2005-06 MOR Issue 6

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The Follies Tradition Continues

Follieswasallabouttraditionthisyear-oratleastthat'showit startedoff. Payinghomagetothespringmusical,Fiddleronthe Roof, follieskickeditoffwiththeirownrenditionof "Tradition" singingaboutthingslikefillingoutcollegeapplicationsandthe cafeteriacheesybagels.Fortherestofthenight,theaudience followedChrisMilnerthrougha"typical" highschooldayincludingbreakfastatYoung's,SpanishandTrigonometryclass;lunch withthefreshmangirls, andafterschoolactivities.

"IthoughtitwentverywellandI'mveryproudwepulleditoff. Theamountofpeoplethatshowedupsurprisedmeconsidering thefloodconditions!" saysSeniorSamMorrill,theassistant directoroffollies.

Folliesearnedsomewherearound$3200 (fewpeopleknowthe exactfigures),andaccordingtoMorrill,"Wehardlybrokeeven.A goodmajorityisgoingto[helpreimburse]theBakerfamilyandthelittlethat'sleftwillprobablygo towardsprojectgraduation."

OnMay 16th and 17th , Folliesplayedat theIokaTheatrein Exetertoravereviews. Whenaskedwhatherfavoritepartoffollies was,Jun.iorLilyShakerexclaimedthefinalsong,the sceneswithMr. MonahananddescribestheLusciousLourapasbeing"�ointense!" Infact,inasurvey askingwhatstudents'favoritepartoffollieswasthetopthreecamein thisorder: Freshman"mean girls", Spanish withMrs. Schaffer, andtheLusciousLouvs. LeeUn.itrap. ArtteacherMariaRosi-Raywasoneofthefewteacherswhowenttofollies.Shesaidherdecision togo, whenteacherswereadvisednotto,wasthatshewasgoingasamemberofthecommunitynotanORHS teacher. "Overall, IenjoyedSecretUndergroundFollies. Mostoftheshowwaspositive, funny,creatively produced,anddisplayedsomeincredibletalentfrom theseniorclass."

Thestandingquestioniswhetherornotundergroundfollieswillbecomeatradition.Morrilldoesn't thinkitwill. "Aninsaneamountofeffortwasputintoeverypartoffolliesfromrehearsalstomakingthe soundtrackandcostumelist. Youdon'trealizehowmuchworkgoesintoashow. Idon't thinkitwill (becomeatradition)becauseitiswaytoohardtopulloff.Ihopetheadministrationwillrealizethey madeamistakeandbringitbacktotheschool-forthestudents' sake."

ButShakerthinksthejuniorswillcontinueundergroundfollies. "Wearebeginningtolosetradition. Traditionisawaytokeephistorywithusandwearelettinggoofthat history Manystudentsfeelthatas weletgooftraditionwearelettinggoofourfreedomsbecausethosetraditionswereourprivileges. The seniorsprovedthattheadministrationcan'tcontroleverything. Theadministrationistryingtoprevent futureconflictsbypreventingallseniorclassestodowhatoneclassdid. Theysaywelearnfromour mistakes, butwhatifthesemistakesarenotourown?"

Ben Walnicki as Luscious Lou defends his title against Lee Unit.

The Freshmen "Mean Girls" chatting it up during their lunch. From left to right: Chelsea Evans, Catherine McNally, Michelle Crothers, Sam Brown and Nikki Casimirou.

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Senior Destinations

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Einily;Anderson-GeorgeWashingtonUniver;l?Jty

EricRaker'-EmetSOnCollege

SamBaldwin-DalhouseyCollege

JoelBaron-England

CoreyBastianelli-FloridaAtlantic

AndrewBelcher Undecided

Dave:B�ssi-Cxwp,tion

AzziZa�nsaid-GeorgeWashingtonUniversity

JeffreyBerlin-JuniorHockey

Perex�alderwood-SchoolfortheMuseumofFineArts

Phildarter-AirGuard

'NicoleCasimiro MountIdaUniversity

I{onnieChenelle-MacintoshCollege

NoahChinburg-PlymoqthStateJ}niy,et$ity', AshleyOark-Stratham'tedinicalInstitute, JillClay-Tul1IDeUniver.sity , ,

TristanContas-UniversityofSoi,themMaµJ.e PatrickCota-.YearOff .··· · ·

Sara.Cox-WesternMichiganUniversity'

MichelleCrothers--tuftsUniversity

KaylaDallon-SecretCross-Countr,yMi5;>i9n, • MarisaDaniel-BostonCollege

PaulDeTurk-CarthageCollege

AmandaDev-BryantUniversity

KathrynDionne ORHS

JohnDiveglia-NorthernEssexGq�Ul)J,tyCoij:��e' . · BenDodd-"Universityo£Nertno�t

Racheall)owhan SanDiegoStateUniversity

DimahEroshkin SaintJoseph'sUniversity

ShannenEvans StrathamTeclmicalInstitute

BrianneGonet Undecided

CaneelGraham FranceandRussia

JordanGreene SterlingUniversity

KiraGriswold AmericanUniversity

NathanGross YearOff

ErikGuthrie UniversityofVermont

AndreaHammar Sailingaroundtheworld

ShaneHarris-Capuano LewisandClarkCollege

CaitlinHart TuftsUniversity

EmilyHeckel MacalesterCollege

TarynHentz ColoradoStateUniversity

JohnHotchkiss;..CollegeofWooster

AlexHoyt-ThomasCollege

Matthewlrvine-ColoradoMountainCollege

IveyJones-J?aglerCollege(FL)

MattJohnson ColoTadoMountainCollege

EmilyKatelitz'-WheatonCollege

JackKnoll Northeastern

ThadLaCoursiere YearOff

SarahLamb WhittierUniversity

R,obertLambert,...GettysburgCollege

ElizabethLanzer-McGillUniversity

RickLaughton-RogerWilliamsUniversity

KatyLeroy MovingWestandWorking

SarahLitvaitis-Colwnbfo,ArtSchool

StevenMaynard LeSalleUniversity

StudyAbroad In Durham, NH...A Tribute to UNH

AlyssaAment

KatherineBoucher

SamanthaBrown

CaitlinCarlsen

ValerieCaswel

AllisonCollopy

NicoleCoughenour

AngelaCouse

RebekahDavis

AndrewDeGrace

ChelseaEvans

LukeHarris

LaurelKilmain

SarahKniaz

AimeeLam

AimeeLockhardt

ChrisMilner

AntoninaMinko

OliviaMullin

WillMullin (Thompson)

EmilyPappas

ChristinaPinette

PolinaPrusevich

AlexRainey

AileenRiepel

MorganRoux (Whittamore)

MeganShulz

MaggieSlepian

MatthewTirrell

PhillipTrombley (Thompson)

J<ellyAnneMcCafferty-SouthernConnecticutStateUniversity

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MeganMcMahon-CarletonCollege(MN)

CatherineMcNally-UniversityofColoradoBolder

KirstenMichener-RoanokeCollege

CourtneyMiller-MontanaState

MattMills-NortheasternUniversity

SamanthaMorrill-BostonUniversity ,,-

PeteMudgett-yearoff

JoeMurphy-SouthernMaineUniversity

KatherineNardi-ORHS

SophieNelson-Slovakia

DanNyePower-Working

WendyO'Byme-Theatre

AllisonPareti-undecided

NatashaPasternack-SouthernNewYorkUniversityBuffalo

NachiketPatkar-NewHampshireCommunityTechnicalCollege

LauraPeters-WheatonCollege

KellyPettengill-KeeneStateCollege

RachelPoppke-DavenportUniversity

Kri:;tenPuffer-EndicottCollege

BenPullar-BrewsterAcademy

HannahRankin-TempleUniversity

TonyaRaucci-SemesteroffthenCulinaryCollege

James"Redhouse-HesserCollege

NatashaReola-Yearofftotravel

MikeRice-Undecided

BrennanSmith-BrighamYoungUniversity(onesemesterreligiousmission)

MollySmith-PlymouthStateUniversity

JessicaRoeder-ConnecticutCollege

SarahRoeder-ProvidenceCollege

DanielSalzer-NorthernEssexCommunityCollege

RichSantello-StrathamTech.orYearoff

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Stevens-ArizonaStateUniversity

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Is College Really Worth It?

"Is college really worth it?" The number of times this question has been asked in the Senior Kore within the past three months has numbered quite a few Students, but especially the seni01; class, have been questioning the value of a standard college education in relation to the job market.

"I don't think $40,000 is worth it when the kids come out of college and do something stupid," lamented Senior Megan Schulz. Schulz, along with many other seniors at Oyster River, seem to be questioning the value of a college education. Schulz plans to attend the University of New Hampshire, but is skeptical of such a high price for an education.

Other students seem to be more concerned about what type of school they are going to attend. "A private school is obviously going to look better than a state school," stated Senior Nicole Coughenour. Coughenour, along with Schulz, plans to attend the University of New Hampshire.

To find the answers, I went straight to Oyster River's college guru, Guidance Counselor Mrs. MacKay. MacKay feels that the problem is "hard to judge," there are advantages of both in-state and out of state schools. "Many times, people attend a lesser college and go on to do great things," she said. She feels that there are advantages and disadvantages of both types of schools, but the student's success in the job market really depends on their actions in college rather than the college they went to.

MacKay says that when choosing between a public and a private school, students' "lifestyle preferences" are the main factor. If the student has a "willingness to start their career with a loan" then they may consider attending a private school Some students, however, have different lifestyle preferences and prefer to go to a state school and join the work force loan-free.

"It's definitely worth going to college," Senior Ben Pullar said. Pullar, however, also feels that "the prices are getting ridiculously high" and that although he doesn't worry about the cost of college too much, "my parents certainly do."

Most seniors seem to agree with Pullar, that the costs of colleges are high but worth it. Senior Megan McMahon said, "you're going to a really good school, I think it's worth it." McMahon's private school is costing her around $44,000. Others seniors-feel differently. Senior Nicole Coughenour had to choose between going to UNH without loans, or going to a private school and coming out with almost $100,000 in loans to pay off after college. "I couldn't go to the college I wanted to because my parents are making me pay for college and it was too expensive," she said, "The professors deserve to get paid a lot of money but I don't know if it's worth it to go to an expensive college if you are going to spend the rest of your life paying it off."

Senior Sam Brown said that although the cost of college is high, it's worth it because, "You need to o somewhere in life and the onl way to do that is colle

Emily Heckel wearing her college sweatshirt

OliviaMullinSporting aUNHHockeySweatshirt

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Graduation Credits, Do You Have Enough?

Youareaseniorat OysterRiverHighSchool, twoweeksbeforegraduation. Yoursweatypalms reachfortheenvelopetha hasrecentlyarrivedto yourhome,andyourjaw drops. Asyoureadthis letter,yourealizewhatthe wordsaresaying:youwill notbeabletograduate fromhighschoolbecause youaremissingrequired classcredits.

Asmembersoftheclass of2006willtellyou, graduatingatOysterRiverisn'tanimpossibletask. Studentsin theclassof2006,2007,and2008needonly19¾creditsinorderto graduate. Thebreakdownofcreditsisalonglist,buttheimportantsubjectstolookatareMathandElectives.

Yes,MathandElectiveswillbechangingforallstudentswho graduateaftertheyear2008! AccordingtoAssistantPrincipalSar Wotton,andtheOF.HSStudentHandbook,theclassof2009will need21creditstograduate. Theextra1¼creditwillincludeone moreyearofmathandanextra¼creditofElective. Studentscan fulfilltheirElectiverequirementwithanyclassthatOysterRiver offers.

Sowhatdostudentsthinkofthisissue? SophomoreMonika Beliveaustatedthatthechange"doesn'treallyaffectmebecauseI'mtakingfouryearsofmathanyways." Beliveaualsosaidthatshedidn'tmindtheextra classes."Iliketakingelectives,"shesaid.

Asifthisweren'tenough,studentswhograduateafter2010willneed22creditstograduate! Studentswillneedtoaddone more electivetotheirschedulesin ordertofulfilltherequiredcredits.

Whythesuddenchanges? ExplainedAssistantPrincipalDaveEvans,thestatechangedthecreditrequirementto20credits,andwe"wanttobeabovethat standard"atORHS. Mrs.Wottonexplainedthat,"Wehavesomanykidstakingtheminimumandlaggingbehind...Foraschoolthat'sasacademicallyrigorous asours,that'sunheardof."

Wottonalsostatedthateveninthepastyears,therehavebeenseniorsgraduatingwith22or23credits,evenwiththeminimumsetat19¾. Sheexplainedthat thenewrequirementsgetstudentstoroundouttheirschedulesandexploreallaspectsofeducation. "Ithinkit'sgoodforoureducation,butIthinkit'skindof unfair,"saidFreshmanEmilyWood,"Idon'tthinkitshouldchange."

The Joys and Perils of Sophomore Testing

Sophomoretestingdreadedby sophomoresandlovedbyevery otherstudent. Thefreshman,juniors, andseniorsallenjoycomingto schoolat9:30,whilethesophomores arestillatschoolby7:30stucktaking aboutanhourandahalftestforfour days. Therearegoingtobeafew changestosophomoretestingsoon. Oneofthenewpartsofsophomore testingthatisbeingdiscussedis puttingstudentstestingscoresonthe backoftheirtranscriptsalongwith SATandPSATscores.

Thesescoreswouldbesentouttoallthecollegesthatstudentsapply to. Ifstudentswerenottotakethetestingseriouslythatcouldhurt theirchancesofgettingintocollegedependingonhowmuchweight theschoolputsonthescores.

Anotherchangeisthatsophomoretestingwillnolongerbeheld sophomoreyear Afterthisyearthetestingwillbeheldinthefallof student'sjunioryearinsteadofthespringoftheirsophomoreyear.

"[Sophomoretesting]isagoodideabutitneedstoberatifiedand changed,"SophomoreEthanAdamczyksays. Adamczykdoesn'tlike thatsophomoretestingonlytestsstudentsontwosubjects. "Idon't thinkitaccuratelydepictsyourintelligenceforthetwosubjectmatters."

"Ithoughtitwasfunbecausewemissedschoolandthesophomores hadtocomein,"SarahKniazsaidwithexcitement. Kniazlikemostseniors

Sophomoresdidn'tenjoytestingforsuchalongperiodoftime. "Theyshouldprovidefree

tianLacoursesaidwithalaugh. Lacoursedidn'tlikesophomoretestingbutdidn'tmindthe

AlthoughthetraditionofSophomoretestingwillsoonhappenduringjunioryear,

studentsthatcomeinearlywillhateit.

BetsyThrashersleepsinenjoyingthesophomoretestingdays.

enjoyedsleepinginandtheshortenedclasses.

foodatthebeginningnottheendsowecanhavebrainfood,"Chris­

shortenedclasses.

thestudentsthatdon'thavetocometoschoolearlywillloveitandthe

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We've GotA New Principal!

Asmanypeopleknow,Principal Gremlitzhasannouncedthatheis retiringandwon'tbereturningnext year.Whowillbethenextprincipal?

Thesearchhasalreadybeen completed.InearlyMay,therewere6 candidatesintherunningandthat numberwasnarroweddownaweek later.Theprocessstartswithacom-

mitteethatreviewsalltheapplica-

tionsreceivedanddecideswhois qualifiedfortheposition.Afterthe applicantswerenarroweddown,administrators,students,andteachers lookedatthecandidatesandnarroweddownthenumberofpeople evenfurther.Whentheygotthenumberdownto2or3thenitwentto theschoolboardwhohadthefinalsay.Gremlitzaddedthatthisprocess "issimilartothesuperintendentsearch"thatwentonearlierthisyear.

OnMay23,2006theschoolboardvotedandchoseournewprincipal.HernameisLauraRogersandsheiscurrentlytheprincipalat AltonCentralSchool,apositionshehasheldsince2004.Priortobeing PrincipalatAlton,wastheAssistantPrincipalatLondonderryHigh School,andalsotaughtatJohnStarkRegionalHighSchool.

AccordingtoapressreleasewrittenbyInterimSuperintendent NormanCouture,Rogersis"adynamicandinsightfuladministrator whoisfocusedonstudentachievement.Shebelievesverystronglyin engagingfaculty,parents,andcommunityinschoolimprovement.She receivedunanimoussupportfromtheschoolboardandisthrilledabout thisopportunity."

Titan Rulers

CongratulationstoPrimeRate,the2nd placestatewinnersofNHJuniorAchievementTitanFinals! CoreySnelling,TrentFaltinandBria,nHalliwellparticipatedin FinalsatSouthernNHUniversityonWednesday,May24th,wheretheyplaced secondamongNHHighSchoolsandt®khomegiftcertificatesandprizes. Other finalistsfromOysterRiverincludedKathyCallwood,AlyssaAmentandRandy Tilton,whoalsoenjoyedtheluncheonandfestivities. Both.teamswit

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The Real Deal Behind Special Education

"Peoplemake funofpeoplein the Special Education program. They're really disrespectful. It'shard to deal with adisability because you sometimes feel way different than everyone else," Senior Caitlin Carlsen has been hardof hearing since shewas born. Sometimes thishas made it hard for her to heara lecture or understand what is happeningin class. She has been in theSpecialEducationprogram sincekindergarten, butonly recently hasstarted to useit more. "Inmiddle school I didn't use theprogram much, but once Igotinto highschool and I hadmore classes Ifound that Ineeded it."

The Special Education program was startedin 1975 with the passing of I.D.E.A. (Individuals with Disabilities EducationAct). This law sets up guidelines for Special Education programs andinformation on how toprovide servicesfor the students.Theseservicesareprovidedintheclass Study Skills.

The Special Education department hassevencasemanagers, five which teach a totalof 20to 23 students each. Every Study Skillsclasshas threeto sixstudentsin it. Thereasoning behind this, Special Ed. coordinatorAmy Therrien explains, is because "with a small classsize, teachers havemoretimeto work one onone with students." Therrien also describes the teachers as "amazing. They have to know all the subjects. They're like a jack·of all trades."

