ~tsty, People were directed outside for arbooks. The food waa strumtious but I aged two ifetimes waiting in lin.

Stusent to the e y had signed layed rousing oquet, horsetball, kickyball, summer though it was winter->,

·:~chool. Also, the warm weather has seen a return of the 25 -: 8r,.; citrus sticks which provide a cool refreshment at a low ··os I T:·,ese additions are very beneficial to the hard working c, ._,,Jei Ri 11 c1r student.

fhird, the honors assembly was moved to the daytime . f\1ow, all students can enjoy and be aware of their p p,~is ' .:,uccess. Also, it shortened classes which keeps students happy.

As a note on behalf of all students, of course we enjov our classtime and value every minute of it, but when periods are shortened on the second Wednesday of each month and on assembly days, the enthusiasm is because of the refres~ing change of pace, not that we are getting out of class.

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SUMMER PLANS INVOLVE FOREIGN TRAVEL, SPECIAL STUDIES, LEADERSHIP

by Donaldo Laferriere

As the summer nears, teachers and students are firming up their summer plans. Some of these plans are rather unusual.

Mr. Herlihy leaves in late June for a trip to St. Petersburg in the Commonwealth of ± ndependent States where he will visit with friends made on previous exchange visits.

Mrs. Rous hopes to return to Estonia this summer, where she will teach English in a school she visited last year.

Both Mrs. Whitten and Mr. Tappan will be studying this summer. Mrs. Whitten was given a grant from the Council £or Basic Education to read and reflect on nineteenth century women, teaching, nineteenth century feminist thought. Mrs. Whitten is also going on sabbatical this £all where she will be working on editing the letters of her great grandmother who was a teacher ip Chicago in 1868.

Like Mrs. Whitten, Mr. Tappan will be furthering his education by taking a two week course at Keene State College on the teaching of citizenship . and character. He will

be attending with other teachers from ster River Elementary Middle Schools.

This year's senior flections are quotes their past four years <?) at O.R.H.S.

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Ms. Brown will be attending the State Principale Convention in the Mt. Washington Valley from June 24 26. While there, she will exchange ideas with other principals from around the state.

Students also have plans £or the summer. Ian Duncan, Steve Crawford, Molly Capron, Holly MacKay, and Tricia Khlei£ were selected through a highly competitive process to participate in a summer school program at St. Paul's School in Concord. Both Patrick Russell and Tricia Khleif have been selected for boys and girls state.

Several students are going to travel internationally this summer. Nahanni Rous will be going to Israel. Gabe Brown will be going to Mexico. Skot Long, Todd Whitfo r d , Barrett Tucker are a l l going to Cuebec, Canad a for two weeks. Julie ~ alsh is going to Barcel o na, Spain to see the summer Olympics. Donaldo LaFerriere will be spen d ing his summer in Hondura s.

This year's seniors tended to pick memories about fun times remembered with friends but they were not quite school oriented! The Seniors were disappointed with the lack of class organization but seemed to focus only on the best times they had with their friends (which of course were out o f school! ! ! ) .

What positive have of years?

will be a couple of memories you will your high school

"Listen to the mustn'ts,child-List en to the don'ts- Listen to the shouldn'ts-the imp ossibles the won'ts-Listen to the never haves Then listen close to me- ANYTH ING can happen, child- ANYTH ING can be."

Sarah Heat h

FIRST IN-SCHOOL HONORS. ASSEMBLY RECOGNIZES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

By:Sarah Dugas and Tammie Spencer

Three hundred twentyfive awards were given in thirty-six categories at the Awards Assembly May 29. The foreign language department was responsible £or making 7i presen- "- i

The departmental awards were presented in five subjects to seniors that did the best over a four year period. Amy Holmes received a Spanish excellence award, Kyle Downey for French and Social Studies, Aaron ft

iors. To rece i ve su ch an award one must h ave a 3.5 grade p o i nt av era ge and have don e wel l on t he SATs.

All in a l l, app r oximately 68~ o f t he Oy s ter River student body r eceived awards o r recognitions.

"Seeing

-Amy Holmes

-Jonah Salloway

O R TEAMS MAKE PLAYOFFS

IN '91 '92 TWO ARE STATE CHAMPS ·~{{.,:i:f:~;?;:i\f}\

By Mary McCleery

Did you know that Oyster River High School has 28 teams? If you haven't been able to keep track of them all, you are not alone. Most of you know how the boys' varsity basketball team and girls' varsity volleyball team finished, but what about girls' soccer or boys' cross country?

If you look at the banners hanging in the gym, you will notice that over the past twenty-five years Oyster River teams have won

< 49 championships. The

est championship on the banners is 1967 boys' soccer, when this building was only three years old. From 1988 to 1992, while the current senior class has been here, Oyster River has won 7 state championships,

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the high school level.

At the annual Sports Banquet, coaches' statements remained upbeat and often brought out a laugh from the audience. One coach gave a thank you to the parents of the girls' JV soccer team: "Without them the uniforms don't get washed." Coaches Craig Welch and Ed Sharon lifted parents spirits by making this statement about the varsity softball season. "The 1992 girls' softsoccer and boys' tennis had great seasons, winning more often than they lost. Jeff Kearney, boys' JV soccer coach, even went so far as to say that a state cham--r::::c:A--'\-' pionship was not out of the question in the near future.

Then there wer& the icejj;1I:t+:B hockey and field hockey teams who had disappointing seasons. Yet

ball team had an extraodinarily ch allenging year. Although mo menta of glory were o£ten scarce, the

held on with hearts and hustle and are looking forward great successes in

four of which were won by future." boys' basketball and girls' Overall, despite many volleyball t~ams. disappointments, Oyster

The 1991-92 season for River's athletic teams have Oyster River's many teams

a bright future as new team was one of many triumphs

members gain ~re experiand disappointments. Some

ence. such as boys'

last. It seemed a little less organized~ ~but a lot o-£ e-££ort was put int-o it. It wasn't less £un, DUt the atmosphere was little less arousing.

Spring sports did not Jare as well as winter, but they did bring some excitement to Oyster iver.

The awards assembly during the day was better than at night. That was de£initely a good idea, senior s. It may have been a little boring, but it WiS nice to see all riends get honored.

The sports awards night was long, as usual. Some got bored and cut out early only to miss their award(s). But other than that, the night was good to mingle with other parents and coaches. The slide show was well put together and the music that went along with it nearly brought tears t_o some seniors. It almost brought the thought o-£ not wanting to leave. NOT!

Wel 1, Seniors, it is time to graduate and re£lect upon this past year. Some will have good memories, others will have bad ones. But whatever they are, it is ti~e to move on to college or work or whatever.

Underclassmen, it time £or you to £insh with this year and move a grade closer graduation. Good luck.

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