Aildand Jtujk School
ROGUE NEWS
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VOL, 39, No. 8
ASHLAND, ORE. WED., MARCH 6, 1963
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Linficld debate trophy winners from left to right are Dave
White, Jane Hennick, Srott Roberts, Trudee Lewis, Tom Reid,
Carol Ann James, and Charles Hillestad.
Debaters Bring Home Six Firsts
Six firsts, four seconds, and managed to obtain third place in
inree tniras mam Alls s aeoate i the sweepstakes catagory.
squaa rccora at tne torin tour-1 Thc first iaces were as fol.
namcnt of the year. Linfield Col
lege. With 58 other schools
and 1.216 contestants, Ashland
Girls To Play
Boys' Basketball
Remember the girls' touch foot
ball game between the sophomore
girls and Hie combined forces of
the girls in the junior and senior
clesses?
The girls at Ashland High are
going to invade another area of
boys' sporls when the junior girls
play the sophomore-senior girls
in basketball on March 14.
The game, sponsored by the
junior class, will be played ac
cording to boys' rules, with un
limited dribbling. It will take
place in the gym from approxi
mately 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.;
each quarter will be four minutes
long.
As in the football game, each
team will be coached by boys
from their respective classes. The
coaches for the junior girls will
be Ron Boyce, Jan Susee, and
Jeff Trost.
Also patterned after the foot
ball game will be boy yell-leaders
and flag boys. The junior yell-
leaders are Bob DoBoer, Richard
Oliver, Gene Plankenhorn, Tom
Thompson, and John Yaple.
Admission will be 25c for stu
dents and children and 50c for
adults.
Play Presented
By Thespians
The I'gly Duckling
The Ugly Ducking, a one-act
play by A. A. Milne was presented
by the Thespian Club for the
students of Ashland High
Tuesday, February 26, 1963.
The cast included: King. Jon
Roberson; Queen, Rhea Lisonbee
Chancellor. Jim Mayo; Princess
Camilla, Sami Everett; Prince,
Sim.m, John Ptirves; Dulcibclla,
Cloma Zupon; Carlo. Craig Pen
nington; Director, Paula Pres
cott; Technical Director, Claudia
Everett; Business Managers. Jane
Hennick and Carol Bjork.
lows: Jane Hennick, Interview;
Trudee Lewis, Salesmanship;
Carol Ann James, Interview;
Charles Hillestad, Radio; Scott
Roberts, Salesmanship; and Tom
Reid, Interview.
Second places were awarded to
Carol Bjork for Extemporaneous
speaking, Trudee Lewis for Orig
inal Poetry, and Dave White plac
ed second in junior men's debate.
Hobby Highlights
Reported by Terry
By Charles Hillestad
How does one develop a hobby?
When does a person become in
terested in that amusement or
activity commonly known as a
hobby?
Terry Skibby, a junior and
class president, has developed
liking for photography. The
accompanying picture is one
example of his work and. almost
all of the pictures in the annual.
Since the beginning of his
sophomore year, Terry's skill in
picture taking has been growing.
Mrs. Sohler, the annual advisor,
contacted Terry in search for a
photographer for the Rogue. Be
fore this time Terry only had "a
small interest in it."
Terry's equipment and exper
ience consisted of a very little
box camera and just a few
small photo Now the equipment
can be valued at hundreds of
dollars with special film, strobes
power sources, tripods, develop
ing apparatus, filters, and several
cameras.
"I receive a lot of value from
photography by meeting people,"
Terry's informs this reporter. "I
enjoy most seeing a good picture
in print.
Whit are thc results of a hobby
like Terry's? It can lead to
career. Terry wants to become a
"professional photographer." Hs
enjoys his hobby and doesn't
consider it work. Terry hopes to
make it a very rewarding job.
When asked about other people
wha might be interested
cameras, Terry replied "We need
to train new people for the
annual ... if anyone is interested
in photography, see me and I'll
be glad to help.
Flirting Season
Reigns Supreme
Flirting season reigned supreme
as Cupid louked on at the
Valentine dance Friday night.
February 16, 1963.
The dancers were caught in
a web of gaiety and flirtation
spun by Cupid in a floating white,
red, and pink crepe paper false
ceiling held in place by white
pillars. This was a perfect setting
for Mr. Cupid at this season of
the year. Claudia Everett was
chairman of the committee on
decorations that were so beauti
fully done.
Music for all tastes was furnish
ed by records under the leader
ship of Mike Cotton and Kay
Moore.
Climaxing a contest, sponsored
by the Journalism class, saw
Rick Pierce crowned as MR.
MOST CONCEITED with John
Reid in second place and Dave
Lohman earning the title of Mr.
Least Conceited.
Cookies and punch were served
(or the pleasure of the dancers
from a lovely decorated table
in true Valentine fashion. The
chairman responsible for these
was Nancy Latimer.
Mr. Most Conceited climaxed
his evening of reign by serving
as chairman of the clean-up committee.
Soloist, Orchestra
Thrill Audience
The Ashland High School
Chorus and Orchestra presented
their Winter Concert Thursday,
February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in
the High School Gymnasium. An
evening of sheer pleasure was
experienced by all those who
attended this concert.
The chorus, under the direction
of Mr. Bernard Windt, presented
their numbers with exceptional
musical versatility and inter
pretation. Vocal soloist for the
evening were Vicki Cordier,
Cynthia Holtgrave, Ann John
ston, Beverly Hartford, Anita
Marion, Joyce Hassell, and Roger
Williams. .
The Orchestra, also under the
able direction of Mr. Bernard
Windt, played with depth of
feeling and skill and showed real
musicianship as they played num
bers from Verdi's Opera, Aida
and McKay's Port Royal.
The highlight of the evening
was the piano soloist, Susan Con
ner, a Junior at Ashland High
School. Miss Conner proved her
self to be a musician of outstand
ing talent and sensitivity as she
thrilled the audience with her
presentation of Capriccio Brilliant
by Mendelssohn.
Jane Hennick Takes First In District
Congratulations to Jane Hen
nick, Ashland high senior, who
took first place in the district
competition at Roseburg in the
Elks Most Valuable Student
contest. She is now elegible to
compete in the state finals.
Jane competed with winners
from Medford, Klamath Falls,
Grants Pass, North Bend, Marsh
field and Roseburg. She was
chosen on the basis of scholar
ship, financial need, out-pf-school
activities, personality, leadership,
and resourcefulness.
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