1994-95 MOR Issue 6

19 vlouth o the River9s

AFTERHARD WORK, SENIORSHANGLOOSE·

Advisory Solid Plans Drafts For Fall

Places to go, Things to do: Senior Destinations

byKellyWatsonandJerem�· Loomis

Underda�-menwiltwatchJune16 astheseniorsendtheirhighschool careeratOysterRiver.Asthemonu-mentaldayarrivesaquestionfamily �nd friends ask most frequently is �mmonamongall9fus. "Whatare yourplansfornextyear."

Theseniorclasswassurveyedand 120ofthe 130seniorweresurveyed aboutthc,ir'plansfotnextyear. Asa result most aregoing offtoschool whileothersaretravelingorworking.

Themajorityofseniorsaregoing toschoolsoutohtate(53%).Whlle thepercentofseniorsattendingUNH hasdroppedby 1% from25% last yearto24% thisyear. Manyseniors arechoosingtoworkortravelthefollowing year (19%). To seewhere your�nior fri1mclsaregoingtumto page Wewishallseniorsthebest ofluckintbeirfutureendeavors.

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JenAlfordNorthCarolina forbevage,andCaliforniaforcollllJlercials

KimAnderson A.mericorpsorUniven;jtyofMontana·, \1eredith Armitage Moving to Colo�dotpgetrich Karen Bal�racciUNH.

Bridget Banks Paintballbunnyfor · the"LeeBoys" RyanBellabonaROTC,UNH JeU,Blanchette Laconia Tech, LaconiaNH JenBonaccorsi UNH, Jen Bradley-Swift Umvasity ot' Michigan,ResidentialCollege,Ann Arbor ·NormBnunstedt Hopefullyatten<ling Atlanta Institute for Musicians, Atlanta

Susan

.\iarieBrulet.te MontsenatCollt:ge AndrewGaultTravelingto'Montana ofArtBeaverly.MA Kimf'..oodmanparttimeUNH

JoshBurt UniversityofColoradoat Enu1yGra�·SavingMoneyforColBoulder " lege

Cara C1UDphell I'm goingtoCol- Chantal Grady Regis College, legefarawaywhereyouwillnever WestonMA · fin<lme!{ConnecticutCollege)

LaurenGuillettUNH

Heather Carmichael Workingand HannihieHandy-Goodloe UniverTraveling sityofNewMexico AbhJ·Carroll Sarahl..a>wTenceCol- BenHardyMid<lhtburyCollege,VT lege.BronxvilleNY JulieHardyUNH

MkhaelChanet>UNH MikeHermanNavy

BrianChase Moo�hingoffmypar- MarkPreeman 6Schoolfloridao ents,takingsomeclassesatUNH,and Clint Moshier Moving toCanada working ' andWorking l\telanieChaseWorkingandhaving KatieHiggins UNH funforaforayearthenmaybegoing Sarah Hill Plani; to bean Exotic toschool Dancerina place wher�richmen

Lisa Chu Norwich University, come Northfield.VT

DannyHodsdon ShenandoahUniDaveCirillo Working versity,VA

BevinClare PhisbTour,goingout KarenHumphrey TexasChristian west,maybeCanada UniversityTheater.lookingintonew

Emily Cohen Tuffs University alternatives2ndsemester. MedfordMA DawnIgoeSyracuseUniversity,NY

ArianneConleyUNH

Josh Jenkins Airt'orceAcademy. BenConrad UNH LiooralArts ColoradoSpringsCO KatieCra,ifordDickinsonCollege, KimJennison UNH

Carli.sfoPN Gavin..Kao,eKeeneState (tlt� HaLarissaCrockettOhioStateUniver- waiiforthebigones) i;ity,ColumbusOH TimDolanUniver,sjJyofMontana

GarrettCurry RJTtostudyCom- SeanDolliver-GoingtoMontana puteJ:Scie.nc�.R,ochestt:r,NY AndvJ)olph.JthlcaCollege;NY

Eva Curry Bowdoin College, MisiyDumont1JNH - ,; Bruni.wickME" KimFAldy UNH

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byAlliDeangelis

would propose more "student involvement" and "more inputasto howtheschoolisrun."Theonenega­ This fall's new school yearwill tive comment wasreasoned in say7 bring fortha variety ofchanges for ing:" it's notworththetimeandef­ OysterRiver,accordingtotheAdvifort, because if the administration soryCouncil.Thechangeswillrange doesn'tapprovewewon'tgetit[the fromjob-shadowingtoblock scheduling,homeroomadvisory,andschool appointedproposal]anyway"

Thesecondmostpopularideawas senate.Everyone·smainquestionis: How will we, as students, benefit blockscheduling.Thefonnalsurvey revealedthat51%ofthestudentsap­ fromthe.�changes?ORstudent<;had h proved,and 18% didnot.Thistime t e1rownopm1ons. ed On t, h t 1 ·d thetensn1dentslnterv1ew cameto e d o t etwomos t po l puarI eas 50%infavor,andtheother50%not 1s sn1 ent governmen. n a survey sed 1 -ed takenbyonehundredstudentsftom mfavor.Those0P 1 P0 1 compam Id thatthetwo- our ongcassescou eachgrade, 55% are m favor,while b ,, d .. 1- 2 % I · tirma1 f become " onng an too comp1- 2 carenot. nanmo surveyo d" 0 h th h d bl k cate . n t e o er an , oc tenstudents,mneagreedthatstudent ed 1 uJdbe ood'd be sch umgco ag I ea - government would be a good idea. They stated that the government continuedonpage9

ingtheposition.rathertheschoolhas received many outside applications forthejob.

Twoteacherswillalsobeleaving usthisyear: Mrs.BenzingandMr. Quaglieri.Mrs.PatriciaBenzing(formerlyMrs.Abbott)isretiringafter30 yearsasaPE.teacher. Shetaughtin theOysterRiverSchoolDistrictfor 29years. 7inthehighschool. Mr. Quaglieriwillbeleaving aftereasingMrs.Houseman'sworkloadofa withherbaby. Mrs.Housemanwill returnfull-timenextyear.

Mr.Byrnes willbebacknextyear, after his sabbatical in Central America.Ms.Merafilledinforhim thisyear. She,however,willnotbe returningnextyear.

Mrs.Brown,afterrecoveringfrom her surgery, has now returned to schoolonashorteneddailyschedule. Shewantstobeable to return fulltimeinthefall.

Gym teacher·Patricia Benz·iag

Senior Glassofficerscapmrethe·�pjritoftheirclassmatesas they finisn finals"'and head towardsgraduation.

Brandon Oberlin College, Eli Friend-Gray takiD! courses at OberlinOH UNH,workingtogettoU-Mass

Custun�m GeorgeWashing� JeffFarr.elf UniversityofColorado, tonUnivei:sity,Washin1,>to1rDC at13oulder , ,.

James Dave�port History Keene "Joe.Fernald working,movingout State Kat;FernatdUNH,, ChrisDanis Colby.WatervilleME •··• Mdy Flemingworkingandgomg KellyDeforestCle�sonUniversity, ,outwest ,.. ClemsonSC Jessie Forbes OoerlinCollege. RobynDesy UNH OberlinO:H

Dave Diller Rippin,£ Fat Air in Megan Frazer Pomona College, Alaska! '-'·· ClaremontCA cont,topg,9

byMichaelHerman

Mr.NeilShapiro,theassistantprincipal recently announced hisretirement after32yearsat ORHS. Mr. Hall,whohas beenherefor 34years

Assistant Principal Neil Shapiro referredtoMr.Shapiroasadedicated hardworker who was accessible to students and faculty. He also hasa good sense ofhumor. "I enjoyed working

'Angels' Dazzles with Black and Wlbdbte Illusions BENEFIT CONCERT RRISES $3,

byChristopher Merenda

Agreatcast,agreatorchestraanda greatworkingcrew.Thisyearsspring musical seemed to have it.all,right from itscaptivatingblackand white illusiontotheblastofexcitementthat thecastandorchestradisplayed.

Forthoseofyouwhomissed"City ofAngels," the plot consisted of a writernamedStein(BenHamby),his clever detective character, Stone (Chris Wesley), Stine's wife and Stone's girlfriend Gabbi\Bobby (Christine Gsottschneider)and abig shotmovie producer namedBuddy FiddlerintherealworldandIrwinS. Irvingontheblackandwhitemovie screen (Tom Lanoie).The play was filled with mayhem, madness and plentyofhumor.

"W.OW!",wastheresponsefromseniorJeffreyLangandseemedtobethe generalresponsef;ommostoftheaudience members who attended this year's musical, "City of Angels.� :...Theblackandwhitesceneswerevery welldone.The contrastbetweenthe two�worlds"waswryeminent.",said juniorAaronMajor."Theperformance will remain etched in my head forever."

Castand crewof�city ofAngels" spentninedays outoftheirAprilvacation working intensely on set designsandchoreography.

"Theendproductwaswellworththe effortthatwasputin."saidcastmemberAdrienneWeir.

"Theorchestrarocked! [taddedso much more excitemenf to the play." said sophomore Matthew Gallagher Renner.

Theoveralldirectionoftheperformance wasdonebyMr.David Ervin.

NEWS BRIEFS

hvJeffBlanchette

New Lighting SystemforStage

Theschoolboardha<;votedtos�nd$10,000toupgradethelightingsystemfor thestage. Thissummer,itwillheinvestigatedwht:thertoputaportablelighting systeminorapermant:ntone. Ifma:jorrenovationsare donetotheschool,the stage couldbetakenapartandhepartofthegym, meaning thelighting would haw to be dismantled Mr. Tappan hopes that �this will he done for the fall production."

Muih Team

OnThursday,June I,DanielBirchandEvaCurryleftwith 13othermathstudentsfromNewHampshiretoPennsylvaniaforamathcompetitionwithabout 45otherteamsfromacrossthecountry.OysterRiverstudentshavebeenapartof thiscompetitionforthepastfouryears. Thestudentshadtopayforthetripwhich includesgoingtoHersheyPark,whiletheschoolpaidfortht:registrationintothe competition.

College BoardSAT'.s

TheCollegeBoardhasaddedanearlytestdateforSAT IReasoningTestand SATnSubject Tests. ThetestswillbegivenOctober 14, 1995andOctober22, 1995 TheregistrationdeadlineisSeptember 15. Theearlier dates were added becauseofdemandforearlierinformationoncollegeadmissions.

