1998-99 MOR Issue 1

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Creatine: Building Student Dreams?

ByNATESTEVENS

The latest craze in sports nutrition these days is the new development in the healthsupplementindustry CreatineMonohydrate. Creatine,althoughrelativelynew andlittletested,isbecoming a staple for every Popeye wannabe.

stanceknownasATP.

When phosphate bonds break, they produce a lot of energy. Once ATPis broken downtoADPitneedsanother phosphate and where.does it get one? Phosphocreatine. Whenathletespowerlift(high weight and low repetitions), themuscleisdamagedand,in ordertoadapt,growsbackbiggerandstronger.

Doesitactuallywork? The answer is an uncertain yes. Creatineisfoundnaturallyin thebody. The liverand kidneys produce 1-2 grams per day. It can be found in the musclesintheformofphosphocreatine,orcreatinephosphate, which makescreatine areservetankforphosphates. Whenourmusclesareworking they break down a sub- See Creatinepg. 4

Acreatineuserhasagreater reserveofenergy, andcanlift more weight longer Therefore, that athlete can damage the muscles more and ultimately gain more muscle mass.

Therearethreestagestothe l creatine regiment. The first

Guess Who'sWatching Durham BuyAlcohol

ByROBHEUCHLING

A.young man of medium height with blond hair sits cross-legged on a bench outsideDurhamMarketplace. He seems like he is waiting for some friends, but his eyes inconspicuously scan the dark parking lot that stretches out beforehim.

Hewatchesasa younglady who seems to be in her midtwenties steps out of her car. Shehaswalkedmaybetwenty feet before she i:, approached by a younger lady--a college student

Thetwotalkbrieflyandwith bowedheadsandhushedwhis-

Does this girl look 21 to you?

perstheyshareadrugdealers' hand shake. The college girl returns to her friends in the shadows; the older one proceedstothestore.

Shedoesnotnoticetheman sitting on the bench watching her as she passes through the sliding door. He gets up and discretely followsherin.

Themanis oneofthe many undercover police officers whonow patroltheaislesand freezers of Durham MarketplaceonThursday,Friday,and Saturday nights. They are a key component of Durham Marketplace'sZeroTolerance Program started by owner ChuckCressy

ZeroToleranceisthestore's new policy to combat underagealcoholicpurchases. The program includes posters and T-shirtsforadvertisementsand roughlyninetyminutes of extra training for all cashiers. Also, an extra manager is on duty on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays to help check IDs. The program has cost Cressyaround$10,000.

The posters boast phrases such as "The costliest drink you'll ever buy," and "Fake IDs are fine, a big fine." Cressy and the posters promisethatDMPwillprosecuteto

SeeCopspg. 5

ORHSUNDER THESHEETS

ByDEVINFOXALL & DYLANBROWN

"It seems like everybody's doneit."

The wordsofa typicalOyster River student uttered by a sophomore girl in the cafeteria. Already the word it is known. It is sex, and at momentsit doesseem likeevery personin the school is taking thatextrastep.

However,whenlockerroom braggingandmediaimagesare pushedaside,therealnumbers are lower than many would

think.

AccordingtoarecentMOR survey of 32 upperclassman girls, 16%havehadsex And of 17 upperclassman males, 22%havehadsex. However, when students were asked what they thought the rea·: numberswere of upperclassman, answers ranged from 50% toallbutafew.

The I00-personsurveyalso showed that OR students touch home plate forthefirst time their junior and senior years. Butwhydo

SeeSexualitypg. 6 OR

Does this OR Popeye spike his spinach?

The Porsche-Drivin'Dark-HairedAP

BySHANNANGOFF

In caseyouhaven'tnoticed, therearemanynewfacesat ORHSthisyear. Asalways, thehallsarefilledwithbewildered freshmen, plusa new teacherhereandthere.Butof all these new people, one standsout.

it'salsohisfirstAssistantPrincipal position. Thefield of education,however,isnothing newtohim.

EDUCATION

BorninCanaan,Vermont,he isa1976graduateoftheUniversityofNewHampshireand a22yearveteranofteaching_ • andathleticadministration. �

here,I'mnewtotheculture. It'svitalthatIlearnwhat'simportanttothestudentsandthe faculty,"hesaid.

REACTIONS TOORHS

"continuetolearnhowtoimprovelearning"-acommitmentthathe,too,takesvery seriously. Hehasbegunsittinginonclassesinhopesof learningandsharingideason howtoimproveteaching

You've probably already seenhim chattingwithstudentsinthehallways,patrolling the parking lot before school,andeven,inthelegacy ofMr. Lane, working trash duty in the cafeteriaduring lunches

hehas"settledinto"hisnew--......__..

job.

Hismostrecentpositionwas at Kennebunk High School, wherehewastheathleticadministratorandthedepartment headofphysicaleducationfor 7years Hecontinuestolive in Kennebunk, buthopesto�---­movetotheSeacoastareaonce� Whoisthisdark-hairedman who drives to school in a Porsche? It'sMr.Daley,our newAssistantPrincipal.

As a newcomer to the school,hecanobservethings objectivelyandappreciatethe strengthsoftheschoolmore thanthosewhohavebeenhere foralongertime."Ithinkthat whathappensinschoolculturesisthatyoubecomeimmune youloseperspective anddon'tappreciatewhatyou have,"hesaid.

"I think that teaching is alive,"hesaid. "Ithinkit's bothanartandascience. It's somethingthatalwaysmust beexperimentedwithandresearched there'snooneway toteach."Headded"Ibelieve Icanmakeadifferenceinthe learning going on in this school. It's greattowatch goodteachingandshareinformationwithfacultymembers ofpositivethingsIseegCJing onintheclassroom."

Hired inJuly, Mr. Daley cameintoORHSasacomplete stranger. Buthesoon found thathehadnothingtofear

Daleyhasbeenworkingtowardsbecomingan assistant principal for quite a while. Twoyearsago,hedecidedthat hewanted topursuetheacademicsideofadministration. the receptionhe ________________receivedfromthe studentsandfacultyhas,hesays, been"verypositive." "Ifeelvery welcomed," he said. "People

mentandinstructionatNotre DameCollegeinManchester aprogramwhich,hesays, providedhimwithvaluableinformationandexperience.

"Probablythegreatestlearningexperienceintheprogram wasbeingafull-timestudent," hecommented,"becauseitallowedmetorememberwhatI valuedineducation,anditallowedmetoseeteacherswith differentteachingstylesandto workwithstudentswithdifferent learning styles Itreally wasaneye-opener."

WhatORhas,accordingto Daley,isdynamic students "It'saveryrespectfulandmotivatedstudentbody,"hesaid. "I've been in five different highschools,and_therespect amongthestudentshereisas highasI'veseenit. Thestudentsshouldbecommended forthat. Ireallythinkthatthe strengthoftheschoolisthe

After doing some graduate studyineducationaladminis trationatBostonCollege,he entered an accelerated program incurriculumdevelop-

That friendly=============== welcome must have been a greathelpas Daley madea transitionthatheadmitshas beenachallenge notonly isthishisfirstyearatORHS,

Now withopeneyesand an open mind Daley has cometoORHS,andhisfirst taskhasbeentogettoknow theschoolcommunity. "Everyschoolhasaculture,and

Butwhilehemayhavebig ideasforthefuture,Daleyis not_revealing themjustyet. Instead,heisfocusingona morepersonaltask-meetingpeopleandbuil�ingrelationships "Mybig·concern,as "] really think that the any �ime a P�rson goesmtoanewcomstrengthoftheschoolis munity,ist��tlre�ll,r want togetto �now the respectand everyone:'My c�al+riend/ineSS ofthe stu 1�ngeto'th�..C?.�n;it_. J' . nrtyand-the student dentbody." body isto introduce: ====================;========::'.tHemselvestome,"he� respectandfriendlinessofthe said, smil.ing. "If students-' studentbody." �ave,afree;Pt?�.9�,�l�e]<S,�Te, Daleyalsopraisedour"di- themtocomemtomyoffice verse,talentedfaculty,"noting Iwantthestudentstoknow: thatallofthefacultymembers that l rea_lly believe in an; havemadecommitments to. ·opendoor�policy." :

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ByJASONTIMLIN plicated programs at once. students, new teachersand WoodworkingandConstrue quantityofdrafts.Thesemes- Overthesummer, Oyster Accordingt6Lucas,they"can , newmodulars),this·yearnew tionclass already,is now terwillbesplitintogenres,in- RiverhiredDaveLucasasour runjustabouteverything." 1 classesarebeingofferedinall teachingExploringElectricity. eludingnarrative,essays,fie- new tech coordinator, after These·c.omputers arealso , thedepartmentsofORHS. Thiscoursecoverst_hebasics tion,poetryandothers JustinMayrandleftlastspring. upgradableaswell. Starting down in Mr. ofelectricitythroughlessons PeerLeadershipisaclass Lucas,a1996graduatt:fr?m , Anotherpositiveaboutthese Laforce'sendofthebuilding andalot ofhandsonwork. aboutstudentshelpingeach PortsmouthHighSchool,got newcomputtffSisthattheyare istheadditionofasecondJazz Studentswilllearnaboutresis- other. Skills suchasverbal thejobafterhearing·aboutit ,mo�enetwork-friendly and Band. Thetwogroups are · tors, conductors, electrical communication,effectivelis- fromafriendatPortsmouth willrunfasterontheschool separatedbyskillandcommit theoriesandbasicwiring. tening,andquestioningand HighSchool.Beforeworking networkandtheinternet,bement. HonorsJazzBand,the "Tostarttheclasl>wehave clarificationaretaught ina atORHS,Lucasworkedfor cause they run onWindows moreadvancedofthetwo,is beengoingoverthebasicsto non-threatening confidential PanasonicinChicago,install- NT,anoperatingsystemsimihandpickedbyMr Laforce� insuresafetyOncewe'vecov environment.Somemaintop- ingnetworksforMcDonalds larinlookstoWindows95, Thegroupgoesoutinto the eredthat�estude�tswillwor . k icsbeingcoveredareschool Asidefromany trainingthat anotherverypopularoperating communityand playscon- onelectncaldevicesoftheir difficulties,sexuality,disor McDonaldsorPanasonicgave system. certs.· choice,"saidMr.T�oy "Now ders,substanceabuseandsui him,heisself-taughtoncom- Mrs Sheldonwillnowbe ''Weplayoneconcertevery theelectricalkitshavearri�ed cide. Toexplore thesesensi puters. teachingkeyboardingonthe season",saysEmeliaParker,a to help uslearn thehasic�; tiveissues,guestspeakersand Also, over the summer, computers She prefersthis memberofthiselitegroup. We'realleagertogetgomg projects willhelp students ORHSgot18newcomputers newsystem. Butthereisnoshameinjust Othernewclassesinclude learn fortheupstairscomputerlab. Other courses offered on beingintheJazzBand. Here BusinessApplications,Writ If thesenewclassesdon't Themodelnameofthecom these new computers are a studentscanworkonskillsand ingSamplerandPeerLeader- appealtoyouthereisalways putersisDellUltiplex.They pagemaker/photoshop course practiceperforminginfrontof �hip. BusinessApp�ications nextyear Butremember,the have Pentium300processors andawebpagedesigncourse groupsofourschool. 1sacomputer�oursemt�nded classesareforthestudentsand and64 MegabytesofRAM secondsemester. Anotheradditiontothemu tohelporgamzeabusmess. yourenrollmentandrequests insidethem.

Alltheoldcomputershave sicdepartmentisPiano I. This Thisincludespayroll,publish- are what directlyresultsin Thehighspeedprocessors been moved downstairs to classteachesfundamentalsas ingandbudgeting. whatisofferedeachyear,and makethemveryfast,andthe room 12: now ORHS has2 _wellastechnique.Thissemes- WritingSampler,anewad-formanyyearstocome large amount of memory comp�terlabs. L_ _:__________________________

"Probably the greatest learningexperienceinthe programwasbeing afulltime student... It really have been wasan eye-opener." friendly."

ORAccreditation OntheBrink CollegeVisits

ByABBYNEWKIRK & HUNTERDENMAN

The possibilityoflosing accreditation is a reality for ORHS. Students have been

sented by the school district and showed their disapproval byvetingdownallbondpackages on March 10, 1998.

Manystudentsandresidents areunaware thatifthe bondis

aware ofthe lack of -------------space at the high schoolforyears,but the New England Association of Schools and Colleges(NEASC)con-

firmed that the ============================ building no longer meetstheneeds ofstudents.

