JUNIORS SCORE HIGHEST DURING
SECOND SEMESTER HONOR ROLL
FRI.. MAY 26. 1961 ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. ASHLAND. OREGON NUMBER 6
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Prom Princess (left io right) Sara Vandenburgh. Gayle
Weller. Prom Queen Gay Schweibert, and Princesses Jacquie
Fask shown after the crowning by Rick Callahan, junior
class president.
'Parisian Paradise'
Theme for Jr. Prom
Soft lights and low music
were in evidence last Saturday
night, May 20, as Ashland High
School students took a trip to
a "Parisian Paradise" at the
annual Junior-Senior Prom.
Held at Britt Center, the
prom was sponsored by the jun
ior class in honor of the grad
uating seniors.
Highlighting the evening
was the crowning of the queen,
Gay Schweibert. Her court con
sisted of Jacque Faske, Pat Par
sons, Sara Vandenburgh, and
Gayle Weller. Gay was crown
ed by junior class president,
Rick Callahan.
Co-chairmen of the event
were Peg Parsons and Rick Cal
lahan, junior class vice-presi
dent and president. Under their
leadership, the class has been
striving all year to earn the re
quired amount of money to
sponsor the dance. According
to Mr. Gaylord Smith, princi
pal, the prom was one of the
"best yet."
SOPHOMORES PRESENT
HAWAIIAN DANCE THEME
Leis were placed around the
new school officers' necks as
they were introduced at the
Hula Hop, Friday night, April
28, sponsored by the sophomor-
Students Wanted
For Judo Class
"On the judo mat, sportsman
ship is king and safety his law,"
stated black belt instructor Lar
ry Nolte.
Judo class is held in the small
SOC gym at four o'clock every
Tuesday afternoon. High school
students are urged to attend.
There is no fee for the class.
Dress should be sweat clothes
or cotton pants and white socks
for boys and a blouse or sweat
shirt with loose fitting pants
and white socks for girls.
Instruction consists of learn
ing how to roll and fall. Escap
ing from different holds and
taking different holds when the
occasion is rig.it are also
taught. After the rolls and falls
are mastered, throws are shown,
starting with the basic ones and
progressing to the more diffi
cult arts.
Larry Nolte, the instructor,
stressed that the class can offer
something of value to anyone.
IThis class is not just for the !
young and physically fit, but
for anyone, 15 years old and
older.
The purpose of this class is to
better acquaint people with the
art of judo and to show what
went into the making of judo
as it is today. Everyone Is wel
come whether he is interested
in the sport, self defense, physi
cal exercise, or socializing with
others.
Those students eligible for
Honor Roll during the second
six weeks period of the second
semester numbered 32, from
the Junior class, 22 from the
Senior class, and 20 from the
Sophomore class. The seniors
led with the largest number of
students on Honorable Men
tion and Honor Roll combined.
Juniors
Judy Benson, Farley Buell,
Richard Byrns, Rick Callahan,
Sandra Colasuonno, Jim Col
lier, Nancy Conrad, Janet Cov
ington, Carol Dodge, Joan Dra
ger, Judy Eberhart, Dave Ever
ett, Robert Ford, Linda Gray,
Joey Hinkson, Karen Hinrichs,
Frances Holmes, Ron Kirsher,
Dan Lewis, Dale Lininger,
Lynn Merriman, Janet Miller,
Margie Moore, Wes Nickodem-
Marion Parker, Peg Par-
RICK CALLAHAN CHOSEN
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
Rick Callahan has been se
lected from this district to go
to the National Student Coun
cil Conference in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma on June 18 to
June 22. Rick sent a letter of
application to the Region 5 ad
visors telling them why hi-
wanted to go and how he
thought he could help this re
gion when he got back. Rick
also sent information concern- Craig Pennington was head
ing the organizations he has be chairman of the dancp. The re
longed to during his past freshments, selected by Betty
schooling. I Martin, were Hawaiian punch
, and cookies. Claudia Everett,
decorations chairman, took ad
Clem Stein was there to play
records. A combo consisting of
Bob Vories, Russ Bl-iir, and
I Richard Bushnell added their
i touch to the dance by playing
I various numbers.
The conference will consist of
various meetings to discuss na
tional problems. Rick will oe
required to make a report to
the district conference next
year at Klamath Falls and also
to the Region 5 advisors. He
will try to help any school in
this district from what he
learns.
Rick was allotrd $125 for the
trip by the Region 5 council.
The other delegate from this
district is Daniel Hjyes from
Crater High School in Central
Point.
Jack Tobiasson was the last
delegate to go from this dis
trict in 1957. The conference
was held in New Mexico that
vear.
vantage of the poles in the
cafeteria making them into
palm trees. A mural, accented
by blue lights at one end of the
cafeteria, added to the Hawai
ian theme. Publicity was hand
led by Jane Hennick.
Because the seniors will
soon be graduating, and leav
ing Ashland High School,
this edition is dedicated to
them. In it. we have tried to
include some important in
formation about the class of
1961. their wills and proph
ecies of their futures. We
hope that the seniors will en
joy it.