CostaRica

Mr. Byrnesis backfromhissabbaticalinCosta Rica. HeisnowputtingtogetherafilmofhisexperiencestherewhichwillbeairedonCh. IInextwinter. WhileinCosta Ricahestudiedcoralreefs,drytropical forests, mangrove,tidal, pools,andanactivevolcano. Mr.Byrnessaidthat�hecan'timagineteachingthe samewayasbeforeafterthisincredihlt:adventure.�

Money Rai�edGoesloMake-A-Wish

Thisyears'communityservicegroupsraised$400,throughafterschoolbake salesandsellingt-shirts. AlloftbemoneywillbedonatedtotheMake-A-WishFoundation. "Wechosethisfoundationbecauserecentlyallofourheartshave heentouchedhycancer,�saidcommunityservicememberCarolineAmkrson. Shealsocommentedthat·Wewouldliketothankallthooewhoboughtourgoods -andtoeveryonewhobaked."

�uwasa tremendous tasktopulloff, andas usual Davegot thejob done.'' saidChristineGsottschneider. Thearrangementofthemusicthattheorchestrapresen�wasdirectedby Mr.Mark Laforce, who also played first chair altosaxduringtheperformance.

"OysterRiverhasalwaysbeenable to produce great·musicals and this year'swasnoexception,"saidsophomoreCrisAlvarez.

hyRichardC. Tappan

Friends ofPerfORmanceco-chair Mrs.DianaCarrollannounced onTuesdaythat the May 25 benefit concerthadraisedovt:r$3,700. Themoneyisbt\ingraisedtorestore orreplacepianos inthehigh school musicdepartment.

Ms.GailKelleyan<lMr.ChrisKies wereprogram directors for theconcertwhichfeaturednineteenperformers.AmongthemusicianswereUNH profossors, professional musicians, Oyster River·graduates and present Oyster River students. 453 people attendedtheeventatJohnsonTheater.

"Wehadwonderfulsupportforthe concert from Odyssey Press of Dover in pro<lucing the program�. and from the Bagel!")' and Tuttle's who donated some ofthe food, and from Durham Marketplace who donated andevendeliveredthecofti::e.'" said Mrs.Carroll.

Mrs.Carrollalso notedthat UNH donated theuse ofJohnson Theater and even provided atechnician and housemanager.

"Theeveningwasamemorableand stirringewntbecauseofthecommunity support for the arts:· said Mrs.

Carroll. ··Theatmospherewasoneof themostunifyingexperiencesforour communityinquiteawhile."

"lwasimpressedbyhowmanygot involvedandhowmanyattendedconsidering how small . our music progrnmis. Iguessalotofpeoplereally do care about giving O.R. music a boost," said Jen Winslow, an 0.R. junior who performed four Bartok duetswithBenRous.

Friends of PerfORmance was started two years ago to foster and support all of the arts. F of P has helped set up art exhibits. has promoteddistrictfinancingofanewhigh schoolstagelightingsystem,andhas raisedmoneyforsupportofthemusicprogram.

·'Throughhakesalesandthecoffee houst:,we·veraisedacoupkofhundreddollarsforafimdforartsprojects for class-room teachers,'· said Mrs. Carroll.

Assembly Honors Student Efforts

byKatieJentes

MOR

Editorsfor '95-'96selected Editor-in-ChiefJenBradley;Swiftannouncedthisweekthatthefollowingjuniors willdirect.the high school newspaper: Aaron Major, Aubree Nygren, KellyWatson, Ben Bilodeau and Kristy Schreiter. Also, h,sley FolensbeeandJenWinslowwilleachserveaseditorsforsemesterterms.

will.alsobethisyear'svaledictorianfor fiveformath,threeforscienct:, eight tht: classof 1995. for English, two for yearbook, and EvaCurrywasthetopawardsrecipi- Senior 411dsa.y Oakt:s was a cloSt:1 threespecialrceognitions. Individual entattheannualHonorsAsS¢mhlyheld secondasshereceived 11 awardsand awardsincludedthePresident'sAward June 2. Eva received 12 awards and recognitions. Her awards included For Educational Excdlence, the Elna specialrecognitions,includingawards threedepartmentalawardsinSpanish, for Art. Strafford County Retir�d suchas:themathdepartmentalaward, SocialStudiesandEnglish,alongwith Teachers·Association, DAR award, TandyTechnologyScholan;Awardfor tht:StratfordCountyRetiredTeachers· Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation outstandingstudent,andthePresidents Association,andanOyscar. Herspe- Award, and six other recognitional Award for Educational Excellence. cislrecogn�tionsincludedtheNational awardsfortheGraniteStateChallenge. She received specialrecognitions for Spanish Exam, Dirpcting Achieve- Team,GreatBay\vatclit:rs, andGirli; the National Spanish Exam, tri-stat� ment,andScholasticHonorsSociety. andBoysState. Approximately 30% mathleaguepin/certificate,GreatBay Atotalof53awardsweregivenout, ofOysterRiverHighSchoolstudents Watchers,ScholasticHonorsSociety, ten for community service, three for· receiwdawards.Theassemblyended Citiz.ensforAlternativeTransportation, Spanish,threeforFrench,twqforJoor- withthededicatiopoftheyear:t,ookto and for her workin thelibrary. Eva nalism,fourfor[)ntma sixfor�t1Sic, scienceteacherDougKnight.

Fromlefttoright ScottMartin,Drew Evans,andChrisWesley. (Photoby A.Tappan)

Ann Draper Brown presents award to Lindsay Oakes photo courtcsy of the Transcript

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New

byAaronMajor

On)Wte2the21studentrepresentativestothenewORHSsenatewere votedintooffice. Withthefaculty hopefullyholdingtheirelectionson JuneI4.thesenatehopesloholdtheir first meeting within the first two weeksofthe,textschoolyear,accordingto current senate advisor, Laura Parsons.

Manystudentconcernshave�n expressedoverthecreationofthesenateasagoverningbody. Amaincon-

Ready

cernquestionswhetherthesenateas a governing body will represent all students. �1thinkit'sthevehicleof changefor this building," saysMs. Parson's. Sheplansonallowingall students to be present atthe senate meetings,althoughtheycannotvote.

Thiswillbeginfull-swingoncethe faculty and community members havebeenaddedtothelistofrepresentatives. The faculty willbevotingforthemselvessoon.andthecommunity memberswillvoteforthemselws on some Jatwrdate <luring a townm�ting,accordingtoMs.Par-

to Tackle Student Concerns

sons.

"Ifthisisforstudentrepresentation thefacul!YshouldbevotedforbystuJ dents and faculty, because students wanttovoteforfacultythatwillrepresentthem,"saysnewlyelectedrepresentativeChristineGsottschneider. However,Ms.Parsonsdisagrees,sayingthatthe"facultyisaJso there to representthefaculty."

Some concern has also been expressed about thesmall minority of students trying torepresentthe.majorityand that thereare �100 many ·excellent students or athletes in�volved,"takenfromalistofstudent reactions.

"Theexcellentstudentsaretheones that make school apriority intheir minds." say� new representative MichaelLewis. Hebelievesthatbecause school isa priority, they v.,ill worktomaketheschoolbetter. Ms.

Parsonsdoes see aproblemin this. savin�thatshewouldliketoseeother "grm;ps" get involved andjoin the senatemeetings.

Lewisand Gottschn�ideralso want thesenatetobeopenforallstudent input.

Thepossiblecreationofastudent judiciary system has also been broughtup, althoughMs. Parsons saysthatitwilltakealotoftimeto createapropersystem,andmoneyfor

OR Students Dance NightAway.atProm

hyTimDee& John)1anfredi

OnMay 19, 1995,Oyster River's Junior\Seniorpromwashddatthe FrankJones Center in Portsmouth. About110couplc:spaidthe$40for titketsandattended.

SeniorJeffLangsaidthathe"loved having myprombehindtheU-Hau1 place."

Thetheme.�TheseAretheDays," wasthesameasthet@meforSenior Follies. When asked about this, Davis.theCo-Dir�torsaidaboutthe PromCommiltee,··they werealittle bitmadatus."

therepresentativestotaketheneeded training courses. If anything does happen,itv.,illstilltakeaboutanother year before anythinghappens, she says.

"We have a better judgment of what'sgoingonandwhat'sapprOj)fiate,"commentLewis. Gottschneider alsosaysthatthejudiciarysystemv.,iJl notbedesignedtogivemorepower totheindividualrepresentatiyes,but ratherto givemoretothe students.

Ms.Parsonsmadeitclearthatifany sortofjudiciarysystemwascreated, itcouldnotgo againstcurrentstate lawsorschoolmles. Thepossibility ofcreatingan1ediatingsysteminstead ofajudiciaryonealsoexists.

Possiblefaculty-studentfrictionhas also been expressed as a concern. "We're all working for the same thing," comments Gsottschnieder. Ms. Parsons thinks that there is definantley a chance of some disagreementbetweenthestudentsand faculty,butsays"I see itasdemocracyinaction."

Thestudent representativestothe senate for the class of 1996are: MichaelLewis,AsbleyBrown,Karen Mengers-0·Brien, Christine Gsottschneider,ErinBostrom,Kevin Russell,andJasonBaker. Therepresentatives fortheclassof 1997 are:

Bands

Jill Varney, Chris Merenda, Emma Torbert, Michael Beland, Lucia Nazzaro,BrookeSparling,andEric Lang. The representatives for the class of 1998 are: Jamie Renner, AmandaCrocker,KristinBarnstein, KatherineBucar,Abbi Green, Gregory Evans, and Jeanne Celantano. Therepresentativesfortheupcoming classof-1999willmostlikelybevoted onnextfall.

Advisory cont. from pg. 1 causeasofnow"it'sbardbeingmade to adjustto the topics ofdifferent classessoquickly."

Anotherproposalforchangewas thehomeroomadvisorycircles.4J% oftheonehundredstudentslikedthis idea, 16% did not. One particular commentwasthatthecircleswould bea"wasteoftime,"thatit's"impossibletobreakdowncliques."

Studentsmaybeundecidednowon whatexactlythesechangescoulddo forourschool,buteveryoneagrees that these ideas are agreatsteptowardspossibleimprovement.SophomoreJoshEvanssumsitupinsaying: �it'shardtotelluntilthey[the changes]·actuallyhappen.Butifyou don'ttakeaction,youcan'tgetany results."

Baccalaureate is a·success

by JenBonaccorsi

Baccalaureate:atimetocelebrate graduation and to reflect on past timesinOysterRiver. Thisyear's baccelaureateprogramconsistedof sincerepoems,excerpts,andsongs readbytheseniors.Eighteenseniors participatedthisyear,comparedto onlyahouttenlastyear.

�niorDaveCirillothoughtthatthe promwas"totallygnarly,''andseniors SarahVarneyandKellyDeforestfelt thatitwas"rad"and·'exhilirating," respectively.

J1miorKellyWatsonsaid,"Itwasa lot of ti.m. Everyone seemed to be enjoying lhemselves:· Freshman KailiBelmoresiqd."Thepromwas boring.Themusicsucked." Incontrast,seniorKarenHumphreysaid."I badmore fun attheprom thisyear than last. The music was better."