Notevery student with aneducational disability takes Study Skills. Therrien says thatthere are some students who donot enterthe program and they are able to cope well themselves.

For thosewho dojoin theprogram, there is anassessmentevery threeyearsto determine whether or not you'restilleligiblefor Special Education.Theultimategoal, Therrien says, is to have thestudentsbecomemoreindependentby theirjunior or senior year. If Special Education is stillneeded afterhigh school, many colleges like Harvard have their own programs for the students. Just because a student is in the Special Education program it doesn't mean they can't accomplish great things.

"I had aformer SpecialEducation student whonow is a nuclear engineer. Whenever there's a problem with a nuclear po�er plant he's the one they call," Tagliaferro says.

"Special Education is requiredbythe

federal goverrunent because it's necessary. Everyone's brain doesnotfunction the same way. Everyone has individual needs," Math teacher Ginny Tagliaferro

Over thepast years, some students have questionedwhat happensm Special Education. Some of these include therumors that teachers within the departexplained.

In orderfor astudent to beaccepted into theSpecialEducationprogram,according to I.DE.A, they need tohavean evaluation or a diagnosis from a doctor to qualify for services. After that step, parentsand the studentdiscussenrollingin the program.

Once enrolled, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) iscreated for each student, so there areno two students who have the same IEP. The IEP sets up instructionalguidelinesandgoals for thestudent to accomplish with the help of a-Special Education teacher.

"My personal goal wasto build selfadvocacy. I wasreally pushed·by my SpecialEducation teacher to approach other teachers with concerns andask questions. Itreallyhelpedme," Carlsen says.

The IEPalso sets up howa student is taught. For some, this may be that their work load is adjusted for their strengths and needs.

For other students, itmay bethatthey're havinga hardtimefilteringinformation being taught inclassso things have to be repeated several times or explainedin differentwaysthatthey understand. Each student has theirown area whetheritis in Math or English that they need to work on so teachers spend their time helping in these specificsubjects. For example, one studentmay havetroublelearningvocabulary so StudySkillsteachersworkwith them aheadof time so theyunderstandit before itis used in a classsuch as Biology.

"It doesn't mean they're doing half the work. They're doing the same amount of work they can compared to you. They can still pass orfail either way," Carlsen

explained.

Alsoincludedin an IEP isa Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). TheLRE allows a student tobetaught in thebestenvironmentforthemwithoutit being too restrictive. Thiscouldincludehavingan aide in the classroom to being allowed to workin the SpecialEd Room.

ment give students the answers on homework and tests, something in which Therrien saysisfalse. "No one doestheirtestsforthem. Wejust provide a place for them get assistance. You don't get in because youneed help [passinga class], unfortunately. We'd like to help everyone."

AmyTherrien hard at work on Special Education Papers

MouthoftheRiver BabyCentral

BabiesareEVERYWHEREatORHS! There areninefaculty membersinthisschoolthisyear thathavehadorare having children. Ms. Horsley, Ms.Wotton,Mr.Zottoli, Mr.Pappas, andMr. Bromley allhavebaby girlsand Mrs.Kucera has two baby boys. Mrs.Emrich is pregnant. Mrs.McGinnus is expecting ababy September23rdand Mr.Whalen's wife is expectinga baby boy on October 1st.

Ms.Horsley

WhatisyourDaughter'sname? Alex ElizabethDixon

Howdidyou life changeafterhaving yourdaughter?

The better questionmight be how hasn't my life changed since having Lexie. Almost everything changes when you have a baby. Thebiggest change that I've had to grapple withisnot having free time anymore.I used to be able to stay after school and work on things Ineeded to get done for thenext day, or coach dance team, or workonyearbook. Then, I'd go to the gym, get acoffeewith friends orrun errands. Now Ihave to pick up Lexieat daycareafter work. When I gethome, I feedher,changeher, play withher,give her abath, feed her again, read Goodnight Moon, and put hertobed. I don'thave awhole lotof time to do the things I used to. Amazinglyenough, I never get bored with ourroutine,even though we do the same thing every night.

Whatdoyouthink peopleshouldknowabouthavingchildren?

Prospectiveparents shouldknow that youhaveto f!lake hugesacrificeswhen youhave a baby.But if you're at a point in your life where you feel you've taken advantage of your freedom and you're ready for a new, challengingadventure, it's an incredible experience.I'm glad I "lived alittle" beforehaving ababy.

Whataresomemisconceptionsthatpeoplehaveabouthavingachild?

Ever heard theexpression "I sleptlike a baby''? It'scompletely misunderstood.Many babies (like

mine) develop nocturnal habits. Tome, sleepinglike ababy means waking up two to five times anight (and this has been goingonfor about eight months. Talk about sleep deprivation). It'snotveryrefreshing or restful sleep, let metellyou.

Whatisyourfavoritepartaboutbeingamother? No matter how stressful life getsor how little sleep I get, when I wake up each morning I alwayshave something.to look forward to, my baby girl'ssmile.

Whatisyourleastfavoritepartaboutbeingamother? I hatehaving to say goodbye toher every morning when I leave for work. But I think I appreciate the time I spend with her more because I dowork, soit'snot sobad.

Mrs�·Wotton

Whatisyow:daughter'sfullname? Hern�eisLillian ElizabethWotton(andmy3½yearoldson's name isTannerRobertWotton!).

Howdidyourlifechangeafter.havingyourdaughter? Jlhfuklifechangedmore afterthebirthofmyfirstchild, actually ItwasnolongerjustaboutBilly (myhusband) �d Iand whatwewanted...wenowhad ''thebaby" to consideri,nALLthings. Itreallymakesyourealizehow 111,uchtimeinyoUfday you hadtoaccomplish things before you hadkids(andsort ofhowlazyyou were!) becausenowy-ouHAYEtouseany andallfreetimeyou havetogeteventhe littlestthingsdone!! Anditonly ge�moredifficultwlienyouhave the second child!

Whatdoyouthinkpeopleshouldknowabouthavingachild?JustmorealongthelinesofwhatIjustsaid, Iguess...Imean, ontheonehand,itwillbethegreatestthingto ever happeninyourlife,butatthesametime, it'sreally, really, reallygoingtochangethingsand you canneverguess howmuchUlltilyouac�allyareholdingtha�baby!

Whatisyourfavoritepartaboutbeingamother? . Justbeingwithth-e kids!guess...whetherit'sLilysnugglingup on myshoulderinher towelafter abathorTanner cuddlirlgupjnbed withm}(husband andI whenhe firstwakes up inthemorning(heiskindofagrumpy,slowwaker!) thejoyI getfrom that knowinghowsafeandsecure they.£eel when they are with myhusband a_ndl isindescribable.

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Whatisyourleastfavoritepartaboutbeingamother? . Bavingto leave thekidstogotoworkeachdayisre�yawful. You wouldthinkthatafterthree andahalfyearsIwouldbeusedtoit,butI'mnot...Istillhateit. eachandeveryday. Imean,IlovemycareerJbutIwouldjustlove tobeindependentlywealthyso thatIcouldstayhomewiththemmore..,mydreafllwouldbe tospe.nd,noretimewiththemduringthe day andthenbeablefodomoreworkfromhomeaftertheyhadgone to sleep! · • · 1, / ' .' #

LexieDixon

LilyWotton

Hailey'Broinley

Mr. Pappas

What is your baby's name?

Mr..Btomley·

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Whatisyourdaughter'sname?

HaileyGraceBromley

Howdidyoulifechangea;fterhavingyourdaughter? Iffindlifetobemuchmoreexcitingrbutweseemtohavelessfreetime Whatdoyouthinkpeopleshould know abouthavingchildren? Theycostalotofmoney!

Whatisyour favorite part about beinga parent? Hailey'slaughter

Ournewdaughter'snameisSophiaAnnPappasbutwecallherSophie.

How did you life change after having your baby? Nottoomuchasthis-isoursecondchild. ItisSOOOmucheasierthesecondtimearound. Thebiggestchange wasspendingmoremoneytosendhertodaycare. What do you think people should know about having children? Despitethefacttheyarecute,theyareexpensive. Fromdiapers,wipes,clothes,food,formula.

What is your favorite part about being a parent?

Seeingdiscoveryintheireyes. Childrenarecuriousandtheyaskquestions. Myolderdaughteris21/2andshe talksamileaminute. Sheis.alwaysinterestedinlearningmore. Myyoungerdaughterisnow6monthsoldandI L._____s_ophi_·_ ePappas______...... canseehercuriosity

What is your least favorite part about being a parent?

Poopydiapers. Ithinkallsexuallyactiveteensshouldspendaweekchangingpoopydiaperssotheyseewhattheconsequencesoftheiractionscanbring.

Mrs. Kucera

CalvinMackenzieandWilsonPatrickwerebomSaturdayMay13th,2006. Howdidyoulifechangeafterhavingyourbabies?

Howdidn'titchangewouldbeabetterquestion.Yougofromhavingaspontaneouslifestyletosuddenly havjngtwolittlepeoplecompletelydependentuponyouandneedingyou24 7.Yougofromthinkingabout yourselfandyourneedstofocusingahnostentirelyonsomeoneelse's, Whatdoyou thinkpeopleshouldknowabouthavingchildren?

It'salotofwork!TheJackofsleepcan'tbeunderestimated.Havingchildrenwillchangeyourlifeinevery way. '

Whatisyourfavoritepart about beingaparent?

Playingwiththebabies,lookingatthemandseeingNedancimeintheir,qngersandtoes,theirnosesand hair.Seeingtheirpersonalitiesemergealready.Calvinis�lertanddemanding.Wilsonismellowandsleepy Whatisyour leastfavoritepartaboutbeingaparent? ,

Thelackofsleep!Iusuallygettw-0-0rthreehoursc:\nightandItrytogeta1,1apduringtheday.Beingsleep- " deprivedstartstomess·withyom-mind

Signing in Could Save Your Life

Asstudentswhohavevisitedthe librarysincethemiddleofAprilhave noticed,twomusicstandsappearedin theentrancetothelibrarywithsheetsto signyourname,timeinandout,and reasonforbeingthere. "Weretryingtoberesponsible,"says LibrarianMs.Kentneraboutthenew sign-insheetsinthelibrary."It'sabitof ahassle,butit'snecessary."Kentner addedthatthesigninsheetsare necessarybecauseofemergencysituationslikefiredrills;theyneedtoknow whoisinthelibrarybecauseattendance issupposedtobetakenbyteachers.

AlthoughthenewsigninsheetsareanecessaryadditionaccordingtoKentner becauseoftheneedtoknowwhatstudentsareinthelibrary,manystudents don'tlikethenewpolicy."Ithinkit'skindofdumb,"saysTomiAfolayan. ChrisHallagreeswithAfolayanadding "itworkedfine(before) .!didn'tsign in."SamStreelmansaidthatshedoesn'tsignin,butsomewhatagreeswith havingthesigninbecause "peopleweren'tgoingwheretheyweresupposedto begomgorcuttingclass."Streelmanalsomentioned "wedon'thaveanywhere elsetogo,itwouldbenicetohaveaplacetogo Iwishwehadastudent lounge.:'

WilsonandCalvin

SenjiaMorrissignsintothelibrary

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NousAvans Voyage en France!

TwentyORHSstudentspent 10daysinFranceduringApril vacationaccompaniedbytheirFrenchteacher,Mr. Lord, the schoolnurse, Mrs. Richardsand middle school teacher Mrs. Milliken

Theitineraryofthetripincluded3daysinParis, atriptothe southofFranceontheTGV train, 2nightsinArlesandtwo nightsinNice, ontheRiviera.

HighlightsinPari& wereaneveningcruiseontheSeineRiver; a, nighttimeviewofParisfromthetopof theEiffelTower, avisit to thefamedArcdeTriompheandawalk down theChamps Elysee. AvisittotheLouvreincludedtheMona Lisa, thefamous WingedVictoryaswellastheVenusde Milo. Sidewalkcafesand shoppingwereamustforstudentsandteachersaswell.

InthesouthofFrancethestudentssanontheAvignonBridge, visitedthePalaisdesPapes, wereimpressedbytheromanruins includingthePontduGard, theMaisonCarreeandarenasin Nirnes andAries.

InMonaco thestudentssaw thechanging oftheguardatthe royalpalaceandwere dazzledbythegorgeousviewsofthe MediteranneanfromtheTop ofEze.

ThestudentsnotonlytouredtheFragonnardperfumefactory, theymade"scents" undertheguideof anaromatherapist. They learnedtofenceand docalligraphyatalocalschoolinNice.

Beforecpminghome, they tookaquickdipintheMediterannean andnotedthatitwasstillcoldbutnotascoldastheoceans waters0£New Hampshire.

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ORHS Goes to Russia

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WhenItellpeopleaboutmyexperienceonthe recentexchangetoNovgorod,theysometimes respondskeptically,"Whyonearthwouldyou wanttogoto Russia?" Therearesomany extraordinarythingsaboutthiscountrythatI coulddiscussthedetailsofmytripendlessly. Instead,herearejustafewofthe things that mademytriptoRussiaextraordinary.

St. Petersburg. Thiscitywasthefirststopfor ourgroup,whichwasmadeupofAllie Collopy,SaraCox,DanGraham,OwenHenn, IveyJones,MattMoynihan,JillZiegra,and teachersMr.White andMr.Hawley. Thecity feelsmajesticandoldwithitsgrandpalaces andcanals,yetthereisafeelingofneglectin manyofthebuildings. Eventheremarkable Hermitage,the secondlargestartmuseumin theworld,haschippingpaint. Yetthisconditionsomehowaddstothebeautyof thecity. Churchesarestillbeingrestoredthatduring Soviettimeswereturnedintoswimmingpools ormuseumsforatheism.Thiswasalsoa bondingtimefortheAmericansbeforewemet ourRussianhosts,asOwenHennsays,"The firstcouplenightsinSt.Petersburg,gettingto knowthegroup,weregreat".

Novgorod. Herewespentmostofthetrip withourhostfamilies. Myhost,Alyona,often complainedaboutthecity'ssmallsize,butI

wasenamoredwithNovgorodfromthebeginning. Thereisanimpressive Kremlin(orfortress)ofquintessentialRussianarchitecture,

malls,carnivals,discotheques,a river,andaBaskin-Robbins. But whatmadeourtimeheresospecial wasconnectingwiththeRussian people. "Ijustlovedhangingout withmyho$t,"saysIveyJones. Mr. Hawleywasamazedsittingdownto dinnerwithhishostand"realizing thatIwasnotonlyinRussiabut experiencingtheeverydaylifeofa Russianteacher". Ifounditdifficult adjustingtomynewfamilyatfirst, butafteracoupledaysIfeltcompletelycomfortablewithAlyonaand herloving,generousparentsand grandmother.Iwassurprisedthat evenwithourconsiderablelanguage barrier(AlyonawastheonlyEnglish-speakingpersoninherfamily), Iwasstillablecommunicateand formcloserelationshipswith Russians.

Dolina. Westartedthedayby gettingonboardaloud,large,tanklikevehiclethenheadingthrougha veryrockyandmuddyfieldfora WorldWarIIexcavationsite.ThousandsofRussiansoldierswerelostat thisbattleground,andagroupled byaWorldWarIIveteranhasbeen workingfor18yearstorecoverand identifythesebodies. Whenwe reachedthesite,"wegottoprod aroundonthegroundforancient relics,"asAllieCollopyputsit. Suddenly,thewarfeltrealand immediate:wewerewalkingamidst ancientbullets,grenades, helmets, bayonets,andwaterygravesof soldiers. Mr.Hawleyremarks,"I gainedanunderstandingforjust howlargethatconflictwasforthe

alities,brought togetherbythis emotionallydemandingwork. After spendingonlyafewhourswiththese people,wedroveaway'withteary eyes.

Cultural Quirks. Sometimesthe memorablepartsofatriparenotthe significantdestinations,butthe unexpectedobservations. Wecould notforgettheatrociouskaraokesinger inaChineserestaurant,straydogsthat hoponandoffcitybuses,orunpleasantbathrooms. Mr.Whitesays,"The bathroomswerebad,butwemust considerwhy..Maybetheyareprioritizingotherplaces. Sometimeswe makejudgmentsandlookatthings onlyfromourownper_�ectfve but wemakegreaterleapsandbounds whenweletgoofethnocentricperspectives." DanGrahamremembers seeingtheaftermathoftwofightson hiswayhomeonenight. "Justlike anyothercountry,"hesays,"[Russia] hasitsproblems."Andofcoursewe willallremember"SweaterGuy,"a particularlyshockingdanceratthe discotheque. "Hewaswearinga prettynicewhitesweaterwithblack checksandheswungaroundlikea windmill,"saysAllieCollopy,"I've neverfearedformylifemore."

Leavingwaspainful,especiallyafter wehadformedsuchclosebondswith theRussians. "Theworstpartofthe tripwasdrivingaway[from Novgorod]andwatchingallthosekids slideoutofview,"saysOwenHenn. Mr.Whiteemphasizes,"Thegoalof bringingpeopletogetherwassuccessful." Imetsomeofthekindestpeople Students

the

Moscow. Ihave everknownonthistrip,andI

hopetoseethemallagain.

StudentshangingoutinanarcadewhileontheRussiatrip

alongwithcafes,

Russianpeqple,"andtherestofthegroupcertainlydidaswell. Whatalso madethissidetripsounforgettablewerethewarmandhospitablepeoplethat wemetatthecampsite. Thiswasagroupofpeopleofmanyagesandnation-

on

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TheMultitaskingMongrel'sMillennium

Themobilelabrollsintotheclassroom totheloudcheersofstudentswho anxiouslyrushovertosnagacomputer. Afterreturningtotheirdesksand loggingon,theyventuretoYahoo!Music wheretheyfindthenewShakirasong andstarttosingalongwhileatthesame timechattingupastormwiththeir friends,workingonapaperthatwas duelastperiod,andcheckingoutnew membersonMySpace.

