AlkUnd JfufU School
ROGUE NEWS
Vol. 39, No. 4
ASHLAND, ORE. F.D.. NOV. 28, 1962
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Homecoming Queen
Jody MacCollister
SEMINAR ON HUMANITIES
INSTITUTED AT A.H.S.
Ashland's Homecoming princesses are Sandy Babcock, Janie
Clark, Linda Weber, and Donna Warren.
Assembly, Parade, Bonfire, Game,
Headline Homecoming Week Festivities
Ashland High Homecoming
was held Friday, November 9.
Dunns the Homecoming weekend
the school held a pep assembly,
a noise parade, a football game
with the crowning of the Home
coming Queen during halftime,
and a dance.
Laughter and talking filled
the air as the Ashland High
School students filed into the
gymnasium for their Homecoming
Majorettes and Band. They were
followed by the Flag Girls, the
class and club floats, the junior
high Varsity Band, and a col
lection of cars and motor scooters
filled with kids. The class floats
were judged and the winning
class was announced during the
football game at halftime. The
winning class was the juniors, and
the seniors took second place.
The parade started at the High
school and followed Siskiyou
pep assemoiy. rnaay, ivovemoer Boulevard to the fire statj0Ili
9, at 3:00. The Ashland High down Litma Way to the Plaza
Fight song was played by the and back t0 the hign school.
band to start off the assembly
and Kay Moore, along with the I
rest of the Cheer Leaders, led I
yells. Each class was given a
certain amount of time to make
the most noise they could. A
contest was held and points were
given to the classes in (1) Part
icipation: seniors B, juniors A,
sophomores A; (2) noise: seniors
A, juniors A, sophomores A; (3)
attitude: seniors A, juniors A,
sophomores A; (4) cooperation:
seniors A, juniors A. sophomores
B. SSS points were given to the
winning class, which was the
junior class.
Ashland High was honored with
the presence of the Crater High
Student Body President and the
captain of the football squad at
the assembly. During the assem
bly the Student Body President
of Crater High read a wager made
between the two schools. In this
wager, it was agreed that the
Student Body President of the
winning school would hit the
Student Body President of the
loosing school in the face with
a pie. This would take place twice,
once at an assembly in the Ash
land High School, and once at
an assembly in the Crater High
School.
Immediately after the pep as
sembly, the kids lined up in front
of the high school for the Home
coming noise parade. Leading the
parade were the Ashland High
The Homecoming bonfire was
held in back of the junior high
at 6:30 on Thursday. A small
pep band played and the Cheer
Leaders led a few yells.
At 8:00 on Friday the band
marched into the field to present
the prc-game show. The band
marched down the field and then
formed the bear's head and play
ed the Fight Song. They then
marched into a flag and played
the National Anthem.
"I am very pleased with the
response of the students in the
seminar thus far," commented
Mrs. Peggy Zwick. Ashland High
dean of girls. Mrs. Zwick was
referring to the discussion group
on the humanities which, under
her supervision, is being institut
ed in Ashland High for the first
time.
The purpose of the seminar, a
pilot project of the Jackson
County Able and Gifted Study
Committee, is to allow gifted
students a chance to read and
study the great works of famous
men and to expound on questions
and ideas which have puzzled men
through the ages.
Twenty-six students are
the seminar, including five
sophomores, eight juniors, and 13
seniors. The seniors are Lonna
Baize, Carol Bjork, Bill Bowman,
Mike Cotton, Carolyn Harmon,
Jane Hctinick, Jim Lamb, Bar
bara Lawrence, Betty Martin, Jim
Lamb, Craig Pennington, Rick
Pierce, Bill Tilford. and Doree
Woodell. The juniors are Connie
Felger, Trudee Lewis, Brian
McCormick, Don Scripter, Tim
Thompson, Kathy Tilford, Jan
Susee, and Diane Williams. The
following sophomores are mem
bers of the seminar: John Fowler,
Barbara Jones, Kandy Korthase.
Dave Lohman, and Dave White.