However,thereweresomeproblems with the preparation oftl!is years prom.Forawhile,itwasgoingtobe heldat Barnstormers, also in Portsmouth,butanargument regardingthecontract lefttheProm Committee without a location and littletimetoget one.Whenaskedto ooscribe the contlict,BrianTrojan, JuniorClassPresidentandmemberof thePromConunitteesaid,"Wehada contractwithBarnstqrmers,thenthe functiondiredordecidedtobackout. ·But, by the grace of God, we got FrankJones."

However.becauseoftherushtoget alocation,thereweresomenegative feelingsaboutit.SeniorChrisDavis said,�Ithadadancefloorthesireof

Attheendofthenight.theroyal familywascrowned. Kelly Watson andHollyBrowntiedforPrincessand Mike Lew.is was Prince. Karen HumphreywasQueen, whileChris DaviswasKing. mybutt."

"Sunday

Asyouall knowthereisalotof musical talent in this school. From Skarotum's clean ska sound to the thrashingguitarof2.ebCruikshank,but whatdothesebandshaveinmindfor thesummer'?

Oneofthebandsyouwillprobably hear a lot about this summer is Skarotum. DrwnmerChrisMerenda said�we are goingtotry toplay as muchaswe can." SkarotumisplanningtoplayJune15attheElvisRoom, andtheywouldalsoliketohosttheir ownconcertwithotherbands. 1bey willheplayingeverywherefromBostontoPortlandthissummer. Butthere isadownside Aftecthissummermany ofSkarotum'smemberswillbeattendingout-of-state college. Skarotum's advicetoaJIyoufansis"getasmuch ofusthissummerasyoucan,because afterthatitmayneverbethesame."

Anotherbandthatmanypeoplemay nothavebeardofbeforeisti)eSunday MassJuhileePsychoBand.Twomembers of our school are in this band. RogerEichornonthedrums,andBill lazier on guitar and bass. Other

membersareJeffBurtononguitarand bass,andPatMurphyonCongasand percussion. Thisbandisdescribedas RockandRoll, andaccordingtothe fanstheycertainlyknowhowtoplay it. Althoughtheirgigsmaybepostponedwithbass/guitarplayerJeffBurtongoingtoRussia,theywillundoubtedlyunleashinAugust.Theyhopeto gigwithbandssuchasPercyHilland Snappin· Gomez. In addition, the Psycho Bandjust received a small recordlabelopportunity,soanalbum isverypossible.

Finallywiththerecentbreak-upof theFourComel'sBandanewbandwill beformed.Thenewbandwillconsist of former membersofthe Four Corners Band: 2.ebCruikshank on lead guitarandvocals,JoshLeydenonbass and vocals and this reporter, Paul Donahue, on drums/percussion and vocals. Keyboardsareapossibleadditiontotheband aswell. Theywill kickoffthesummerinNewLondon, Co.onJune 17. Whenaskedabout thestyJeofthenewband,JoshLeyden repliedwith "Wel'egonnabethemeltingpotofmusic.n

In a<lditon to the students who played an entusiasticroJe, there were several who attended with theirparents. Ahandfulofunderclassmenwerealsopresenttoshow theirsupport. Mr.andMrs.Davenportcommentedthatthisyear'sattendance was better attenc\edthan inpreviousyears.

Some studentsperformed their ownwork,whileothersbroughtinspiration from such artists as Cat Stevens, Howard Nemerov, and AdrienneRich. Aspeechentitled "Roots and Wings" which was given by Daniel Williams, Chris Williams' father, was one of the manyhighlightsoftbeevening. He discussedtheinvolvementoffamily,friends,andteachersinourrace tofindourselvesandtomergeinto theadult world. Our lifetimewas lookeduponasaraceinwhichwe arewaitingforourparentstopass onthebaton. AtthistimeinSenior lives,itisatimetosaythanksfor theideasandthehelpthatourteachershavegivenusandtogoouton our own. Mr. Williams also.discussedthe wings thatour parents haveprovidedforusandhowthey will alwaysbeanimportant rolein ourlives.

Baccalaureatewasoriginal}yiireJigiousservicethatwasheldforthe graduatingclass. Separationfrom church andstateprohibits sucha ceremony. Instead OysterRiver's Baccalaureateisatimetoreflecton hoththepastandfuture.

Davis, Humphrey Crowned King & Queen

BrownwelcomegueststoProm

The

Mass Jubillee Psycho Band" playing at Lee House. byPaulDonahue

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Editorial:

Remembering '95

1Ed1·tor1·al.. b:::\::t:alked

intothehallsof OysterRiverHighSchoolthisyear,I didn'tknowwhattoexpec�. I wasa

Mentionthat youarefrom Oyster River to anyone whoknowsNew Hampshirepublicschools a currentorpost-gradstudent,aparent, ateacher,<regionalcollegeadmissionsofficer andyouqften get thisresponse: "Oyster River, eh? That's a good school. Best in the state, isntthat right?" 7he administration,schoolboard,andoutsidecommunitypridethemselvesinourreputation. Lastyear, we madeitintoRedhookmagazineasoneofthetophighschoolsinthecountry, anhonordeterminedby manyfactorsincludingSATscores, grades. extra-curricularinvolvement, andteq,cher dedication. But whatdoesallofthismeanfortheindividualstudent?

OysterRiver,ithasbeensaid,isaverygoodscholforthosestudentswhoareintenselyacademically motivatedandhavetheintrinsicscholarlytalenttofuelthatmotivation. Studentsofalllevelscanchoose lfromavarietyofchallengingandinterestingclasseswithinthecurriculum, andcanassumethatdedicatedfacultysupportismerelyastandardpartofthepackage. Andwhilewehouseno comprehensive vocationaleducationfacilitieso�rse/ves,anextensivenetworkbetweenschoolsprovidesmanyopportu­ nitiesforstudentsconsideringpost-graduatetrainingotherthancollege. BUIproblemslienotwithinthe servicesofferedbytheschool,butratherwiththekindofemotionalsupportandencouragementgivento "alternativestudents" thosenot planningonattendingacollegerankedin U.S. Newsasone ofthe nation'stoptwentyfive.

Aboutthirtypercentofthisyear'sgraduatingclasswillbedoingsomethingotherthancollegenextyear. Somestudentscantyetaffordtheastronomicalcostsofcontinuingtheireducation. Otherswanttotest thewatersof1heReal Worldand.findoutmoreaboutthemselvesbeforeobtainingmoreformaltraining. Somewillnevergotocollegeatall,andwilllearninsteadfromtherealitiesoflife. Allshouldheseenas takingrespectable,legitimatepaths.

ThingshereatOyster River seemtobeimproving. 1heAdvisoryCouncilhasgonefromstapleMOR articleupdatematerialto_abodyworkingwithstudents.faculty,andthe communitytocreatetangible, excitingchanges. ·-Voicesarebeingheardandpeoplearetakingaction. Letusnotforget,inthepositive fiuor ofeX!endedhomeroomperiods and late-nightschool-communitymeetings, thethings that truly makeaschoolgreat:individualizededucationthatis successfulbecauseitletseveryone.findtheirown, customizedsuccess.

Goodluckto allfellowclassmates, may youfind happiness in whateverfuture youfindyourselves living.

I

Letters to the Editor

I JUST HAVE TO GO! CAPICHE?!

Ifeelthatit'sarightofprivacythat wehaveasstudentstobeabletogo tothebathroombyourselves,withoutanyoneelsewatchingus. I realizethatweabusedtherightbysmashinginthestalls,butjustbecausesome people choose to abusethe rules at ORHS,itdoesn'tmeanthatallofus havetopayforit.

IknowthatwhenIhavetodefecate inschool,Itrytoholdit,becauseI'd rathetdothat,thanhaveeveryone� theschoolwatchmegotothebathroom. lfljustcan'tholdit,thenItry togotothenurse'sofficetousethe bathroom. Ithinkthatit'sverybad thatI can'tgotothebathroominmy

ownschool.

AnotherreasonIfeeltheycouldput thedoors back onthestalls isthat theyhaveateachersittinginadesk watchingthebathroomsalotofthe time. Soitisvirtuallyimpossibleto trytosmokeinthestallsletalonethe school.

Ithinkthatthejanitorsshouldput thedoorsbackonthestalls,andgive uspeoplethatdon'tsmokeachance togotothebathroominpeace. We shouldn't be punished for whatthe smokersdo. Ifthesmokinggetsbad, evenwiththeteachersthere,thenthey should keep the stall doors offfor good.

-GregFriel

What'sthedeal,OpenCampusorNol?

Shouldwehaveopencampus?That isthequestion. Arepeoplegoingto beresponsible,cantheybetrusted?

Whatopencampusmeansismore responsibilityforstudents,itmearu; teachersputtingtrustinstudents,but can the students be trusted? The courtyardistheclosestwe come to opencampus.Ifyoulookatthecourtyardyouwillseethemajorityofthe students behave and use their time outsideproperly,buttherearethose incidents. The foodfights, the pig piles,thegarbage. Bydoingthis,the students show teachers that they aren't readyformoreresponsibility norcantheybetrustedtohavemore freedom.

Opencampusisagoodidea. Students�timeofffromtheirclasses to outsideandgo somewhere torelax. Itwillbreakup the daily rou-

tine. Ttwouldmakeschoolfeelless likejailanditwouldhelpthelearningenvironment. Kidswouldn'tbe hangingaroundin thehallscau.<;ing troubleduringtheirfreeperiods. It wouldeliminatesome ofthecrowds atlunchandbetweenclasses.

Studentsneedto bereadyforthe realworld. Theyneedtole&11how tospendtheirfreetimewisely. Most studentswillgoofftocollegeandit would helpstudents g¢t used to an opencampus, evenifitwh�eonly forjuniorsand&eniors.

Opencampt�sisagoodideainmy opinion,butifwewantopencampus, itmayhesomethingweneedtowork forandshowteachersthatwecanhe trusted. Thenmaybetheywilllisten toourideas.

-MattFox

HigherPunishments For Drunk DriversWho Kill?

Ifyourkidgotkilled byadrunk driver tonight, what wouldyou be like? Youwouldprohrablybevery angry. Youwouldlikethatpersonto get lifeinprison. Butwhy? Most convicteddrunkdriversget about3 monthsinprison;thentheyareletout andhavetheabilitytodoitagain.

Thei.1ateshouldpassalawsaying that ifyouare convictedofdriving drunk,youwouldgetatleastoneyear in prison. Ifyoukill someone you should get more than two years in prison. Ifthereweresuchalawthen there wouldbe fewer drunkdrivers on the road. There wouldhedrunk driving accidents anddrunk driving related deaths. Therewouldalsobe fewermulti-offenders. Plus ifthey hadtostayinprisonlongeritwould preventthemfromdrivingsoonerand therewouldhelessviolence.