"Itis acommunity effort to keepaccreditation," saidPrincipalCairns. OysterRiverwas granted accreditation on the conditiQn that the building's deficiencies would be remedied.

passed, the state of New Hampshire will reimburse 45%ofthe principle cost. For a bond to pass, two-thirds of the district mustvote infavor ofthe plan, not just a majority

In November of this year a new estimate is expected on

Questions have been raised the cost of improving the exby taxpayers as to how their isting structure The school moneyisbeingspent. The al- districthopesthatthe residents ready high taxes would have ofDurham,Lee,andMadbury to be rc}is�.d ·to accommodate will findthe newplan acceptan.YsubJtantjalimprovements able Res�d,e�t��efeeHn&conflicts Theenrollmentof ORHS is bet�e�f\the needtobefiscally 690, almost one hundred stuand�d�caJio'nallyresponsible dents over the rated capacity.

The town, was unsatisfied The newplan ratesthe capacwith t�e b!,1qget options pre- ityatabouteighthundredstu-

dents with the capability to expand to one thousand, accordingtoMr.Cairns.

The mostnoticeable change to the landscape of ORHS is the addition of the "six pack" ofmodulars. The entire math department is now housed in thesixnewclassroomsthatthe modularsprovide.

"Modularsareonlyatemporaryfix. Thehallsarestillcongested," said junior Jane Hirsch. The school does not plan on leasing any more modularclassrooms. "I don't want people to think we have solved the problem with modular classrooms," commented Mr. Cairns.

The high school did make improvements over the summer to prove to the NEASC that attempts were made to meet the requirements. Ventilation in the nurse's office, a functioning intercom system, and a new fire alarm system were all installed after being mentionedinthe report. Networkingtheschoolcomputers andimproving curriculumare beingworkedonasthe school yearprogresses.

ByAINSLEYPARKER

Fallisthetime ofyear when seniors andtheir parents begin to start thinking about what colleges they would like toattend nextfall.

Nowisthe time ofcollegefairs,visits,interviews and, ofcourse, theheadaches which leadtothe flurry ofapplicationstobecompleted inNovemberandDecember.

So, inthespirit of pulling youracttogether, here is a list ofcollege representatives that will be making appearancesat ORHS inthecoming months:

Date College

10/15 EndicottCollege, Beverly, MA 10/16 SuffolkUniversity,Boston,MA

RogerWilliams University, Bristol,RI 10/20 AssumptionCollege, MA 10/22 WheelockCollege,Boston,MA 10/23 ColbySawyerCollege, NH 10/26 BostonUniversity,Boston,MA 10/28 NHTech. Institute,Concord,NH

NH Tech.Com.College,Stratham,NH 10/29 White PinesCollege,Chester, NH

11/2 Keene State College, Keene, NH 11/6 Husson College, Bangor, ME

11/9 MiddleburyCollege, Middlebury, VT 11/10Plymouth State College,Plymouth,NH 11/17 Johnson State College, Johnson,VT

12/4 Manhattan College, New York, NY Unity College, Unity ME ..

Time 1:00pm 10:00am 10:30am 9:30am 1:00pm 10:15am 12:30pm 12:30pm 9:00am 8:00am 12:15 pm 10:30pm 1:00pm 11:00am 1:00pm 10:00am 1:00pm

"The enrollment of ORHS is 690, almost one hundred students overtheratedcapacity."

FAST Fair Voodoo ChiliRocks Fair Crowd

By CARL GASOWSKI

Thebriskwindsweptacross the field on the morning of October3,onlytobecutapart byNickGrondinwailingaway JimiHendrix'sversionof"The Star-Spangled Banner" onhis guitar.

"Voodoo Chili," (the band's temporary name), one of the school's independent bands, performed a free concert that blew the FAST Fair away They wowed the crowd by playing several sets of Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin hits, with a few of their own original songs thrown in.

"Iwasamazedtorealizethat I had overlooked a band with that much talent in our school," commented senior Nate Stevens.

The band consists of Nick andNateGrondinonleadand rhythm guitar respectively. RobEggersplaysbass,David Currierplaysthedrumsandfor some songs Nate puts down theguitartoplaythekeyboard During the performance Nick andRobtookturnssingingthe vocals.

"There's nothing more fun than being in a rock 'n' roll band," said Nick Grondin. "Voodoo Chili" is a classic rock/blues style band, deeply influenced by Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton and Carlos Santana. In the past theyhaveplayedatpartiesand otheroccasions,buttheFAST Fairhasbeentheirbiggestgig yet.

Creatine

Creatine, FromFrontPage stageistheloading phase. In he loading phase the user akes 20/25 grams (five oundedteaspoons)ofcreatine erdayinordertosaturatethe uscles. Normally,togetthis muchcreatineinyourdietyou wouldhave toeatafew, okay 0eight-ounce'steaks.

After the one weekloading hasecomesthe maintenance base. This consists of five ramsperdayfortheremainderofthesuggestedonemonth eriod. After this, the manuacturer suggeststhat theathetetakeaoneweekbreakbeorestarting thecycleagain.

Sois creatinea safe way to gain a lot of weight quickly? his is where the uncertainty omesinto play. Althoughin e short'term the positiveefects seem to outweigh the egative; one has to compare hese verycarefully. Thereis stillan argument in themedial community that concerns thedangerduetolackoflong ermeffectresearch.

The reason that no seriou; studieshave been done yet is ecause creatine is a suppleent. Therefore, it does not all under the control of the ood and Drug Administration. Becauseofthisclassifiation,theFDAhasnoreason otestthis substance andalso annotplacerestrictionsonits sale.

According to a GNC emloyeetakingthesupplement, someoneoncreatinemaygain 1p to 15 or 20 pounds in one onth. Senior Patrick Houle

gained 7 pounds in the first month and senior David Tanguaygained15poundsin three months "Creatine should only be used by responsibleindividuals. Ihadto filloutapennitandwaitseven daysfortheseguns," saidPat.

Threeorfourofthosegained pounds arepermanent, while therestis lostinthe 1 week

Entertains Town Fair's Events Raise $3774

By ERIC SEIDEL

Haveyoueverhad theurge toheaveawhippedcreampie at Mr. Maynard or even Mr.Cairns? At the FAST fair you could have fulfilled that dream, and maybe manyothers.

On October 3, students, teachers, and their families gatheredatthehighschooland endured the cool weather to raise $3774 for the school. Fundraisers included games, aroadrace,avolleyballtournament,andthehighlyanticipated BeanieBabyauction.

The fair was kicked offby the FASTfairroadrace. The race was highlighted by winning freshman Todd Heuchling, whose time of 12:06 was tops of the day While some ran to win, others; such as sophomore Zach Nicolazzo and senior Robert Heuchling, ran with a "little buddy"toraisemoney

The carnival-style games wereputonbythesophomore class. These included a water balloon toss, tug of war, go fish,treasurehunt,limbocontest, and hit-the-can. When askedabouthis attempt tohit the can, junior Dave White commented"It'stougherthan itlooks."

SophomoreAmandaTrojan said, "The limbo showed me how low I couldgo."

Whilethegamesweredrawii:ig a consistent number of peopleoutside, the volleyball tournamentwasheatingupin-.

side.Thetournamentwaswon bytheteamofseniorsJoeBe1and, Mike Casey, Dave Cohen, Scott Howard, Rob Heuchling,andKaylynSmith. The highlight of the tournament was the dramatic final game, which ended with a score of 15-13.

Outsidethegym,itwashard to miss the fire trucks and "The Convincer", a machine which simulates an eighty mile per hour crash. For a mere fifty cents, you could have an experience which couldsaveyoufrominjuryin a car crash. "It convinced me,"commentedjuniorColin Burke

If car crash simulation wasn't your idea of fun, fun couldalwaysbe foundinand around the main tent. Inside thetent, foodandt-shirtswere forsale.

Adjacent to the tent there was the popular cake walk, wherecakesweregoingbythe handful,andthe Beanie Baby auction. The auction started off strong with upwards of thirty people in attendance, anddrewbidsashighasfifty dollars.

Fair chairperson Kendree Parker commented, "if there was one way to descibe the FASTfair,itwastheimageof big kids working and-having funwithlittlekids.''

ORSmartensUpSouhegari

GraniteState Challenge Team Wins 305 to 170

restperiod. Theoneweekrest periodisrequiredorotherwise thehumanbodywillstopproducing creatineonits own.

Accordingto theemployee, threeorfourpoundsofmuscle masswouldtakeaboutayear toaccumulatewithouttheaid of this wonder supplement. These results, ofcourse, are only attainable ifyou follow theirregime: Llftevery other day and eat a high protein, high calorie meal or snack within15minutesofliftingin order to rebuild thedamaged muscle.

However, for those people looking for a no-frills, traditionalapproachtoweightgain, Mrs. Reeves,theschoolnurse, says"Asafe,foolproofwayto gainweightistoeatadietconsistently high in protein, carbohydrates andcalories."

By MIKE MENGERS

From the first question answered by Mehrun Etebari, it wasallOysterRiver. TheOR Granite State Challengeteam beat Souhegan305 to 170 on Monday, October 5th, at the Channel 11 studios in Durham.

The four Bobcat starters Mike Parsons, Billy McDowell, Abbi Cooley and Etebari struckquickly. Bythe end of the first round OR found themselveswitha10080 leadtheywouldnever relinquish.

Inthesecondround, thefab fonr,joinedbyalternatesAndy McDowell and DevinFoxall, increased their lead to 180 to

80. ThebewilderedSouhegan teamfailedtoscoreandcould feelthegamestarttoslipaway. Inthethirdandfourthround OR kept up the intensity and increased their lead. Eventually,thefinalwhistleblewand OysterRiverhadgainedatrip to the second round with a 305-170 win.

AfterthevictoryjuniorcaptainEtebaricommentedthathe felt"veryconfidentbeforethe match,"andadded,"Iamvery excitedaboutwinning."

The fighting Bobcats are coachedfromthesidelinesby Foreign Language teacher Mrs.Smith. Sheisveryproud oftheteamandhopestheycan keepitupinthesecondround against Spaulding.

Sample Questions:

"Ihadtofillouta permit and wait seven days for theseguns."

-PatHoule

Senior Rob Heuchling drops behind Dana who later went on to win her age group

"What was the first countryintheWestern Hemisphere to enter WorldWar II?"

"Whatkindofparticles areemitted by a cathoderay tube?"

"What'sthelargestbay intheworld?"

Sibling Rivalries vs. ClassRivalries

ByABBYNEWKIRK

Willthefactthatoneoutof everyfiveseniorshasafreshmansiblingbringtheschool closertogetherorchangeclass rivalryintosiblingrivalry?

Mostseniorsandfreshmen thoughtthateventhoughthere wasasiblingintheschool,it didnotchangetheirdailyroutine."Itdoesn'tmakeadifference," said freshman Jacob Quigley,becauseherarelysees hissisteratschool.

Seniorsdonothavealotof contactatschoolwithmanyof the freshmen because of the

bondbetweenthetwoclasses isuniquebecausethereisso much contact outside of school.

EventssuchastheF.A.S.T FairandSpirit Weekaredesigned to createcompetition betweentheclasses,andsome studentsarelookingforwardto the opportunityto beat their siblings."Itaddsalittlebitof incentivetotrashthem,"commented MikeParsons,whose brotherKevinisintheclassof 2002.

Notallstudentsfeelthatsiblingrivalrywillchangeclass rivalry."Asseniorswethink,

'Hey, that's ourlittlebrother orsister,itshouldn'tbeachallenge to beat them!"' said ScottHoward,whosesister Christineisin thefreshman class. Freshman Derek Hubbard,thebrotherofsenior Marc,thought thatatschool classrivalrywouldbenormal butathomethecompetition wouldgetpersonal.

Evenwith25pairsofsiblings,moststudents�onotfeel any change. "It iskind of a jokebeingthe'bigbad'senior with the freshman sibling," saidseniorKatieMirtle,whose brotherJohnisafreshman.

Joe HallWins SeniorVP

By DAKOTAMAUCK

Joe Hall won the senior classelectionsforvicepresident,heldonThursday,September17th.

Theelectionswereheldon shortnoticethisyearbecause the elected vice president, Irene Jenkinstransferredto BrewsterAcademy,vacating thespotsheearned.

Therewerefourothercandidatesintherunningforthe position: Julie Kowal,Devin

Caitlin Kalinowski,

andKatieMirtle.

whyhedecidedtorun. "Ihad someideasandsolutionsthat I,aswellasmypeers,thought wouldwork."