Withthestartofthetechnologyera bringingusneatinventionslikeiPods, fastercomputersandflatscreenTVsitalso.broughtusanewraceofteenagers. GenerationYhastransformedintomultitaskingmongrels,butwithnew technologyandmorehoursspendonthecQmputer,hasthiscausedGenYto confrontsocialproblems?Manyresearchersthinkso.

In2005,theKaiserFamilyFoundationdid1surveyofAmericanteenagers aged8to18andfoundthattheyspentanaverageof6.5hoursadayusing sometypeofelectronicmedia.Theyalsofoundthattheywerespendingaround 8.5hours"mediamultitasking"bywatchingTY,listeningtomusicorchatting onlinewiththeir buddiesatthe sametimeasother activities

"Ialwayshaveto listentomusic.I don'tthinkabout itsoitdoesn't comeacrossas multitasking,'' SeniorJasonUsher admits.

Byseventh grade,82%ofkids arealreadyonline accordingtothe PewInternetand AmericanLife Project.Withthat muchtimespent aroundelectronic mediasteensare rarelygrabbingthe chancetostep outsideand insteadstay hunchedovertheir TVorcomputer screens.Thisis alsobelievedtobe oneofthereasons whyGenerationY teenagershave suchsocialproblems.

Insteadof gettingoutand interactingwith otherpeople,most teenagersstay homeandchat withthemonline.

Theseteensare norlearninghowtoactortalkinsituationswhereyouseepeoplefacetoface.

AccordingtotheTimearticle "The Multitasking Ge.neration" byClaudiaWallis, thiscancausemanykidstobecomeshy,behaveinstrangew�ysordevelop extremenervousnesswhenforcedintoasituationthatinvolvesinteractionwith others.Thiscouldcauseproblemsinthefutureassmallasspeakingwitha customertosomethingasbigasnegotiatingcontractswithothercountries.

Otherproblemsteenscouldfaceinvolvesschoolwork.''Youcan'tzeroinand

getthingsdone.Oftentimes,ittakesyoulongertodothemallbecauseyou're bitingoffmorethanyoucanchew,"saysSpecialEducationteacherHeather Stanley.

SeniorPatCotahasalsonoticedsomeoftheseproblemswhenhemultitasks. "Ican'trememberwhereIputstuff."

Whiletherearesomedownsidestomulttasking,therearealsomanyupsides. "Noteverythinggetsasmuchattentionasitshould,butatthesametime threethingsgetdoneinsteadofjustone,"Ushersays.

Stanleyalsoagreesthattherearemanyplusestomultitaskingespeciallyin HighSchool."Multitaskinginaclassroomlectureisusefulbecauseyoucan takedownnotesandlistentothelectureatthesametime,butyouhaveto developthoseskillsefficiently."Sheexplainedfurther."You'retaughthowto donoteslikekeyphrasesandoutlinesforPowerPoints,butyou'renottaught abouthowtopluckoufkeyinformationfromclassdiscussions.It'sbecoming moreandmoreimportanttoknowhowtodothat."

Asforthefuture,Cotaknowsthatthemultitaskingwillcomeinhandy. "Asa collegestudentyoudon'.thaveachoice-youhavetomultitask."Butthis multitaskingmightalsobemoreharmfulthangood.

In1992,thenumberofcollegegraduateswhocouldreadandinterpretentire textsstoodat40%,butonatestdoneinDecemberof2005thatnumber

droppedto31%,accordingtotheNationalCenterforEducationStatistics. Becauseoftheamountofmultitasking,studentsarehavingahardtimefinding theattentionspantositdownandreadanentiretextsomoreandmoreteachersareassigningpartialtextsinstead.Thismeansthatthesestudentsareonly abletointerpretthesepartsandnottheentirebook.

There'snowaytoavoidmultitaskingbecauseasCotaputsit:"Howtoday's set,there'stoomuchstuffpeoplehavetodotosucceedinlife."

Senior Kelly Pettengill, "Queen of Multitasking", filling out checks, working on the computer and chatting on the phone with a buddy all in Pappas' class?!?

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1. What's yourname? Sam Baldwin

What grade are you in? 12th

Explain why that grade isthe best. Because today was our last day ofclasses suckers.

What typeofartdo youtake partm? Pottery

What is your mostimpressiveaccomplishmentinthis artform? I made a 35lb vase

Who is themost influential artist that youadmire? Mr.Lawrence

What's yourfavoritefood? Buffalo Chicken

What are yourplansfornextyear? Canada

Milk orJuice? Juice

What are youlooking forwardto the most over thesummer? Picking up periwinkles

What'sthe saddest art experience you've had? Leaming that Ms.Rosi was married

Ifyou could pick one piece to break over someone'shead,whatwould the piecebe,and whose headwould itbe? Twiddle Dee and George Bush

When did you start "arting"? When I wns a youngin'

Are y'lu betterthan your sisteratwhat you do? Yup 15. What oneword ofadvice wouldyou give to future ORBS artists? Rotund

ArtistSam Bladwinbeforeprom.

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HOROSCOPES

Aries

(March 21 April 19)

Don'texpectanythingextremelyarousing thissummer. Youwillfindthatyouhavelost your"mojo,"inaphilosophicalsense. Toget itback,youwillneedtogoonahungerstrike ofintenseproportions. Donoteatforatleast twelvedays,andyoumayindeedfindlove underthesun.

Taurus (April

20 May 20)

Yourgreatestlovethissummerwillnotbe abletospeak.Betheirmouthfullofglue,or gummyworms,orbetheytrappedinan imaginarybox,thissummer'slovewillbeas quietasabunnyscamperingacrosstheopen prairie itmayalsobeasfruitfulasabunny scamperingacrosstheopenprairie...you'll justhavetowaitandsee.

Gemini

(May 21 - June 20)

Summerlovin'willhappensofast. and beforeyouknowit,you'llbebackatschool, orbackworkingajob,andthesupreme beinginwhomyouweresureyou'dfound yoursoul'scounterpart,willbeofftoa distantland. Infacttheclosestthatheorshe willtravelistoDenver,andthat'sstillpretty faraway.Getreadytoeitherloseyoursoul mate,theloveofyourlife,your"dream-girl (orboy)"ortomovetoanewcountryand startafreshnewlife.

Cancer

<June 21- July 22>

Youwillbeattackedbybears. Directly followingyourattack,youwillfallinlove withthebears,butthere'sonegigantic problem. Thisproblemisfurry,fuzzy,loud, smelly,andeightfeettall.Theproblemisa bear,andthisbeardoesnotloveyouin return. Starteatingsalmoninallforms,as wellassprayingyourselfwithfishoils,and youmaygainthebear'sfriendship,and maybe,justmaybe,thebear'slove.

Leo (July 23 August 22)

Youwillfindthatyou'veknownyourtruelove allalong,andthatwon'tchangemuchthis summer.Theonlydifferenceisthatduringthe summer,youandyourtrueloveofmanyyears willleaveonanabundanceoflongoutoftown excursions,leavingyourhouseopenand availabletowhomevermaystillbelivinginit.

Virgo (August 23 September 22)

Youwillloseanytypeofcontrolinyourrelationships thissummer.Expecttobeslungaround,from restauranttorestaurant,fromattractiontoattraction, andfrombadmovietobadmovie.Ifyoulikeaction movies,you'llfindyourselfwatching"TheNotebook"moretimesthanyoucaretocount. Ifyou're thechickflicktype,X3willundoubtedlybeyourfate.

Libra (September

22 October 22)

Youwillbecomemoreopentotherelationships ofothersduringthisschoolbreak.Whereyou wouldnormallybeprejudicedormadeuncomfortablebythoseinlovearoundyou,thissummer willbeoneofenlightenment,andunderstanding.

Scorpio (October

23 November 21)

Unfortunately,youwillnothaveasummer thisyear.Itwill,infact,beinyourbestinterest tocloisteryourselfinacellarorbasement,and nevercomeout,nomatterwhat. Why?

Expertspredictmultiplemurderattempts, freakhailstorms,swarmsoflocustsandfire ants,aswellasmanyvisitsbyeitheryourin laws,oryourleastfavoritesetofgrandparents.

Sagittarius (November 22 December 21)

Don'tletyourpastexperienceswithlove discourageyoufromgoingoutonalimb thissummer. Expertspredictthatyouwill bemorethanfairlycompensatedforyour gamblesinthegameoflove,butifyou don'ttakechances,anddon'triskeverything,youwillnotgain.

Capricorn

(December 22 January 20)

Expectbigthings! Yourpheramoneswillbe strongerthanagallonofB.0.D.thissununer. ¥embersoftheoppositegenderwillnotbeableto stayawayfromyou,andpredictionssuggestthat youmaywanttopurchaseeitheraflyswatter,or tennisracketforwhenitbeginstobecomeviolent.

Aquarius (January

21 February 18)

Youshouldseeksomedifferentavenuesinmeetingpeople,andthereareafewavenuesthatyou shouldsimplyrelinquish.Theclubsceneclearly isn'tworkingforyou,norisonlinedating. Our expertswouldsuggestlongleisurelywalksalong countryroads,withyourthumbout. Perhapsyou willgetluckierthanyou'dexpect.Manysingle countrycitizensenjoylongbackroaddrives.

Pisces (February

19 March 20)

Underwaterlovewillbeyourgreatestpassion, aswellasyoursavinggracethissummer.Seek poolareas,lakesides,aswellasoceanfront property,andyoursummerwillbefullofrich, fulfilling, andpossiblyrashenhancingexperiences. Sandinyourshortsaside,trueloveyou willfind,throughaquatintedeyes.

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River

ON THE SPOT

Who's yourfavorite Star Wars character?

-NealLofgren-

-Phil Trombley"Wookies because they grunt instead of talk."

"DarthVader, becausehe's aloner."

-MattMcnown-

"Darth Vader because he has a wicked cool mask and is wicked powerful and is wicked cool."

-Lily Burtis-

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Cokevs. Cola...is therea difference?

There's all this hubbub about which soda is better. Yeah, there have been taste tests between Pepsi and Coke, blindfolded challenges, root beer taste tests, citrus quizzes, and other rivaling soda comparisons for as long as we can remember. What we need to realize is that the contest between Pepsi and Coke is over. Coke won, get over it. What's more important is the lingering competitor that's been flying just below the radar for as long as soda has been around. 1his competitor is sly, stealthy, extra sheisty, and every supermarket has plenty in stock. It's "Cola". Does Cola differ from Coca Cola? Nobody knows for sure.

Thus, a challenge has been set up. Here at Mouth of the River, we aren't looking for a winning soda, but rather a student who can tell the difference. These students took the "Coke vs. Cola Challenge" and these were their responses...

Emily Anderson,: "1his was dumb. Why did you put Coke in two cups and tell me to drink it?"

Ben Walnicki: "They're the same, moron."

Kate Nardi: "Eric, quit wasting my life with this pointless experiment."

Shalyn Cantor: "They both taste equally gross "

Matt Tally: "They both taste like Coke. I think you may have screwed this up."

And there we have it. The long unanswered question is finally answered. Coke and Store Brand "Cola" are the exact same thing. So why pay more? Don't.

HOW WAS THAT ROOTS CONCERT?

"That concert was out of control!" answered Junior Sam Kerrigan when asked to describe the recent concert performed by "The Roots." The concert took place inside the UNH Field House on April 20th at 8pm, with many Oyster River students in attendance. The concert lasted well into the night as "The Roots" performed many songs ranging from all three of their albums, including "Don't Say Nuthin", "You Got Me", and "Step into the Realm." Many songs were subject to either drum or guitar solos, mid song, really spicing up the concert.

The Roots are known for their amazing stage presence during shows, and this concert was no exception. Said Senior Cylus Watson, "Quest Love was my favorite. He was really jamming on those drums, plus he has got that big fro on his head!" The Roots originated in Philadelphia as an underground hip-hop group. That is until the album "Illadelph Half-Life" hit stores nation wide in 1996. Since then the group has produced 3 new albums and are primed for perhaps even more.

The Roots are on tour and are also set to play in much larger venues such as New York City and Philadelphia. The venues in those cities may be better than that of the UNH Field House bu the dry dirty air really set the tone for a mouthwatering performance.

"This show was so hyped up it was ridiculous," Claimed Senior Matt Johnson. Up to a month prior to the concert many students already illustrated an anxiousness for the performance. Even with such high expectations the Roots were able to put forth a performance that left Senior Jeff Young saying, "Those were the best 2 hours of my life."

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Mouthofthe River SENIORVS. FRESHMAN

Are you a freshman who enjoyed your first year in High School? Well, guess what? Not a single day you had this yearwas as good as that of a senior. -In order to illustrate to all underclassmen what exactly they have to •...,._,,,nFt.aturesWrlttl look forwardto, let us compare the day of a senior with that of a freshman...

'SENIOR

FRESHMAN

Wakeuptime: 8:00am

Bre�kfast: Eggs, Bacon andToastreadywhen Iwake

ArrivalatSchool: 8:30

APeriod: Free

B Period: TopicsinCH

CPeriod: CalculusAP

D :Period: Psychology

EPeriod: Statistics

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F Period: Mythology

GPeriod:Free Donewithschool: 1:35pm

After School Activities: Video Games/ Chilliaxin'/ Wiffle Ball/ Long Boarding/ Basketball/ Nap/ T.V. ITalk Online/ Poker/ Downtown/ Drive Around/ Whatever I want

BedTime: Whenyou're aseniorsleepis optional even onweeknights:

What does Cy think ofhis day?

"Iprobablyhave close to 10hoursoffreetime on any given school day.Isleepatmyownhouse4or5daysaweek, leaving 2or3schoolnightsaweekforvideogaming all-nighters ata friend'shouse."

"Freshmen kno"o/...theyain'tfreshazimiz.fl

Wake up time: 7:00am

Breakfast: Don't usually eat breakfast

Arrival at School: 7:10

A Period:Essentialsof English

B Period: World Cultures

C Period:Algebra

D Period: Foods II

E Period: Physical Science

LUNCH

F Period: Gym

G Period: French

Done with school: 2:30pm

After SchoolActivities: I go home have a nap, skateboard sometimes (weatherpermitting), maybe 2hours of homework per night.

Bed time: 10:00

What does Jake think ofhis day?

"It's pretty boringuntil foods, that'sprobably thehighlight of my day"

"Not really a lot of free time during anormal school day. Maybe 3 or 4hours of free time aday."

Well there you have it.The comparison of a freshman day with that of a SENIOR day yields some interesting results.After running numerous lab tests and trials a conclusion has been made- It would appear thatfreshman have a great deal to look forward to as Seniors. SaidJake Gross afterseeing Cy Watson'snormal day, "Seems as though a school day for asenior is a lot different,.I (an't wait to be one."

Cylus Watson

Jake Gross

Mouthofthe River Bobcat Bistro Review

It'sasciencelab! It'sahospital! It'sthe BobcatBistro,andit'sbackwithafreshnew look! Yes,theBobcatBistro,OysterRiver's veryownrestaurant,famousfortheirshrimp poppers,chickenpatties,andwafflefries,has beenaroundforcloseto fiftyyears. Watchout McDonalds,that'sarare featforanyrestaurant, andtheyshow nosignsofslowingdown.

Infact,customersoftheBobcatBistrohave stayedloyalthroughalocationchange,and afterrecentpriceinflations. "Iremember back whenamilkwasonly twentyfivecents. Itwas sweetbecauseyoucouldpaywithonecoin," saidBobcatBistroregular,Ben Walnicki. NicoJariswattshashisownconspiracytheoryaboutthelongterm priceincreases. "I'veseenthemeatingfood backthere. Likewhen I waitfor thedelibar,andtheytakeasliceofturkeyandeatit thentheychargeus more. They'relikeoneofthosehugeoilcompanies. Asdemandgoesup,so doprices."

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Walnickirememberssome BobcatBistrohistoryaswell; likewhenthemilk cameinbags. "And therewasalwaysthat onekidwhopunched hisstrawalltheway throughthemilkbag, andcouldn'ttakeitout forfearthatthemilk would goeverywhere. Nobodyeverthoughtto justbuyanotherstraw." Nowthereareno strawsatall,and anotherlittlepieceof historydies in light of innovationslike,say, thecarton.

Thelocationisprime,

Wheretheeatinghappens

andaffectssalesattheBobcatBistroinahugeway. There's nothinglikeplacing arestaurantinthe middleofover eighthundred hungryteenagers, andnocompetition. Thisis probablywhythe BobcatBistro hasn'tbecomea franchise,even afterfiftyyearsof operation.

Myfoodwas decent. Though theshredded turkeyandgravy wasslightly intimidating,the Bobcat Bistro TooMany Regularswith Unruly

Tabs

offers manychoices. Thefriesarepretty good,makingit evident thatthese employeesreally knowhow to seasonasidedish. Beyondthis,myRuffleswith cheddarandsourcreamweregood,as wasmy Snickersicecreambar. Myonly complaintwasthehighlevelofsogginessthatthechickenonmysaladcontained,butconsideringtherush,Iwasbaffledbytheamountoffoodthatthis placecouldshoveoutinunderanhour.

Thedecor,thoughuninspiring,wassturdy andreliable. Allthe tableswere squareandwithoutsharpcomers,andeachchairhadfourlegsofthesame length. Nowthatthetablescanbemoved,andmorethanfourpeoplecansitat atable,theBobcatBistrohasreallygainedanairoffriendliness,and thesecuritycontinuestobetopnotch.

Thisrestaurantreceivesthe "Ericthinksyoushouldeatthepre-packaged food,thefries,thebagels,thepastries,andtheoccasionalpeanutbutterand fluffsandwichhere" signofapproval,andarating offourandahalfthumbs up.