Of!theotherhand,ifthere\Wfea lawpassedthen!hepeoplewhosell alchohol would have less business becausethepeoplewhpgotconvicted ofdrunkdrivingwouldn'tbuyalcohol foratleastayear. Therewould alsobeovercrowdedprisons.

Soeitherway,someonehastopay forsomeoneelse's fun. Shouldwe lowertheBloodAlcoholContentfor drivers? Raise the drinking age? Havea harder sentencingfordrunk drivers? Untillwefindawaytocontrolthisproblem,peopleWillstillclie ofdrunkdrivingrelatedaccidents.

Myopinionisthat something has tobedone. Justwhat, I don'tknow. I think too many people are dying fromdrunkdrivers.

-PeterGaecltke

sophomore, excited that I wasn't a freshmenanymoreandnotworriedthat Iwouldgetpenniesthrownatmyhead orbeingthrownagainstJockersbyseniors.Iwasslowlyclimbingtheranks. IknewthatIstillhadtwo-hundred-and sixtydaysleftofmyhighschoolcareer. Alotofthingshavehappened . thisyear,Ithasbeenreallymemorable. Thisyear,allofthesportsdeserve recognitionbecausealmostallmadeit totheplayoffs. Itwasawesomeplayingonsoccerteamthisyear. Theseniorscarriedtheteamtotheplayoffs atSouhegananditwasunfortunatethat weendedtheseasonwiththelossto ConVal. Everybodydeservedtowin.· Thethings lremembermostwas listening to 'Offspring' on the wayto awaygames; theearlymorningteam breakfastsatYoung's; beingarowdy at the volleyball games; and of course defeatingHanover.

Volleyballalso wonthechampionshipsforthesecondconsecutiveyt:ar, defeatingNashuainthefinals.Hockey tookatoughlossthisyt:artoDoverin thefinals.Theteamwasledbyseniors AndrewGault (defense), JamieDavenport (center), and Sean Dolliver (right wing). BrianTagliaferro and ChrisMc:rendaledwithgoalsandassists.

Thisyt:artheBasketballteamal� wonaStateChampionship Theteam was led by Keith and Greg Friel (guards)and BradTaylorwithhisalwaysaggressivedefense. DanKowal played a great game at center, and DougPitmanasforward. Thecham-

ptunsQ.ipgamewasfilledwithspiritIll, manystudents painted theirfacesto watch the mohawked Bobcats whip Lebanon.

Asforschool-wideactivities,there wasthebonfire,Skarotum,TheFourComers,andthetrulyadmired...Paella (whowillbesigningarecordlabelthis summer) not! Then there was Rob Taylor, the mountain climber, who taughtthestudentsaboutmoralsand toldustochosetherightpathinlife. The lessonsthatwerelearned could not have been achieved inthe classroom,but withthepeqplewhohave livedthroughtheirproblemsandsuccesses.

Laterintheyear, weretheschoolwideassembliesthatwere both seriousandfun. Themainconcernofthe assembly was thedestruction ofthe schoolsignby'vandals'. Therewere manyideaspresentedtoacommittee tosolvetheproblem. Thebestsolutionwastobuildabrickfoundationfor thesign.ltwillbedisplayedinthesame place. (Wewilinever forget Brian Chase'sremarkstowardsEva.)Wealso had spiritweekandthenthe schoolwidepep-rallyasaclosuretothegreat week. IntheassemblywehadaMr. Hayward,a.k.a.CaptainInsanity,and hisincredibledunksandKeithFriel's inductiontothe1,000pointclub.

TurningontheTVandwatchingOJ. Simpsonon trialwasaneveryday'affair'.Talkingabouttheshakaandfruit basketwascooltoo.

Theyearbasbeenreallygood. The memoriesatClamCreekwillcontinue to becreated foryears to come. Finally,congratulationstothegraduatingclassof1995,Icanonlybejealous becauseIhavetwowholemoreyears atORHS.

Oyster River, eh? That's a good school.

Americansworking "Macjobs"

commentarybyHeatherBryon

TherewasatimewhenAmericawas thelandofmilkandhoney.Fromthe ··booming"fiftiesthroughthe"go-go" eighties,highpayingjobswen:plentifulforbothblueandwhitecollarworkers.Americanmanufacturingseemed capableofproducingasmany"goo<l" jobsasthecountrydemanded.Ifsome poopleamongtheurbanandrnralpoor wereleftoutcirbehind.nooneol�jected toprovidinga"safetynet''withwelfare.

Todaymanufacturingjobsaredisappearingasbusinessesmovetheirproductionfacilitiestoforeigncountries wherecheaplaborprovideshigher profits.Therearethre.emillionfower manufacturingjob!:thantherewere16 yearsago.

Yesterday's $15.00 anhourfactory jobhasbeenexchanged·fora$4.50an hour"Macjob."Asthe"good"jobs disappearsodoestheincentivetoget offwelfare.Noonewantstotradeina taxfreecheckinthemailforaminimumwagejobthatpaysless.

Thetrouhleisalotof"Macworkers" don'twanttopayfortheirpeers·deci• sionnottowork,andrightfullyso.The needofsomeimlividualstoreceive welfareisundeniable,butthos.:that canshouldbewillingtoenrollina workprogramandevenn1allyfindajob tosupportthemselves.Andiftheyare notwilling,theyshouldbeforcedto.

Conservativesneedtounderstandthat somepeopleneedassistance;liberals needtounderstandthatsomepeople willnotacceptresponsibilitywithout thecoercionofthestate.

Truth Behind DWI at O.R

byJamesWitham

DespitethebaniworkofSA.D.D., Jongassemblies,andlecturesfrom guestspeakersarecentsurveyshows that57%ofthestudentsatO.R.hav.: dnmkandthendriven,sometimes,or oti.:n.Aretheseteenagersjokingor isthisanaccuratereflectionofthe drunkdrivingprobl.:matOysterRiver HighSchool?

AfterfouryearsofobservationIfoe! thatmypet:rsareindeedjoking.There areapproximatelysixhundredstudt:ntscurrentlyatt.:ndingOysterRiver whichn-..:ansthatifthesurveyiscorrectthenoverthr.:ehundredofthem driveuncl.:rtheinfluence.lfthatisthe ca�OysterRiverHighSchoolshould heforr�overingalcoholics,notfor educatingteenagers.

Fromhavingbeenthereandsp.:akingfrompersonalexperienceIhave seenmaybetenisolatedinstances whenteenagershaveleftapartytoo intoxicatedtobesafelydrivingonthe road.Andwh.:nthesesamestudt:nts wereaskedtoratethednmkdriving problematO.R.62%saiditwasmild.

If57%oftheOysterRiverstudents driveundertheintlu.:nce, often. that iscertainlymorethanamildprobfom. Althoughtheseareshockingstatistics Ibelievetheyhavebeendoctoredto risearesponsefromthemanypeople whowillbereadingthiscommentary. The�studentswer.:alsoaskedhow manypeopl.:theyknewthatdrive undertheint111.:nceand68%ofthem answeredlots. Eitherthestudents �urvey.:dhadth.:samepeopleinmind

What'sthis!

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Roger LaMarque, special totheMOR

So,whereareyougoingtocollege? Ilookaround,prayingforanexit. FindingnoneIlaunchintothestory abouthowIplantotlytoBangladesh andmatriculateto.aclosetthereso thatImaycowerandliveinconstant fearthattheafinancialaidofficermay walkbyandhearmebreathing. I lookupandobservetheincredulous lookintheeyesofthequestioner. Nowdesperate,ItellthemthatIam going toaplacecalledUncleIstvan's CollegeAlternativeViewingLeamingCenter.Iseeatinyglimmerof recognitionintheireyes,andIknow I'vegotthem.AllIhavetodoisfinishthemoff.

Yeah,soonceIgettheretheyare goingtobleedmyparentsandmeof ourentirefornmessavedupoverIons years,whichisenoughtopayfor BasketWeaving,(whichwasadvertisedwiththebrochurethatcame twentytimestomyHOUSE!)

APrincipal'sFarewell

Farewell tothe class of 1995

EachyearwhenI'maskedtowritearetrospectivecolumnforthelastissueofTheMouthoftheRiverIhaveto sitdowninaquietplacetodistancemyselffromthegraduatingclasssoIcanreallyseeyou-likebeinguiu:bletosee theforestforthetrees.Iwastryingtorememberyouallasaclassofninthgradersnewtotheschool,anddidn'thave m�chsuccess.Individualcameomomentsfromyoufouryearscometomy'mindandremindmewhatyouwerelike beforeyoubecamethemightyseniors:JamieD.winningahugecandybarforhisdoctorcoi,1umethatfirstHalloween;JennaS.originatingthemetaphorofourcorridorslookinglikebathroomwalls;BenC.borrowingvideogames atmyhouse;ChrisD.tryingtopoisonmeattheForeignLanguageFestivalwithincrediblesalsa;LynnS.callingon awec::ktmdsoIcouldletherintoschoolforsomething"reallyimportant;"andtheanticsofsomeofyouwhoha<Ian unusualpenchantforwoodlandcritters.

Butthatisadifferentstory.Ilook whentheyansweredthisquestionor upandrealizeI'velostthequestioner, theyinterpreteditasincludingothersAhove, Bevin Claire presents a few of the dresses shehisfaceistwistedandtiltedatathirty fromoutsidethehighschool. created and sold as part of her senior project. Ninedegreeangletothehorizontal.Ilook Althoughth.:studentsthatansweredstudents this year participated in the program; projectsaroundagainforanyexits,oratleast thissurveygaveitlittlelilOrethanaranged from an original children's hook to aanywindowsthroughwhichImay lackadaii,icaleffort,thereisevidencecomprehensive study of the role of the flute in classicalhurlmyself.Again,disappointed,I howeverthattheygivetheissueofmythology and folk lore. All students presented theirstartagain,sayingsomethingabout drunk<lrivingtbeattentionthatitde-workatSenior Pro·ectNihtJune7inthe ORHS library. Hadesandfightingthedenizensthere. serws.Whenaskedwhytheymainly Someday,itwillend. avoidD.W.I.,82%answered,Mconcernforharmingmyselfandothers.� Sowhatistherealdmnkdriving problemlikehereatOysterRiver?I believeitisnotasseriousasmost peoplehaveinflatedittohe,notisit seriousenoughtoplaceawreckedcar onthelawnofourhighschoolthe nightpriortotheseniorpromasareminder.I'mnotsayingthatthereis neveracaseofa1:.1udent·fromour schooldrivingwhileimpairedbyalcohol.howevertherestoftheteenagersfromourschoolshouldnotbe judgedfromtheactionsoftheignorantfew.