JoealsobelievesaHallow- Aftertheelections,anticipationgrew,andeverybodywas eendancewillworkasagreat fundraiser. wondering ------------One of who the "/hadsomeideasand the ideas new officer · ,would be. solutions that I, as tha� he is jOn Friday, September 18th,itwas

trymg tc. well as my J}eers�.organize h h ld k " right now t OUg tWOU WOr , isa"Rock announced==============n' Jock" that Joe Hallhad been elected vice president. Hisopponentsdidn'tmind thedefeat. "IbelieveJoeHall willmakeasuperbVice-President. Hallwasn'tavotefor Wu-Tang,buthewasavote for excellence," said a defeatedDevin. Afteralltheexcitementhad

basketballtournamenttoraise moneyfortheseniorclassbut asheputit,"nothingcanre· allybedonewithoutthehelp oftheclass."

Joefeelsthathewilldoan exceptionaljobinhisnewrole andhesaysthatthemainrea· sonheranwasbecause,"Ireallyjust w_anted tomakeour · dd J t d lastyearthebestwecouldpos-

own, oecommene on SI'blyhave."

Undercover Cops WatchDurhamMarketplace

Cops, FromFrontPage Durham, officers are hired fromNewmarket, Madbury, andPortsmouthpolicedepart· ments. WHO'SRESPONSIBLE

agersc�eckoutofstateIDs. helpful. "Itmakesmemore itupandyou'reunder21you

comfortable. This way we canbearrestedwithattemptto don't have to deal withkids purchasealcohol. Thepolice whogiveusattitude. They're officersareespeciallyhelpful

thefullestextentofthelawany underage personcaughtpQrchasingalcohol. Theofficersarepaidforby a federal program thatallocatesmoneytotownsforthis specificpurpose. Cressybe· lievesDurhamMarketplaceis theonlystoreintownrequestingthepoliceofficers'presence. "Ihavenotbeencharged

Thelawnowstatesthatitis theretobackusup." Kathryn in these situations because DMPwasfined$500inSeptemberof1997becauseitsold alcoholto twodifferent personsundertheageof21with fake driver's licenses. Both licenseswereforgedandone wasfromoutofstate. Cressy

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Junior Zach

Nicolazzo,acashier at DMP, comments

on the procedureto

the assureidentity. "IftheIDsaysheIS

hol.

acceptance of the fake IDsbythestoreorthe kids'intenttopurchasealcohol. Hedecidedthestorehad the first obligation," said Cressy.

The police officers are presentatrandomtimesand days. "Idon'twanttocreatea set schedule because then peoplewouldworkaroundit," said Cressy In addition to

forthepoliceofficers.ButifI hadtopay,Iwould. Theyare worthit."

No complaintshavebeen filedaboutthepolicebycustomers. "Thecashiersgreatly appreciatetheirhelpandsodo I. It'sanextrasetofeyes," commented Pamela Shaw, shiftmanageratDurhamMarketplace. Thepoliceofficers alsohelpherandotherman-

olderthanhelooksI make him sign his name andcheckit. ThenIphotocopythe ID and have him

thestore'sresponsibilitynot tosell alcohol to underage kidsandthestorewillreceive themoreseverefines. This putsalotofpressureonthe cashierswhocanbearrested fortheillegalsaleofalcohol. broughtcivilcharges againstthetwointhe New Hampshire courts. Thejudge decided against Cressy in what Cressy describesas the chickenand the egg decision. "The judge was deciding whatcamefirst: The

writehisdateofbirthandsocial security number on it. Thisistohelpourcaseifhe isyoungerandweneedtogo tocourt IfIhaveserious' doubtsIcallthemanagerover tolookattheIDandlethim orhermakethedecision."

Senior KathrynLilly has been a cashier at DMP for overtwoyearsandfindsthe additionoftheofficers very

alsofeelsnoremorseatdouble theycanwalkaroundandnoandtriplecheckingIDs. "IfI ticethingsourmanagersdon\ get caught selling, even if I havetheopportunityto,"sayi: don'tknowtheIDis fake,I Cressy. wouldbeintrouble." Undertenpeoplehavebeen

Cressyfeelsthepurchaser arrestedforpurchasingalcohol has the advantage over the with a fake ID this year at cashier. "With today'scom- DMP. "Attemptstopurchase puterequipmentitiseasy to arewaydowncomparedtolast makeconvincingfakeIDs,"he yearbecauseoftheprogram. said.

LAWSTO LEARN

TheofficersandCressyuse tworelativelyunheardoflaws totheiradvantage.Allpersons coming into the store must haveanIDthatprovestheyare over21 ornoalcoholwillbe soldtoanyoneintheirgroup. "Ifyoucomeinwithsomeone andthatpersonleavesandthey youtrytobuyalcohol,Ican't sellittoyou,"saysKathryn. Intenttopurchasealcoholby underagekidsisalawtheofficers helptoenforce. "Ifan officerseesyouaroundthealcoholortouchingitorpicking

Thesekidshavelearnedthat

iftheywanttobuybeerthey cannotcomeinherewithfake IDs or underage kids," said Cressy.

Cressyhopestheprogram spreadstoallofthetown'sal· coho! distributing stores. Campus Convenienceposted ZeroTolerancepostersearlier thisyear.

Cressyhasorganizeda-meeting with his lawyer, local judges,localpolice,anduniversityofNewHampshireof· ficialtodiscussthefutureof thisprogram. Onegoalis"to lookatthepossibilityforretributionofourprogramcosts frompeoplecaught."

Seniorsand theirfreshmansiblings

"Thejudgewasdecidingwhat

camefirst: Theacceptanceof

thefakeIDsbythestoreor

kids' intent to purchase a[co-

Hedecided thestorehad thefirst obligation,"

ORHS UNDER THE SHEETS

Sexuality, From FrontPage

certain students proceed with the act they've been told to wait for, and why do others choose to abstain? According to a sophomore girl, "Sometimes sex if done responsibly is just the next step in a relationship."

Asenior girl who had a summer time fling explained it bluntly, "He was freakin'hot."

While others who have yet to go "all the way" cite religion, their upbringing, and negative physical and emotional consequences as the reasons. Or as many people said, "I'm just not ready."

Most students group the sexually active into two distinct groups. First is the sociallymaturestudentswhoare eitheremotionallyadvancedto take the next step·or are doing it to keep up with the crowd.

The other group are those withlowself-esteemsandselfworth who feel the quick physical bond will produce a

lovethey're notreceiving elsewhere. A junior girl said, "There's alackofanemotional bond somewhere and they're trying to make one."

But this quick physical bond can produce problems. According to Ms. Kishbaugh, an OR Health teacher, "The younger some<:me becomes sexually active, the greater their risk for contracting an STD and ovarian or uterine cancer."

Another danger is the emotional consequences for such an act. According to Ms. Kishbaugh, sexually active teens "often have to conceal theiractionsfromtheirparents andit's the firsttimeintheir lives that they've had a major liebetweenthemandtheirparents Plus, any time you have aninternalvalueandyou don't hold up that value, you createaninnerconflict. This combined with the constant fear of getting caught by parents, fear of STD's and pregnancy, and the constant lying

NowPlaying: Hoyt's Controversy

ByERIC MARTIN

You are the biggest Joshua Jacksonfan (Dawson'sCreek's Pacey) so you grab your significant other and race down to the Hoyt's theatre opening night to catch him in Urban Legend. You wait in a 10minute line and right before you purchase the tickets the theatre employee kindly asks foryourlD. No,you'renottrying to buy cigarettes or alcohol, you're just getting movie tickets. This isn't the only thing that bugs moviegoers these days.

Enforcementof ratingpolicy seems to be the most talked 2.bout change at Hoyt's. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Organization of Theatre Owners (NATO) createdavoluntary rating policy in 1968 that later expanded to the sys� tern we know in 1990.

TheMPAAlistsitsdefinition

as follows : "R: Restricted, Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian." Because it's a voluntary ratingsystemit'sputoutsothat parentscanmake decisions on what their children are going to watch. Theatre o�ers are told to f.ollpw it as tliey se� n�essary.

In June of 1997 moviegoers at Hoyt's Cinema started to

notice "screenvision" ads, bigscreen versions of television ads, running at the beginning of the preview reels. Average time from the start of the reel to the movie itself has increasedby five totenminutes. Val Morgan, an advertising firm, distributes the commercials with themonthlyupdates of the slide ads that run prior to the beginning of the movie.

If seeing TV ads at the movies doesn't stop you, then maybe new admission prices might catch you a buck short. Price for evening shows at Newington: $7.50; Portsmouth: $7.00; Dover: $7.00.

Managers at Newington responded to the high ticket prices by saying, "It's a newer theatre with more selection, better sound systems and better seats." Hoyt's prices also run high because of competition with New York City cinemas, which have an average cost of $8.50.

So if you really want to see JoshuaJackson in UrbanLl:gend, waittill you're l7 or have a parent watch it with you. If thatcrampsyour stylew�it for thevideo. Asforprices,itmay be time to take the hammer to the piggy bank�Butlookoptfie bright side--sbowing upten to fifteen minutes late doesn't mean you miss the movie.

can cause a great deal of stress."

But despite the risk of pregnancy,thousandsofteensmiss the message. According to Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Projects, one in nine women age 15-19 become pregnant each yearwhile40,000 young mothers drop out of American schools each year.

For a variety of reasons, OR has had only a few pregnanciesamongst itsstudents. One reason agreed upon by students and teachers is the high educationandincomelevelsof the school district. Thesetheories are supported in facts released by ChildTrends, Inc., a Washington, D.C.researchorganization.

"By their 15th birthday, 18% of girls and 27% of boys have had sex. By their 17th birthday, 52% of girls and 58% of boyshave had sex. Also, childrenwithhighly-educatedparents are much less likely to have sex early in adolescence.

By age 15, 10% of girls with a college-educated parent have had sex, compared with 26% of girls whose parent had not completed high school; for boys, the comparable proportions are 19% and 38%."

Still many parents would be shockediftheyheardthattheir teenagechild (some asearlyas the 7th grade) have moved on to sex. But a new theory has been circulating the nation as to why the age of defloweration has been dropping.

Kids today are physically more mature.

With the increase in medicine and nutrition, puberty has begun to begin at lower ages than in the past. But despite an increase in physical maturity, many teens are psychologically unprepared for the emotional consequences of sex.

"Kids today are maturing physicallyearlier than before, butthey're maturingemotionallylaterthaninthepast,"said

Ms. Kishbaugh. "At the tum of the century, teens had jobs and marriages ... but today, when a nation gains wealth or the life span increases, wetend to handle more things for our kids, so they mature emotionally and socially later."

But despite the physical and psychological consequences, many teens will give into raging hormones. A freshman male agreed halfheartedly about teens beingprepared for sex.

"Sex at this age isn't good, but it isn't bad."

But many students are saying sex is bad. Said a junior girl, "Most people I know, they're fooled into thinking that its going to be this great experience, and that afterwards they're going to be cooler, moremature. Butthey usually regret it. They wake up at night and say that maybe they shouldn't have done it." Her friend agreed.

"After sex, what else is there?"

Big (Iron) Man On Campus

ByALISONLANOIE

On October 3rd, Mr.Reeves, a math teacher at ORHS, joined 1,499 other triathletes andcompleted the impossible: The Ironman.

Taking place in Kona, Hawaii, the Ironman consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a I 12-mile bike race, wrapped up with a marathon 26.2-mile run, and all done in the hot Hawaii air. This was Mr.Reeves's second lronman.

His first battle with the Ironman wasin I 994, whenhe finished with a time of 9 hours and 40 minutes, placing 91st in a field of 1,500.

Since then, Mr. Reeves has been training ferociously and

constantly. Constantly, that is, after he puts in 7 hours of teaching followed by several hoursofcoaching alocal swim team. His average week produces 220 miles of biking, 56 miles of running, and as much swimming as he can possibly fit into his packed schedule. Thisyearcelebrated the 20th anniversary of the Ironman. The swim start kicked offat 7 a.m Continuous updates on the Internet cranked out the weatherconditions; thenatives said this was the worst wind they had seen in years.

Emerging from the water with a time of a little over 50 minutes, Mr. Reeveslaunched into the bike transition, l12 miles of curves and swerves

where eight of hts fellow racers were blown sideways off the course due to the extreme winds. "The wind was rough, and I got blown all over the road. But I got through it; that's what's important."

Mr.Reeves crossed the the finish line with a total time of 10 hours, 3 minutes and 12 seconds, placinghim169th. "I was better prepared this time, but around mile 16 of the marathon, Ijuststarted having problems."

So is a round 3 in the future? "I have to do it again. I wasn't satisfied with the results this time, and I needto try it again. Maybe not next year, but this definitely was not my last time."