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The Essence of "Chill."

Comingintothefinaldaysofschool,2006,wearelearningmoreandmoreabouttheimportanceofchill. Manyseniorsencompassthisessence,andthoughsomedon't,wewon'twasteourtimedescribing them. Belowisanexampleofasenior,whoinfactistheessenceofchill,let'ssee why.

Name: Luke. Toochilltobotherpronouncingmoresyllables? That'sgood, becauseyoudon'thaveto. It'saonesyllablename,andyouonlyhavetomove yourtongueoncetoformthe "L"sound. Afterthe "L"it'ssmoothsailingforthe restofthename,whichisapparent,becauseyourmouthisalreadyinthat

Half Smile: Muchbetterthanafullsmile,it'sjustenoughtoshowallthenecessaryteeth,seduceanylingeringgirls,butwithoutanyoftheunnecessary hassleof jawmoving, orallowinganyonetosmellyourbreath. Becauseofthis, thehalfsmileisanecessityforanyone toochilltobrushtheirteeth. Regardless,everyonewillundoubtedly bedistractedbyyour... Headband: Headbandsarebasically thedefinitionoflettingyourhairexistlikeit "doesn't care". White headbandsareevenmoreso. Whiteisthecolorofsurrender,andanyonewillingtosurrendertotheirhair's bestwishesisprettychill. Waytoochilltobothertyingtheir Shoes: WhenevenVelcroisabittoomuchwork,shoesabsentofanykindoffasteningdevicearetrulythe way togo. Whywasteprecioustimetying,buckling,lacingup, orevenVelcroingyourshoes,whenyou couldinsteadbespendingthattimesittingina

MeditationPose: Whatbetterwaytospendanafternoonthaninpeaceful,Zen-stylemeditation? There'sno doubtthatyou'lleventually findinnerenlightenment,andprettysoonyouwon'tevenneedthat... Senior,LukeHarrisdemonstrating"chill."

Watch:It'sastepbetweennormal,andchill. Noflash,noglamour,youjustwanttomakesureyouknow howlatetoclassyouare. Justmakesureyoudon'thaveanyclassesonthethirdfloor,soyoucangetrightbackto

SittingDown: Whatkindofachillpersonwouldyoubeifyouwererunning,walking,orevenjuststandingstill? Notaverygoodone. There'sonlyone truepositionforachillpersoninanawakestate. It'sthesitandslouch. Abrilliantpositiontocheckuponyour

RolledUp Cuffs: Thinkofalloftheeffortyou'dhavetoexpendifyouweretrippingalloveryourcuffsallthetime. Hitthiscatastropheoffatthepass. Rolledupcuffs=nomoreunexpectedtumbles. Andit'sagoodthingtoo,becauseyouwouldn'twantanythingfallingoutofyour

VelvetyShirt:It'scomfortable,loose,undemanding,andhonestly,whatdoesn'titmatchwith? Toboot,therearetwopockets,justtomakesurethatyoucan remaintoochilltocarryabackpackoranybooksaround.

Nowyou knowhow to spot chill whenyousee it. Whetheryou arechill, oryou'rejust admiringchill fromafar,makesureto sit,slouch, andlie down asmuch aspossible,andwhateveryou do, don'trun anywhere.

SeniorArt ShowaSuccess!·

WeekspassedasOyster·RiverHighartstudentsandartteacherspreparedfortheupcoming�ualSeniorArtShow.Rttshingto getpaintingsframed,potteryglazed,andphotosmountedthethreeartteachersweretryingtopulleverythingtogetherbeforethe bigshow.Then·itwasofftotheMillPondCenterfortheArts.

ForthepastthreeyearstheOysterRiverHighArtdepartmenthasputonthis showcaseincrdertopresentthemanyhardworkinghighschoolartistsandtheir creations.

Uponarrivingitwasquitedifficulttofindparkingsinceitseemedlikeeveryspace I wastakeri.Walking5nsidethefirstpieces-0fartthatcouldbeseenshininginthewindowsweremany ' uniquehandmadestainedglasspieces.Manypeople,fr-0madultstochildren,toteachersandstudents,came 'totheshowmucht��eartteachers'surprise,sincenoonehadarrivedtoviewthepreviousyear'sshowing. ·TracyBilynsky, oneoftheartteachersexclaimed,''I'mthrilledwithalltheartworkand plustheamountof

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Raised LikeYour Own

Adoptionhas alwaysbeenthis incrediblytaboo subject.Peopletend tothinkthatadoptionissomething thatyou don'ttalk about. Thisarticle tellsthestoriesofthreefamiliesthathave adopted,beenadopted,givenachildupfor adoption,orinonecaseallthree.

RobinandRickSilvermanfromIpswichMassachusettsadoptedalittlegirlJillifromSouth Korea. "Iwantedababysobad! Ihad two miscarriages,andIjustwantedtoholdmyown babyinmyarms,itdidn'tmatterhowthebaby gotthere!" Silvermansays. Jillicametothe UnitedStatesatthetenderageoffourmonths. WhenJillicamehometheSilverman'swere ecstatic, "OhMyGod!Itwasheaven;Icould hardlybelieveshewasmine!"AfteradoptingJilli, theSilverman'sendedupgivingbirthtohertwo otherdaughters,HaleyandCarley.

TheonlythingthatRobinSilvermanfeels separatesJillifromher twobiologicaldaughtersis thatSilvermandidn'tgivebirthtoJilli.Jilli,Haley andCarleyhaveallgrownuptogetherandare sistersjustlikeanyothersisters.Silvermanhada terrificexperiencewithadoptingJilli. Shesays,"I amnotreallypartofany"organized" religion,but IfirmlybelievethatJilliwasalwaysmeanttobe withourfamily. Sheisthedaughterwhomade meamother. Somedestinyorkarmaorfate, directedhertomeandthisis whyIhadthetwomiscarriagesbeforeshecamehome

Jonathanandhisbrother Seanwerebothadoptedat birth.

In 1982SarahBussone foundoutthatshewould havetroublehavingchildren. Sheandherhusband Davewentthroughabout eightyearsofinfertility treatmentsandsurgeryto havea chanceofbecoming pregnant;when thatdidn't worksheendedupreceiving aformnamingthecountry ononesideandthepriceon theotherfromaworld adoptionagency. After decidingthatthisform seemedlikebabysellingthey stated tolookelsewhere.

Bussoneendedupbeing referredtoawomanwho waspregnantandlooking forafamily. Thisfamily feelsveryfortunatetobe abletoreceivetwobeautiful children.

TheBussone'snevermet thebirthmotherandboth theadoptiveparentsandthe biologicalparentsagree�to nothavecontactwithone another. Bothadoptions wereveryquickandsudden for theadoptiveparents. The Bussone'sfoundoutfveweeks beforeJonathanwasbornandthree tous.Thisiswhyshebecame myfirstdaughter,"Silverman states.

JonathanBussone,from Durham (names of the Bussone family have been changed), anotheradoptedchildagrees, "Ithinkthatifyouwere adoptedatayoungenough ageyoudon'treallythink aboutitthatmuchbecauseif youwereraisedbytheparents

weeksbeforeSeanwasborn. "Oh mygod,Iwasinloveinlovein love...youjustfallinlovewiththem ateverystage," Bussonerecallswith asmile.

"Itdidn'toccurto usthatoncewe hadthosebabiesinourarmsthat theyweren'ttotallyours,itjust seemed funnythatI hadn't given birthtothem." Bussoneremembers. AfterSeanwasborntheBussone's youhavenowit'sjustnatural,"JonathanBussonesays.

hadtwoinfantsinthehouseat the sametime. Whilegrowingupthese twoboysalwaysknewtheywere adopt�d. "[The adoptionis]notafactorinourlives,itmightbeafactor, orit might havebeen oritmight becomeafactorinthelivesofthe boys," Bussonesays. Sheishappy with thewaythingshaveturnedout inherfamily. Sheishappy knowingthatthesetwoboysareabsolutely theirs. AlthoughSeanandJonathanaretheirs,bothparentshaveagreed tohelpthemfind their birthmotherifeitheroneofthemwantstofind outmoreaboutherorwantstomeethersomeday.

InboththeBussoneandSilvermanfamiliesthechildrenalwaysknew thattheywereadopted. "Wenever "told"Jillishewasadopted,itwas alwaysjustpart ofourlanguageonhowourfamilywasmade."

Silvermanexplains. Bussonerecalls, "Wealwaystoldthemtheywere adopted [and] atdifferentpointsintheirlivestheywouldaskdifferent typesofquestions."

. SuzanneDev,fromDurham,isawomanwhohashadalot ofexpenencewithadoption.Sheherselfwasadoptedattheageof 18months;she gaveachildupforadoptionattheageof18,andthenadopteda15year oldboyin 1986.

RobinandRick

"Iwanted ababysobad! Ihad two miscarriages, andIjust wantedtoholdmyownbaby inmyarms, itdidn'tmatter howthebabygotthere!"

Jilli,CarleyandHaleyin1989

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Dev was supposed to be adopted at 13 months but her father was sick and so she was forced to stay in the orphanage where she was living for another 5 months. When she got home her parents had already adopted her older brother 3 years previously. Growing up knowing that she was adopted, Dev felt very wanted. "Growing up kids were very cruel, even in high school I can remember people making fun of me for being adopted," Dev remembers. After being taunted apout being adopted in elementary and junior high Dev stopped talking about it. She didn't say anything about it unless it came up some other way or she had to. "In my family, it was always that I was special and I was wated," Dev says. Dev had a rough childhood with her adopted parents and her brother. Since her parents had a difficult time with her brother, Dev tried very hard to be the good girl, to be the one who didn't get into any trouble to make it a little easier on her parents. "My mother didn't have very good parenting skills because of the way she was brought up," Dev said. Dev was very disappointed when she found out that her birth parents were deceased. Although her birth parents were deceased she found out quite a bit of information about them. She found out that her mother was a piano singer at a night club that her father owned. Her parentsgave her up for adoption because neither one of them were in a place in their lives that they could keep her.

At the age of 18 Dev became pregnant After finding out that she was pregnant her parents wereincredibly unsupportive. Her parentskicked Dev out of the house after graduation and sent her to live with her aunt. When Dev's child was born she asked for herdaughter to be placed with a family right away and not have to go through what she went through as a baby. She felt that adoption was the best thing for the baby. When Dev's daughter, Jennifer, turned 18 she sought out Dev to conta� her and try to have a relationship with her.

They ended up meeting and Dev found out that the doctor's lied to her. Her daughter wasn't placed directly with a family she \"?ent into foster care before being placed into a dysfunctional family. Dev found that they had a lot in common and they ended up becoming close. "To this day we have a very loving relationship," Dev said with a smile. "I think my sister

is really cool!" Amanda, Dev's other daughter, said. Amanda knows her mother's story, "I support my mother fully, and I love her and always will."

When Dev's daughter Laura was two Dev and her husband Roger adopted Willie who had been abused as a child and had a lot of difficult issues to work through. Dev and her husband didn't know that Willie had been abused and was having a lot of difficulty in his life. The adoption agency they went through didn't release his records. "Everybody loves Willie," Dev said. Willie's biological father used to tell him to lock his door at night because he was going to kill Willie. Willie was dangled over a bridge to discipline him and he bounced from home to home because neither parent wanted him. At the age of six he was taken out of his home and placed in foster care where he stayed for nine years before being adopted by the Dev's. "Willie has issues but at least he has a family who loves him," Amanda said.

Adoptionis a very unique process and both Silverman and Bussone have enjoyed their children and suggest that people should adopt because it has enriched their lives. Silverman's advice is ''Do it! Make your family!"

Mouthofthe River SENIOR WILLS

LibbyAllen

/\manda Allthefishyourheartdesires. TennisTeam Theabilityto"keep ilive"atnet. Liz game-games. Myestateistobesplitupamongstmy 3panishclass,Kevingets_firstdibs. ToMatt the2nd bestbed.

EmilyAnderson

Monika Danceteam,hidingintheback,gigglingandwiggling,let'snottalk :1boutit. Kyle Nonsense!ThenewYellowcard,azipper,yourfuture. Hallie Thattimeoutmamawasthe exorcistgirl. KateN-Asecond senioryear. Chaz Victonans gettingiton. PeterC Mrs.Parsons, thefutureofhighschoolmusicals. AllenL-Calculations,awickedhot babe.

Eric

Baker

Boxy Mysmugsenseofselfesteem,andapositivelightshone alwaysontothenickname"Boxy". Baldwin Thenameofacharityyou candonateyourhairtowhenI inevitablycutitoff.JoeRankinand JohnOwens-AtleasttwoofQ's babies. FinallytotheJuniorClass ThelegacyofSecretUnderground Follies,mayyounotwasteitlike everyoneexpectsyouto.

JoelBaron

Tony Toytruck. Corey QueenieMobile. JV-Sicksoccerskills. Math Sleepingskills. BrandonandJamie Mybed. Eric BBguns. CJandChaz Specialcarrides. MeganandBen Randqmvisits. Boxy Shower. Everyoneelse MyEnglishness.

CoreyBastinanelli

PJ.BK.RH. Soccerteam. PJ Regalcinemas. Joey eyedrops,razor. Dragos Lil'Belaidi. Jared Mylooks. Ramsey-Alltheladies. C.Mac. Definedmuscles. Jake Liza. MDiSesa-Kooch

SamanthaLianeBrown

Jesse MyloveandtheBrownfamilyname. BBallers Anothertitleto matchme. JillFriel-Akeytomydorm. Leslie Manyhugs. Neal Many meaningfultalks. AndyCor-yay! "Hi,I'mSam!" Mike-_Gameofoneon. one. SarahCrothers Permissiontoinvitemeoverforfamilydinners. Jesse's friends' Ridesandhottgirls. Caitlin Mysweeperposition.

CaitlinCarlsen

SpandexGirls-Ileaveyou 8-minutessprintjogs, anotheramazingrecord (withahappierending) andafamiliarfaceinthe bleachers(me). P.M.S I leaveyoubetterluckwith theladies.

Nikki Casimiro

Emjkate Winterconvertiblerides. ORXC Pranks. Rockyroblane Vans. Doc Manchsigns,Toiga.

Eyob Diet.Punk. Rach Helmets. ORGBB Nicknamesansperfection. Caitlin Bruises. Amanda Boardwalk. Chizaz Erasers. Paul Tagteam. Nick Food. Andy Gymclass. Matty Sundayfootball. Everybody love andhugs.

Ron Chenelle

CoreyLewis

Mynatural hurdleability. Max Ileavethe pimpin'toyou andmy#2jersey. Lacrosseteam-I leavethelegacy ofOysterRiver Lacrosse,bringit home(again).

NoahChinburg

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AllieCollopy

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Tristan Contas

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Nicole Coughenour

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KayDallon

ORXC Danceparties. Lacrosse Final4. Lilian-Aname. DDay Airplane. Paul Coffeeaddiction. Amanda Tentbuddy. Rach Underwear. Nate Visits. Eyob House. Matt-Clyptoness. Andy Talks. Krissy-A partner. EmilyandSarah Wiswall. Connor-Appleshampooandconditioner. Everyoneelse Love.

MarisaDaniel

MeghanM. Falafels. ORGirls'Lax LaFestaandtheteam. SarahP. RelayforLife. MattT. XCandtrackteam. Eilleen Myrunningshoes. RachelRines Girls'XCteam. Ricky Mymile. Lia Thefam.Anddance partiesinmycar.

AndrewDeGrace

Ileaveeverythingofnon-importancetomylittlebrother;andlunchtime chilloutstoBenNulk.

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TheMouthofthe

Riverproudlypresents...

- Senior Class

-KristenPuffer-

Kristen's Kinda-Real Biography...

After moving tothis countryfrom her native Panama, Kristen came toOyster River inhopes ofbeing the first person in her familyto graduate 9th grade, now fouryears late Kristen is a senior, and quite a popularone at that!Sheis captainof the varsity cheerleading team and an expertbaton twirler.Her friends include the ever popularMati Mills and someothers.Next time you see this silly in thehall give acongratulatory slap on theback, but notoohard...shemightbreak!....into a fit of laughter!

Mouthofthe River

Centerfolds-

-NatchiketPatkar-

Natchiket's Kinda-Real Biography...

NatchikatPatkar, theinspirationforthenewJackBlackcomedyNachoLibre, andthe jazzflutese·ction ofAnchorman... afteralot-of hardworkhe isgraduating thismonth with his fellow 2006ersand heis "super-duperpumpedlikenootherperson alive...right now" saysBFF BobbyLambert.Whenyouseehim atgraduationgive aloudapplause becauseNatchiket Patkar couldbethecoolestman thisschoolhaseverseen.

Mouthofthe River SENIOR WILLS

AmandaDev

ToMiaIleaveDegrassiandInstantStar.ToKateIleaveconstantoptimism andcrazysituations.ToStephenIleaveDVD'sinBetsy'slockerandwar movies. ToLiza,herfriendsandherlittlesisterIleaveeverythingelse!

Ben

Dodd

Hubby Sixpack. Blair Goatee.Joey Gremlinwife.Dragos 26k.Pat Championship.Mac Goodriddance. Sammy smallereyelids.Bahls copyofFindingNemo. Jake-Acouplemorefreckles. Tony Everybitof TJ. Craig Monkey MattJohnson Wait he'sasenior.

RachealDowhan

LianT.-Aridetoschoolandmypool.LaurenB.andKarissaL.-Allthe clothesIdon'tbringtoSanDiegoandaplacetovisit.DanniR. Daycare memoriesandmylove.SoftballTeam Lotsofwins,tonsoffunandgirl pants. Carolyn-Areliefpitcherandalicense.Amelia Slippersocks and anamaz�gsenioryear.Everyoneelse-Areallycoldwinter.