Butnowyouarereadytoleaveus,prepared(wehope)withtheskillsandmaturityyouwillneedtobesuccessful int�eoutsidework!.In�ywaysyouhaveshownusyouhavethequalificationsforthisgreatstep.Regrettably; I1mssedyourSemorFolhesandthespringmusicalbecauseofapriorcommitmentwithafamoussurgeon.....butall reportsfromeachactivitywereextremelypositive,�"tressingyourabilitytoworktogether,tosupporteachother,and tobringoutthebestineachother.Congratulations!

Ifonew.:retoaskforotherproofsthatyouwerereadytograduate,Iwouldpointtheminthedirectionofthenine wo�dcrfulSeniorProjectsmanyofushadthejoyofseeingpresentedlastweek.theseninestudentscertainlyare! Theirpr<�.:ctsd.:monstratedthoughtfulness,planning,creativity,ingenuity,determinationandhardwork.Ifeach oneofyoualsopossessesthesequalities.youareindeedaclassready to graduate.

DuringyourfouryearsatOysterRiver,wehaveworkedthroughsomeproblemstogether,solvingmoreth3aot, havebeguntomakechang.:sthatwillbepartofyourlegacytotheschool,havebuttedheadsonafewoccasionsand haveslappedhighfivesonmore.Asaclassyouaretalentedandquiteintelligent,yetyouarealsohardworkin�and lazy.saneandcrazy,eccentricandconformist.andbrave,courageousandtm.:-inshortahodgepodgeofpeoplewith whom!l'sbeenourpl.:asuretoteachandlearn.FeelingsomewhatlikeMotherHubbard(shehadsomanychildren shedidn·1knowwhat to do)atthistimeofyearI'mconflictedwithsadnessatyougoingandjoyalyouchancefor agreatnewstartatlife'schallenges.Besafe-besmart-lookbeforeyouleap-andcomebacktovisitusonceyou've """'•you,wayioth,wudd!---M,.Bm=

I, KIM GOODMAN, leave Abby- quiet times & good conversation, Kerrythe beast. Katie K.- endless American Spirits & walks on the beach, Kimberly A.- lunchtime dates, Heather C.- Bobby McGee and our appartment, AmandaR.- an endless supply, ScottS.- the answer to "what's wrong with you?", Robyn, Mali, and Arianne- 3rd period, Dan H.- blue skies, sunny days, and all my love, Tim D.- all my great pottery, Chris W.- rides home when you want, Conor- a prom date with me, Chris M.- the will to survive, Rob 0.- a new outfit. and Meredith A.- remembering the past and looking to the future.

I, ROBYN DESY (a.k.a Ribby) leave Anne Gault a rack of JD, one last Mo-ho, a list of my greatest excuses of where I was last night and lots n' lots of posselita!!! Sara Smith- a knight in shining armor. Howie- a walk around the block any time you need a 'chat' and the everlasting memories of the 'bloodhound gaog.' Kim G.- an eternal light and a pound of 'cold turkey.' To all the girlz- 'a little respect!' AF- a license. Keith F.- a 40 oz. and the best of luck in trig. Shapthe greatest alibi, thanks for remembering what it's like to be a kid. Rob 0.- 'a case', a new white new and many more happy miles in '01 Blue. Noobie- a pinky ring and some more track lighting. BM-patience and time. Jay H.- a late night massage. AC- always be my geto girl-funky, funky YAY ! Andrew G.- all of my love, oriness and a promise to take " a little trip out west." To all the people who have made me smile-a big hug.

I, ARIANNE CONLEY, leave my undying gratitude to, Mr. Shapiro, for ne�er forg�tting what it's like to be young, to Mr. Tappan, for always taking the time when no one else did, and to Mr. Knight, for teaching me to never believe anything anyone says. Amy Howell- Never forget long talks and catching air in the Hyundai. Get back honkey cat! You're so pretty the way you are. You are always welcome where ever I am. I love you Howie! (little Inkster!) Little Anne Gault--thanks for running with deer, doing ovens, and being the only other person who knows the words to Ruby. Sara Smith- thanks for all the much needed hugs. Ashley Brown- best of luck. Chris Mosley- have a good evening and be good! Rob O'Neill- I'll always be your girt. Robyn Desy- never forget, we were the OriginalGetoGirls!

ABBY S!vUTH: TJ: trip to VA. MW: a skateboard. RD & AC: a cup of coffee. KC: night on top of Moharimet. KA: pack of Spirits. HC: a walk in the woods. AT: a ride to work. BT: a room at the Ritz. ML: a ride to school. CW: Styrofoam cup. JS: a night at Applebee's. CM & KK: new mother. CC: two drones. KO: my number at college. KG: much love. SS: all my luck and my love.

I, DAWN M. IGOE, hereby leave the following to all those who aren't bustin' out with me: Andy N.: A ride on the ferriS wheel, pumpkins and a •good" haircut. Howell and Anne: not a single Blasik. Howell and Sarah: the Coachman toilet. Roberto: a long chat in ol' blue. The Super Seven: a big wet kiss. Chris: my mom and three hot pies. Mike: a "white" stretch.John M.: a ride. Nate: since you already have me and this Is far from the end, I can't leave you anything! I'll miss you all!

I, KELLy DEFOREST, leave Seth Alie my A+ in Spanish, Krista Poole my good knees, Kelly Watson a date with all the swimming gods, Matt Renner all my pretzel trick. ChriSty Tryder the basketball books, and Keith Friel aseatbelt.

I, CHRIS DAVIS, leave to JC my love of Greenday, to RG I leave the hope of caffinated conversations, to BT I leave all my naughtiness, to KR I leave all my seriousness. I leave beef jerky and my scout handbook to TF. To RJ I leave behind a sister but a family is a long time. To ML I'm proba�ly a democrat. My f�uit basket goes to CA. To AH goes anythmg of mine that is real, believe it.

I, DAVE CIRILLO leave Keith Courtemanche lots of money and GQ shmooveness. Sarah Varney; a glass of water. Melanie Chase 6 years of friendship. Kelly D.; an unlimited supply of Asia. l leave Puppy and E a box of tic-tacs. K. Poole; a jelly roll. Steph Zaidlicz; an extra tank of gas. Mike Beland; Iii buddha. Ms. Szot; all Ts of my undone Algebra assignments. And Beth, good luck with mom and dad.0

l, CAROLYN TRYDER, leave Christy the long rides, the early mornings and the memories of Benny! Khrisee, I leave you those long nights at MB"2, New Year's Eve at NM's, and the rest. Jenn M., I leave you those funpacked nights at PS's with the crew. Shell, I leave you much luck finding a ride in another beast like ours.

I, TED OLSEN, bequeath the following to Mike Beland, I leave my laugh that does not scare any women away; to Chris Wesley and Mike Pazdon, I leave a picture of my cousin and 11N dog; to Tim Dee, I leave my C.N. voice and good Chemistry jokes; to Keith Friel (you big boy), I leave good memories ofJawneyjokes and glue to fix the Renner's chair.

I, EMILY COHEN. leave: Heather F.-a fire proof sweater. Kelly W.-too many summers of swimming (wt E.T.), Amy, Emily and Thania-the Gap, Tim Dcc-lotsa fun especially at prom, the super 7 and Eric-6th period; what more can I say to you studs? Meadow-2 anos de espanol,.the girls-too memories, and to everybody-all the luck in the world!

CONSTRUCTED BY: ROBYN DES'li

I, ANDREW GAULT, leave to all of my weiser-buds a 30 pack, to O'�eill a sleeve of the bear, a helmet and one last Mohanmet .,oo, to Neubauer; O'Neill's bed when he d,·es th of. mou cancer, an SP-10, and my sweet goose call, you can also use my stand. Mr. Knight; another porcupine head to do n�thmg with. To the school; many, many more milks and critters (dead or alive). To Rob-z; my love, my frog boots and winky.

1, GI,EN SCHREITER, leave all my "I can't" to little Anne and Serveza. Forty minute� of driving to this place.· Many good conversations to Mr. Knight. My sister another year of purely good times at ORHS. I'm outta here!

I, MEGAN FRAZER, leave my love of swimming to Krista; a 1 a palm tree to Rachel; road trips, an over-heated pool c championship to Kelly W Christine, Cristin, Scott, Jeanne Robyn, Rachel and the rest of the swim team; a positive att field hockey team; my chemistry notes to Amy; and good 11 and Meredith.

AMESDAVENPORT:

To all underclassmen. I leave yo lockers, the 7-3 schedule and th purple plum. To Dave. Dego Herm Dinojr. concert. Mike, a play we'I love. Jeff B.• the Stones. Ryan L., c.. Mr. T., and Lou. my thankS a, with a great adminiStration, work h, JENNA

S strong song ride, a guy angerine for 'arney; my RHS admiE

ARIANNE CONLEY & MALI WELCH

I, KATEPEERYKEEFE,leaveChrisM.Love, compassion, hope,strength:a super sensitive girlfriend, a new clubhouse in Az. and a soul mate for a lifetime. Abby S. The ·sun· in Va. and a listening ear that you always gave me. Kim G. A new muffler, spaghetti and long chats over ice cream. Kerry Another night in the back seat of the beast. Heather C. The memory of childrensittingin apuddle.KimA.Lunchtimedates. LisaK. Acleanerlocker buddy.J. Nute A punch In the face. Jen K. Long car drives. Ben H. A day awake in Finiteclass. I wisheveryonestrengthand happiness.

JULIE HARDY: I guess it's time for me to be leaving and I have met some wonderful people on the way. I hope I have left a positive impression on theschoolmainly inthe musicprogram. To LindsayJo: I leave my tomato, Andy Warhol avec le bulldozer and I can't forget to leave you my passengerseat (hang it from yourceiling), I leaveyou my car radio so you will always liSten to 94.5. I also leaveyou my scat.IQ

RachelGooze: I leave my compositims. I also leave you my car-it's abouttime youcould driveyourself (not that I mind or anything). I leave you my paranoia & obsessive-compulsiveness (ha,ha). Finally, I leave love to my little girl. To Adrjenne Weir: I leave my selfishness-somethingyouhaveneverbeen.ToKurtWeisman: Ileavemyhang-ups behind (I'm sorry). ToJeanneCelentano: I leave my tallness--no--that doesn't work. I leave ·1 eat poop to live" (continue the legacy),. IQ ChristineGsottscneider&CristinJenkins: I leave my grattitude to both of you who have helped me obtain my goal of producing a musical. Thank you! To Jeff Spires; Heave you a razor--shave that thing! IQ anyoneI havemissed: Ileave myloveandhavegoodluck!

ANDYFLEMMING:

To Al Lofgren, I leave yeu my gerbal run, in return for your metal lathe. To Mr. Doug Knight, I leave you a quote, "Taste death, live life." Eb Door- B.L.D.H., Kill 'em all. Catherine Gault, I leave you a brain cell-somedayyou willneed It. Redwood, Ileave you agreencard.Watchout forC. Shaw. CondorCraigan- I'm creaping death.Irule midnightair, the Destroyer.

he enclosed hallways, the yellow lays of your lives. To Sarah, the odinner atEthel's. CousinChris, a 1rite, Nicole Bel, a guy. Hope, my ramer, a trip out west. Mrs. C., Mr. admiration.SENIORS, I leave you andalwayslaugh!