At the first meeting the stu
dents were shown three films
concerning the humanities and
the play Our Town. This meeting
took place at the home of Doree
Woodell. The second meeting, at
the home of Trudee Lewis, was
for the purpose of discussing the
play Our Town and discussing the
topic "Fate vs. Free Will."
A.H.S. Band Invited
To East-West Game
On December 28 the Ashland
High Band plans to make a trip
to San Francisco to represent
Ashland High School in the
Shriners East-West game. To
make this trip the band needs
approximately $1800. They have
put on a car wash, a rummage
sale, and sold cupcakes to earn
this money. Along with help from
the Band Boosters, the band has
earned about $1200. They still
need about $600. The band re
served 25 tickets to the East-West
to sell to the people in Ashland
ho want to attend the game.
The cost of the tickets is $40
each and this includes transport
ation to San Francisco and back,
two nights at a hotel, and the
game. Many of the tickets have
lready been sold but there are
still about 11 left. Support your
band and1 help them go to San
Francisco to represent the school
in the East-West game.
The half-time theme was
"Salute to the Grads." At the
end of the show the five con
testants for Homecoming Queen
were escorted onto the field. Jody
MacCollister was crowned queen
by Chuck Calhoun. . After the
girls left the field, the band made
a four count about face and also
left the field to complete the
half-time show.
To top off a wild and exciting
Homecoming weekend, the Ash
land High School held its annual
Homecoming dance at the junior
high after the game. Many stu
dents and alumni participated
in the dance. The music was
furnished by the Ashland High
Dance Band, directed by Raoul
Maddox, records, and Bill Lively
and his band. Jody MacCollister,
Homecoming Queen, and her
court were presented. The dance
ended at 11:30 to end the Ash
land High Homecoming.
Debaters Travel
Tomorrow
After a successful debate tour
nament in Coos Bay, the Ashland
High Debate squad plans to travel
to Pacific University, for another
match tomrrow.
Early this month four Debate
teams from Ashland High captur
ed four second places in a tour
nament. The tournament was held
at Marshfield High School. After
at Marshfield High School
Sateuday November 3.
Second place prizes were award
ed to the following teams: Kathy
Ruckcr and Carol Ann James;
April Lewis and Charles Moore;
Trudee Lewis and Scott Roberts;
Charles Hillestad and Craig Pen
nington. Ashland earned second
in three of four divisions. The
UNIOR CLASS PLANS
STYLE SHOW FOR DEC. 1
Are you a fashion-conscious
boy or girl? If you are, be sure
to attend the fashion show at
the Elks' Lounge next Wednes
day, Dec. 5 at 7:00 p.m.
The fashion show, which is
nder the direction of Diane Wil
liams, junior class vice-president,
is sponsored by the junior class
in order to raise money for the
Prom.
Several Ashland merchants
have supplied fashions which will
be modeled at the fashion show
by members of the junior class.
These merchants are Bobbett's
Store For Men, the Bon Bazaar,
Fortmiller's, Jean Hart, Inc., Park
View Department Store, Per-
rine's, and the Rogue Shop.
Fashions will be modeled by
Nancy Dayton, Connie Felger,
Cindy Forga, Cynthia Holt-
grave, Evern Kinney, Linda Leigh,
Nancy Mott, Linda Thomas, Jan
Torrey, Donna Warren, June Was-
ner, Lyle Watson, Wendy Weller,
and Cloma Zupan. Five boys will
also be modeling men's fashions.
Entertainment, decorations, and
refrshments will follow the theme
"Christmas Fantasy."
Air Force Test
Taken By Seniors
All senior boys at Ashland High
School were given a test put out
by the United States Air Force.
The test was not only for those
interested in joining the Air
Force but for all boys. The boys
found that the Air Force is no
pushover and that previous study
ing in High School could make
quite a difference in the results
of the test.
divisions were junior men's,
junior women's, and two senior
men's.
Tomorrow the eight team mem
bers will travel to Forest Grove
for a contest at Pacific University.
The tournament will last for two
days. In addition to debate itself,
students will be judged in in
dividual speeches such as orations
and humorous readings.