Six New Teachers Grace High School's Halls

ByMEHRUNETEBARI

ManyOysterRiver students areexperiencingnewideasin theclassroomthisyear,asthis year's teaching staff includes sixnewteachers. Thehirings becamenecessaryafterseveral faculty members departed at the endoflast year.

The lengthy hiring process beganlastyearwhenthepositionswereadvertisedinnewspapers and at universities. When the applications were received, they were reviewed by Mr. Cairns. Each department with anopeningformed itsowncommitteetointerview theapplicantswithMr.Cairns.

After the interviews, Mr. Cairnsmadetelephonecallsto people the applicants worked with or studied under for reference checks. Finally, he maderecommendationstothe superintendent andtheschool boardforfinalapproval. They approved every one of Mr. Cairns'schoices.

The student body is significantly affected, as many ORHS students attend classes with at least one of the new teachers. The new teachers bring fresh new perspectives onlearning to the school, and theirimpactissuretobepositive. Each of them brings somethingdifferenttoORHS.

and theywork prettyhard."

His students enjoy being taught by him as well. "It's a lot of fun being in his class," says junior Bastiaan van Hoorn. "He puts his own uniquetwistonChemistry."

"Ibelievethateducationisa journey,"Mr.Moosavireplied whenaskedabouthisteaching philosophy. "The student should set the course. The teacherisonlyaguide. Ithink students should enjoy what they'relearning."

Schoolbeforelastyear. Heis currently finishing his Master'sDegreeatUNH.

Mr. Bailey'sinternshiphere last year was his main reason for seeking a position here, as he already knew and liked the students, his colleagues, and the school atmosphere. "I thought I did well here last year,'' he said. He says he wouldliketoseethebuilding improved, but admits, "You don't go to a school for the building."

On the subject ofhis teaching style, Mr. Bailey says, "I trytocatertostudentinterests while also balancing the needed and important elementsofthe curriculum. You havetomakecompromises."

Overall, he enjoys most aspectsofteaching at ORHSso far, especially the student body's motivation and the school'sclearmission. Oneof his goals fortheyearis to do planetarium shows for the school.

Mr.Wanamakersayshetries to create a student-centered learning environment, where studentsareactivelyinvolved inwhatthey'relearning. This viewonteachingisverypopu1ar with his students. "He gives students the chance to exploretopicsthattheyareinterested in, and not necessarily that he is interested in," saysjuniorNealTurnquist.

Adam M�lvin. "I think it's prettycool."

Mr. Pappas says he islooking forward to a great year at ORHS. "I really enjoy being a part of it,'' he comments. "There's something special about Oyster River."

Sarah Covill, Mathematics

In response to Ms. Harrigan'sdeparturelastyear,

In responseto the departure of three science teachers last year, the administration hired threenew membersofthedepartment, including Mr Moosavi, who teaches ChemistryandPhysical Science. A graduateoftheCollegeofEnvironmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY, Mr. Moosavi is fresh out of grad school, having completed his Ph.D. in Earth Science from UNHearlier thisyear.

Thefact thathehasenjoyed living in Durham for seven yearswasamajorfactorinhis decision to come to Oyster River, in addition to his love ofworkingwithstudents. He saysofOyster Riverstudents, "They're open and friendly,

JenniferWainwright, Science

Anothernewaddition to the science department is Ms. Wainwright, who teaches Chemistry and Physical Science. The recipient of a Bachelor'sinChemistryfrom Radford University in Virginia,Ms.Wainwright'stiesto the area played a part in her decision to come to Oyster River

ShegrewupintheSeacoast, and still has family here. In addition, she was drawn to ORHS'sesteemedreputation. However, when she got here, she admits she was surprised by the overcrowding of the school.

When asked to describeher teaching style, Ms. Wainwrightresponded,"Itrytouse various styles: sometimes direct teaching, sometimes group work. I like to try to meeteverybody'slearningdifferences."

In the eyes of her students, sheissucceeding. "Shereally wants students to learn and helpstheminawaythatmakes them comfortable with learning," says junior Susie Quealey

Timothy Bailey, English

Thefamiliarfaceamongthe new teachers is Mr. Bailey, who was an intern under Mr. Tappan at Oyster River last year. The recipient of a Bachelor's in English from UnionCollegeinSchenectady, NewYork, Mr. Baileywas an ED 500 intern at Dover High

Heputsthisbeliefintoeffect inthethreeclassesheteaches, Journalism I, Journalism II, andPrintShop. Healsoserves asfacultyadvisortotheMouth of theRiver.

Mr. Bailey says his job this year is similar to his job last year with one major difference:payment. "Itsureisnice to have a couple of bucks in my pocket," he says.

"I'm really happy to be here,''saysMr.Wanamaker. "I just want to be a resource for mystudentstohelptheirlearning."

MatthewPappas, SocialStudies

Mr. Pappas is the only new teacher in the Social Studies

themathdepartmenthiredMs. Covill to teach Intro toAlgebra,AlgebraII,andGeometry. A UNH Math Education graduate currently finishing her Master's in Education at UNH, Ms. Covill worked asa mathtutorwhileattendingthe university Last year, she taught at Newmarket Junior and Senior High School.

AlanWanamaker, Science

Also hired by the science department was Mr. Wanamaker,aUNHEarthSciencegraduatewithanM.A. in Teaching. Afterspendingfive years in the Marine Corps, he held several jobs in the electronics industrybeforeinterningforoneyearatNobleHigh SchoolinBerwick.

InadditiontoOysterRiver's reputation, the school's close proximity to the resources availableatUNHattractedMr. Wanamaker. Before coming here, he was very excited aboutthecourseshewouldbe teaching: Astronomy, Oceanography,andPhysicalScience.

However, heis dismayed at the fact that there are no lab periods for any ofhisclasses. Heisalsodisappointedathaving to use certain areas for teaching that were not designedtobesciencelabs. Nevertheless, Mr. Wanamaker is workinghardwithhisstudents to motivatestudents.

department, teac mg Cultures. A UNH graduate withaneducationdegreefrom Notre Dame College m Manchester, Mr Pappas worked for former congressmanDickSwettasanintern, a servicerepresentative, and an officesystemsmanagerbefore joining the ORHS faculty.

Mr. Pappas was an aide at Concord High School last year. Coming from Concord, a school with a new facility, our building's problems caught himbysurprise, much as they did with Ms. Wainwright. "Obviously, it needs someimprovements,''hesays. However, Mr. Pappas's overall Oyster River experience hasbeenanenjoyableone.

Hebelievesthestudentshere are better behaved and more academicallyinclinedthanany atanyotherschoolhehasseen. ''Thestudentshavebeen great sofar."

Asforhisteachingstyle,Mr. Pappassayshelikesto "mixit up,"combininglectures,group work, andhumor. "Ithinkhumorcanbe aneffective tool,'' he says. His students agree.

"He always puts comic strips ontheboardwithanoverhead projector," says freshman

In addition, she has worked as a math test scorer for the past four summers at Advanced Systems in MeasurementandEvaluation,thecompany that grades such tests as the statewide sophomore exams.

Ms. Covill heard about the opening here while seeking a positionatORMS. Likemany of the other new teachers, our school'sreputationinfluenced her decisiontoapplyforapositionhere. Whenshearrived, she found the staff very friendly towards her, especiallyinthemathdepartment.

OnethingthatsurprisedMs. Covill about our school was the responsibility of students whohavefreeperiods. "When Igothroughthehall,''she5ays, "I see students talking quietly or doingwork."

OneofMs. Covill'sgoalsin theclassroomistogetthestudentstoparticipate. Shesays, "I try to facilitate learning by askingquestionsthatmakethe students think about the concepts we'relearning."

Junior KeithWhittierthink� this strategy is very effective. "She really connects with us onaspirituallevelandknows whatwe'rethinking,''hesays.

In addition to the six new teachers, the administration alsohiredMatthewGaultasa studyhallanddetentionsupervisor, andMichaelMcCannas aSpecialEducationinstructor.

SadredinMoosavi, Science

What I Did On My

Six Weeks at Sea a Tall Task

By LUCY TOBIN

Howwouldyoufeelifyouweretoldthatforsix weeksyou weregoingtobeisolatedfromtheworldyou know, spend every secorid with 42 complete strangers, and develop absolutely exhausting sleeping patterns? ThiswashowErin Fitzpatrick,a senioratORHS,chose tospendhersummer.

ErinappliedtobeamemberoftheCanadianand American ship that was competing in the Cutty Sark Races, aninternational tallshipssailingrace. Lastsummer this annual prestigious race succeeded in drawing in 125 ships from countries around theworld. Themajority of time spent on the ship takes place before the race evenbegins, whenitmustsailtothestartingpoint. Erin's boat began in Lunenburg, NovaScotia and from therewentacrosstheAtlantic(inarecord131/2days)to Lisbon,Portugal.FromLisbontheysailedtoPorto,PortugalandthenontoVigo,Spain. Theyfinallyendedup in Dublin, Ireland where the race took place.

Though the CuttySarkisaserious race forboatsitisalso a cultural and social opportunity During its voyage, the ship stoppedatmanyports inmultiplecountriesto refilltheirsuppliesand food. Ateachport the crew was welcomed withpartiesthrownby the locals. Erin became friends with a varirtyofpeoplefrom countries all over the world. Besides experiencing the international culturesoutside of the boat, there was a cultural gap within theshipas well.

Erin'sship,theSNConcordia,served asatemporaryhometofiveAmericansand37Canadians. Many oftheCanadians onlyspoke Frenchwhichproved tobe challengingandrewardingfortheAmericans. Erinsays that shenow understands Frenchperfectly.

One of the requirements for entering a ship in the race is that half the crew must be between the ages of15 and 25. Because of this, the programisdefinitely gearedtowards youngersailors. All the shipsareco-ed andErin'shad a15-to-27girl/guyratio.

The living conditions on Erin's boat were not evencloseto luxurious eventhoughthe Concordia, 58 meterslongandthefifthlargestboatintherace,hadone

of the best livingconditionsout of all the ships. Each· cabin, orbedroom,was 6 feet longby 2feet wjdeand housedfourpeople. Betweenthebunkbedstherewere oneandahalffeetofwalkingspaceinthemiddleofthe room. Therewasatoiletineach cabinas well.

Because of the tight living conditions, privacy wasnearlyimpossible. "Ilearnedhowtogetalongwith people,"saysFitzpatrick. "You'rewithpeople24-7and youcan'tescapefromthem. You'reforcedtogetalong. Youcan'tfightoverstupidthings. Youlearneverything aboutthosepeopleand IknowI'llbefriends withthem forever."

Thesleepingschedule ontheship was verytiringanddifficulttogetused to. The worstpossiblescenariowouldbeifyouhadfirstwatch, from2to5inthe morningandtheafternoon. Thiswouldmeanthatfrom 2lo5a.m.youwouldneedtostayawakeandwatchout forthesafety of the boat andthenyou would have to wake up again for a 7:30 breakfast.

S 0 much time wasspenton the ship that there were many hours when there was absolutely nothing to do. "I learned how tobebymyselfandhow to be bored. You think that's easy, but actually to do nothing for a couple of days at a time takes real skill",saysErin, whoread12booksin 16days during herjourney. "Becauseyou'resoisolated,it'spossibleto thinkforanhourandnothaveasinglethought."

Despiteallthedifficultiesandchallengesonher trip, whenaskedhowshewouldsumuptheexperience asawhole,Erinansweredconfidently,"It'sthebestthing that's ever happened to me. Seriously, I'm a focused person now in everything I do. Once you sail on the ocean you'rein adifferentworld. There's noland,TV, orcultureoutsideoftheship. Itgivesyouspacetothink aboutyourselfandwhat'simportant."

Look, Mom, I'm a Professional Beach Bum!!

By SCOTT HOWARD

I spend every one of my summers at thebeach andspendmost"ofmytimethererelaxingonthesands. I also devote many hours lo sailing my boat. Because I enjoythesetwoactivities,therewasonlyonelogicalsummer jobfor me; a beach bum. However, no one would hiremeassuchsoI becamethenextbestfhing: asailing instructor.

IgotajobatBrewer'sPilotsPointinWestbrook, Connecticut, the longest marina on the Atlantic coast. The daily routine involved such strenuous activities as sailing,sittingonmybuttinamotorboat,barbecuingon anearbyislandorwatchingamovieonarainyday. Afteraharddayofwork,Iwouldusuallygotakearelaxing

naponthebeach.

Iwouldcharacterizemysummerasanexcellent one,andIrecommendthateverybodyspendasleastforty hours a week withtheir feet onthe sandand their eyes onthetallshipstraversingthehorizon orontheoccasionalskimpybathingsuit ofapasserby.