1d an earthquake. Meri Watson; a bollle for a share, and a pinch of fairy dust. Tim Dee; a reakfast and a song to sing in math class Jill 1y-nay-nays Mike Beland; a nice shirt To the tration $110 in parking fines.

I. JAY BELMORE, formerly a student with all of you, leave my best wishes for the future and kindest congrats for graduating. I leave the GetoBoyzacaseapiece,Ileavethegirlsmorerumorstogossipabout, and all the facesin thehallsomethingto smiteabout.Amanda, youcan haveallof mypossessionsandmylimitedknowledgebecauseof allthe sacrafices you've made for me. Mali you can have what you've always wanted. Ihope youallget toseetheotherside. Peace.

LISA CHU: To my lovely family (Sarah, Lucia, Becky, Lindsay & Celeste) I had a wonderful time with you at school for the past two years. I would never forget ho,, wonderful you are. To other people I know and haven't mentioned, nice knowing you and I will remember every minute I have known you. Good luck to everyone.

MALIWELCHa.k.a. MILLIEMAE Sarah Smith, I leave you 100,000 Romeos. Anne Gault, once Brad Pitt and I get divorced, I'll give him your number. Rob O'Neil, one for the road.JamesWitham, Ileave with you allmy trustand all the lovein the world. Mr. Knight, Thanks for believing in people and for "changing the world." Mr. Tappan, stay cool and never change--publish that book! Mr. Shapiro, I leave you all my deepest regards for letting us move my car three times a day. ML, any time, any place. Chris Mosley, a carton of long horns to share with me. Rama, one last verse of Janis. J.B. Love, youknowwhatI'msaying.Amy Howell,rememberthat noone like you will ever happen again. To all my friends: I leave every one of you starringrolesin all theaward winningmoviesI produce.

I, TAMMY :VIACLEAN, do leave the swimteam: 5:30 AM practices, squats, pushups, perfect relay starts To the spring track throwers, 10 minute abs. To peer outreach, career day, on time meetings, and motivated underclassmen. To Jeffery, I leave two years of single childhood, a driver's lisence, the phone and hamburgers To Harry. I leave captinage, a winning hand in cribbage, trips to "the beach," money for tips and my love.

I, KAREN BALESTRCCI, do hereby bequeath the following to: Ar'!1y: EGS, and everything etse; Marie: garbage cansandpinchy toes; Rick: my pink Floyd CD box set Alec: coffee, coffee, coffee; Jarqued: Red Dwarf and my Coffee-Go's; Aubree: the RCT,Jr. Fan Club presid�ncy; Laurie: a hackysack; K (cubed): THE scarf; UnZJo: hugs and kisses; MB Rocks: theegg sweater. My TexasTornado: M. Lord'sdesk; Stefan: a stogie and some nookie; Aaron: a swift kick in the bu� �o�h 0:: a whip and Draven; Jessie: Black No.1; Pumpkin: a micro-mini kjlt; Eh: a nice, big Valium.

I, AMANDA RICHMOOD, leaveeverythingtoJ.B.LovebecauseIowe It allto him. Mali- 1leaveyou alifetimeoftruckin'withBobbyMcGee.For Dawn I leave 7 years of memories with endless more to come, and to Kerry we will leave reality once a month for the�est of our lives. And to everyone else, I leave an open invltatiOn for an endless party on New Yorkstreet, withaspecial4:20 forallmy friendsbecauseI loveyouall.

1, ABIGAILL. CARROL, leave, toHIiary. abus ridewithouta seatbeltto an art museum, to Heather, the speakingprivitedgesof flyerdistribution and an Irish jig, to Ashley, a bottomless caniSters of cookies, cakes. and other baked.sugaries, to Megan, a hug andmy unending gratitude, to Cristin, lots of roles and a rose in an envelope, to Christine, a conversation on the roof • to my DECfriends, Acts 20:24, and the rest of thejob.

1, MB, do hereby leave Lucia: my trackseat,my800PR, Vanderhoof, hugs. Nicole: Pinkerton XC. my physics book, your own bus. Christy: hatman, roadmaps, Irish music. BK: my gym 'locker, hair elastics, Gillick. Steph: Wednesdaynight. Kim: sourpatch kids. Jen: my station wagon. Kristin: toll booths. John: my mortimer lunchbox. Jeff: a bagel. Britta, Amanda: blue spandex. Lindsay: a smile. Caroline: track 1993. Heather: positive XC memories. Holly: driving lessons. Stephan: John

Mortimer's hair. Laura: wool socks. Megan: hurdles. Kristen: positive

thoughts. Adrienne: RHPS.

all for 1/2 a credit. To Aubree Nygren: a rent-ajunior day to humiliate an underclassman, forcinr them to spend an entire day dressed as Elvis. To Senor Lord: two seniors to clean your desk, assign homework, correct quizzes, find your "gafas," and make puntos.

I, ERICK MACPHERSON, leavetothe following; Matt0., theCivic and tubing with Mark. Munch, my Serena. Dave, an issue of G.Q. and the file cabinet. Jess, a night at Dans. Maggie, my jeep. Randy, a race between the Red Rocket and the Sliver Bullet. Ed, Chris, Brian, and Russ; LeeSt. TAZ,X-tal. ChevypowerandSarah.Amy,Dana,Kateand Megan,LeeUSA.Brian, 200,00M. andthecape. Andtoeveryoneelse, THESALT.

I, BEVIN CLAIRE, leave all my laughter to Emily, my hope and my ability to see sunshine through clouds lo Roger, my realities and wonders to Jessica, my curiosity to Ben, and a little tiny flower to everyone who has made me smile.

I, MARIE BRULQTIE, do hearby bequeath the following to Sarah-

senioritous (since you've started early); Karen- my ability to slack off, four years of laughs, my ugly yellow shirt and Ken; Lindsay Jo- Coca I, JULIE WOURGIOTIS, leave to Aaron Major: another Cola, alucky strike, the road and my love.; Meiliege- you canhave my year of two Journalism classes, late (or missing mom and dad; Jim- what motivation I have left is yours; Jess- 1 leave entirely) articles, late-night layouts, 4 PM deadlines, you life. directions to the Transcript, and the title of "Chiefie"­

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"�'1:an ofthe LaMancha." --JulieHardy

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--EmilyGrace

-Chris Davis

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--AbbySmith

-CaraCampbell

"Itwas

Love,Tee hristy Andrew Gault & Sean Dolliver,Ihadagreatyearplaying withyou guys. Bothofyoumade mefeellikeyouwantedmeonyour team&thatyouweregladtoaccept measafreshman. Youguyshelped meimproveatonandIthankyou bothverymuch. Theteamisreally goingto missyouboth. GoodLuck in Montana. See you later.

Linemate, LittleScottieFrey

VARN, YOU'RE NOT FUNNY, BUT YOU MAKE ME LAUGH. ONLYORHSPITCHERW/ABIG BUTT.

MB: X-CWILLNEVERBETHE SAME. MORTIMER HAS THE BEST INITIALS, JM. RE: SUMMER !PARK THE STATIONWAGON AND MAKE CINNIMONROLLS2BEBRAVEOON'TWEARONE. LOVE, I PB&J I 'JEN. WATCH OUT FOR THE BOSTONDRUGSCEANIKNOW HOW MUCHYOULOVE THAT STUFF. REMEMBERMEWHEN YOUAREFAMOUS TAMl HEY JEREMY!!!! PPOOOOOKK--(stopthinkingabouther!) LOVE-Chunky

KIM-I STILL LIKE THE PROM DRESS I TRIED ON. THANKS FORBEINGAPAL. YOUsu•K

CHRIS WILLIAMS-ITRIEDTO SCORE BUT YOUR JUST TOO GOODOFAGOALIE LOVE,COFFEE

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Lisa,Ntiverloseyourwarmspirit! Goodluck. Wti'llmissyou. Love, Ms.Lessard. Missy.Kim. Sarah woOHOO

gh ETC MYB1GMAN*SUMMER95W1LLR . "SARAYLUVSTAYRAY-

TO OUR ETERNAL AND ALL PO\.VERFUL MASTER: Whileyouareintheicybarrensof thenorthern-moststate,Alaska,we willbehereinDurham.worshiping your memory & remembering 6th period. the rides home, Mtidtla: You'llntiverfindoutwhatthequiz says. Yourtitemalservants.

DANNlAlishA'.'IIKKILISA-

"Room49 atthecoachman Inn."

What is the one thing you will never forget about the last 4 years at Oyster River?

KatieCrm..fordandKelly DeForest

"Riddingin Captain Golding'scar afterwinning theseatbeltchallenge.''

Horoscope

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:apricom:December22-January20

Youareconstantlyclimbingupward Jllife,andyouareveryseriousabout yourlifogoals. Yourideasmake ,enseandveryuseful. Forthisrea;;on,youwillbesuccessfulinmost fields,butespeciallyinthebU;Siness world. Overthesummer,planout whatyouwanttoaccomplishinthe comingyear.

Capricorn �

Gemini:May22-June21

Youarealwayscharmingtopeople andalwayssayordotherightthing. Youaregreatinthefielswhichinvolvecommunication,suchasjournalism, education and writing. Becasue of you� ability to commuinicate,youwillmakeagood impressionduringjobinterviewsover thesummerandfurtherinlife.

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Cancer:June22-July23

Aquarius:January21-Fehuruary19

Youareloyaltoallyour friends,butbecauseyouhavevery unusual taste, you often do the oppisiteofeveryone'sexpectations. Yourintellectandcreativetalentswill leadyouintofieldssuch11swriting, science,acting,andevenastrology. Becasueofyou'reanindependent person,yourfutureplans_willsurprise everyone.

Aquarius �

'.W.ate, bearer

Pi8Ce8:February20 March20

Peopleloveyouhecasueyou're generous,anddon'thaveaselfish boneinyourhody Youhardlyget angryorupset.B�asueyourloveof artandmusic,youwillmakeagreat actor,musicianorartist. Watchout thissummer,someonemaytakeadv11ntageofgenerosity.

Pisces tf

Youarelikeacrab,hardoutside,but extremelysoftinthecenter. You don'tgiveupthingseasily,andarea serious,hardworkingperson. You willexcelinfieldsofbusinessandin commerce.Ifyouaregoingonatrip overthesummer,youwillhavemore funthanyouexpectedbut1>-pendless moneythanyouplanned.