Officers Selected
For GAA District
Terry McKinnis, a sopho
more at Ashland Senior High,
was elected to the office of Dis
trict 9 representative of GAA
for 1961-62 at the district meet
ing held Saturday, May 6, at
Eagle Point. As a result of the
election of Terry to this posi
tion, all district meetings will
be held at Ashland.
District 9 for GAA includes
Jackson, Klamath, and Lake
Counties, plus the cities of
Grants Pass and Illinois Val-1
ley.
During the same meeting
Carol Bjork, also a sophomore
at Ashland was elected as a can
didate for a state GAA office
from District 9. This election
will be held October 28, at Cot
tage Grove, Oregon.
Quill and Scroll
Plans Activities
Mrmbers of Quill and Scroll
planned a car wash and a
spring picnic at a meeting held
Thursday, April 20, in Mrs. Mc
Alaster's room.
Sue Rude was appointed head
of the car wash held Saturday
April 29.
Sally Stringer and Linda
Gray are in charge of planning
a iprinc picnic.
Students Register
For Coming Year
Once again students at Ash
land High School began pre
registration on May 1, for the
coming 1961-62 school year.
Sophomore students receiv
ed registration blanks in their
biology classes, with juniors
receiving theirs in the U.S.
history classes.
Registration was continued
thru the week while students
signed with the different teach
ers for the periods of their
choice.
Concluding the registration
period was Frosh Visitation
Day, held Monday, May 8, for
the first time at AHS. During
the afternoon in-coming soph
omore students from the Ash
land Junior High became famil
iar with the curriculum of Ash
land High.
Members of the AHS Student
Council assisted in showing
new students to the different
classes.
With the conclusion of four
th period at 1:30 p.m. all AHS
students were dismissed for the
rest of the afternoon.
sons, busan Kude, .Karen
Schopf, Martha Schwiebert,
Sally Stringer, Sue Thompson,
and Dolores Westgaard.
Seniors
Jerry Burns, Tom Colasuon
no, Sidney DeBoer, Mary Lea
Gray, Rob't Grow, Duane Hall,
Jerry Hauck, Linda Hill, Nan
cy Jonhston, Pete Kreisman,
Bill Lawrence, Jim Lewis. Lin
da Lewis, Joyce Long, Phil Mc
Culloch, Betty McDonald. Rita
Mapes, Leona Martin, Billee
Kay Mearns, Linda Neal, Julia
Oeser, and Sara Vandenburgh.
Sophomores
Carol Bjork, Charles Cal
houn, Linda Decker, Claudia
Everett, Nancy Grow, Sandy
Hamilton, Carolyn Harmon,
Jane Hennick, Tod Hess, Carol
James, Jim Lamb, Barbara
Lawrence, Betty Martin, Terry
McKinnis, Elaine Meads, Craig
Pennington, Paula Prescott,
Jim S. Smith, Doree Woodell,
and Kathy Zimmerlee.
'Our Town' Seen
By Junior Class
"Our Town," a Pulitzer prize
winning play written by Thorn
ton Wilder was seen by the
junior class of Ashland High
School on April 10, at 1:30 p.m.
The students traveled to the
Southern Oregon College cam
pus, accompanied by Miss
Christopher, Mrs. Sohler, Mrs.
McAlaster, and Mr. Leybold.
The play was produced by
special arrangement with Sam
uel French, directed by Angus
Bowmer and presented by the
SOC Players.
For the week previous to Ap
ril 10th the junior class had
been studying the elements of
the play and different phases
of the humanities on wiiii.-h the
play is based.
Former students of Ashland
High, Diana Fletcher Gorge
Converse, and Mike Watts ap
peared in the play along with
a present memic cf the stu
dent body, Ross Johnston.
PLANS FOR FOREIGN STUDENT
FOR 1961-62 ARE ANNOUNCED
Yvonne Elisabeth Nicolson, i ior year of high school Her
Ashland High School's first
foreign exchange student, is ex
pected to arrive sometime in
August. She lives in Pretoria,
Transvaal, South Africa.
Yvonne is five feet, seven in
ches tall, weighs 133 pounds.
She is well versed in the Eng
lish language, as she has stud
ied it for 12 years. She also
speaks French, and Afrikaan.
Her interests are varied, j
iney mciuae music, aancmg,
playing the piano, and the
branches of art. Her favorite
school subjects are biology and
archaeology. Yvonne also en
joys tennis, swimming, basket
ball, and judo, and is a member
of the Methodist church.
In 1954, Yvonne accompan
ied her parents on an extensive
tour of Europe. They visited
several countries, including:
Holland, Germany, Switzer
land, Italy, Austria, France,
Belgium, England, and Scot
land. She will make her home in
Ashland at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Fries, and
their daughter, Judy Benson.
After her arrival, her hosts
plan to take her on short trips
throughout the Pacific Nor.h-west.
visit is made possible through
the American Field Service
Foreign Exchange Student Pro
gram. Next summer, for six weeks,
an Ashland student will be
chosen to live in a foreign coun
try under the same program.
This student will be chosen
from the current sophomore
class.
Yvonne is visiting
for the entire school
Ashland
year of
Yvonne Elisabeth NiccUon.
Ashland High School's first
foreign exchange student
11961-62, which vill bs her ssu- j Itom Pteloiij, Loulii Afiic.