AlUl&ni Jlicfk School
ROGUE NEWS
VOL. 42, No. 1
Ashland, Oregon
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Carol Pen
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Carol Pennington, Americans
Abroad Student, returned home
August 31 after her two-month
stay in Sweden. The American
Field Service chose Carol to
represent Ashland as a foreign
exchange student.
Carol left Ashland June 25,
taking a plane to New York City.
From there, she took the 10-day
boat trip to Rotterdam, Holland.
In Malmo. Sweden, Carol met the
Karl Jacobsson family with whom
she lived. The Jacobssons had
three daughters: Cecelia, 16 years
old; Birgitta, 12 years old; and
Lena, eight years old. Carol lived
in Kallinge, but the Jacobssons
also had a summer home, and
Carol spent many hours bathing,
sailing, and cod-fishing in the
Baltic Sea.
Promotes Understanding
The purpose of the American
Field Service program is to pro
mote understanding among the
peoples of the world. Carol feels
Derek Leask
Derek Talks About
Life in New Zealand
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that her trip accomplished this
purpose. "My experience this
summer was more than a tour or
vacation. It was a time for learn
ing the Swedish way of life, and
the reasons for the differences in
culture."
Carol found that some Swedish
customs were quite different from
American customs. For breakfast
the Jacobssons usually ate sand
wiches. Swedes eat a lot of fish,
especially herring. Bermuda
shorts or cut-offs are never worn,
and girls may wear slacks and
wooden shoes to school when it is
cold. Swedish girls curtsey as a
sign of respect to their elders.
Everyone drives on the left, and
Swedes of all ages ride bicycles.
Carol visited Ronneby, Orebro,
and Stockholm, some of Sweden's
larger cities. She also visited the
glass factories in Kosta and
Orrefors.
By Bruce Ainsworth
Hey girls, have you been won
dering who the tall, good-looking
guy with the cool accent is?
Well, never say this paper doesn't
come through with some goodies.
If you haven't iihd tne pleasure
of meeting him, he's Ashland
High's exchange student from
New Zealand.
He was born in 1948 (figure it
out for yourself). He stands six
foot three, weighs one hundred
and sixty pounds, has blond hair
and blue eyes, and goes by the
name of Derek Leask.
Arrived This Summer
Derek arrived in Ashland this
summer and got in on Ashland's
summer action (namely, feeding
the ducks and listening to band
concerts). Derek finds Ashland
rather reminiscent of home,
having the same bush and hill
countryside. Derek also found
family and school life quite
similar to home and said that
America, all in all, is a bloody
good show.
The New Zealand school Derek
attended was co-ed, though many
of them are not. Perhaps the
main differer he - rvAvi -mm
the fact that the students wear
uniforms at his school. Derek
stated that there are two main
sports seasons. The fall and win
ter sports include basketball,
rugby, soccer, and hockey, all
at the same time, with as many
as 12 teams playing each sport.
This makes the New Zealand
sports program more participant
than spectator. During the sum
mer tennis, track, and cricket are
the primary sports.
Derek's hobbies include sailing,
tramping, and sports. When asked
how he liked playing football, he
said he "likes it good.
Social Life Different
Derek said he did find social
Welcome Derek
Hop Termed Good
Termed a success by partici
pants, the Welcome Derek Dance
greeted the new school year re
cently. The year's first hop was in
honor of Derek Leask, AHS for
eign exchange student from New
Zealand.
Sponsored by the yell leaders,
the dance was to help Derek get
Christy Chosen
Candidate For
Outstanding Girl
Cathy Christy, student body
secretary, was selected recently
as one of the outstanding girls
of the student council workshop.
Some of the activities that Cathy
participated in were skits, dances,
a hootenanny, and a talent show,
If Cathy is selected as most
outstanding girl of the three ses
sions, she will win a trip to
Washington, D. C. If she wins,
she will be notified in November
and will leave in January.
Cathy described the workshop
as a "rewarding experience." She
especially enjoyed working with
the other students and getting ac
quainted with new people. Also
attending the workshop were Le-
Lanne Jackson, Dwight Morrill,
and John Wood.
The purpose of the student
council workshop was to learn
how a student council can work
together more efficiently and be
more beneficial to the schooL
home. In New Zealand they don't
start dating until they are about
16 and attend more private par
ties than public affairs, such as
dances, games, and drive-in
movies.
Derek commented that full
realization that he was in Amer
ica came when he saw a sign
painting on the way to San Fran
cisco. He is a long way from
home but says he is glad to be
here, and Ashland High is
"bloody happy" to have him
share a year with us.
English
Department
Tells Plans
Six units, related to the topic
"Man and Modern Society" will be
the basis for this year's non-
graded English program, accord
ing to Mrs. Margaret Zwick, head
of the English Department.
Through reading, lectures,
group discussion ,and writing, stu
dents will investigate man's re-
life a little different than at I and his society. The roles that
Amy, Terry
Named Merit
Semi-Finalists
Two Ashland High School sen
iors have been named semi
finalists in the National Merit
Scholarship competition for 1965
66, according to Mr. Gaylord
Smith, principal.
Amy Helm and Terry Barra
clough were among the top
scorers on the National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test ad
ministered last March to juniors
in over 17,600 schools.
To become a finalist, students
must take a second examination
which will be administered De
cember 4. They must also submit
recommendations by their school.