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Leo:July24 August23

Youprojectdignityandpridein everythingyoudo.Youalsopossess •· internalleadership,whichwillhead youintothefieldofeducation,politics, and business. Becauseyou sometimespossesstoomuchpridein thethingsyoudo,youwillbestress outbytheendofthesummer.Sorelaxyourself.

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SeniorDestinations

bankeroranexecutive. Duringthis summer,whenyougooutandmeet therealworld,yourdemandofperfectionwillgodown.Becasueyou'II finallyrealiz.enothingisperfect.

Libra:September24 October23

Youliketoseekharmony.Youfeel lifeistooshorttowastearguing.You arealsoverysensibleandbelievein commonsense.Youareverycapable ofmakingintelligentdecisions.You wouldbeanexcellentlawyer,judge ormiliaryofficer Overthesummer, youwillmakemoneyandmakewise decisionsaboutusingit.

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�Scale,

Scoprio:October24 November22

Youareaveryprotectivepersonand notmanypeopleknowyouwell.You arealsoveryconfidentandyoubelievethatyou11recapableofaccomplishanything. Youknowselfcontroland can control otherpeople, whichmakeyouexcelinmanyareas.

Youcanfindsuccessinpolitics,entertainmentandreligion. Youwill stayoutoftroubleduringthissummerbecauseofyourconservatism.

Sagittarius:November23 December21

Youalwaystellthetruth evenwhenithurts,whichhasearned youmanyloyalfriends. Youenjoy adventuresandliketodrivefastdown highways.Youlovetobesunounded bypeopleandaction.Youwillexcel inbusiness,teaching,aviationand poltics. Youwillenjoymoreadventureoverthesummer.butbecareful.

Virgo:Augest24 September23

Youdemandperfectioninyour word.Andyouworryalot,youworry about everything youhavedone. Becasueofyourdemandofperfection,youwillbeexcellentforbeinga

Aries:March21-April20

Youenjoyadventures.Youarevery energeticaboutwhatyouaredoing, butyoudon'tliketakingorders.You could he agoodexplorer,research scientist,firefighteroramemberof thearmedforces. Bocasueofyour 11dventurouspersonality,youwill haveafunfillingsummerandyouwill enjoymoreadventuresinthefuture.

Aries 'l1

Ram

Taurus:April21-May21

Becauseofthedeterminationin yourpersonality,youwillbegoodin themedical.eduction,andengin�ingfields.Youwillfindagreatsummerjob,whichyouwillenjoyand from which you will makemore moenythanyouexpected.

LisaKearneyUNH KateKeefeArizona

RogerLaMarque BostonCollege, MA

JeffLangUniversityofRochester, NY

MeadowLang workingina�Ith foodstoreinExeter TomLanoieUNH

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SteveShackferdUNH

LynnSimoneau Takeayearandbe aCertifiedNursingAssistant,thengo ; toNHflinConcordforRN �·

Abby Smith SkidmoreColiege, : SaratogaSprings,NY

JamieSmith- PhillipsofAndoverf Academy,MA i

SamanthaLombardotakingofftill JenSneirsooBostonUniversity,MA EdStansfieldSaintAnseiem£8Col­ Januarytocareforherbabythento lep.e college

JennaSunderlandCollegeofNew JeremyLoomisUNH,thenoutwest RochelleNY

ShannonLoughlin PlymouthState RickTa;pan UniversityofAlaska, College Fairbanks

SeanMackenzieWorkingandSav- MichereTibbettsWorking ingMoney

NikkiToddUNH

TammyMacl.eanYear�Franceas CarolynTryder UNH exchangestudent,thenIthicaCollege, JarqedTuveson Ta.kingayearoff NY gettingajobaroundDurham,taking FrieMacPhersonWorkinginLEE afewclassesatUNHthenBum.ming JaredMcKennaWorking aroundandlearningaboutlife.

DevinMcNellyUNH

AaronTyler MiddleburyCollege, JamieMercierUnitedStatesMarine vr Corps

SarahVarneyUNH Mary-BethNazzaroUNH

RosemaryWangJohnHopkinsUni- SarahNewkirk BowdoinCollege, versityandthePeabodyConservatory ME ofMusic.

KerryO'NeillUNH

MaliWelch"Experimentingwithmy LindsayOakes NYUTischSchool youth" oftheArts,NewYorkNY

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JamesWitham UniversityofMontana,Armyfortwoyears

ChrisWilliamsUnivenityofMooTedOlsen NationalOutdoorLeadershipSchool(Semester)thenvolunteerworkwithstudentconservation association

JoshOrkinWorkingbard,realbard, tomakemywayintheworld Win Puffer AlleghenyCollege, MeadvillePA

AmandaRichmondUNH

MeiliegeRodriguesHofstraUniversity,LongIslandNY

GlenSchreiterUNH

GarySfidUNH

AlecWood UniversityOfChicago, IL

Piel'CeWoodward Harvard,CambridgeMA

JulieWourgiotisUNHand"perfectingmyabilitytomake KraftMacaroniandcheese."

DougKnight '1'rytogetajoband moveinwiththekidsifthey'lltake me."

Archer

Oyster River

CJ • Sports Y ft}. Senior s·ports·· Profiles

by Kim Eddy

NAME: ShannonLoughlin

AGE: 17

SPORT: Varsity Soccer COLLEGE: Plymouth State

OFF SEASON TEAM: Seacoast Sounders

COMMENTS: "I feel the team got a lot closer this year. We pulled together and played as a team. I hope tocontinueto play soccer in the fall at Plymouth

MENTS: qualified for state meet; 4 x 800 ran in Harvard; MVP indoor & outdoor as a freshman &sophomore; athlete of the month &week 0.FF SEASON: Runs road races

COMMENTS: "I'm really excited about running in college.� COMMENTS . FROM A TEAM MEMBER: "I look up to her. She's a great captain." Beth Kraft

they've been learning experiences."

COMMENTS FROM A TEAM MEMBER: "Chris had an admirable attitude. Because ofhis tennis he had good game smarts that he brought to volleyball. He had a positive effect on team dynamics." -Ben Rous

NAME: KimJennison

AGE: 18

consistent in the field and she can really poke the ball." Missy Dumont

NAME: JoshJenkins

AGE: 18

SPORTS: Tennis;Volleybatl COLLEGE: Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

First-year Lacrosse Team Finishes 4-6

by Andy Fleming

This was the first year that Oyster River had a Lacrosse club. They praticed Monday thru Thursday \illd haduptothreegamesperweek. The team ended theseason with a record of4-6,after the June tournament in Concord. For something that wasn't reallyorganizedasaschoolsportthey didbetterthanexpected.

According to team captain,James Witham,theteamsstrengthwastheir defense. Thisyear goalscoringwas a problem, next year the offense shouldstep up. In the first gameof theyear

Withams'abilitytoplaylacrosseallowedhimtodisableanopponantinspiringhisteammatestoplayharder, setting the tone for theyear. ··t love to hurt theotherteam,itjust makes my day and I leave with a smile,'' Withamcommentedonhisbehavior. Many other team members had a simular view on thdr infield sportsmanship. Seth Alie said, �1 enjoy playingbecauseitkeeps me focused and away from the evil temptations of drugs and alcohol." John Tansey concluded"Uuhhh,Idontremember."

The team had to use their own equipme_ntandalthoughthepractices were unorganized everyone seemed to have fu'n. When you see the followingpeoplemakesuretocongratulate them: team captains James Witham,·Jared McKcmna, Dwayne Doucetteand team members Seth Alie, Eric Richings,SeanMoriarty,CoreyStacy, Seth Welch, John Tansey, Sean Doliver, Matt Fox, NickCurtis, Dan McClainandDwayneTaylor

State."

NAME: Chris Davis

SPORTS: Soccer, Basketball, Softball COMMENTS FROM A AGE: 17 COLLEGE: UNH soccer (maybe); softball in 97' PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: All-Scholastic;

TEAM M�BER: "Shannon's SPORTS: Tennis, Volleyball quiet in school, but is aggres- COLLEGE: Colby College sive on thefield. She'sa hard PERSONAL ACHIEV Eworker and dedicated to the MENTS: IMP-tennis as a women in sports sport ofsoccer.'" -Sarah Varney sophomore; captain for tennis OFF SEASON TEAM: Sea junior&senior year; captain for coast Sounders

NAME: MaryBethNazarro volleyball-senior year COMMENTS: ..Being .on AGE: 17 COMMENTS: �We did really teams at Oyster River has well both seasons. We were taught me that winning isn't second in volleyball and hope- everything."

SPORT: Track COLLEGE: UNH (running in. door, outdoor, &cross-country) PERSONAL ACHIEVE-

BobcatTennis:

fully better for tennis. We've COMMENTS FROM A had some losses in tennis, but TEAMMEMBER: "She's very

PERSONAL ACHIEV EMENTS: maintained a high honor average throughout high school; #1 for Oyster River's tennis team the past 3 years

OFF SEASONTEAM:Volleyball

COMMENTS: "We're in the hunt to win the state title rfor tennis].. We stand a good chance. Davis and I stand a good chance of winning the state doubles title."

COMMENTS FROM A TEAM MEMBER: "Josh is a true competitor and he has a tremendous will to win or be the best at what he's doing." -Greg Friel

Teams' TrailsofVictories End in Playoffs at UNH

by Spaulding Love

Oyster River boys· h:mnis sta.rtt:<1 the season with high hopes ofwinning the dlusiw state championship this year. Four years ago the team madeittothefinalsbdorefinallyfallingtothenumber oneseed. Hanover. Forthe pastthret:yearsthe teamhasfalleninthequarter-finalroundintheplayoffs. This yt:ar though, the team had the look of detennination goingintotheseason. "Thisisgoing tom1ryear,"quotedseniorJoshJenkinsinthefirst wet:kofpractice,··Lastseasonwehadachance,this year with all ofour team returning the title should beourstotake." WitharegularseasonrecordofI22,theteamseemedwellonitswaytoachievingtheir aspirations. The team found itselfseeded fifth goingintotheplayoffsandwasslatedtoplayMonadnockinthequarter-finalround. Theteam wonconvincinglyat Monadnock.6-3. Greg Frielcontinued h.isundefeatedrecordintotheplayoffs,winninghis singles8-2. Oyster Riverwasreadytoplaythenumberoneseed,SouheganonMonday, May29. After a 4 and one halfhour rain delay play finallycommenced. The results wererather deflating for Oyster River after singles with only number 3 ranked Greg.Friel and number 6 ranked Chris McDowell winningtheirmatches. Theteamwas unabletowin thematch indouhlesand fell J-6. "We weremissingournumber 5 player,Win Puffer,goingintothe matchand knewit wasgoingtoheveryhard withouthim hutSouheganwasjust too toughthatday," number I ·player Josh Jenkins stated after the loss. TheteamwasdiscouragedhutcoachTimCraigwas more 1,ositive, "I think the team played very well this year. We had another outstanding year

unfortunatlywedidn't win tht:stares:· Nextyear'stt:amwillmis.�departingt·o-captains JoshJenkinsandChrisDavisandnumbersWin I Puffer.

