Oyster River High School
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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 about 700 students. It serves Durham and the neighboring communities of Lee
and Madbury
.
During 2001-2003 it had a graduation rate of 96.97%. For the graduating class of 2008, the drop-out rate was 0. In 2006 the school underwent a major renovation and expansion to its facilities, including a new gym, theater, classroom wing and science wing, at a cost in excess of $22 million.
, which have each won several state championships. The girls basketball
team went undefeated in the 2005-2006 season to bring home a state championship, and also 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. In the 2010 season the girls' volleyball team went undefeated, and the boys cross country and indoor track teams won the newly created division 2 championships.
High school
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located in Durham
Durham, New Hampshire
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
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, United States
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with an enrollment of about 700 students. It serves Durham and the neighboring communities of Lee
Lee, New Hampshire
Lee is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,330 at the 2010 census. The town is a rural farm and bedroom community, being close to the University of New Hampshire.-History:...
and Madbury
Madbury, New Hampshire
Madbury is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,771 at the 2010 census.-History:Madbury was originally a part of Dover called Barbadoes, after the West Indies island of Barbados with which settlers conducted trade, sending wood and lumber in exchange for...
.
During 2001-2003 it had a graduation rate of 96.97%. For the graduating class of 2008, the drop-out rate was 0. In 2006 the school underwent a major renovation and expansion to its facilities, including a new gym, theater, classroom wing and science wing, at a cost in excess of $22 million.
Athletics
The school has had success in boys soccer and girls cross-countryCross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, which have each won several state championships. The girls basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team went undefeated in the 2005-2006 season to bring home a state championship, and also 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. In the 2010 season the girls' volleyball team went undefeated, and the boys cross country and indoor track teams won the newly created division 2 championships.
Notable alumni
- Jack EdwardsJack Edwards (sportscaster)Jack Edwards is the play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins on NESN. He occasionally does play-by-play for NHL on Versus coverage as well.- Early career :...
, sportscaster - Ethan GilsdorfEthan GilsdorfEthan Gilsdorf is an American writer, poet, editor, critic, teacher and journalist. He was born in Dover, New Hampshire, and raised in the nearby town of Lee. He has lived in Northampton and Amherst, Massachusetts; Brattleboro, Vermont; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Paris, France; and currently lives in...
, author - Joyce MaynardJoyce MaynardDaphne Joyce Maynard is an American author known for writing with candor about her life, as well as for her works of fiction and hundreds of essays and newspaper columns, often about parenting and family...
, author - Carol Shea-Porter, U.S. congresswoman