High school grades, leadership
qualities, school citizenship, ex
tracurricular activities, and crea
tive accomplishments are also
evaluated in selecting finalists.
Finalists become eligible for
various scholarships sponsored by
N.M.S.C. and more than 200 col
leges, foundations, trusts, corpo
rations, unions, professional as
sociations, other organizations,
and individuals.
Names of the finalists will be
announced in April.
0 B I
ew scnooi Plans
Revealed by Jobe
Superintendent of schools, Mr. I The new additions will be on a
Stanley Jobe, has announced that campus plan and will take a per-
work on the new buildings for
Ashland High School will take
place within the next two years.
After-Game
Dances Scheduled
Different organizations and
classes at Ashland High are plan
ning to sponsor dances immedi
ately following the home football
games this year. The schedule for
these dances is as follows:
October 1 Albany, sponsored
by the sophomores
October 8 Sweet Home, spon
sored by the Rogue News
nature, science, and war play in
one's life will also be examined.
The final unit will investigate
the thesis that the quest for na
tional and international peace
must begin with each individual.
Minor Changes
After a year's experience with
the nongraded method, only a
few minor administrative changes
have been made. Mrs. Zwick said
that there will be no period
teachers this year and that stu
dents will go to their theme
group teachers for make-up as
signments. Students will be in
the same grammar and theme
groups all year. Reading groups
will be changed each six-weeks
period rather than after the com
pletion of each book. She added
that, in an average week, stu
dents will spend two days in
literature, two days in grammar,
and one day writing. However,
this schedule may vary slightly
each week.
Formal evaluation of the three
year program will be conducted
during the third year. Mrs. Zwick
stated that a survey of last year's
program indicated that most stu
dents were showing improvement
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October 15-GranU Pass, spon- Lhat lhe program has demon.
suicu u an" strated improved writing, more
October 22 Medford Home-1 and betler reading, fewer fail
coming, sponsored by thejures than in other years, and
juniors. (more enrichment activities.
Teen-o-Rama
Reaches Medford-
Teen-o-Rama will be at the
Medford Armory this weekend.
Its swinging with all the latest
sounds of the biggest Rogue Val
ley rock and roll bands, and a
leading band from Portland, plus
folk music groups between bands.
Free games, prizes, movies,
sports demonstrations, and style
shows are also taking place. It is a
fair for teenagers, with adults
admitted when accompanied by
a teenager.
Custom car displays, free hair
styling, displays and exhibits, and
other fair-type activities go con
tinuously during Teen-o-Rama.
Free movies in the Coke-7 Up
Action Theatre provide up to ten
hours of different movies on drag
racing, Indianapolis 500, the
Olympics, surfing, skiing, and
motorcycle racing, including two
foreign-made cinemascope films,
"This Is Honda" and "Races on
the Isle of Man."
Fashion Shows
Judo, skydiving, skateboarding.
roller skating, and other sports
activities are scheduled over the
weekend. Fashion shows by Bur-
elson's, Drews', and Mann's will
show the latest teen styles from
casual to formal wear. Girls in
model, along with boys from SOC
the Miss Teen-o-Ramacourt will
and seven high schools and junior
highs.
Teen-o-Rama offers hours of
action entertainment, in addition
to dancing. Complete outfits of
clothes, records, and other prizes
can be won m dart games, spin
the wheel, and other free games
Teen-o-Rama runs from 7 p.m
to 1 a.m. Friday, noon to 1 a.m
Saturday, arid noon to 11 p.m.
Sunday. A food bar serves sand
wiches, soft drinks, and milk for
those who go early and stay late.
Casual clothes are "in" at all
hours.
Admission is $1.50 daily for
everything, or $1.25 with a Tolo
Tech card.
iod of three to four years to
complete.
An estimated $2,400,000 is ex
pected from the School Bond
Issue and will be used to improve
Ashland schools. Approximately
one million dollars is to be used
or the high school. The money
wlf b SMrf piwii mmm iiUllritiiHM
in the immediate vicinity ot lhe
senior high and build new de
partments. Among the buildings
to be purchased and torn down
are the Sweet Shop, the Church
of Christ, Curry's Plumbing, the
church manse, and the Church
of God.
New Math and Science Complex
A new mathematics and science
complex will be constructed
where the Sweet Shop now
stands. The new complex will
include modern laboratory facili
ties for science studies.
The old building, built in 1910,
that is presently the front por
tion of the school, is to be torn
down. It will be replaced by a
new building that will consist of
a new library, rooms for home
economics and business educa
tion, administration offices, coun
seling departments, student lock
ers, and a new kitchen and cafe
teria.
The newer part of the school, '
built in 1952, in the rear of the
main building, is to remain. This
consists of the library, home eco
nomics room, social economics
room, and Mr. Johnson's biology
room.
Plans for Church Area
The houses along Siskiyou
Boulevard, excluding the doctor's
clinic, will be purchased as the
site of another building. The
department will be used for Eng
lish, foreign languages, drama,
speech, debate, and social studies
classes.
The lot that borders the
church where English classes are
now held, will be converted into
a student parking lot until future
plans call for another building.
Also, the area on the corner
across from the main building
will be purchased for parking
facilities.
Mr. Jobe commented that the
work on the new additions is to
be done in three operations. The
new departments will be worked
on in different phases to enable
buildings to be in use during the
completion of another.