PaulDeTurk

ToAaronMossIleavethefutureofORHSBoys'volleyball.ToCoreyLewis -Ileavemyprettypinkstickandgreenball. AndtoMonikaIleavetwo moreyearsofhighschool.

DimahErosh.kin

Kevin TheMathTeam,titleofthebestmathstudentintheschool.Keegan Hoey Thecrazyawardassemblyhat.

ChelseaEvans

ToKayla-I leaveyoumy legacyand incrediblegood lookstogetyou throughhigh school.

Boomcats My skillstowin somemore.

Soccergirls' Myloveforthe game? Everyoneelse Try nottocrywhen I'mgone.

ShannenEvans

John"littleBennion,"thedeskinTryo'sshop. VickieS. Runninginour gear. CourtneyM. Deadmean'scurve. Eric Nomorehighfives! Molly Q. GreenAcreswithLucy&SealandDoubleGBoots!

BrianneGonet

CourtneyD. Goodluckdarlinginhighschool,havefunandbesafe.Kay Hopeyouhaveonemore"fun"soccerseasonwithLinda.Mrs.B. Enjoy mymug!Andartclasswithoutme!

Caneel Graham

ToDan Freereignoftheartroom.Sasa-ttleofhottestcarwasher. VBTeam buttsweat,LilgetsSnellRoad.ToLaura EHECK'sformaltitle. Nicho sunshineandorangethoughts. Kelvin restfulnights. Pete My parkingspace.

KiraGriswold

Ileave: ToCelclia ourPeacearg.ToMoyns Jigs/myodorandBridget Jones.ToGBR-HannahBananaandMoyns. ToSenor PPH. TONards DanceParties nextyear.ToLauren CarriageWay. ToMaya-4yearsof ORHS.

CaitlinHart

Greg.M.Davidson Marriage.MAH-GEE SAL-MON! SenorPeppers. EyadA.Achraf muchlove,abackdoor,hilAAArious.ErynTrue! who knows! HallieG-Thedanceandworkcampmemories,colossaljuniorand senioryears. Bridge 'A-REEPOTTA!Theonlychildlife.

EmilyHeckel

Laura Gaveth, 23,clothesIdon't taketocollege, funnymen.Euza HPtriviagame, HaverHill. Maria Mrs.Clockett. Jessica ORP Videos,senior year! Megan: Steve:)memories. Zoey-Acouch pouchfrom HEckel2. Nicho Randomwordassociation.ORP-Agreatshow

AlexHoyt

ToJoeymyparkingspot.SamK-Ileaveyouahaircutandsomeeyesurgery. Hubby-Ileaveyousomelegprotectionforbeforegames.

MattJohnson

IleaveJaredchilli'sessions. IleaveGregandBoshVolosessionstoLoon andVille. Petro AnythingredneckIown.IleaveTreytheDurhamPolice. IleaveWiswalltoAlina.IleaveNHwavestoMax,Ty,GregandChris.

LaurelKilmain

Eugene tearsofsinkingraft. EmilyQ. Workit.SamH. Seinfeld. EmilyB. SirScottIsland.Moyns Hannah. EmilyA. Specialtalks. MattT. binocularsfro�summer2004.ORHS KateNardi. Peter Secret love. Rob Skitrips. Swimteam Friendly's. GBR Mylove. EmilyR. Granolabars

SarahKniaz

Tomygirls'Ileavemyparkingspot,thecraziestlunchesandDD's.coffee. 05chorusgetsmyloveofNewsiesandthebestdancepartiesORHShas everseen. Iloveyouallandthinkofmewhenyou'reoverlyhyperA_A!

AimeeLam

IleavethedutyofactuallyfinishingthecrosswordpuzzlestoStephen Wright-Eaton, KateWoodandCathyCallwood. Thepassionforpotteryto ChrisHall. TheClassof2007 Lotsofluck!

SarahLamb

ToChristinaIleave22,treatitwell. ToLiz D-Unit. EmilyMurphy cupcakes,frostingandlonginglooks. Andy signlanguageand�oboing. SarahPease Myscore. Nards-Ileavemylove.TotheJuniors-Ileave KateNardi.

Mouthofthe Rive-r SENIOR WILLS

Bobby Lambert

Eds X--Camp. Tony MollasesMan and Disney Land. Jared TheJay KruStashand FerrisBueller. Capt. Now-Apink egg. Bosch Oldman withchips, whaaat? Whalen Tardiness.Leslie-Fox Paul Igoe-ABoars Head. GregJohnson CheezyPoofs. RyanHubbard Romantichandshakes. Eyob DisneyLandandCheckers. Hannah Poff-: ) + <3

LizzLanzer

RussiaGang TheDolphinShow, homemadeAaaarsni...ck! Baby B-Hot dancemoves. Fiddlers-Apot,pan,broomandhat! Liza peing abuddah girl. Camden-Chauffeuringasophomore,JazzAll-State, asexy wife, Tevyibaby! Katrina Saxophones!!! Good luck!

Sarah Litvaitis

Ileavemy impeccabletaste in musicto Olivia Nelson and Alexthe little freshman. My vast knowledgeofBuffy triviagoesto NoraArmstrong, and allofmy "scenepoints" gotoAmandaFisher.

Steve Maynard

Basketballteam-AChampionship. Laxteam-Avictoryover Bow. Marauders Somemuddytrails. Trevor The house. ChrisBahl vocal chords. And Ileaveamuddy parkingspotto anyone who wants it.

Megan McMahon

Christina-Alicense, IndianaJonesandplenty ofDEC vouchers. Trevor musicalvolumetricfreedomandplentyofsquirrels. Mrs.Tag Thechance to reclaimthesidewhiteboard. Bible Study Girls'-All my love and prayers. Loveyouall!

EmilyPappas

ToAmelia TheArt room and Mrs.Rosi-Rays clothes. ToPatJackson Aquarter. To Lynden Anopeninvitationfor corruption. ToLizz Hamer Stoyke'sboomerang. ToCraigMason-A helmet. To Caitlin B. hot boys. ToJunior Girls' livesandmouthwash. To Jared STONEMAN

Laura Peters

Julie Chordchangesto Hoobastank, adormroom toescapeto. DanceTeam Stephanie! Andsome Disney Movies. Katrina Aride, coconut champ, somesaxophones. Eli your own section. Menika -'someonenewto corrupt you. MonsieurForget Allmy love. ORHS The legend ofSoSick'06and no m_orePepRallies.

R. Poppke

Ileave; Kels Ourthreefingeredpeacesign. Brooke Our conversations. Hockey girls' Practices ayJackson's. L.A. Morecrisismoments. But mostof allIleave parking spot383coveredin mud, oilandgas!

KristenPuffer

Myfavoritelittlesis-aboxcar SarahCrothers Pillowgame. Sparkmonk Backhandside. Timmy McDonnell 969-8255. Owen $40 worthofsteak tips. ChrisBahl another yearin French 1. Cara Sherry Nomore tripsto PT.

BenPullar

Mac Thehockey team, Bringithome! PattyJ. Lax-Team.. Benny Rollins 22, wearit well. Alec Goldenshowers. Ty Spinscooptf l.E).e-Good timesin thepastandmanyin thefuture, thanksforevery�'Hockey team My Ethnicity. Dragos Halfof mycookie. Brookie�Carrick.

SamMorrill

Stu! MeganShulz,FatherAbraham,myloverMick, magicllama, nobody evercallingyouStu. Kate Train ridestoseeme. Matt Reenacting Little House·Books. Sam-Mydances..·Trevor Ourwedding plans. :07 Good lucklivingupto us!

Will Mullin

ToMoynsIleaveour preciousLayla;) and abottle ofFeBreezeforthewind starmini-van. Thatisall.

Sophie Nelson

A. Fish Chips2gowitdatFish. Olive peaceinthe MiddleEast. Paul Igoe SweetLovin' Hilda Bluesuede shoes 2match the Frock. Alex-a swiftkick. Pepita Hamburgers. Paquita Jlo'sGhettobooty. Teodorra-A mysizedBarbie.

Mouthofthe River SENIOR WILLS

Hannah Rankin

Sibs Our inspection-violation on wheels and "zesty noodle bake." Rouxlings Bonfires and beach trips. M-pav ChemBible. Sam W. and Sasa One year of H.W. "sharing." Lawrence All of my £av. Carcinogens. Baker "The" Periodic Table. Bean all my "love." VBGirls' Smelly knee pads and a championship next year.

Tonya Raucci

I would like to pass on all of my patients, what luck I have and the ability to enjoy every minute of every day to each student to come-and go. I'm leaving behind endless love and laughter to DANIELLE RICH!

Sarah Roeder

Melissa Roeder -I leave you all my belongings and two more lovely years of high school! Also two more years of Lisa and Doug! And Jess'sbabysitting jobs.

MorganRoux

I'll be gracious and leave the volleyball team's butt sweat and smelly knee pads to Sammy Datti and Janelle Brink, cheering to the rest of the v-ballers, endless finite assignments to Mark Pavilidis and bonfires and beach nights to the younger Rankin's, Roux and MPav.

To the one and L-sizzle I leave some game, we all know he needs it. To Valley -A new hockey helmet. Trey brpj. To big Lofty The warm Mexican sun and Hilo. To Poohs The Warehouse. Moyns Irish Voice.

Jill Scangas

Jill Friel -A singing partner, a bunny hop, a pair of moccasins and an awesomename! Hallie -An amazing dance partner. Monika Sunday afternoons with MG. Cecilia -A GBAC pass for two and a night-long walk.

Jesse Schram

Blair el toro. Pat championship. Hubby carved pumpkins. Joey shut up. Mac hair cut. Dragos Mrs. Maftei and America, sammyboondock. Church cardboardboxes. Bahls Bruce the shark. Kay Matt. Tony speech impediment. Jake Smash. Craig homework. Ramzi Jasmine.

Maggie Slepian

Sammie Streelman

Bethany The red phone. Lewis Right to grab. Courtney Right to adopt. Alec- The piano room. Eric March 20th Robin Mrs. Kish's room. Curtis the color pink. Shop cla:,S Back massages and Sam's Choice. Lil' Bennion Shop desk. Brandon the twins.

Mariah Tarvainen I leaveAmanda Fisher all of my love and affection. James and Luke The family legacy. Olivia -A raincoat. Sam My unborn fetus. Alex Ten more inches.

Hannah Todd Aliana My bail money Kyrstin My love. Nate Kimball some class.

work passes for math. Max Eggers -A date to your

Caswell Marky's number. Missy Better

BetsyTrasher

Emily -I leave you the organized periodic table, the ability to beat Brewer up, and the ability to accept an 80. 2nd lunch- I leave you all the responsibility to feed a new generation or become anorexic.

PhilTrombley Lana Hurdles. McGann Sarah Lamb's love. Meghan Jacq. D.C., Em, Anna, Sarah Nights on the baseball diamond. Nick Strong Indoor track team. Sis The Dynasty and legend of the Trombley clan. JacquelineMy love. All legend of '06. Trombley Out!

Ellen-Claire

The Slepian legacy and a passing grade in math. Anna Maggie's HS Survival Guide. Euge LOST and an intact car. Swim Team shower parties. Julie Many giggles. Amanda- Srnirkiness. Kate Another semester here. E.A.-My soul.

JasonUsher Matt Moynhan -I leave my title of Jedi Master, all of my fighting skills and the chairmanship of the Red Four. Eugene Kim -I leave camping spots for you to share, the title of Party Propagandist of the Red Four.

Rich Santella

Dylan My curly hair to play with. Mel Home­

senior prom. Andy

comebacks.

Mouthofthe River SENIOR WILLS

Andrew Vatistas Chris,Evan,Ryan Captains. Caswell,Maurer,Daigle,Timmy,Ryan,Mike, Josh-AChampionship. Lynden Hockeytickets. Lily,Chelsea-Alicense. Karissa-Awkwardness. Neal,Leslie yousonofa Kelsey lunchtime phonecalls. Lee,Brooke popo. Caitlin TheRedSox. Sarah Myheight andspare change. Poff, P"' Roxy Hi's. Joe -AnAinmath

Ben Wachowiack Petro Ileave TheCaveand Beachcookouts. Ariel Mycar andmyroom. Val BmaidI leaveyou roadtrips.To ValandPetro Hockeyteam andPorches. KristenLacrossegoal, mylove, everythingI own. Beaner Surfsessions, Lax.

Ben Walnicki I'mtakingitall withme.

Cy Watson Hubbie-AMohawkandalovelymarriage. PattyJ. Footballintherain, surfin',chillinfromlike1-18. B-Kel Homerun. Sammie-Atreythathits therim. Kevin Makin'money Jared-Asicksummeratyourhouse. Bosh PackofRats. Neal-Awwyeah. Trey-Afiretoputout. Eliza-An embarrassingmomentwhenyoufeelwhenyoureadthatIloveyouinthe schoolnewspaper.

Mollie Wills Krissy OldLaxtimesw/Allie,beading,threeyearstogetheratUVMand aplacetostayuntilt._¾en. Shalyn Biketripstoschool,longboarding injuriesandfutureneighborhoodbonding. Mel SleepingwithBrutus andsisterswhowillmissyou.

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Mouth of the River

Guardians of the Mantle Review

Amantleofunimaginablepower,acunning swordsman,evilbeingsbentonworlddestruction, what!?!?! Isthisthenewestbigsummermoviethat isdestinedtomakemillions? Noit'sBrennan Smith'snewplay, "GuardiansoftheMantle"

Brennanwrote,directed,andstarredinthis playofepicproportions. InonewordCyWatson describedtheplayas, "Hodgepodge." Doyouneedalittleclarificationon thatcomment? SodidI. Cywentontosay, "Ithoughtthestorylinewas verywellwrittenandgiventheexperienceoftheactorstheydidextremely well." Icouldsithereandtrytoexplain"GuardiansoftheMantle"toall ofyoubutthereisnowayIcouldpossiblydoitanyjustice.

experience. Fortheamountoftimethattheyhadandtheexperienceofthe performersIfeltthattheydidextremelywell.

ThestorylinehadaheavyinfluencebyLordoftheRingsandDungeons andDragons. Forfansofeitherofthesemoviesorgamesthiswillbeavery interestingstory. Attimesthestorycanbealittleconfusingbutifyoupay attentionyouwillbeabletofigurethestoryoutrelativelyeasily. Oneofthe highlightsoftheshowisthefinalswordfightthattakesplaceinthewoods involvingseveralofthemaincharacters. NowonthenightthatIsawthe playtherewasawardrobemalfunctionduringthissceneandtheactorsand actresseswereforcedtosimplyadlib. Iwasnotevenawareofthisminor flawuntilBrennanhimselfpointeditouttome.

Allin all Ierjoyed"GuardiansoftheMantle". Noitwasn'tthenext Cat'sorLordoftheRingsbutitwasextremelyentertaining. Asidefrom someminorflawsIthoughteveryonedidagoodjobandseemedtohave funwhiledoingit.

Op-Ed Mouthofthe River PromReview

This being my first prom I thought it only appropriate to do the honors of reviewing it.

To properly do this I broke it up into three different categories.

Food, location, and general atmosphere of prom.

The food was very well put together. I heard of several different cases where people spent the whole night eating and missed the entire prom. My personaf favorite was the chicken on the skewers, although there were many other delectable dishes. I give the food an A+.

The prom was held at The Gally Hatch Conference Center. It wasn't until I hit the shopping Plaza that consisted of: a fireworks shop, a porn shop (with viewing rooms, YES!), and a gun shop before I realized that I may have gone the wrong way I think that anyone who drove to the prom found it particularly difficult to find

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this mysterious place. Eventually though it was found and I think that the space was very well put together making sure to provide everyone with enough space to move around but little enough space to rub sweat all over each other.

The last category is the general atmosphere of the prom. I felt that despite the fact that half of the prom consisted of people who were either not from Oyster River or were clearly not even below 25 years old the atmosphere was pretty good. Most people seemed to have a pretty good time and I didn't witness any major problems or snags that took place.

Personally prom was very much over hyped to me. I never had any intention of ever going to a prom but this year I was convinced to attend. After years chick flicks, teen comedy's, and people telling me how fun prom is I was extremely let down. Prom was nothing like what I had imagined; 1 don't think half of the people including myself even know who won prom king and queen. All prom was to me was a formal dance with juniors and seniors in a fancy room. All of my complaints aside I thought that prom was actually pretty good. It was well planned and well done.

Fill in the blank: Pep ralliesare

Fun? Lame? Anything's better than class? If I remember correctly, this year's spring pep rally was nothing like the pep rallies that I remember as a freshman. Those pep rallies were something to look forward to; in the old, nasty-smelling gym, with freshmen and seniors seated on one side, facing the juniors and sophomores on the other. The freshman, a pathetic few decked out in yellow, sat demurely, in their place at the bottom of the seniority food chain. The sophomores nearly all wore red, and occasionallyjumped up to cheer but were quickly subdued by the ferocity of the senior class of 03. The pep rallies were almost all between the juniors and the seniors, with teeth-baring, cowbell ringing declarations that the seniors did in fact rule the school, though thejuniors tried hard to prove them wrong.

Throughout all the face-painted, jeering and cheering, with the seniors spilling out onto the gym floor and the inevitable knock-down of dozens of students during the tug-of-war, the faculty mostly stood back and let this friendly

Mouthofthe River

The Fall of Peppiness

animosity take place, knowing full well that it was all in good fun-natural rite of high school passage.

As the years went on and the overturn of classes passed, 06 finally became seniors and 09 were their freshmen counterparts. With all the drama at thebeginning of the year over a "spirit fest" instead of a pep rally, and the toned-down games and festivties, this years seniors, for the most part were mildly annoyed that their piein-the-face glory was taken away. Autumn's Spirit Fest was mild-mannered and any attempt to stand up and cheer was quickly bludgeoned by the faculty who stood amongst the rows of students. Maybe that's why, on April 21, only about 40 out of 149 seniors even bothered showing up for the pep rally that Michelle Crothers, Mrs. Wotton and Laura Peters worked so hard to organize.