Thegirls·te11111sawthisseasonashmldingyearformanyofitsyoungerplayershutwere still hopeful as to the prospect!i ofthe st!llson. 1111::girlsdevelopeddepththroughtheteam this year in anticipation oflosing number I player Jaime Srnith and number 3 player Mali Welch. AmyHowell,anew additionto!ht:team, played at number 5 and ended the season with an impn::ssive9-3record. Tracy Freuderalsostepped upfromlastyearandendedwith a winning season.

Unfortunately for the girls team, Junior-KristaPoolewasoutthisseasonduetoaknee injury. Sheplayednumber2lastyearanddominated at the spot. The girls folt the loss ofher prt:�nce. Whenasked,KristaPoolesaid"Imiss thesport:'

Despitethecircumstances. and with a lotofworkandheart.theteam foundthemselves seeded fourth going into !ht: state playoffs and were scheduled to play Hanover. The girls had lost to Hanover during the regular Sl::ason but coachGaryFaltinwasoptimistic,"Theplayoffs areawholedifferentgamefromtheregularseason,there's more ontheline."

Unfornmately, Hanover came into the matchplayingtheirveryllcsttennis and plowed through Oyster River 8-1. Despitethe quarterfinalloss,theteamisupbeatforthenextseason. Theworktheyputinthis year withtheyounger players should pay offnext seasonin !ht: playoffs.

Chris Davis· retaliates with a forehand during a match.

Josh Jenkins aces an opponent during match against Somersworth.

Softball Hopes Rest 1n Junior Varsity

The:: Bobcatsoftballkamdidn'timprove its rceord over lastyear. The m!\jority oftheplayersdid say. howe\'e thatthc::yimprovc::dintheirtc::arnworka�theseasonprogressed. SoftballfinishedtheirseasonwithanlCord oftwo winsandfifteenlosses. SarahVarney was a very bright spot in the season. by all accounts. She is the winningest softball pitcher in morethanadecade Beforeshejoined thevarsitysquad.theteamhadn'twon agame in severalyears.

"Hi::rpitching isreallyfast."saidJV softball player Lindst;y Dolliver. "She'sconsistent." Sarah wasdisappointed that they didn't have more wins. but of the season. she sai<l,"lt wentokay.Wedidn't havea winning

recor<l.s hut our games weren't total blowouts."

Manygameswerelikethe Laconia gamewheretheteamon!ylostbytwo.

Coach LynnSpanghasareputation for being positive with her players. She always says. "Keep doing what you're:: doing." If they screw up a play.shejustadvisesthem howto<lo itbetter nexttime.

Some players admitted priyately that there were:: some cliques on tht: team that made it harder for them to worktogether. Thecoachhadasofthallpartyandabreakfast.huttheteam spirit never developed asstrongly as it did on the JV team. MShe cared about them andshesuredid try.''said Lindsey Dolliver

Assistant softhalI coach !\ob Quaglierisaid.�1vplayerscomingup shouldfillinverynicelyforthegraduating varsity. Then:i are sewn very strong players. The team shouldn't missa step."

Mr.Quaglierialsoservedasanumpireinmanvl.!ames. Mltwasaninteresting seasonwithmanydifferentattitudes and many different ways peopleperceivedthegame. Oncethe kam learned to relax. they played well."

The JV team's season ended with seven winsandseven losses.thebest season for softball in many years. CoachMichaelLandauwasinhisfirst season. "He always knows how to lighten up a situation.'' said Lindsey Dolliver.

Track:

Small Team, Big Personalities

The girls' track team Mary Beth Nazzaro came coached by first yearmath finished in sixth place in ninth in the class I teacher Brendan Whalen who at the class I track meet meet in the 800 meter. had a "calm and steady" on May 25. Nicole Wojick The track team manner according to his placed first in the jav- started off the season athletes. elin. with lower expectations Joe Scascitelli She fell two inches short due to the small number coached with some support of the school record. of runners.· "We didn't from Mr. RobertByrnes who Nicole is a junior who has have many expectations as returned in May from his her sights set on the Air a team. We had individual sabbatical in Costa Rica. Force Academy."She's very expectations," said Lucia Freshman track team dedicated. She's here Nazzaro. runner Kristin Bornstein every day working on the The boys' team did said of Mr. Whalen, "Be's heptathalon," said team- not place in the meet. very determined to have mate Holly Brown. The Jeff Farrell did place the throwers learn the heptathalon is a five- fourth in javelin and proper technique of throwe'{ent challenge fifth in discus. Jonathan ing. He's very helpful with running, javelin, March got sixth in the 600 and very positive. Always hurdles and other field meter. willing to help." events.

"In point totals we Of Mr. Scascitelli, Beth Kraft finished didn't do that well be- Kristin said, "He's very in second in the class I cause wehaveso fewkids," easy-going and easy to 800 meter. "I wish I could said Ryan Pemberton," but work with. After races run like he1:. I'm jeal- in personal records, we he conunents on how well ous of her," said Holly do well." you did and how you could Brown with a smile about The girls' team was have improved." her teammate and friend.

Softball team flanked by coaches Rob Qualieri (I) and Lynn Spang (r).

STUDENTSDO HONORS AT AWARDSNIGHT

Karen Gowell

TheannualSportsBanquet washeldatthehighschoollast Tuesday, June 6and experimented with a new format in whichstudentathletesaidedthe coachesinpresentingawards. Whenaskedwhysomeofthe changes weremade. Mrs.Tag

saidthat,"Thegoalwastohave thestudentsandcoachesmore involvedintheawardpresentations." Shealsonotedthatdecisions were made to "keep the pacequickertomake[thenight] moreinteresting." Thesedecisions were made when the BoosterClubmetwiththeAth-

year'sbanquet.

One of the most dramatic changes was that Mr. Nichols didnotannouncetbeteamrostersbeforetheawardswerepresented. Therostersalongwitha teampictureandacoachquote wereprintedinbookletsforthe studentstokeepassouvenirs.

Anotherdifferencewasthe absence ofa keynote speaker. Thiswasalsocuttoshortenthe overall length of the banquet. Becausetheslideshowhasalwaysbeenpopularwiththestudentsandparents,itwaslengthened slightly to end the night withabang. ·

Theawardspartoftheprogrambeganat7:00andstarted with the MVP and other individualawardsthataregivento two players per team. Mary BethNazarrowasawardedAthleteofthe Year, themostelite honorforahighschoolathlete. She also won the Exemplary Leadership Award for Girls' Cross-Country and Most ImprovedforGirls'IndoorTrack. ORrunner,BethKraft,alsowon

threeawards. Shereceivedthe

MVPincross-country, indoor track,andoutdoortrack.

,. Aftertheseniorplaqueswas awarded, the special awards weregiven toathletes that excelledineverywayintheirsport andsometimesinacademicsas well. TheScholarAthletes for 94-95 were Meg Frazer and PierceWoodward.

TheJamesV. "Skip" Regan SoccerAwardwasgiventoBen Hardy. This is a Clas� I-wide award and waschosen by the officials based on sportsmanship. BenHardyalsoreceived theDayton"Doc"HensonSocceraward. Thisawardisgiven totheseniorwhohascontributed the most to soccer, bringing credittohimself,histeam,and his school.

JaimeSmithwasawardedthe

First Team Award for soccer. TheGregorySawyerAwardfor soccerwasawardedtoJeffLang forhisoutstandingsavesingoal. The Allen Gangwer Hockey award was given to Andrew Gault.

Thiswasalsoanight for players andcoaches tobe formally recognized for past achievements. Keith Frielwas congratulated forhis induction into the IOOO pointcluq. The girls·volleyballandboys'basketballteamswereshowntheir championshipbannersandwere brought to the stage to commemoratetheirwins.

Thebaseballteamsseasoncame toanendonSaturday,Jtme3losing toKingswoodRegionalHighSchool

Thetenthseededknightsdefeatedthe secondseededbobcats 3-1. Brad Taylorpitchedacompletegame,he threwa5hitterwithsevenstrikeouts. Only one ofthe three runs were earned.TheKnightsloadedthebases in thesecondbutwere notableto score.Inthethirdinningkingswood hadsecondandthirdwithoneoutbut wasunabletoscore.

TheloneBobcatnmcamein ona sacrifice-flybyfreshmanBrianTaylor with the bases loadedscoring JamieDavenport. The teamsquandered everyopportunityafterthat. Theteamfinishedtheregularseason at 14-3includingtenstraighttofinishtheseason.DanKowalcappedoff thewinningstreakbypitchingacomplete game no-hitter with 17 strikeoutsandhavingoneballhitto theoutfield.

Afterthethirdlossoftheseason, coach Jerry Lachance got on everyone'sbuttsandturnedtheteam

around,accordingtoDanKowaland BradTaylor. �;No inwvidualmade thisteamwhat�twasthisyi;:.ar,"said freshrna-nBrian�aylor,�Theteams' accomplishmentsweremade byjust that,ateam." Therewerethesame ninestartersinmostofthegames,but whenpeopfowereaskedtocomeoff thebenchtheydidwhatwasexpected ofthemandmore.

'TheBobcatlineupwaswell halancefromonetonine.Jamiemercier leadof{ortheBobcats,followedby BrianTagliaferro. Thesetwo were expectedtogetonbaseforthebigpart qftheorder.BrtfilTaylorhitthirdand wastheJeawnghitterontheteamby the endofthe year. Taylorwasfollowedbycleanuphittc:rDanKowal whohadfourhomerunsandleadthe teaminextra-basehits. JamieDavenport hit behind Kowal and hada very goodyearsettingthe-tablefor thebottomoftheorderandprotected Kowalsotheycouldn'tpitcharound him. Kevin Russett'hitsixthin the orderandhadsomeverytimelyhittingincludingatworunsingleinthe bottomoftheseventhtowinagame. JohnTuckerhitseventhbutilidn't have-asgoodofyearasexpectedbecausebewasbotheredbyabadbacK forthewholeyear. BrianTrojanhit eipthandbadaveryptoducliveyear foraDU1llbtlreighthitter. Theonly freshmancintheteamhitninthinthe ,orderandwasoneofthetopbitten ontheteamwitha.340average.

Keith Friel looks on as Keith Cortemanche tries for a shot.

Jared McKenna

Brian Tagliafem) up at bat during the gante against the Kingswood Knights.

Girls' volleyhall state champs celehrate their victory.

(From L to R)Coach Jerry LaChanee, 8. Tayk1r, c: Simeone, G. Mathews, D Kowal, D. McNelJy, T. Dee, B. Simmons. 8. Taylor, K. Russell, J. Dayenport, J. Mercier, B. Trojan, B. Tagliaferro, J. Tucker.