Juniors and Senior Give Som'ething Back

By LUCY TOBIN

Duringtheyear, many students feelthattheyaretoobusywith academicsandotherextracurricular activitiesto getinvolved with communityservice. Becauseofthis,summer vacationis an excellent timeto tryto help others, improvetheworldaroundyou, andhave anamazingexperiencein theprocess. This worthwhileopportunitywas seized bya fewgenerous,adventure-seeking ORHSstudentslastsummer.

Juniors Carl Gasowski andJohn West spenta weekoftheirsummer at LonesomeLakeinnorthernNewHampshire,finishingavolunteer-runproject thathadbeenintheworksforthree years. Theyjoined upwiththeAppalachian Mountain Clubtobuildbridges surroundingthelakeinan effortto preventerosion. Therewas...lot of

damagethat they neededto work around due to harsh weatherlast winter. "After the ice storm,extrapeople wereneededtohelp clean up," explained Carl.

Thegroup of 15 teenagers hikedinto a campingarea withalltheirgear andworked fromthere on bridgesat nearby sites. The wood fortheconstructionwas airliftedin to them.Theboys' group successfully completed theongoingprojectby.constructingthe47th andfinalbridge. The building ofeachbridge tookapproximatelythreehours.

Carl describedhiscommunityservice experienceas "Satisfyingandhard-core." Johnalsoagreedthattherigorousworkwas rewarding. "Itwasquite an experience. I can't wait todoitagainnext year."

AlexisCarter,asenior atORHS, also volunteeredhertimethissummer. Inher case,itwasforafullfive weeks.Alexis traveledwiththe N.H. Conservation Corps, a subdivisionofAmnestyInternational. Her groupof 16-19 yearolds wentallover New Hampshirepruningand plantinginanattempt to makethestatemore aestheticallypleasing.

Theyplantedlilacsandotherclimateppropriateplantsatreststopsandmedian trips. Theyalsovisitedwetlandsitesand ilantcdtreesthatarehelpfultotheenviron'1ent. Theworkwasstrenuousandattimes �dious. "Itwashardtostayfocused,"said dexis. "Onetimewehadtoplant40pine ·ecs. Wediditforthreedaysstraight." Forall erhardwork,Alexiswaspaid$I50. Shealso !ceivedascholarshipof$833forcollege.

Onweekends,hergrouphadtimeoff 1attheyspenthiking,canoeing,mountain ikingandresting. Theentireexperiencewas cryeducationalforAlexisinmanyways.

"Itwasapositiveexperience. Inow aveadeeperrespectfortheenvironment,the indofrespectyoucanonlygetthroughliving utsideforfiveweeks. Ilearnedhowgreatour npactisonsocietyandnature. llalsomade ,emoreawareofwhatIwanttodowithmy fc:Hikingandcamping beingmoreapart ftheenvironment."

Vacation

Touched by the Power of Democracy

By LAURENPENNA

Manystudentsfromalloverthe nationarechoseneachyeartoattendthe NationalYoungLeadershipConference heldatAmericanUniversityinWashing­

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eteria,andwerefreetouse alltheotherfacilitiesthecollegehastooffer. ton,D.C. It hasbecome a tradition for some OysterRiver students to attendevery year. The conference offersavariety ofacademic subjects from which students can choose. Government andjournalismareusuallythemost popular.

Duringthedaywewere abletotourtheCapitoland visit some of America's most famous buildingsand museums.Theconferencealsogotaholdof some notable figures suchas writers from Newsweek,members ofCongress,andother prominentfigureswho influencethegovernmenttoday. Weheard motivationalspeeches thatweremeanttoinspireustogetinvolved in politics and the worldaroundusnow sothatwewouldhave avoiceinthefuture.

Everyone at the conference was very interested in meetingnewpeople This past July I attendedthe Ia..n:mR:rn:t,fi::urthfrnnleft,wi.thIB/,l£riarl;:furn withdiverseideasand learningaboutourgovernment today The wholeexperiencewasa

government conference for eleven days. Withluggageinhand,Isteppedontotheplane, leavingmysenseofsecuritybehindme. Iwastraveling aloneintothenation'scapitalandIwasnervous.

BeingatAmericanUniversity tookmeaway fromDurhamandmynormal,safelife. Itforcedmeto takecareofmyself. Theexperiencewasalotlikegoing tocollege;wesleptintheresidencehalls,ateinthecaf-

Marc Hubbard:

Hero orAnimal

Killer?

ByMARC HUBBARD

Itwasaverycoldandwindysummermorning soIthoughtthatitwouldbeanicedayformetogohug atree,Imean,togohiking.Yeah,that'sit.AsIstruggled togaingroundonthetremendousbareledgesofMount WhitefaceIfoundmyselfquenchedforthirstandhunger.Idecidedtositdowntohaveabite.

LittledidIknowthatbehindmybackwasa little,er,Imeanhugeblackbear.Ifoundmyselfcaught inmytracks,likeadeerinheadlights.Thethinggave meafunnystare,foamdribblingdownhishairychin. Thiscreaturewasn'tnice,likealltheotherCareBears. Itwastheworkofthedevil.WhatdidIdotorelieve myselfofalIthesuddenpain?Ididwhatarealmanwould do,grabastickanddefendmyself.AtfirstItriedtopoke hiseyesoutsohecouldn'tseeme,butthatdidn'twork. So,asaback-upplan,Iuncaringlyflungthewooden weaponathislegshopingtosendhimofftheledge (somethingDirkDigglertaughtmeonceinadream). Thebearhobbledbuthedidn'tcollapsebecauseofthe ·sizeofhislegs,whichwerebuiltlikeRedwoods.With

veryvalidoneformebecauseitpertainedtomypotentialmajorwhenIgoawaytocollege. Iwouldrecommendtakingtheopportunityofattendingthisconference toanyonewhoisgivenit. Theexperienceenablesone tobecomemoreeducatedaboutoursocietytodayand alsotogetatasteofcollegelifeaheadoftime.

nowheretohide,Iquicklyunleashedmybarebackhand onthebewilderedbeast,knockinghimcold.Itheninstinctivelydugmycat-liketeethintothebeast'sthroat, forcingtheanimaltobreathehisownblood,whichwas adarkreddish-brown�ButthenIlookedupatanearby signthatremindedmethatbear-killingwasillegal.Luckily,afteraMacGyverflashback,Itookoutmytrusty SwissArmyknife,ducktapeandashoelace,whichI usedtomakeabombanddestroyalltheevidence.

Ipulledmyselfdownthemountain,legswobbling.Iwastheheroofallheroesandeveryoneloved me!ButthenIrememberedthatthiseventdidn'toccur inthesummer,ithappenedlastwinter. Anditdidn't happentome. I justreadit ina bookabout Davy Crockett.

G:n:ter,takir:gaJ:n:.el<franS:lViry EW=tlarrlsofN::wH:llµ,hire

Editorials

FAST Fair Apathy

Thisyear'sFASTFair was a lesson insociology. It showed offthe apathy of notonly thestudents,butofthefaculty. Onlyahandfulofavailablehighschoolstudentsshowed up to support their school. But what wassad was themere trickle ofteacherspresent. ORHS students have too few role models to show them the values of communityand theperils ofcomplacency.

Teacherapathydoesn'tjusthurtduringeventsliketheFASTFair,itwoundstheschool permanently. Likethe"BrokenWindowTheory"thepublicismoreapttocarefortheir environment whenit showsrespectability. Studentsmimicwhatthey see.

We understand thatmanyteachershavesociallivesandfamiliesandotherthingsmay take priority over theirSaturdays. We alsounderstand that teachers are working withoutacontractandthatmanydon'twanttobeseenasfundraisersinadditiontoteachers. Wealsounderstandthatmany teacherswereturnedofffromtheeventwhentheyfeltit was forced upon them. But would it have been wrong to become a member of the community andtrytobetterchildren'sfutures? Many teachersmust ask themselvesif they "skipped" this event orif they had a"legitimate"reason.

Ofcourse,manyteachersarepositiverolemodelsgoingaboveandbeyondtheirduty. Whether staying after school to help students, serving as advisors, or coaching sports teams,severalteachersgivesomethingextrabacktotheschool. Butwhenaneventthat demandsschoolsolidarityliketheFASTFaircomesaround, astrongteacher presence isnecessarynotonlytoputforthagoodface tothecommunitybuttoserveasabeacon for all students.

Unsung Heroes

Thenationmaybeecstatic withbaseballfeverandtheLewinskyscandal,OysterRiver maybecaughtupin thepossibilityofanotherGirls'VolleyballorBoys'Soccerchampionship,butnestledinmodular23, Mr. Stoykisleadingthemathteamtoagreatseason.

Last Wednesday, the ORHS Math Team came in first at the Tri-State Math Meet, defeatingmath juggernaut Amesbury. (Amesburyshowsup incustom redjacketsembroidered witha list of theirmath team championships.)

PerfectscoreswerebroughthomebyJasonTimlin,RobHeuchling,CherylHumphrey, and Stacy Baker. High scores were turned in by Mehrun Etebari and Sally-Torbert. Each of thesetop scorers brought pride to the school,not to mentiona freecandy bar. Our ORHS math team may not be seen as the diamond of the school, but working withoutpraisetheyhavemanagedtobecomeoneofNH'stopmathteams. Keepbringing home the candy, boys.

OR'sPoetryRenaissance

There is a new movement making the OR hallways a littlemorecheerful, and giving studentstheoccasionalrestfromthestressofthehallways. PoetryforthePeopleisone of those few ideasthat doesn'tannoyus. Itsmagicissimple, direct, andmoving. Next time you're walking the halls take a quick pause and refresh your outlook on life. Cheers to whoever decided to take it uponthemselves to make the OR halls and OR's students alittlemore cheerful.

OurFriend·

Peoplehave friends. Peoplehaveenemies. Butthereisoneexceptiontothelatterrule. There is one student whomno one can say a bad wordabout, simply because he combines many of the traits that everyone praises but no one fully achieves. He is both a moral idolandourfriend.

HisnameisBenCarr.

ThroughouthislifeBenCarrhasstucktohisprinciplesthathumansarebasicallygood inside. He is one of the few OR students whom you can honestly say make it better everysecondofthedayjustbyhispresence. BeingnamedtheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution Good Citizen of theYear was just the nextlogical step foreverybody's favorite person.

Editorialsrepresent themajority ofthe Editorial staffand do notnecessarilyreflect the viewsoftheentireMORstafforoftheadvisor.

DEVINFOXALL, Editor-in-Chief

.ROB HEUCHLING, NewsEditor

SHANNANQOFF, EeaturesEaitv.r DYLAN B,ROWN, SportsEditor

MEHRUN ETEBARI, Op/EdEditor

KAITLIN G�GG, ManagingEditor

LAUREN PENNA,AdvertisingDirector

LUCYTOBIN, DoubletruckEditor

AINSLEYPARKER, PhotoEditor

TIM B·AILEY, Advisor

ingindiscussion. Ourschool alsohasarichtraditionofconnecting with the larger community. Parentvolunteersand guestspeakersfromUNHare commonvisitorsto ourclassrooms. Wealso have teachers who take the time to plan enrichment experiences forstudentsatregionalmuseumsand wildernessareas.

By PRINCIPAL CHRISTOPHER CAIRNS

Welcome to the 1998-99 school year at Oyster River HighSchool! Ihope thatyou have gotten acclimated and that things are goingwell for you. Iamveryimpressedwith the enthusiasmofourstudent body. Seniors have demonstratedparticularlyhighlevels ofspirit andunity. Freshmen haveturnedoutinrecordnumbersforparticipationinco-curricular activities and class officer elections. Sophomores and juniors have moved into theiruniquerolesandaremakingplansforthefuture. Atouropeningfacultymeeting in September, I com mentedto teachersthatone of theverymostsignificantparts of the educational experience at ORHS is that students are involvedinlearninghere. We are very fortunate to have teacherswhoworksohardand effectively to create the kinds of lesson plans that actively engagestudents. Itseemsthat OysterRiverstudentsareused to making projects, making presentations, and participat-

The instructionalprogramis our first priority, but another distinguishing factor of the ORHS experience is the wealthofco-curricularactivitiesavailabletostudents. Iencourage you to become involved in these endeavors as well. You will find nineteen clubslistedin thisyear'sStudentHandbook. Additionally, we offer thirty-eight athletic teamsintwenty-fourdifferent sports. Highschoolprovides the opportunity to try somethingnew Haveyoueverbeen involved with art, drama or music? Co-curricular activitiescanhave animportantinfluenceontherestofyourlife. Educationalandsocialopportunitiesawaityouaswellasan excellentchance to have fun.