It is tempting, with most seniors having cars conveniently located in senior parking, easily accessible if you wouldrather go home than support your class in the last pep rally of your high school career. We begged and pleaded to get our pep rallies back, and then used it as an excuse to go home early It was a disappointing showing, andJh_is year's freshmen most likely did not get the same impression of OR spirit that 06 did as freshmen four years ago.

Is this what the administration had in mind when they overhauled the tradition ORHS pep rally?

Nearly all the students from 09, 08 and 07 showed up, bearing the OR blue and white, and cheering as their classes were represented in everything from dizzy bat races to pie-faced contests. The seniors who participated did so with enthusiasm and gusto, but their final senior pep rally was undeniably different from what they expected four years ago.

I hope that this lack of spirit is not a new trend at OR, and that next year's Oyster River can bring back the school spirit, with the class of 07 giving the rest of the school a run for their money. Limited, of course, to a friendly pie in the face.

A flash of light attracts your attention, looking to the horizon a blinding light is visible somewhere off to the east. Acloud rises and starts forming the shape of a mushroom, you feel alarge blast of wind asreality hits you. The United States has just been nuked.

Is such a scenario possible in a few more years? All I know is this, I am not happy with the way things are going. It seemslike we are not moving towards a more peaceful world like we had hoped in creating the United Nations. It seems likerelations are only becomingtenser.

The specific cause of this tension is something we could not have avoided without abandoning the search for improved technology.I write specifically about the atomic bomb. After its use in World War II we created the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, hoping to prevent future issues.

It didn't work, I guess.The Treaty says three things: that the fiveNuclear Weapons States do notshare nuclear technology with other nations and do not attack other nations with nuclear weapons, that the five Nuclear Weapons States reduce their amount of nuclear weapons, and that allcountrieshave the right toexplorenuclear technology for peaceful purposes (i.e. energy). Many of the world's nations signedthe treaty including Iran.

Recently, Iran has been trying to learn how to enrich Uranium for energy needs. Of course international criticspoint out that Iran's access to oil should provide it with energy access and it has no need for nuclear power Though, this oil is expected tobe depleted in about 100 years.

Enrichment of Uranium is the process of increasingthe prevalence of Uranium-235, Uranium must be enriched to be usedfornuclear power as well as nuclear bombs. But, nuclear bombs require much more concentrated Uranium235.

So, all we need to know whether Iran is in Enrichment for goodpurposes orbadis to whatlevel

op-Ea Mouthofthe River Iran So Far

they are trying to enrich the Uranium.

OnApril 17, 2006, TheNew YorkTimes reported that "[Iranian] President Mahmoud Ahrnadinejad said that Tehran was "presentlyconductingresearch" on the P-2 centrifuge, boasting that it would quadruple Iran's enrichment powers." We know theyhave enriched Uranium to 3.5 percent, enoughfornuclearenergy; Uranium needsto be enriched to 80 percent to be used ina bomb, could Iran be tryingto reach thispoint? Would they want to?

The U.S.'s relationship with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahrnadinejad, and Iran in general, has not beenthebest in recent years. Hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979 have claimed that Ahrnadinejad was one of their hostage takers. The crisisoccurred due to student'sdisagreement with the U.S.'s politicalinvolvement in Iran. They did not approve of some of the actions the U.S. was taking publicly, and some actions that they thought theU.S. was doing in secrecy. Is it possible that once they do not complywith investigators, we will decide to take action? After all, all we would have to do is move all our military forces inthe MiddleEasttwo countries to theright. If we never acted intrusive in the beginning we may have avoided this mess entirely, so why try to become even more intrusive to fix it?

I just hope the United States doesn't go after Iran on theirown, without seeking out diplomatic measures and UN support. This would bethe worst possibleresult.

I started this piece in hopes of learning enough to create my own specific view onwhat should be done by international powers. Unfortunately, the situation seems morecomplexthan anyone can handlemaking a decisionfor, not even my-omniscient-self The tension that existsisnot going tobe resolved anytime soon. But, nevertheless it is important that we take the right stepsin the meantime.

If Iran becomes hostile and threatens us, I am sure the United Nations will come together to remove the threat, but until then I suggest we sit quietly in our western hemisphere and eat a donut or two. Mmmm donut

In twentyyearsI willbe

Doyouknowthe answertothis question? I didn't thinkso. Noneof usreallyhavea verygood ideaof what wewillbe doingtwentyyears fromnow. Ifmy brotherturnsoutto becorrectI willbe livinginmybasement collecting comicbooksandplayingvideogamesas mymom bringsmepeanutbutterandjellysandwiches. Will DimahEroshkingoontotakeovertheworld? Will KristinPufferhaveatraumaticexperiencethat changesherfromnicetojustplainmean? Will Ben Walnickigoontobecometheheavyweightchampion of theworld?

Whentheseniorsgraduate theywillgooffintotheworld whethertheyend upincollege, work, thestreets,orin your mom'sbasement. Thepointis, intwentyyearseveryone, freshmen, sophomores,and juniorswill allbeout inthe worlddoingsomethingthatis hopefully newandexciting. Butwhat? Andwhowillbe doingwhat? I havetriedto answerthesequestionsasbest asIcan.

Let'slookat everyoneas theyshould belookedat, asa partofagrouplacking individualityand freedom. I haveclumpedourschoolinto severalclassesthatIfeel coverseveryone. Each group hasa futurethatIhave foreseenthroughthepowerof awesomenessandwritten downforyouhere.

The Straight UpGangsta's Theywilltakearoadtripto theghetto. Threeminuteslater theywillexperiencethemost savagebeating theyhaveever experiencedbeforehaving theirshoesandclothesstolen.

TheGeeks There areso many typesof geeksitishard topinpointtheir futures. Therearetheband geeks. Band Geeksarepopularin OysterRiver,youprobably knowseveral peoplewho arc! in facts GeekayBandioso whichistheLatinnamefori bandgeeks. Ipredictthatthe bandgeeks willallpursuea careerinmusic,whichincludes thestudyof,theperformingof, and theteachingof. 50%of thebandgeeks willendup teachingmusic,35%willend upgivingupontheirmusical career andendupworking for

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Mouthofthe River

In Twenty Years.....

thegovernment, 10%willendupstudyingmusicand workinthebusiness, and5%willendupperforming theirmusicsuccessfully. Tuer� arealsothecomputer geeks orComputidaeGeekaywhoareincredibly skilledinthewaysofthecentralprocessingunit. Computidae Geekayarea rare breed,they are hardlyseen outside ofthereregularhabitatknownas the computer lab.

TheGlam Squad TheGlam squad consistsof allof theboys andgirls wholove fashionand clothes. Membersofthe glam squad willgoofftovarious collegesanduniversitiespursuing different careers. Afterabrief stinton thenewestseasonof 8111 andOceantheirlooks willfadeandtheywillmarryprominentbusinessmen anddoctors who donotappreciatethemenough, I know-it'ssad.

TheGamblers If youwereto goonlineatthree

o'clockinthemorningandIMsomeonelikeCy Watsonand ask,"Cy,whatareyoudoingonlineat threeinthemorning?" Hewouldansweryou with,"I justlost$3561.00ononline poker" Thesearethe gamblers. Thegamblerswillgooffandpursuevarious dreamsand professions, buttheywill all havea deep dark secret. Theyare addictedto gambling. Onthe weekends, after work,lateatnightthey willreleasetheirurgesand gambleinanywaypossiblewhetheritisadicegamein thealleyora gameofonlinepoker. Regardless ofhow successfultheyareinlifethis problemwillcatchupto them. Mostof them willend upbetting away allof theirbelongingsand end upindebtto the mob. Somewillescapethemobs dark hand butend uplivingonthestreets gamblingawayanythingtheycanobtain. A smallpercentageofthemwillridea luckystreakbeforefinallyconfronting theirproblemand realizingtheyshould quitwhiletheyareahead. Ironicallythis groupwill bekilled in a freak four leaf clover accident.

TheAPKids UponGraduation from thetopcollegesanduniversitiesinthe worldyouwillenteryourchosenfield andbecomevery successful. That'sa given. Thenyouwillallmissbeingin schoolsomuchthatyouwillgobackto college,andget thehighestdegreethat youcan,allwhilesolvingcomplex mathematicalequations. Onlyafter fifteenextrayearsofschoolingwillyou settledownandhaveafamily, andin twentyyearsyouwillhavegenius childrenthatwillsurpassyouinevery imaginableway. Needlesstosay,this will bringyoutoruin, andallofyour successesinhighSchoolwillberendered meaningless.Ha.

Dimah Plotting

Regardlessofwhereweallend up in twentyyearseverysurvivingmemberof theclass of2006 willattend theOyster RiverHighSchooltwentyyearreunion. Whiletherewe willallrealizethatwhat wearenotdefinedbywhat wedo orhow muchmoneywemakebuthowwelive life. Uponthis epiphanywewill appreciateandcherishthe friendships we all hadtogether and look backuponthe fourmarvelousyears wespentasone. However therewillbeacatch, wewill findthat therewasno ORHS20year reunionand this wasinfacta ployby noneotherthan Dimah Eroshkin to capturethe OysterRiver class of2006. Dimahwillstoreallofusin small 10X IOclimatecontrolledcontainersina place herefersto as the Museumof Oyster River.

Mouthofthe River

READTHIS UNDERCLASSMEN!

"I wish someone would have told me how important freshman year really is,"commented senior NateGross as he reflected on the grades he has received over the past four years of his life at ORHS.

It seems that many here at ORHS have been under the false impression that colleges only look at the grades you receive later in high school when evaluating admission applications. Howlaollamonanfeatllrt&Wtffl ever, that is not necessarily so. In fact,the truth is that most students are applying to college the moment they set foot into high school without even knowing it.

While most colleges do consider a students' junior year of high school "most important," the overall grade point average is also a heavy influence on admissions decisions and when you blow off your freshman and sophomore years your overallGPA will likely take a large blow and limit your chances of college acceptance. It isn't until you get your official high school transcript to send to colleges that you begin to realize how much that D+ in French two your freshman year really lowered yourGPA.

"I can't think of anyone who knew exactly where they wanted to go to college freshman year I changed my mind a lot over the course of high school,"commented senior, Courtney Stevens,

"Most freshmanjust get caught up in the idea of finally being in high school and slack off a little hey,even I'm guilty ofthat,"saidGross..

According to an article on www.collegeapps.about.com from the moment a student gets to high school they should be meeting with gidance counselors and making sure to be taking the most challenging courses they can. Meaning, take courses which make you do work and allow you to excel.

Nikki stressing overher GPA

Later in the article it also states, "work hard to impress your teachers, they'll be the ones writing your recommendation letters"while I am not implying you spend these four years of your life sucking up to teachers it is pretty important to make a good impression. Even if you sometimes don't feel as smart as the person sitting next to you try your hardest. You aren't expected to produce excellence all the time, however, you are expected to put your best effort forward.

Applying to college is an extremely long process. You first must pick schools to apply to, then apply, get recommendations then wait months to hear back from schools and then finally submit intent to enroll. The process takes almost the entirety of your senior year and can be very stressful at times. However, you can make the job slightly easier by making sure to do well in high school. Though I don't agree that grades necessarily are a good measure of intelligence they are a good measure of work ethic and effort; which is exactly what colleges are looking for. Colleges want to see an eagerness to learn. They want motivated students, and unfortunately among your SATS and recommendations your overallGPA is the only other factor. So for all the underclassmen out there who think these years of your life don't matter; think again. The result of these few years could wind up changing the outcome of your life,

Op-Ed Mouthofthe River

Highschool Highlights: ORHS Edition

High school isariteof passage. Unlessyou are homeschooled through 12th gr�de,inwhich llaut1Sleltlanll11-Ittt1lriter casecollege willbequitethe slap intheface, oryouareone ofthosepeople whodrop outof schoolin 8th grade, mostpeople will probablygo through highschoolat somepointintheir lives.

Within thewallsofany highschool, thereare

ritual that teachers seemto expect of us. Herearesomethingsthat arecrucial tothe high school experience,andspecifictoOyster River.

Don't Miss OutOn: Skippingaclass. It'saright ofpassage, andfor allthosewho neverskippedaclassor two, I feelvery, very sorry foryou. Just don'tletit getoutofhand. Mrs. Raiford! Don'tmissouton takingaclasswithMrs. Raiford,

certainthingsthatneedtobe donebyeachand every person tomakeitaRealHigh School Experience. Most people'shighschoolyearsare notentirelyspentstudying,anynormalperson straysfromtheschool-homework-sleep-maybeeat

you'll regret itifyou don't. Two solidyears withMrs. Raiford; in AmericanStudies, Philosophyand Sociologyopenedmy mindinwaysInever couldJiveimagined.

Taking an artclass or two. Evenifyoutakeitjustforthefact that thereis barelyanyhomework,everyoneneedsacreativeoutlet, andspending52minutesadayin theartroomisagreat waytodistressandgetawayfromtheworldofSchool forabit.

Ifyou'rein Spanish,makesure totry and takea Frenchclass-the CultofFrenchis irresistible! Andno matterwhatlanguage you'rein.getto either Espanol5 or Francais 5, it'sthe rewardfortrillions ofverbtranslations andawkward presentations.

Submitaletter to theeditor. Faceit, it'sfuntoseeyour stuffgetprinted,and MORisalways lookingforstudent opinionsonstuff aroundtheschool. Trustme.

Trytohelpouj withoneofthe muralsgoingup

aroundtheschool. evenifyouaren'ttakinganyart classes,Mr. LawrenceandMrs. Rosi-Raywouldbe happytogiveyousomethingtopaint,eitherthisyearor nextyear. Your"att"willbeimmortalizedforever. Goodfeeling.

Alongwithstufftodo, hereare somethings, if avoidedwilldefinitelymakeyourhighschoolyearsa biteasier.

Don'tsaveboth yourrequiredclassesuntilsecond semester, senioryear. Youdon'twanttobeina positionwhereyourprecariouslybalancedgradein [T &Meistheonlythingthatstandsinthewayofwhether ornotyougraduate.

Don'tmissexactly20daysofclassbefore theend oftheyear, andthen beforcedtoattendevery single dayofschool, nomatter ifyouhaveto bewheeled inon yourdeathbedtoattendEconomics.

Don'taskyourmathteacherwhenyouwilluse whatever[seemingly] uselessmaththingtheyare teaching. Mathteachersat·eve1ydefensivewhenyou questionthereal-worldapplication offindingthe functionsoflogarithms.

Tfyou arean underclassman, don'tparkinsenior parking. Evenifthespaceisopen,itprobably belongs tosomeone,who willbeveryangryiftheytry topat·k andyourcarisintheirSf)Ot. Andnestyear'sseniors-if someoneisinyourspot,don'tparkinteacherparking. TeacherslikeMr.Lawrencewillhaveyourcartowed. Atyourexpense.

Don't·steal foodfrom thecafeteria. Forno other reasonotherthanit's incrediblytacky.

EnjoytherestofyouryearsatOysterRiver,andno matter howmanydetentionsyougetfor skipping class, remember: it'sall partofthehigh school experience.

Doesn't this make you want to take her class?

Jordan Greene in pottery

Oh,golly-thisyear wassplendid. Harriet Miersgotkickedoutof court;Georgesankthe USbudgetdeficittoa record $251,000,000,000and Mallldlllll1llll·£11Wftlnt somepeoplebelieved theyfoundatenth planet. Thosewerejust thehighlights.

HereinDurham,thjngsweren'tquiteasinteresting. Themajorityof}heORHSpopulationkept woF!bngattheDUMP,andDurhammaintenance repaintedthe,cros�alksinDowntownDurham. Nothingtooeart'3/ shattering.

HereatOysterRiver lifewenton. Thi.syear wasprettylow-key. With constructfonbeingso passe,theexcuseofbeing latetoclassbecauseyou_,,.' were"rerouteddueto power-weldinginthe sophomorehallway" didn'tcutitthisyear. Asidefromtheslight glitchregardingSenior Folliesandtheinfluxof GangstasneartheSenior Core,lifeasORran smoothlyastheriveritis namedafter.

UntiltheOysterRiver flooded. Nowthatwas entertai11ing. I'dsaythat thatthehighlightofthis ye�rwasprobablythetwo extradayswehadoff fromschool,Oyster River'sfirsteverFlood Days. Sonotonlydidwe haveafourd·ayweekend inthemiddleofMay,but wegottogotubingon Route108,takepicturesofourfloodedyard,andif youwerereallydaft,attempttokayakdownbythe TownLanding,andgetthepolicecalledonyou. But atleastyoucansayyoutried.

Iguess,intheend,thisyearcanbesummedup muchlike'.fheGreatFloodof06. StuffhereatORHS startedGutnormally,lowkey. Thenweexperienced theso-calledORevolution,whichstartedoutwitha bang,andthenendedprettyantic:imactically.Now thewatersarebackdowntonormallevel,asisour school.

Todayisthelastdayofhighschoolfortheclassof 06. We'vebeenatthisschoolsincethefallof2002, andnow,inthespringof2006,webidourlast,fond farewell. Throughthesepastfouryearswehave experiencedlifeintheoldschool,lifeduringconstruction,andnow,lifeinthenewschool. Wehave sufferedthedeathofourprincipal,oursuperintendent andabelovedclassmate. Wesaw90degreedaysand daysbelowwherethetemperaturedippedbelowzero. Ourclassesweresometimesfunandsometimeslame, butthat'shighschool.

Finally,wearemovingon,andIfeellikewecan saythesewereaprettygoodfouryears.

MouthoftheRiver

YearinReview

Anentireyearhasgone byandIdidn'teven notice.Wherediditgo?It seemedlikeyesterdaythat 1wasinaweathowmany booksIhadtocarry around(6booksnot -includingneedednotebooks).AlothJshaplldlln.lllltldJJ--ldWtlter pened,lookingback,most ofwhichIenjoyed.

