Oyster River High School

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Oyster River High School
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Address
Oyster River High School
55 Coe Drive

Durham
,
New Hampshire
03824

United States
Coordinates 43°08′24″N70°55′01″W / 43.140°N 70.917°W / 43.140; -70.917
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School type Public High School
Motto"Working Together to Engage Every Learner"
Founded1989
School districtOyster River Cooperative School District
SuperintendentJim Morse
CEEB code 300150
PrincipalRebecca Noe
Grades9–12
Enrollment794 [1]  (2017-2018)
Language English
Color(s)   Royal Blue and White
Athletics conference NHIAA
Division II
Mascot Bobcats
Rivals Coe-Brown Northwood Academy
Accreditation NEASC
NewspaperMouth of the River
Communities served Durham, Lee, and Madbury, NH
Feeder schoolsOyster River Middle School
Website orhs.orcsd.org
Last updated: December 31st, 2017

Oyster River High School (ORHS), part of the Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD), is a public high school located in Durham, New Hampshire, United States, with an enrollment of nearly 800 students. [2] It serves Durham and the neighboring communities of Lee, and Madbury. The high school opened, and the first graduating class was in 1956. Dean Sackett was the Chairman of the School Board, Arthur E. Toll was the Superintendent of Schools, John H. Day was Principal, and George W. Pasichuke was the Associate Principal. The school yearbook is named Trion, named by Margaret Campbell in a school-wide contest. [3] The high school moved to its present site on October 22, 1964. [4]

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In 2004 the school underwent a major renovation and expansion to its facilities, including a new gym, theater, classroom wing, and science wing, costing over $22 million. [5]

Academics

11th-grade students who take the NECAP standardized tests score an average of at or above the statewide scores in that year. [6] In 2014, Newsweek ranked the school 110th in the nation. [7]

Athletics

Boys' soccer and girls' cross-country have each won several state championships.

The boys' soccer team won three consecutive state championships from 2001 to 2003, losing only 1 game in 2002 and going undefeated in 2003.

The girls' basketball team went undefeated in the 2005–2006 season to bring home a state championship and won the state championship in the 2008–2009 season. The boys' indoor track team won a state championship during the 2006–2007 season. The boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams have each captured multiple state championships. The boys' team captured five consecutive titles from 2007 to 2012. In the 2010 season, the girls' volleyball team went undefeated, winning the Division II state championship, and the boys' cross-country and indoor track teams won the newly created Division II championships. The boys' cross-country team won another state championship in 2011. In 2015, the boys' soccer team defeated Portsmouth High School to win the Division II championship.

The official school color is royal blue, also known as "Bobcat Blue" or "Oyster River Blue", but most of the teams wear white jerseys when playing at home games. However, unlike their fellow teams, the ice hockey team wears navy blue and red.

Administration

The administration of ORHS is led by Principal Suzanne Filippone, who assumed her role before the 2016–17 school year. For the previous three years, Filippone had been Assistant Principal at Spaulding High School in Rochester, New Hampshire, and was hired after the previous ORHS principal, Todd Allen, accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent of Oyster River Cooperative School District. [8] She was also a teacher at Berwick Academy. The vice-principals of ORHS are Mark Milliken and Mike McCann. The current superintendent of the school is Dr. James Morse, Sr.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "U.S. News & World Report". 2016–2017. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ Trion (Vol. 1). (1956). Dallas, TX: Taylor
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  5. ↑ "Despite legal wins, bond dispute still stalls projects: Area schools anxious to start construction". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  6. ↑ "Explore Oyster River High School in Durham, NH".
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  8. ↑ "Oyster River's Colter: Allen was top interim principal pick". Archived from the original on 2018-06-29.
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