One of the greatadventures of high school is to discover yourself. As you make new friends and explore areas of strength and interest, you are developingyour identity. An important lesson in life is to simplybeyourself. Ihopethat you have a rewarding year learning more about yourself and the world around you. I amveryhappytobeyourprincipal, and I look forward to getting to know you better. Work hard, have fun, and go forit!

By TIM BAILEY

Nowthatsomeofyouhave completed the necessary torture of driver's education classes, you will be ready to driveyourselftotheSATs, to theprom, andtograduation. It'sagoodthingthatdriver's edisover. Remembersitting in the passenger sideseat, or intheback,watchingyourinstructor drive the car as he passesalongmeaningless,oftheard tips like "See this wheel? This steers the car." Orhowabout,"Thesearethe lights. You use them when you're driving at night." I understood the hours behind the wheel, getting the feel of the car, but what about all those observation hours? Whatwastheirpurpose? I've been watching people drive my whole life! I don't need towatchanymore! Itseemed likecruelandunusualpunish-

FacultyForum . . '.

You've GotaTicketto Ride

menttome,butmydriver'sed instructorignoredmyviewthat his method was unconstitutional.

Thankfully,formanyofyou, thattimeinyourlifeisover. It isatimenowtoembarkdown anewroad,withafreshlylaminated driver'slicensein hand. Thisistheroadofincreasedresponsibility, butyou will also encounter more individual freedomalongitspath. Yes,a license will afford you new chancestospreadyourwings, butwhatdoyoudoifyouhave no car to drive? Thatlicense will soon make it seem like a crueljokeisbeingplayedupon you. MomandDadmayhave a need for the car at the same timethatyouwishtouseit,or they may just be scared to let you have the car Consequently, youare faced with a problem. Youcancontinueto be the outcast, licensed but stranded,oryoucanbuyacar of your own. There are other strategies to getting a car, but purchasing is the most commonly used. True, stealing a car is one way to get to the Pumpkins concert, but don't

that pays well and is not too dangerous. For example, working at DurhamMarketplacestocking shelveswouldbegood,butbecoming a local area bookie wouldbebad.

Somecarstoavoidforyour first purchase are the plain whitevan,whichwillgetyou instantly branded as a child molester or kidnapper Red sportscarsareabadidea for young people, because students often have difficulty

make any plans for after the to bilk oldladies outof their show. Infact,don'tmakeany possessions. If you find you plans for three to five years arewonderfullyaptatrunning aftertheshow Anotherstrat- thesetypesofscams,thenyou egyforthoseofyouthatdon't maywishtoconsideracareer wishtospendyourhardearned intelemarketing. Morelikely, dollar on transportation is to though, is the fact that you incessantlypesteryourparents possessmoralscruplesandan tobuyacarforyou. Iamnot emptywallet. Getusedtothis recommendingthis particular feeling. Itwillnevergoaway. approach,butIwillsaythatit So you get a job, hoping to has worked more than once. earnthemoney,and,ineffect, The danger ,, earn the car. hereisthatthis 'Acartoavoidforyour This job planmayback- first purchase is the doesn't have fireonyou,and plain white van, which tobeanything your parents, will get you instantly special,buttry tired of your to g t b brandedasaweirdo or e a JO constant nag ging anJ com- kidnapper." plaining, will giveyouupfor adoptiontoa familyofcarnivalworkers. Soitseemsthatmanyofyou areinthepeculiarsituationof buyingyourfirstcar. Thereare many steps to this process. The first step is coming up withanappropriateamountof money. LetmeexplainwhatI mean by the term "appropriate". One hundred dollars is fartoolittle, unlessof course youhavetheparticularability

Student COmmentaries

payingthespeedingticketsthat come with acquiring a sports car. Pick-uptrucksareaproblembecauseeveryonewantsto borrow it when they have to moveanything,orevenworse, they want your help simply because you have the truck. The next thing you know, you'llhaveamonth'sworthof weekends planned, and all of theminvolveheavylifting. So ifyourideaoffun doesn'tinclude hefting Aunt Fannie's 400pound Craftmatic adjustable bed up three flights of stairs, then the pick-up truck isn'tforyou.

The best advice that I can giveto youabout this time in yourlifeisthatnomatterwhat kindofcaronwhichyousettle, pleasebeverycarefuldriving yournewpossession. Youmay beeighteenandyoumaythink you'reimmortal,butletme assure you that this is not the case. For while you may be concernedaboutthepaintjob or thetransmission, yourparents, friends, andteachersare concerned onlywith thecar's contents. Andthat,myyoung friends,meansyou.

TheNewKidin School RespecttheParking Lot

By Lindsey McNamara

Icameintothehighschool worriedandnervous,afraidof being snubbed by the older students. I was anewkidin town, having moved here over the summer. Iwasuneasy as a freshman, not having familiar faces from the yearbeforetocomparescheduleswith.

Much to my reassurance, everyone I've met has been friendlyandhelpful. WhenI cametoorientation,togetmy schedule and my bearings, I was totally lost. Ms. Long wasniceenoughtospendher time that day giving me a walk-throughofmyschedule.

Ihadtheimpressionthateveryclassfeltthey'resuperior totheclassbeneaththem,and I'd never heard anything to thecontrarybefore.

I found that I was wrong. Even seniors have been friendly and made me feel' welcome. I'vemadeseveral friends in the junior and sophomoreclasses,andmany in thefreshman. Maybe it's

just me, but people in New Hampshire seem to be more openandfriendlythanpeople inotherplacesI'velived.

Ilikedtheway I couldcustomize my schedule as I've neverlikednothavingachoice inasituation. Istillhadsome classesthatI was required to takeasafreshman,butIcould dowhatIwantedwithmyfree period.

ThankstoMs. Long, I only had to check my schedule a coupleoftimesinthefirstfew days. I walked in on the wrong classes once or twice though. Isatdownanddidn't realize my mistake until they calledattendance.

The first few weeks have been great, and I'm looking forwardtothecomingyearsof highschool. Afterthat,Iwill hopefullygoontocollegeand AirForceROTC.

However, that -is allii} the distantfuture. Righinow,I'm goingtoconcentrateonmeetingnewpeople, gettinggood grades,.and having fun with mynew-foundfriends.

By LAUREN PENNA

As I camearoundthecornerof Coe Drive, approaching the school, the clock on my dashboardread7:27a.m. Iexpected themorningto beginlikeallthe others; arriving at school with enough time to park my car in seniorparking, gotomylocker, andleisurelywalktomyfirstperiod class. Unfortunately, this morningwhen I approached the frontofthehighschool, I wasunpleasantly surprised to find that therewasnotoneparkingspotleft intheparkinglotthat I hadbought astickerfor.

Afterafewminutes, I realized therewasnotevenenoughroom onthesideoftheroadwherejuniors and sophomores parked. Next I had to take a trip down memorylane. I drove down to the end of the automobile line, andagainlookingattheclock, I wasnowofficiallylate. Myfirst tardyofmysenioryear.Iwasnot upsetabouttheactualtardy,but thereasonwhyIwastardy. GoingJnt.oBiologyliththi'scxcu� did.notflyweltsoldecidedthat' ·1wouldhavetowatchthisproblem. Ihadtofindoutwhythere had beenenough senior parking spotsforthepasttwoweeks,yet,

Tradition

come this past week, they were allgone.

I founditveryunusualthatthe same scenariooccurredthe followingday.IdecidedthatIcould not belate again andparked in the lot in front of the school. Therealwaysseemedtobespace open and I had seen my peers' carsparkedtheresincethebeginningoftheyear. I wasonlyfollowingsuit. I waspleasedwith myselfwhen I arrivedtoclasson time,butstill I wasperturbedby thefactthatparkingspotsinthe seniors'parkinglothadbeendisappearing. I wasnotawareofany newmembertotheseniorclass, soIponderedthesituationsome more.

My thoughts were abruptly endedwhenMr.Daleyaskedto seeme duringclass. Automatically, I knew I would have to move my car. My suspicions werecorrect. Mr.Daleytoldme I wasparkedinthe'InternParking Lot.' If that Wai�intern lot,,whywerecertalosebio�permittedtoparkthere? Ibt,c;µne very angry and maybe a little shortwithMr.Daley(Iapologize) because I could not understand whyparkingwasaproblem if I

hadboughtasticker. So, I moved mycarforwhat I decidedwould be the last time. I was going to find out what was going askew withtheparkingsituation.

Laterthatday I wastoldthere were some bold underclassmen who had been parking in what ORHShasalwayscalled"'Senior Parking" Since I wasafreshman in 1995,andevenbefore.that,seniors have always made it quite clear that the parking spaces in frontoftheschoolwerereserved for them. Everyone has to wait forit,butonceyoubecomeaseniorthepriviledgeisallyours.

IapproachedMr.O'Malleywith my problem. Unfortunately, he hadnotbeenawareofthestrong tradition,andhadbeenlettingthe individualsparkintheprizedlot. Much to my dismay, the underclassmen have been here longer thanMr.O'Malleyandareaware oftheparkinglegacy.

Asofrightnow,alladministra_torsandstudentsareawareofthe seniorparkingtraditionanditwill prevailagainthisyearatORHS.

The problem i�,amereiesultof miscommunication. i<tl)ljlve usedthisspacein the papertoremindeveryonethatyourtimewill come.Anduntilthen,respectthe tradition,please.

Newfound Responsibility Confronts Seniors Lessons Learned in High School

By DYLAN BRO•.VN

As I now embark on my nineteenth year I have many more issues to consider in my ever-changing life. I have started the metamorphosis from a callow 17 year old to an omniscient 18 year old.

Now I am an adult,kind of, and I have responsibilities,not only to myself, family, and team,but real responsibilities to the greater community and country. I have a little say,but it still counts as a say in something that could change another's life.

My responsibility to vote is an important one, as is everyone's. Along with this responsibility come many questions that I must sort and answer for myself. Who is the one person who I believe has what it takes to lead this nation? What is a nation to me? I haven't lived anywhere exceptin Durham for that last 14 years. It's hard to fathom the

numberof people in this coun- that "someone else will do it." try.

If everyone was apathetic

The next presidential elec- about voting then the only tion isn't for another couple of peoplewho would votewould years,but it is very important be the candidates themselves, for a young voter to become andsomecrazyoldactor could politicallyeducated. ________ get written in as Upuntilnowalotof "AsIhave the most powerful you�g people's (in- man in the world. eluding my own) maturedasan

As I have mapolitical judgments were facilitated by their parents. Until someone really thinks for himself, he relies on someone else's views to

went bad," and you wake up in a Dover public fountain thinking you're a walrus, chances areitwasn't iced tea.

American, I understand moreaboutthe differentpoliticalpartiesand their views."

tured as anAmerican, I understand moreaboutthedifferent political parties and their views. But it is still unknown to help form his own.================ me what the ramiAnd of course the fications would be person who is relied on won't really give an objective view. One slowly realizes that when they figure out that they want to live somewhere else than home,that they are their own person. One must realize this and know that they have to think and vote for themselves, not for another.

The question that every voting American must answer for themselves is: who is the person that they feel can, and should,lead the country For allofthe OysterRiver students this year who will turn 18,just think a minute about what small, but important, choice you couldmake. And don'tlet yourchances goby,don'tthink

if either would rule the country. I haven't lived on myown, I don't pay taxes,I don't worry about losing my measly MVP footwear job. Without living by myself it's hard to see what my decisions could lead to. What I use to help educate myself is the newspaper. I try to read a newspaper as often as possible when_I'm at home. It gives me insight on issues you can't just get from a 30 second newscast. People shouldn't vote unless they are properly educated and know who and what they are voting for,andthe bestwayto receive thateducationis by reading the paper.

ByDEVINFOXALL

When someone says,"Don't worry I workout," or "It's OK, I take Creatine," it means they're going to hurt themselves.

Health class doesn't really startto rockuntil gym croquet. Saying "Safety" in my car is not a valid excuse for what you've just done.

If the library were on fire,it would take the school senate four hours and eight committees to decide the true definition of fire,and whether ornot to bring bagels to the next meeting.

The old lady at Store 24 is an undercover cop.

Some things are better kept to yourself, like, "Man, that Blossom chick is hot."

Pants that hang around your ankles do not make you look tough.

If you're ata party and someone gives you "iced tea that

If you are about to read a poem in class and you say, "This is a poem that I wrote when I was going through a lot of different emotions " then please don't read your poem.

QuotingAustin Powers over and over will only make you annoying, not funny.