Yet,asmuchasthisyear hasrockedithasalsoequallysucked.Beingajunioris notfun.Youhavetonsofthingstodoandworryabout. Wehavealotofpressuretogetgoodgrades,getjobs, taketheSATs,andlookforwherewearegoingtogo

andteachersthroughouttheyear.Studentsaren't listenedtoenough,andweareoftenrightaboutthings. Inmyopiniontheyoughttotakeapagefromoneofthe moreexperiencedandintelligentpeopleinourcommunity:ShirleyThompson,thenpeoplewouldbemore opentostudentinput.

SeniorFollies.hasbeenreferredtoasa"Tradition." Traditionisdefinedbydictionary.comas�;.A.bodyof unwrittenreligiousprecepts."IfFolliesisareligious beliefandthisschoolhasmandatedthebuildingmaybe usedbyreligiousgroups(i.e.GirlsBibleStudyClub) whycan'tFollieshappenhere?

Aslongastheeventisnotoffensiveorslanderous, thereisnoreason1nottohaveit.Moreover,whywould webepersec_\.ltetfforourreligiousbeliefs?

Thefactisthatourschooldoesnothaveasmany traditionsasitusedto. Thereisnomore seniorbenchfortheseniorstodefendwith alltheirmight.Therehasn'tbeena homecomingfloatinawhile.Wedon't haveacourtyardtohangoutin,oreven anykindofstudentlounge.Insteadof havingourstudentsenateparticipatein talkswithadministrationconcerning wherebudgetisgoingtogotoandhow schoolpolicyshouldbemandated,our schoolsenatespendsmostofitstime planningdances.

Maybewearesolelyvictimsofcircumstance,andinthecomingyearsourschool willbebetter.Butforintensivepurposes, thisyearwasnegativelyeffectedbythe lousinessofourschool.Atleastthathuge floodmademyhighschoolcareertwo daysshorter.

aftersenioryear.Mytimehasbeenmonopolizedbythe trinityofevil:schoolclasses/work,athleticpractice,and familyresponsibilities.

Irememberpsychingmyselfupfortheupandcoming year,tryingasmuchasIcouldtonotbedauntedby whatmysiblingshaddescribedasthehardestyearof highschool.LittledidIknowwhattheyearwouldput methrough.

Oneofthegreatestthingsofthisschoolyearwasthe effortsbyclassestobandtogether.Thisisthefirstyear inmyhighschoolcareerthatIcansayoneclasshasnot beenterrorizinganother.Huzzah!Infact,weplayed togetherratherwell,especiallywhenaprotestwas necessary

Thatphysicsfieldtripwasalotoffun.Funtown SplashtownwithpracticallyOpeople,ridingthe rollercoaster"Excalibur"twotimesinarowandfour timestotal,(onlytofeelsickforthenexttwodays)was thebestfieldtripI'veeverbeenon.Allwhilemy parentsthoughtIwassittingquietlyinaclassroom.

Thosehurricaneskindasuckedthefunoutofthefall (almostliterally).Iwasnothappyaboutthat,atleast theystillhadaMardiGrasparade.Thiswasn'teventhe worstthingthathappenedthisyear.

Thebaneofmyexistencehasmostdefinitelybeen someoftheactionsandopinionsoftheadministration

It was my senior year, my last year, my last hoorah,my final episode. What did I think of it? I thought it kind of sucked. I had high hopes for my senior year at ORHS but as it comes to an end I have realized it was that great.

A year in review wouldn't be complete unless I mentioned loss of senior privileges. The administration took away some privileges from the senior class and gave us a spirit festival; I'm not really very high in the school spirit levels so it really didn't bother me.

I took a typical senior schedule Math, Science, English a few other classes, and two free periods. You would think this would be heaven. To be honest I have never been so bored. I go home everyday and just sit there, I do absolutely nothing. And this lack of work has made me the laziest person alive. When I do get homework or a project I procrastinate like it's my mother friggin' job. It could be a simple power point but I still put it off until six minutes before class and usually put little effort in. This is a condition known as Senioritis.

Other than that there wasn't very much that went on during this school year. It goes by fast and a lot of the time not fast enough but all in all I feel that my senior year was not the year of fun, parties, and craziness that-I imagined it would bewhen I was entered ORHS as a freshman.

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Letter to the Editor:·Pro-Choice!

My name is Natasha Pasternack, and I have been told that I am going to Hell more times in my 18 years than most people can claim for a lifetime. I volunteer at NHPR, I work hard at myjob, I rescue hurt animals from the side ofthe road and I get good grades. I obey laws and am a compassionate person to everyone I meet. I even believe in God. So why do so many people seem to think I am going to Hell? Because I am pro-choice It's a value I was raised on, right along with th e golden rule. Whenever I start to talk about abortion, I am confronted by a barrage of stares and a general level ofdiscomfort. It's a medical proce_dure, not murder. Murder is pro-lifers blowing up abortion clinics Murder is abortion being outlawed in South Dakota and pharmacists being allowed to deny women the morning-after pill when she h as a valid prescription.

Don't try to tell me an unwanted pregnancy i s no one's fault but the people involved. Yes that_is often the , case sew without contraceptives us generally though.t to lead to pregnancy- but that is not always true. People are :aped, condoms break, conditions change. I don't c�jt"one yvoman needs an abortion becauseshe wasraped and another needs it because she's a bit too fond ofthe boys, both women are entitled to proper medical care and an abortion ifthat is what she wants Abortion is a moral, not a government issue No one has ever been forced to have one, no one should ever be forced not to. Every child should be wanted, and every mother should be happy.

I don't know whose life is pro-life i s, but the day the governmentis making personal, difficult decisions for a private citizen is a sad one. Pro-life isn't pro-child, pro-woman, pro-family or pro-me It most certainly isn't pro-the dozens ofinnocent healthcare .workers and patients who have lost their lives in attacks on private clinics So go ahead, tell me I'm going to Hell; this is something I live for and I understand might kill me, but it's bigger than I am. Hell really doesn't faze m e at this point.

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Fashion Statements at ORHS:

Alex Freid: "' Tl1e Punk Look

Phil Trombley: The Jock Look

CJ Phetakoune: The Suave Lee Unit Look

Katie Sims: The Hippie Look

Alli Pareti: The Prep Look

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WhatAre You ·Looking Forward to NextYear?

Ali Stertevant: "I'm looking forward to not being seen as 'the little people' anymore."

Kayla Evans: "Not being the youngest anymore!"

Class of 2009

Ashley Cox: "I am looking forward to starting a brand new year. This year we were freshmen, so we werejust getting used to a new school, but next year as sophomores we'll be able to focus more on activities and making new friends "

Kelsey Harris- Capuono: "I'm looking forward to having more free periods!"

Class of 2008

Jana O'Leary: "I'm excited for the selection of classes I chose for nextyear!"

Lynden Scarano: "I can'twait to be an upperclassman, and be able to be rude to freshmen and not feel bad!"

Blake Janelle: "Just being a senior, I guess."

Nicho Jaras�Watts: "I'm looking forward to diving next year- I'm gonna win at States!"

Class of 2007

Evan Lonstein: "I'm looking forward to the incoming freshmen girls."

Emily Allen: "Graduating and getting out of here!"

Rachel Poppke: "I'm looking forward to making new friends and having new experiences growing up!"

Kate Nardi: "Dude! I'm totally looking forward to being a Super Senior and making 07 boys feel awkward!"

Class of 2006

Megan Schulz: "Learning stuff that's actually going to be interesting and beneficial to my future!"

Phil Trombley: "It will be nice to actually be able to focus on something that actually matters to me."

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Sarno's Final Farewell

AsMatttook the signfromthe catcher,heknew whathe hadtodo. There were twoouts,andthe baseswere loaded. Mattworkedthe battertoa32countand.neededone pitchtogetoutofthe inning. He checkedthe runnersatthirdandfirst andwinded up. Thepitchwasperfect,righton the comer edgeofthe plate, andthe batterwhiffedatit. He gotthebatterto strike outafterbeinginatoughsituation.

While thatscenemayormaynotbe true;this wasMattSamo's life;Baseball.Everythinghedid revolvedaroundit. He wasagreatathleteall around,aswellasone ofthe nicestkidsyouwill evermeet. Tragically,hislifewascutshortdue to acute leukemia. His life,hisbaseballcareer,both finishedbefore the age of18. Overone year later anditseemsjustyesterdayhewashere with us.

"Hewasahighlymotivatedandhardworking person. He isthe typeofkidyou wantyourson ordaughtertobe,"statedAssistantPrincipal DaveEvans. "He wasareallynice kid,"stated SeniorBenWalnicki. "Idon'tthinkanyone didn't likehimandIdon'tthinkhe dislikedanyone either,"statedWalnickiwhowasone ofMatt's bestfriends. Thisisthe commonfeelingamong studentsandfacultyatOysterRiverHighSchool. "Hewasagreatpersonandalwaysthoughtabout othersbefore himself,"commentedSeniorNikki Casimiro. "He wasfriendswith everyone and wasalwaysjokingandlaughing,"statedSenior AndyVatistas.

Sportsandbaseballwere ahuge partinMatt's life "Theywere huge,once he wouldn'tjumponmytrampolinebecause he waspitchinglateroninthe day,"commentedWalnicki. "Baseballplayeda verybigrole inhis life. He hadplansinthe future tocontinue playingandhe kindofworkedhislife aroundbaseball,"saidVatistas. "MattSamowasoneofthose people whoevenifhe wasn'tthebest,like golf

teamfor example.He playedwithbeatupoldclubs,abeatupoldbag,andhe stillworkedhardanddidhisbest. Hewasproudofwhateverhe did.because he workedhardateverything,"saidSeniorIqnsmanTaylor. Notonlywas Mattagreatperson,hewasanoutstandingleaderonandoffthe baseball field. "Hewasa leaderonthe baseballteam,andbaseballwashis life "He wasa goodbaseballplayerandhe hadgooddedicationtothegame,"statedAlex

--. Foster. "He wasaleadby example type ofaguyanddid whatneededtobedone forthe team,"statedFoster. Dave Evans,the AssistantPrincipal atOysterRiverHigh School commentedaboutthe school andcommunity effect ofMatt'sdeath,"Thewhole tragedybroughtthe school togetheratanalreadytoughyear emotionally. Itreally speakstowhathe meanttothe community,"he said.

Ashisfriendsandfamilyknew,hishighschoolbaseball careerwasn'twherehe wantedto·stop. He wantedto continue playingincollege,hopefullyatDivisionI Dartmouth. He would've playedincollege HewasdeterminedtoplayD-1,"statedSeniorJonDiVeglia.

Notone badthingcanbe saidaboutMatt. He wasa loving,caringandoverallagreatperson. Hewasanoutstandingathlete andhis life revolvedaroundhisbaseball career.Ifhe wasstill alive today, everyone knowshewould be playingbaseball incollege,and everyone knowshe would've workedhardtocontinue hiscareerfurther. Asthe seniorswhogrew upwithhimmoveontocollegeandto pursueourdreams,we willbe takingapiece o{Matt'swith us. He touchedeveryone ofourlives,andhe willbe with usalwaysasourlivescontinue. Somayhe restinpieceand mayweall reachourgoalsanddreamsasMattwould've wanted.

Mattwillbe receivinganhonorarydegreefromOyster RiveratgraduationJ1µ1e9th.Ifyou wouldliketohelpout bydonatingmoneytohisscholarshipfund,theSamo SummerClassicwillbeheldJune 4th. There willalsobe a roadrace heldJune 17thinhonorofMatt. Formore informationonthese eventsplease visit www.samosurnmerclassic.comorcontactSeniorAndy VatistasorMattSamo'sbrother,Joe Samo.

MattplayingdefenseoutonthefieldPhotoCourtesy: Joe Samo

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Athletes ofTheMonth

Jon Diveglia

Q. Nicknames?

A. Sketchy Cath

Q. Team? A. Varsity Softball

Q. What are you most famous for?

A. My ability to make any situation awkward

Q. Do you have any unique talents? A. I can dissolve lollipops in record time

Q. Use five words to describe you. A. Outgoing, Friendly, Sarcastic, Fun, SENIOR

Q. Who's your favorite high school athlete? A. Downtown Sammy Brown

Q. What's your favorite color? A. Teal

Q. What is your most memorable sports moment? A Winning two games in a season, the most in 10 years Q. What's your favorite sport to watch on T.V? A. Roller Jam

Q. If you could be anybody who would you be? A. Mr. Evans

Q. If you had one magical power what would it be? A. X-ray vision

Q. Who's your hero? A. Courtney "Svierge" Stevens

Q. What's your favorite thing about yourself? A. My Ears

Q. Where are you headed next year? A. University of Colorado at Boulder

Jon pitching for Oyster River Photo courtesy: Nick Sosnowski

Q. Nicknames?

A. Divideo, Diveglia, Jonny D

Q. Team? A. Varsity Baseball

Q. What are you most famous for? A. My amazing vocabulary

Q. Do you have any unique talents? A. I can be in the same car as Nick Sosnowski without killing him

Q. Use five words to describe you. A Nice, Intelligent, Talkative, Adventurous, Athletic

Q. Who's your favorite high school athlete? A. Rich Santello

Q. What's your favorite color? A. Black

Q. What is your most memorable sports moment? A. Watching Nick Sosnowski attempt to hit a baseball

Q. What's your favorite sport to watch on T.V? A. Curling

Q. If you could be anybody who would you be? A. Dale Rasmussen

Q. If you had one magical power what would it be? A. To give myself all the money in the world

Q. Who's your hero?

A. Jesus

Q. What's your favorite thing about yourself?

A.The fact thatI amn_othing like Nick Sosnowski

Q. Where are you headed next year?

A. Harvard

Catherine McNally

CatherineMcNally,makingthesituationawkward

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Boxing at Oyster River

Duckingfromajab,SeniorBenWalnickithrowsa leftandconnectswithhispeer'schin. Head spinning withadrenaline,eyebrowscrackedand

"Goingoutafterschoolandpunchingsomekidsisreallystressrelieving," pointedoutWalnicki,whojustrecentlyendedhistwoyearboxingcareer BecauseDurhamhasnoprogram tooffer,WalnickipracticedhisskillsinDover againstotherkids whowereinter.------------------------------------- estedinbeatingeachother's facesin. seepingbloodfromblocking

"Bloodylipsandeyebrowswere theotherkid'sfists, Walnicki verycommon," smiledWalnicki connectsanothercriticalhitto beforementioningthat theinjuries hisnosebeforeheissignaled whereinnowaylimitedtothisnorm. tostopbyhisgrinningboxing Butthemainreasonthatheenjoyed instructor. thesportisbecauseithelpedhimget Boxingisadarkareaoften intoshape, "Tobeaboxer,youwant skippedoverwhenparentsare tobecut,andyouwanttobefit,any lookingtoinspiretheirchil- extramusclecangetintheway." dren. "Twopeoplebeatthe

MostofWalnicki'spracticeswere pulpoutofeachotherforno conditioning,wherethoseattending goodreason,"saidOyster wouldlessliftingweights,andmore RiverHighSchoolteacher cardioandspeedexercises.

TomHausmann. Boxingisa

AndaccordingtoWalnicki,thekey sportthatprovokesviolence, toboxingisspeed;whichheusedto painandintensity;thingsthat hisadvantageinhisveryfirstspar. supervisorsdon'toftenwant "ThefirstguyIfoughtwasbigger togettheirinnocentlittle thanme,butIdidprettywell." At childreninto. "Ijusthatehow first,Walnickisaidthathewasabit people [Boxers]beattheir intimidatedbyhisfirstopponent faces," saidmotheroftwo becausehewasso huge, butWalnicki children,HeatherHealy, "It's gavehimabloodyeyebrowandwas heinous." Justthinkaboutit; settledwhenherealizedhewas theaverageprofessionalboxer muchfasterthanhim. Butwhen isGARUNTEEDatleasttwo you'refightingkidslikethis,Walnicki brokennosesintheircareer,

Walnicki, about to turn the lights out saidthatitisalsoimportanttohave whilemorechronicinjuriesare ___ ___. endurance,becauseasyoufight,you acommonoccurrence. ButtosomepeoplelikeWalnicki,thisstuffjustdoesn't gettiredanddizzy reallymatter.

Though boxingisasportthatyour everydaypersonmightnotenjoy,itmight befuntocheckoutamatch sometimetogivetheseprofessionalstherespect thatthe deserve.

Sarno Summer Classic

Saturday, June 4th

ItisabeautifulSundayafternoonattheOysterRiverHighSchool,andoutsideonthefieldstherearepeopleasfarasyoucan see,allofthemdoingwhat? Playingwiffleball,andforagoodcausetoo!

OnSunday,June4th 2006,theSamoSummerClassicwiffleballtournamentwilltakeplaceatthefieldsofORHS. Thisisthefirst annualSamoSummerClassictotakeplacehereatOysterRiver,anditisexpectedtobecomeatradition.

AndyVatistas,asenioratOysterRiverHighSchoolandMattBelanger,asophomoreattheUniversityofNewHampshiretookchargeofthisprojecttomake surethatithappensanditallgoesoverwell. Thesetwocameupwithalloftherulesanddecidedonmostofthedetailstomakethetournamenthappenand makeitsuccessfulsothatitwillcontinuetoworkinthefuture.

"Theorganizationforthetournamentisgoingreallywellsofar,wehaveawholebunchofteamsthathavealreadysignedupandweareexpectingmore"says MattBelanger,oneoftheorganizersofthetournament,"Therehasbeenalotofworkputintothistournamentandalotofpeopleinvolvedwiththistournament whichistobenefitthisgreatcauseinmemoryofourfriendMatt." Belangercontinued.