Freshmen no longer regard seniors with fear and awe. Random beatings arein order.

The salmon nuggets are really pureed chicken.

So are the rib sandwiches.

Putting cheetos up your nose and making cow noises will not win girls over.

If you ever run for class office,do stand-up material for your speech, promise to put the U back into stdent, and brag about your connections with Wu-Tang.

Ethnicjokes are rarely appreciated at Diversity Club meetings.

Only Mr. Perry and Sipowicz can make a short sleeve shirt and tie look good. Societal ils, poorparenting, Communists, and mourning the loss of innocence are all oorexcusesfor tard sli s.

Common Courtesy in OR Halls

and hopefully,in future years, it will be. However,for now, we're stuck with what we've got,and we have to make the best of a difficult situation. Which brings me to my next point.

:ay KAITLINGREGG

Our school is crowded. No one can argue that it is not. The mere fact that we have so many bodies crammed into a space that would better suit half can cause frustrations akin to being volunteered for some bizarre peoplepacking experiment.

I am positive the entire school population wishes the situation could be changed,

Yesterday,I was trying to get from above the library to my Spanishclass,ontheotherside of the upstairs hallway While attempting to make my way throughthegrowing throngs of people, I began to become aware of one quality lacking in the otherwise congenial halls of Oyster River: Courtesy.

I know,the word may be outdated. Some of you may not even know what it means. For those of you with limited memory, let me refresh you.

The Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary defines courteous

ing much faster than me. They assumed that by pushing and it to the other end of the hallway would somehow give them special status. Sorry peoplenextto me,shov---------------- guys. ing their way through

behavior as: marked by respect for and consideration of others. Hhhhmmmm The

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and rather perturbed as I understand,the com- well,try to take a few deep pressed condition of the

breaths and realize, you hallway can be stressful will make it to your locker, when you are just trying

and you will make it to to be on time for class class. And if you happen for the first time in a

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the very least,it will make corral before the next them stop and think for a bell ( oh, excuse me, moment,andmaybe itwill noise) However,the frantic appearing like they were even make them realize it people next tomeyesterday in needed urgently to save the doesn't cost much to show the hall weren't actually mov- world if only they could make some courtesy for others.

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By LUCY TOBIN

from last year. In addition there have also been strong

The Girls' Cross-Country showings from Kate Kraft, teamishavingastellarstartto Ginny Simmons and freshtheir fall season. Thus far the man Cristina Friend. team has competed in five "We were a little conmeets and is undefeated in cemedaboutourseasonthis· theirClassIdivision.Theyare year because we obviously currently rated sixth in New wanted to defend our title. Hampshire including all the Wehadlostournumbertwo ClassLschools. runner (Kristin Cosby) and

For the past three years the we didn't know what we teamhasbeenClassI champs would get as far as freshand for the last two they've men. Luckily it worked out participated in the Meet of because Lindsay Thompson�____K

Champions --------- and Kaitlin which includes "Theteamis Gregg both all runners in moved up to NH. The top six Strong this h i g h e r teams at the year...Wehavea rankings." Meet of Cham- /ot ofgoodvet- The girls' pionsarechosen toughest comto go on to New eran runners as petition this Englands and wellasmanynew year is Conval Oyster River a n d was included additions tothe Kingswood. among these team... 11 OR has albothtimes. ready defeated

The top three Kingswood in runners this year, Kaitlin a largeinvitational. Gregg, Jocelyn Theriault and "The team is strong this Elizabeth Jackson, have all y��."saidLindsay. "Wehave been tremendous assets to the a lot of good veteran runners team. LindsayThompson,the aswellasmanynewadditions fourthrunner,hasalsocontrib- to the team. This is going to uted to the team's sucess, cut- leadustobeingClassIchamps ting a full minute offher time for our fourth year in a row."

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Fund-RaisingHopes

By MIKE GAULT

On the evening of Wednesday Octo)?er7, approximately 40ORHSstudentscomprising thebulkofthd 1998-1999JuniorVarsityandVarsityhockey team met in the library todiscuss mandatory fundraising for the participants.

The meeting was chaired bycoachGriff Richard and

will be $10.00 and each sale will reduce the seller's required total fundraising by $5.00.

With thehighcost ofathletics and schools unwilling to payfortheentireamountofthe program, many teams and individual players are now beingrequiredtohelpreducethe cost of their

Sue Whittier . "Thisis agreatopporsports. Most of the money in the high schoolhockey from the tunityto 'help a hockey Booster Club. player inneed'by JVplayerswill be required to buying a discount card raise $275 or suggestingthename each while varsityplayers willberesponofa business '"

program goes for ice time, but coaches' salaries, pucks, socks andothermissible for raising $325 each. cellaneous costs are also in-

The money raised comes eluded. fromadvertisingandsponsors Thisisagreatopportunityto who are listed in the hockey "helpahockeyplayerinneed" yearbook. Deadlineforallads by buying a discount card or and contributions is Friday, suggestingthenameofabusiNovember 6, without excep- ness or potential advertiser to tion. In addition, a discount helpdefraycostsandassistthe card is being printed for sale. playerinmeetinghisgoals. If Thiscard lists approximately you wish to purchase a card 15-20businessesthatofferdis- contact any hockey player in counts on services. The price your local halls.

Sports Commentary

Why Did the Red Sox Trade that Bambino Guy?

By ERIC SEIDEL

right field grandstand in the rearranged,however, onecan

It is a shame that after a orderof9-4-1-8. Thesenum- get B. Ruth. Curse orcoincibaseball season for the ages, hers can be iµ-ranged in many dence, you decide. we thefans oftheBoston differentways. Onewayis1 Maybe it wasn''tjust the RedSox-areleft withbit- 9-4-8 or 1948, the yearwhen curse, maybe the Sox were ter tastes lingering in our the Red Sox "dream season" doomed from the beginning mouths. Thisseasonwassup- cameto a prematurefinish in and thecurseonly exempliposed to be the one. How- atypicalplayoffcrumble. Or fied theirdes�iny of failure. ever, asfate mayhaveit, the evenmoreeerieisthearrange- Fenway park was dedicated Sox are going home empty mentof9-4-1-8 -theformat onApril 16, 1912, two days handed. WhyisitthattheSox seeneverydayattheFen. This afterthe Titanic sunk. The seem to crumble every year format, read as 9/4/18, actu- opening of the park did not when playoff time rolls allycorrespondswiththedate even make the front page of around? Why haven't the of the final game of the last thepaper. AreFenway Park RedSox won aWorldSeries World Series gamethe Red' andtheRedSoxalways dessinceI918? Isthisacaseof Sox actually won. Coinci tinedfortragedy? extremelybadluckormaybe denceorcurse? There are ma1y other exthere is something that goes These numericalmessages amples of thect:rse inRed beyond rationalization? wouldceasetoexistiftheRed Sox lore, for ex mple, the Maybe thereisacurse. Sox would retire another home run by BuckyDent in Most RedSox fans are fa- player'snumber. Forexample, the 1978 one gam playoff. miliarwith the"Curse of the Mo Vaughn could qualify Dent'shome run appearedto Bambino." Ithasbeenpassed whenheretires. The problem be"lifted"overthe·va Irather downthroughthegenerations isthatMoisprobablygoneto thenhitoverthewal Again, and will continue to be until free agency after this year. the Soxcrumbleanclo,e. theSoxwinthebigone. For There is always Roger Thispast year was no difthose not familiar with the Clemens. He served thisclub ferent. The RedSox rad an curse, let me enlighten you. well for many years, but he outstandingteamonlyto10ld In 1918, Red Sox owner also will retire from another in the first round of theplayHarry Frazee made the most team sincethe RedSoxfailed offs. Eveninthisyear'splayinfamous personnel decision to sign him as a free agent. off series against the Cleveinsportshistory. Hesoldthe Maybe the curse includes the land Indians, the curse stuck legendary Babe Ruth to the RedSox never being able to out its nasty head. In the fiYankeesandusedthemoney keep any other player who nal two games the Sox lost to financeaBroadwayshow. could earn the distinction eachgamebyonerun. Inthe Asthelegendgoes,theBabe neededtohavehisnumberre- final game, an obscure Red cast a curse on the RedSox, tired. Sox pitcher did not allow a statingtheSoxwillneverwin A former teammate of run. TheRedSoxwereup1theWorldSeries. Sofar, the Clemens alsohasconnections Ointheeighth,whenmanager Babehasbackeduphisword. to the "curse", Bruce Hurst, Jimy Williams·decides to SuretheBabemight'vesaid pitchedfortheSoxinthe1986 bring in star closer Tom that, but so what? I want World Series. Thatis the se- ''Flash"Gordon. Whowould someevidence. riesinwhichBillBucknerhad think that the American Whatfollowsmightnotbe the misfortune of failing to League's best relie".'erwould coldsetinstonefacts,buthey, pick up a routine ground ball notbe abletoclose thegame theydomake youthink. andtherestishistory theRed and keep the Red Sox in the InthehistoryoftheRedSox Soxlost. Hurst is sixth in all playoffs? Gordon had not franchise only four numbers time wins by a Red Sox lefty blown a save since April, a have beenretired. Thenum- and Ruth is fifth. Ruth and majorleaguerecord. Yet the ber 9 worn byTedWilliams, Hurstarethelasttwoleftiesto Soxlost. Cronin #4, Doerr #1, and win a World Series game in Fate or the "Curse of the Yastrzemski#8. Theyaredis- Fenway Park. When the let- Bambino,"? Youdecide. played at Fenway above the tersinBruceHurst'snameare

Sfx)rt Profiles

Rock On! Caron ProducesMO' ProblemsforOpposition

AtSix-foot Three, Caron isthePillar ofO.R. Girls' Volleyball

By AARON BARRY

By JOO-SON KIM

Rock Bisson,apowerstriker on the Oyster River HighSchoolVarsityteam,isafourteen-year-oldwonder. Heisa freshmaninhighschool playing for the Varsity team, and occasionally he is getting a startingrole.

Rock, AKA " Stone Cold", has lived in New Hampshire hisentirelife,residinginboth Dover and Lee. His mom boughthimasoccerball after seeingagameontelevision. "I juststartedkickingitaround," said Rock. He never gave up andgotbetterandbetteratsoc­

Atoweringpresenceonthis year's Girls' Varsity Volleyball team, Marissa Caron, better known as Mo', has stepped upherplayto compensate for the lossof many of last season's talented seniors. In doingso,she'sbecome a six-foot three-inch nightmaretoopposingteams.

Mo' grewupin Raymond, New Hampshire, where she attended elementary and middle school. When her daysofplayingwithBarbies and Cabbage Patch Kids ended,Momovedtothelittle townofMadbury,andbegan attending school as a fresh-

man at ORHS. She emIM-"I

barkedonfulfillingadreamto win an athletic scholarship to allyhopetoeithergetascholarshiptoplayattheUniversity ofDelaware,Northeastern,or cer.

Rock doesn'tonly play soccerhehasotherhobbies,such as snowboarding, wakeboarding,basketball,and lacrossearealsoathleticar'eas in which he excels. But his passionforsoccercomesfirst.

Even though he is one to three years younger than the other members of the boys' soccerteam,heistreatedwith equalrespectbyhisteammates because of his outstanding abilityandhustle. Thisseason, thedefendingchampionstook him in like a member of the

family.

Hisfuture plans areto goto college,getadegreeinfitness,

thecollegeofher choice.

Dominatingasafreshman, Mo started out on the junior Varsityteam. Whenshebegan Seton Hall," shesays. Mo' speaks candidly on a variety of topics, such as her coach, coach Ed Sharon. "CoachEdisasupercoach.He canmakeallthegirlsdothings easier than any other coach could. He is very team orientedandisverybigonbeing classy. I feel that a coach doesn't make a team, but shapes our personality and

hersophomoreyearatORHS, shegotherfirstchanceatplaying for the Varsity team, and didbetterthanmostexpected. Mo'hasbeenwiththeVarsity eversince. She'swonfivedifferentawardsand.titlesforher ability to play the game, including the Fosters Dream Team,theAllStateTeam, the Coaches' Award forMost ImprovedPlayer,andPortsmouth HeraldPlayeroftheYear. Mo has also won many different beachvolleyballtournaments, andshecontinuestoplaywith great aggression. What does thefutureholdforMo'?"Ire-

outside of school and volley- cused on this season, and on ballarelimitedbecauseofthe contributing to help the team timeshespendspracticingand winthenextgame. When"you studying. "Idon't really have ask tllis ultimate team player muchfreetime. Mos!is spent what volleyball means,to her, doinghomework,eventswith sheanswers,"it'stheultimate theteam,andpracticingtostay teamsp�rt�'. in shape both physically and -----------.. mentally."