AndyVatistas,whoisalsoheadinguptheorganizationofthetournament,isveryenthusiasticabouttheinterestthathasbeenshownbythewholecommunity "WehavereceivedawholebunchofdonationsfromallofthelocalbusinesseshereinDurham. Allofthesedonationsoffood,andprizesreallyhelpusmakesure thatalloftheentrancefeescangorighttothescholarshipfundandwewon'thaveanyotherexpenses." Vatistascommented.

Thetournamentisexpectedtopulltogetheraboutthirtyteamsofmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudents,aswellasacoupleadults,bothmaleandfemaleto compete,andalotoftheseteamsarequiteexcitedfor thistournamenttostartup.

ThistournamenthasgrabbedtheattentionofnotonlystudentshereatOysterRiverHighSchool,butstudentsfromsurroundingschoolsaswellaspaststudents ofOysterRiverthatarecomingback. ManyoftheteamsfromthedaysoftheAlthorParkwiffleballtournamentshavedecidedtoreturntoplayinginthistournament, includingtheteamwhowonitallin2004,theItalianStallions, consistingofthisyear'sseniors.

AmemberoftheItalianStallions,BobbyLambertisecstatictogetthistournamentgoingandplay "Ican'twaitforthistourneytostart,wehaveallbeenpracticingandgettingready,it'sgonna'besick!" saidLambert.

TherearealsoteamsliketheTerrorSquad,ateamofOysterRivergraduatesfrom2005,leadbyCaptainAaronWeitzman,thisteamcompetedintheAlthorPark tournamentsandarebackformore. "OfcoursewearecomingbacktoplayintheSamoClassic!Wewouldn'tmissthisone,T-squad!"Weitzmancommented.

TI1eSarnoSummerClassicwiffleballtournamentistakingplacetobenefittheMatt SamoScholarshipFundthatwasstartedinhishonorlastyear. Allofthe profitsfromteamsign-upsandanyotherdonationsfromlocalbusinesseswillgotorunningthetournamentaswellastothisscholarshipfund.

Sofar,theMattSarnoScholarshipFundhasraisedaround$4,000overthepastyear,alotofthatcorningfromthebraceletsalesthatwerestartedlastyear. According·to Vatistas, thewiffleballtournamentisexpectedtobringinclosetoanother$3,000forthescholarshipfund.

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NHIAAand NCAAAddress Student-AthleteTransferConcerns

HighschoolbasketballstarJamesJohnson can'tgettonight'sbiggameoffhismind. Forget abouttomorrow'strigonometrymid-term;he's failinganyways MoreimportantlytoJohnson, histeamisplayingalongtimerivalandthereis noroomforatestdistraction. Besides,afterthis weekJohnsonwillbetransferringtoaprivate schooltoboosthisgradesandearncore-credit thatmakehimeligibletoplayDivisionIcollege basketball. DespiteJohnson'stransferhewillstillbethestartingcenterforthe publicschool'steamwhilereceivinghiseducationelsewhere.

Thoughtheaboveisafictionalaccountitissimilartoscenariossomeathletic governingboardsarecurrentlyattemptingtodealwith. Thisrecenttransfer trendiscausingtheNewHampshireInterscholasticAthleticAssociation (NHIAA)andtheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)toquestion student-athleteacademiceligibilityandwhethersuchtransfersarefairand shouldbepermitted.

InthepasttheNHIAAheardrumorsofstudentstransferringschoolswithout acorrespondingmovebyaparentorguardian,forthesolepurposeofan athleticadvantage. Forexample,joiningateamforthesinglereasonthatitgets

aneducation " OysterRiver alumnaZack Simmonsadmitshe's tomabouttheissue broughtforthbythe NCAA. Simmons, whoisnowa sophomoreand startinggoalieatthe DivisionIcollege UMass-Arnherst, agreesthat"Maybe thereisaproblem thatneedstobe addressed studentathletesshouldmakeacademicsaprioritybecausethevastmajorityofthem aren'tgoingtoplayprofessionally, Theacademictrainingastudentgetsis goingtobefarmoreusefulthantheathletictraining itseemsalittlelikeacopouttotransferschoolsjustbecauseyou'restruggling."

CoachEvansfurthercommentsthat,"Ithinkitis importantfortheNCAAtoinvestigatetheissueat handandestablishsomesortofresolution but,I mean,ifafamilyiswillingtopaytuitionatanother school,andstillpaytaxestobenefittheschoolin theircommunity,whyshouldanyonestopthem?"

Infact,thoughonlyhome-schooledcasescurrently exist,suchascenariohaspotentialtotakeplace withintheOysterRiverCommunity. Highschool athleticdirectorCarolGephardtexplains,"Ifa studentstilllivesinapublicschooldistrict,andtheir parentsarestillpayingtaxeswhichbenefitthe schoolthenthestudentisallowedtoplayforthe publicschoolaswellasattendaprivateschoolfora differenteducation."

TheNewHampshireInterscholasticAthletic Association(NHIAA),whichoverseeshighschool sportscompetitioninthestate,placedahalf-season sit-outbanintoeffectinAugustof2004. Underthis bananystudentwhotransfersschoolswithouta correspondingmovebyaparentorguardianwill havetositoutahalf-seasoninasportbeforebeing eligibletoplay.

"Theban'sridiculous,"statedOysterRiversenior CyWatson."Ifyou'replayingataschoolthatisn't givingyouampleopportunitytoexcelinasport thanyoushouldbeabletotransferschoolswithout havingtoworryaboutahalf-seasonban."

Recentlyconcernsofthisbanmountedasitdidnot accountforextenuatingcircumstanceswherea studentisforcedtomovewithoutaparentor guardianduetoafamilydivorceorsplit. morepublicityorbecauseanathletelikesonecoachmorethananother.

Inaddition,anaccompanyingproblemhasbeennotedonthenationallevelof theNCAA.Thisissuecentersaroundstudentswhoaretransferringtoschools thatallowthemtoearncore-coursecreditwithacademicoutcomesnotably aiijerentthanthoseachievedataformerschool. ,riththesuccessfulcompletionofthesecore-coursesastudentismore likelytopasstheacademicstandardsestablishedbytheNCAA,allowing themtoplayadivisiononeortwosportincollege. Bypassingtheacagemic standardsoftheNCAAastudent-athleteisabletoprovetheyhavewhatit takesbothathleticallyandacademicallytosucceedincollege.

ThissortoftransferringraisesconcernforNCAApresidentMylesBrand. ThetransferringcausesBrandtoquestionthelegitimacyofhighschool academiccredentialsstudent-athletesarepresentingtotheNCAA. In addition,Brandquestionswhethertherecenttrendsinsecondary-school educationeludetheNCAA'sintentofeligibilitystandardsinDivisionIandII sports.

Accordingtoanarticleonvnews.comNCAAVicePresident,KevinLennon, wasquotedassaying,"Theissueathandchallengestheintegrityofouracademicrequirements andcreatesuntenablesituationsforathleticsdepartmentsandcoaches..."

OysterRiverAssistantPrincipalandVarsitySoftballcoach,DaveEvans explainsthat,"Aschoolenvironmentisforlearning. Myfirstpriorityasan administratorandcoachistomakesurestudentsandathletesaregettingthe mosttheycanoutofthisdistrict. Sportsareforfunandneedtocomesecondto

schoolsposesa problemforthe NHIAAandit'stime forthemtodebateit. TheNHIAA eligibilitycommittee isnowundergoinga reviewoftheban,at thecenterofwhichisadocumentcalledtheTransferRuleAffidavit. Ifthe affidavitissignedbystudent-athletes,principalsandathleticdirectorsofboth thesendingandreceivingschoolstheaffidavitthencertifiesthatthemoveis notmotivatedbyasportandexemptsthestudentfromthehalf-seasonban, allowingthemtobeingplayrightaway.

Accordingtovnews.com,NHIAAexecutivedirector,JimDesmarais,signed roughly175affidavitsforstudentstransferringtoanotherNHIAAschool. "I couldn'tguesshowmanywereathleticallymotivated butoneistoomany I dohearfromtimetotime that principalsandathleticdirectorsdon'tfeel comfortabledenyingthetransferaffidavit,sayingtheydon'thaveenough informationtonotsign ."saidDesmarais.

Senior, Sarah Roeder during a soccer playoff game in Fall 2005.

MartyBrown,KearsargeRegionalAthleticDirector,wasquotedascalling athleticallymotivatedtransfers"anoccasionalproblem"inanarticleon vnews.comandalsoexplainsthatthe"once-in-a-whilerumor"offamilies sendingchildrentolivewithrelativesinordertogainaccesstodifferent

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Froma studentathleteperspective,OysterRiverseniorSarahRoederadmits shecanunderstand whyastudentmaytransfer schoolstogeta different education. "Ifastudent hasplannedtoplay aDivision Ior IIsportincollege all their lifeandsomething standsin thewayof that Ithinkit'ssmarttolook fora way toovercometheroad block," saidRoeder. "But I don't agreewiththe half-season sitout ban becauseit'sonly creating moreofaproblem forstudents if they ultimately earn thecredit then let themplay," Roederfinished.

However, astherule currentlystandsrecent OysterRiver graduateAaron Weitzman, who isplayingdivision threebaseballat UPITIGreensburgagrees withthehalf-seasonsit-out ban saying, "Inhighschoolitshould beabout your educationandnot about sports. Last year (2004-2005) akidfrom aClass I schooltransferredtoaClassMschooltowardstheend oftheregularseason ClassIisbetter than M andhisnew school wonastatechampionship because ofhim andI don'tthinkit wasfair "

Asopinions arestill mixed, both theNHIAAandNCAAwillcontinueto debate theissue. The outcome currently remains tobeunseen; however, both committeeshopetohavemadeadequateprogressbyJuneof2006.

"Therejustdoesn'tseemlikea rightor wronganswer forthisissue," commentsSimmons. "Icanseeitbeinghardtoreachafinaldecision, butaslongas educationremainsapriorityintheendIdon'tseehowthecommitteescould gowrong."

"Ifyou're.playingasportataschool tltRtisn'tgiving youampleopportunitytoexcel inasport thanyou shouldbeabletotrnfersc1wolswithout havington1orry aboutahalf-season ban."

-Senior,CyWatson

NCAAInitial-EligibilityStandards

Fortheclassesof2005,2006and.2007:Division IandII: Ifyouentercollegein2005orafter,you musthave14corecoursestobeeligibletopractice, playandreceivefinancialaidataDivisionIor DivisionIIschool.

Fortheclassof2008:DivisionIonly: Ifyouplanto entercollegein2008orafter,yo�willneedto present16corecoursesinthefollowingbreakdown:

• 4yearsofEnglish

• �yearsofmathematics(AlgebraIor higher)

• 2yearsofnatural/physicalscience(onemust bealabscience)

• 1yearofadditionalEnglish,mathorscience

• 2yearsofsocialstudies

• 1yearsofadditionalcorecourses(fromany arealistedabove,orfromforeignlanguage, religionorphilosophy)

FormoreinformationonNCAAapprovedcourses andSAT/ACTstandardsvisit www.ncaaclearinghouse.net

NHIAARules InShort:

1. Youmaynotrepresentyourschoolininterscholastic athleticsifyouare19yearsoldbeforeSeptember1.

2. YoumaynotcompeteunderNHIAAbelowgrade nine,unlessgrantedawaiver.

3. Youmustpass4unitsofworkduringtheprevious gradingperiod. (Youwillnotbeabletoregain eligibilitybymakingupfailedcourses). 4. Youmaycompetefornolongerthaneightconsecutivesemestersbeyondeighthgrade. 5. Youmayonlyplayasatransferstudentwithan accompanyingmovebyaparentorguardian,unless aTransferRuleAffidaviissigned. 6. Ifyouareaforeignstudentyoumustbesponsored byaCSIET-approvedforeignexchangeprogramto beeligibletocompete. 7. Schoolteamstudentsmustbepresentandactiveat allpracticesandcompetitions. 8. Theremustbeamedicalexamstatementonfile certifyingyouhavepassedaphysicalexam. 9. NffiAAdoesnotenJorseAHbtarteam�atanylevel. 10.Ifdisqualifiedforunsportsmanlikeconductyou111ay notparticipateinthenextscheduledcompetition. 11.Youmustparticipateunderyourtruename. 12.Ateammaynotbeginregularpracticesuntila NHIAAspecifieddate. 13.Youareineligibletocompeteifreceivinganytypeof financialcompensation.

1 14.YoumusthaveNHIAAapprovaltoparticipatein internationalcompetition.

Foracompletelistofrulesandregulationsvisit wvvwNHIAA.com

Senior,RickLaughtonduringagameagainst LaconiaonJanuary13,2006.

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Fencing at OysterRiver

llllt11anlsS11om\Vtltet En garde! Jason

Usherraiseshissaberand glaresathiscostumedrival through anettedhelmet. Nota moment passesbefore thetwo areconsumedin theheatof battle. Ablurredamoebaof swordand suit thrashesand stabsuntiltwosmallgreen and redlightssignalyet another defeatforUsher.

"It's an adrenalinerush," described Usher, "Itkindof makesyoufeellikeyou'rein combat." Though hehasn't beenfencinginawhile, Usher hasaspecialinterestin this unique sport. Thoughitisnot awidelypopularsportin this area, therearemanyOyster Riverstudentsthatcouldsee themselvesfencingifgiven the opportunity.

"That'sthesickestsport ever," saidsenior, Paul Deturk, "Ittakesalotofskillandit's

Spring Sports Overview

GirlsLacrosse

lalllllllsS111utsWtlter BoysBaseball

The Boys Baseball teamhadadecent season thisyear. After startingstrongby winning theirfirst �ogames, they droppedfourin arow. Afterstaying nghtaround .500 £qrthe first halfof the season, the teamwenton afivegamelosingstreak,butthen finishedofftheirregular seasonswithtwowinsin a double-headerwithJohnStark. TheBoys Baseball team finishedjustinsidethetop 16forClassIand madeit to theplayoffs.

FinalRecord: 7-10

Girls Softball

TheGirlsS?ftballteam thisyearhad sometrouble, finishing the season Wlth·only- onewincoming againstHanover. This year's team had many underclassmen and only three seniors to le�dtherestof the team. Thegirlsfinishedin21st place, outside of playoffcontention.

FinalRecord: 1-14

BoysLacrosse

TheBoysLacrosseteamhada verystrongstart to theirseason, winningtheirfirstthree games, but after thattheyfinishedtherestoftheirseason witha5-5recordtobringtheirfinalrecordto8-5. Thisisnotquite aswell as the teamwasexpected to do, but theyfinishin5th placein DivisionII, making itintotheplayoffs.

Final Record:8-5

really an intricatesport."

Another senior, David Benassi agreeswithDeturk, "Theexcitement, therush, I'd getwickedpumpedup."

Fencing runs in Usher's blood, hisgrandfather,who wasperhapsone ofhis fencinginspirations,helped coach both the Harvardand MIT fencing teams. AccordingtoUsher,onlyabout 10 percentofthosewhoget into thesport continue it asa profession. Inorder toget muchrecognitionasa fencer, you have to get placedvery highin a tournament.

Maybe youhavethought aboutfencingbefore, or perhapsthis isthefirsttime youconsideredit. The general consensusis that fencingis afunand intricate sport thatcanbecarried on even asyou get older. It might beworthchecking out atournamentoraclub sometimeif yougetachance.

The GirlsLacrosseteam had a verysuccessfulseasonthisyear. After losing theirfirstgame to Portsmouth, the teamcame

backto win four-in-a-row and eight outof their next nine games. Thegirlsfinishedtheir season withafinalrecordof9-3, putting themin2nd placeinDivisionill, gettinga homeseedin the playoffs.

Final Record: 8-3

Boys Tennis

The BoysTennisteamhad atough season thisyear. Theboyshadatough

startgoing 1-3 in theirfirstfour games. Theythen came backto stringtogethera couplewinsina rowbeforegoingon afive-gamelosingstreakand finishing th�ir season witha 4-8record. They placed11th inClassIand didn't qualifyforthe "playoffs.

Final Record: 4-8

GirlsTennis

TheGirls Tennisteamhada great season thisyear, finishing their regular

season witharecord of10-2, putting them in 3rd placeinClassIand sendingthem into theplayoffs. Afterstartingoffwitha fourgamewinningstreak, thegirlscontinued their successfulseason with a6-2record, and putting together asecond four-gamewinningstreakattheendoftheseason. They havemovedto the semi-finalsinthe Class I playoffs, wheretheywill takeon 2ndplace

10-2

JasonUsherpracticingoutinthecourtyard.

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Theco-captainandthenumberonestarting pitcherfortheOysterRiverBoysVarsitybaseball teamwillbeplayingnextyearatNorthernEssex CommunityCoDege. OneofthethingsJon. pointedoutasadµferencebetweenpla)tinghigh

·· schoolandc�istheroaches. "TfieCoach� . don'tteachyouthebasicsincollege,whereasin highschoolsomepeoplestillneedwQrkonthe basics,"commentedDiVeglia '�otherthingis thattheyarealotstricterandexpectmorein college,''hesaid. OneofJon'smaingoalsplaying f baseballforNorthernEssexismovmgup_to-a betterscJwolm�future. "Jldliket<;>-moveontb a4-yearschoolandplayDMsion-1basebaRin· thefuture,"hestated.

RickLaughton:

ThedominantplayeronOysterRiver'sBoys JonDiVeglia:

VarsityBasketballteamwillbeplayingforCoach MikeTullyandRogerWilliamsUniversitynext winter. "Oneofthethingsthatwillbedifferentis thephysical-nessofthegame,"commentedRick Laughtononthedifferencesinplayinghigh schoolandcollegeball. RickLaughtonwillbe playingDivisionmintheCommonwealthCoast Conference. Oneofhismaingoalsthiscoming yearwillbetogetplayingtime. "Gettingplaying timeasafreshmanisbig,"statedLaughton.

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