Mo' wantstoattendcollege where she will be on a volleyball scholarship attendingcollegeona when she graduates high full hl'·, at etic v school, and thinks of playing evenbeyondhercollegeyears. scholarship TOBAYa

But for now she is purely fo- 6:00pni'. inthe,Gym. skills as

people not only on the court, but also in our every day lives."

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Rock understandstheneed for good role models. His ownheroishisdad,because his dad didn't get anything h..ndedto him forfree. "He hadtoworkallhislifetoget towhereheisrightnow. He achieved his main goal in

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Boys' X-Country

By CARLGASOWSKI

The tremendous talent of this year's Boys' Cross Country team lookstoyield apromisingseason. Anoutstandingperformanceattheir first competition m Kennebunk, Maine on September5thsetthetoneforthe season.

"It ',1/as a very productive meet," explains OR captain BenCarr. "Our accomplishments showed that our hard workispayingoffandhopefullythathardworkwillhelp us haveagoodand prosperous season."

Since their first meet in Kennebunk,theteamhashad strong showings at each meet, including the Bobcat Invitational, which OR hostedonSeptember19th.

Led by the experience of captains Tom Nazzaro and Ben Carr, the team, which consists mostly of sophomores and freshmen, has quicklyraiseditslevelofcom-

petitiveness.

Young runners such as Dan Reinholdarecreatingastrong backbonefortheperformance of team. He placed fourth in the 5k at the Bishop Guertin meetonSeptember12th. This foundation of young talent shouldleaveOysterRiverwith astrong·teamforboththisyear andyearsto come.

"We have a really young team, by far the youngest in ourdivision,butthere'sstilla lot of talent," comments Tom Nazzaro. ----------

Boys' Volleyball

ByMEHRUNETEBARI

Despite their disappointing 3-5 record, there is a feeling of improvement among the membersoftheBoys'Volleyballteam. Ledbyseniorcaptains Corey St. Onge, Pat Houle,EricMartin, andMike Parsons, the team is optimistic heading into the seasonendingPinkertonTournament onOctober24.

Freshmenmakeupsevenof

the eighteen members, but theirinexperienceiscountered by the leadership of the five returning starters from last year's team. "Myseniors are my stars," says Coach Rob Quaglieri.

UnderCoach Quaglieri, the team has shown solid play in manymatchesthisseason,especiallyonthedefensiveside. However, mental lapses have caus�d many of this season's losses. "We have the talent," says head captain Corey St. Onge. "We justhave to keep our heads in the game."

"They're better than their record shows," adds Mr. Quaglieri.

Inadditiontoregularseason wins against Keene andConcord Academy, the team postedawinagainstKeeneat theConcordAcademyTournament on October 3. Still, the teamwillneedthefreshmento step up their play a notch in order to be successful at the PinkertonTournament. "They all have potential," says Pat Houle.

RiverRowers Head tothe Head oftheCharles

ByCRAIGMILLS

TheDurhamBoatClubJun-

at.SJ.tt:al ior Crew Team is one of a

"..-� Va� Hoom, whoshotariaver- small number of high school � '·1 •1 ,.. °', , • age of 40 this year per nine teams that will be competing "T�r,Oy�t���h'.e,rf!olft�am holes. .RyanFoley.averageda intheHeadoftheCharlesRefinishedfifth.inCla-ssItocon- · 41,andColinBurkeandBruce gattainBostononOct. 17-18. eludethdr\eas�n�nOctober Guillemette both averaged a Theywillberacingtwoboats, 9th and 10th.� This-year's·· score of 42 this y.ear. With a·girls' double and a boys' t<ilurnament.:wa,.s at the C6un- greatcombinedplaybythose double. try'"Cl!1Q·of}l�}1/Hampshirejn ' fourplayers,andthenineother OnSaturdaytheseatingsfor Sutton. � membersoftheteam,t�egolf thetwoboatswereannounced Thiswas-adisapp·ointmentto team just couldn't waittotee- by the coaches. The girls' many members of the team. offattheCountryClubofNH. doublewillbemadeupofseCommenting on their play in CoachJimHornbeck enjoys nior Dana Spang and Katie theseasonendingtournament, coaching hi� squad, and he Palmatier, while the boys' Co-Captain Ryan'Foley said, credits them with a fine sea- doublewillbemadeupofjun"No onecjloked. It wasrain- son. "I coach an excellent ior Mehrun Etebari and a in.,g the first·day __________ group of ath- rower from Newmarket High arid ev�ryon� "/coachanexcellent letes that all School. pulled tl]!ough enjoy golf At the Textile Regatta in realwell." group·ofathletesthat very much_..................After a v,ict_pcy allenjoygolfvery and practice infheirlast,-r�u- muchandpractice very hard," larseason match, said Coach veryhard," of the year at.· =========== Hornbeck. Rochester-CountryClub,theOysterRivergolf team had gained some momentumgoingintotheClassI tournament.

The tourney proved a challengeforthegolfteamasthey went up against the other top seven teams from the league oftwenty-oneteams. Lebanon andHanoverwerethehardest tobeatoftheotherseventeams The Mouth of the competinginthetournament. River would like to thank Tad Parker for his help withthe photography this issue.. Thankyou

The golf team played well, despite the loss of Ben Bratt and Jesse Smith, to finish the regularseasonwitharecordof 18-6. TherewasgreatgolfdisplayedbyplayerslikeBastiaan Tad Parker!

Lowell,Mass.,theirfirstcompetitionoftheseason,theteam racedfourboats: agirls'four, agirls' double,andtwoboys' doubles.J\lthoughnoneofthe boats came in first, they all posted impressive times for first-timecompetitors.

On October 10, the team competed at the New HampshireChampionshipsRegatta. Atthisracethegirls'quadfinished 6th out of 11 overall in theopen fourheat. The boys' quad finished8th outof11 in their open four heat. Both boats were the only·quads in their heat and competed with onlycollegefours. Alsointhe junior womens''single division,sophomorePalmatierfinishedfirst outoftwo.

The crew team, although it is allowed to bear the Oyster River name, is independent from the school. It is run by theDurhamBoatClub,located at Jackson's Landing, and coached by OR alums Sean O'ConnellandJeanHarcourt.

At practices, the team rows· down the Oyster River, and sometimes into Little Bay. They practice in quads, doubles, fours, and singles. (Fours have one oar for each rower; quads have two.) The team consists ofOysterRiver students as well as two boys from Newmarket.

AftertheHeadoftheCharles Regatta, the team may attend anotherregattainSaratoga.

Colin Burke helped swing the Bobcats to 5th place in the Class I tournament

Members of O.R. Crew will compete in the annual Head of the Charles Regatta

Boys' Soccer Gives Class I Competition the Boot

By CRAIG ST.ONGE

The 1998 Boys'Soccerteam has been dealing thrashings

with 15minutesleftinthesecond halfto put Stevens out of their misery.

The team has played 13

" It could hurt us in some cases,"saysBrewer Forthose "cases", Brewer will look to hiscaptains,JoeBeland,Marc Hubbard, and Mike Casey, "the spiritual core of the team." Brewer relies on thesethreetokeeptheteam positive.Sofartheyhaven't lethimdown.

At the beginning of the season, questions surrounded the team. Can they winitagain?Aretheygoing to do it? Brewer says that repeating is much harder thanwinningitthefirsttime around because now that you'rethedefendingchamp, everybody wants to play a tough game against you. Opposingteamswanttosay

thatthey beatthe defending champs.OysterRiverfeltthe same way last year about

Souhegan, last year's de-

Thisyearthe Boys' Soccer team hasbeenarealgem · fendingchamps. Brewer islookingforward

J;ef� and right. Their latest maimingcameatthehandsof StevensH.S. TheBobcats'relentless attack on their opponent'sjugularwascounterbalanced by strong goalkeeping.

The Bobcats would eventuallywalkawaywithavictory, and another notch on this years' stick onwhichwinsbe notched.MarcHubbardscored

defendingthetitlethisyear. games in this season and has "We have a real ambitious

gone a commendable 12- team," says Brewer, who is Irecord. Suffering their only very pleased with the perforloss to Raymond, the current mance of his tearri so far this defendingClassM champs. season. As the 1998 season

Coach Martin Brewer is continuesO.R. has definitely quite excited about theyoung put the right foot forward on talent he's received this sea- the path to their second son. Inexperience does not straight championship, and worry him. He believes his look toward hoisting the troteam willuse(heyoungtalent phyhighabovetheir headsin to itsadvantage. November

Girls' Volleyrell Clearing- the Way to Reclaim the Crown

By MARC HUBBARD

This year the Oyster River Girls' Volleyballteam is back withavengeance. Afterayear hiatus from the title podium the Bobcats are stalking the rest of Class I in hopes of pouncing on a 1998 championship.

This year's team is packed oriented coach Ed educates with young players and vet- the squad on volleyball and eran all-stars, but no single evenmoreimportantissues. player is credited for the "Heshapesourpersonalities team's success."Volleyball is andwhatwe dointhegame the ultimate team sport, be- oflife." cause you can't have success Eventhoughtheteamfeels without everyone working," that every member is a key commentedjunioroutsidehit- player,alotofplayerscredit terJennPazdon. the fans for their success at

Girls ' Soccer Team:· Best in Years

By CASEY REYNOLDS

Thispastweekendthe BobcatstraveledtoClaremontto play Stevens. Theinclement weatheronlyintensifiedtheir spirit."Weplayedwithanincredible amount of passion, but unfortunately the reefs controlledtheoutcomeofthe game" commented Sawtell. Many controversial calls resulted inthefinalscoreof 23.

VarsitykeeperAysheWoodwardwasunabletoattendthe game but Junior Varsity keeper Stacy LaPierre steppeduptofillthe net.

The Girls' Varsity Soccer team started thisseason with a6-0wininthehomeopener against Kennett. Since then they have performed well

says that "failure to prepare is preparing to fail." This seems to be the new attitude held by the team and this fresh approach might be the final step in taking them all theway.

"I truly know that the skill level of our team is greater than any other team in the state" replied Kelly Lawson, one of the captains. She sharesherchampionshipwith Ginger Sawtell and assistant captainJessiLaughton. One , ofOysterRiver'smostexcitingaccomplishmentsisavictory against archrival Saint Thomas Aquinas's turf, something that hadn't been doneinyears.

Theseladiesarehungryfor victory. After losing in the quarterfinalstoFallMountain 2to I in double overtimethe witha recorcl of8 l'lnrl 4. wantto see agirlssoccertroThis -,-,l-t_r_u-lyknowth_a_t_th_e_ phy in the year's team glass case. hasbeenled skill level ofourteam is Theteamhas by many greaterthananyother not held this outstanding teaminthestate" title since p 1ayers . 1984. "Our Meridith McNally had a hat trick against Kennett and Ayshe Woodward has been unbeatablein goal.

TheGirlBobcatsconsistsof nine seniors, two juniors, three sophomores, and only onefreshman;BizAllen. But theplayersallhaveonething in common-they really push themselves on and off the field. The girls havehaddesire instilled into them by coach Lynda Nelson, who

goal is to apply our talents and reach our goal of bring home the state championship" stated Kelly.

FridayPlymouth will host thegirlsteaminoneofthefinal games ofthe regular season. The end of their season ismarkedbytheirfinalhome game against Coe Brown. Earlierthisyearthegirlslost 0-1 to Coe Brown and are looking to reverse the outcome.

The Bobcats have bumped, set,andspikedtheirwaytoan unbeatenseason. Withanimpressive 13-0 record the volleyball team has

Olmstead,Kiley thusiasm.

The team is led by experi- home."Thefansaddawhole encedseniorsMo'Caron,Erin aura of excitement. Plus, Carter,LaurieKraft,andSally their tank tops distract the Torbert. Underclassmen Jenn other team," explainedJenn Pazdon, Emily Pazdon, with a burst of enpainted a target on the back of their spandex as the teamtobeat. After a recent victory against Souhegan the

squad.

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Johns, Abby Withmuchanticipationfor Cooley and tournament time, the girls' Cassie Door teamhopes toseecontinued round out this supportfromallthestudents year's very and parents. The last home competitive game isthe lastregularseaBobcats look to ride this momentum to the Class I Championship.

Six-foot three-inch captain Mo' Caronfeelsthatthe team

son game against rival SomersworthonOctober 16th.

"Heshapes our personalities and whatwedo inthe gameoflife.

The Girls' Volleyball team practicingtheir pounding; theiropponents betterwatch out