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Vol. 15, No. 2
Elks Forms Due Dec. 9
Approximately IS Ashland
Hih School senior boys and
girls have entered the Elks
Leadership Contest, according
to Mr. Leybold, who heads the
contest.
The contest, held annually,
is sponsored by the Oregon
State Elks Association. It is not
a scholarship contest. Entrants
are judged for their leadership
abilities only.
Elks Youth Leadership con
tests are held on a school level,
district level, state level, and
Debate Team Set
Ashland High School's ad
vanced debate team leaves this
Friday for Marshfield High
School and the first major fo
rensic tournament of the year.
Twelve debaters, three sen
niors and nine juniors, will
defend Ashland's claim to the
South Coast Invitational Sweep
stakes trophy. Ashland won the
sweepstakes last year, dominat
ing nearly every speech cate
gory. Two and four-man debate
teams will alternately defend
and oppose the topic Re
solved: that Congress should
establish uniform regulations to
conrtol criminal investigation
procedures.
Individual Speeches
Individual speech competition
is held in addition to debating.
Extemporaneous speakers Ja
nie Smith, Kris Keil, Jim Work
and Dave Galati will discuss
United States current events
in five to seven minute talks.
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ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL, ASHLAND,
national level. They offer a
chance for the student with
strong leadership abilities to
win scholarships.
On all four levels, first, sec
ond, and third prizes are given
to both boys and girls. On a
state level, the prize is $1025
to the first place boy and girl,
$500 to the second place boy
and girl, $250 to the third place
boy and girl, $150 to the fourth
place hoy and girl, and $100 to
the fifth place winners.
Leadership ability of the ap
Problems of American youth
is the impromptu topic. Im
promptu speakers Kathy Hill,
Loy Dale and Jim Work have
approximately 30 seconds to
draw a problem and prepare a
three to five minute speech.
Gordon Hester and Loy Dale
represent AHS in the radio
event, while Nancy Hormel is
the sole AHS representative in
poetry competition.
Oratory speakers must have
their ten-minute talk memo
rized. Jack Davis, Janie Smith,
Kris Keil, and Jeff McCallum
will present their orations at
Marshfield.
Chris Houghton, Dave Galati
and Gordon Hester, after
dinner speakers, must have
their humorous speeches memo
rized also.
Humorous interpretation
speakers Susan Riffe, Kathy
Hill, Jeff McCallum, and Chris
Houghton read their presenta
tions from a prepared script.
The 1967 Homecoming court,
which consists of five seniors,
was recently selected by the
lettermen. They are Dian Demo,
Diana Calhoun, Susy Riffe,
Chris Woods and Nancy Wyatt
One of the five princesses
will be chosen to reign as queen
of the 1967 Homecoming foot
ball game. She will be crowned
by the Lettermen club presi
dent, John Zupan, during half
time entertainment. The queen
will be an honored guest at the
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plicant is expressed in the
pamphlet which he or she sub
mits. The dates these pamph
lets are due are: Dec. 9, school
level; Jan. 20, state level; Feb.
17, state level; and April 6 for
finalists in the state.
Sixteen
Ashland High School students
selected for the 1967-68 Juve
nile Jury were announced Wed
nesday, October 11. The 12 stu
dents were chosen from 42
applications by a downtown
judging committee.
The members are: Sopho
mores, Rhonda Demo, Bruce
Lorber, Laurie Nye, and Doug
Alexander; Juniors, Heidi Hoo
per and Loy Dale; and Seniors,
Susan Jones, Bill Kuhlwein,
Bob Goldsmith, Joan Hardesty,
Debbie McMonigal, and Mike
Gandee.
Those selected as alternates
are: Seniors. Diana Calhoun,
Paddy Oakley and Christy
Revel, and Sophomore David
Phelps.
The 12 selected, plus 12 stu
dents from Southern Oregon
College, will sit in on all trials
involving juveniles Thursday
nights at 7:00 p.m. in the court
house. A six-man jury, composed of
three Ashland High School stu
dents and three Southern Ore
gon College students, tries
each case. The foreman of the
jury gives the jury's recom
mendation to the presiding
judge, who then makes the
final decision. The judge's de
cision usually, but not always.
Homecoming Dance immediate
ly following the game.
The five princesses were
present at last night's bonfire,
and will also appear in the tra
ditional Homecoming parade
this afternoon.
Each member of the court
will be chosen not only for her
beauty, but also on the basis of
how active she has been inside
and outside of school.
Honor Society Student
Dian Demo, the first candi
date for queen, has been an
active member of National
Honor Society in both her Ju
nior and Senior years at Ash
land High. She has also been
a student council representa
tive for the past two years. In
her Junior year, Dian was
chairman of a Christmas toy
drive sponsored by the student
council. She was named as
Citizen of the Six Weeks for
her work on the toy drive. Dian
was also chairman of archbear
ers for graduation ceremonies
last year. Outside of school,
Dian was named the 1967-68
District No. 9 DeMolay Sweet
heart In her Senior year, Dian
is the Senior class secretary
and a member of the Hope
Corps.
Active in Church
Diana Calhoun, the second
member of the court, has been
an active member of her church
as a choir member and a piano
accompanist in various church
activities. In school, Diana is
an active member of the Fu
ture Business Leaders of
America and is interested in
the Hope Corps. Diana was a
Grizzette member during her
Junior year and she plans to
join again when basketball
season starts.
Debater
Susy Riffe has been very ac
tive since she moved to Ash
land in her sophomore year
from Mahomel Seymour Senior
High in Illinois. Susy has been
a member of the debate team
in both her Junior and Senior
years, as well as belonging to
Thespians, Drama Club, Na
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agrees with that of the stu
dents. The student jury also decides
on the penalties for juveniles
who are found guilty. These
penalties must also be approved
by the judge. At a typical ses
sion of the jury, 15 cases are
dealt with.
Committee
Oden Boy
Bruce Oden was honored by
the student council as Boy of
the Month for September.
Bruce was nominated by the
Boy of the Month Committee
as a result of his efforts as
senior class president and for
the determination he displayed
in football. He was responsible
for the success of a number of
senior money-making projects
including several car washes
and a booth in Lithia Park on
the Fourth of July. During the
summer Bruce attended the
Fellowship of Christian Ath
letes and later a student coun
cil workshop at Reedsport
Early in the football season
Bruce broke his- nose in prac
tice. Two weeks later he sus-
tional Honor Society, American
reation Association. While she
Field Service, and Girls' Rec
was a Junior, Susy was a stu
dent council representative
and she is presently a member
of Humanities Seminar. She
was also in Ski club during her
sophomore year.
Band Member
Chris Woods has been a
member of the Ashland High
School marching band for two
years and a member of orches
tra for one year. In her Junior
year, Chris was a student coun
cil representative and was
named "Miss Computer" for
the Senior Class of '67 Mardi
Gras Carnival. At the present,
Chris is interested in the Hope
Corps.
Thespian
Nancy Wyatt, who came to
Ashland from Arcada, Califor
nia, is the other member of
the homecoming court Nancy
has been an active member of
Thespians club and has taken
an active part in class activi
ties. She also belongs to Job's
Daughters.
This is the second year in a
row in which a junior has not
been on the Homecoming
Court Members of the Letter
men's club are requested not
to select a member of the rally
squad to compete for Home
coming queen.
COLLEGE VISITATIONS
SCHEDULED
AIIS Senior students will
attend a State College visi
tation on Wednesday, No
vember 15 at 8:45.
Representatives from from
Oregon's state supported col
leges will attend the visita
tion. Representative will be
present from these colleges:
Oregon State University,
University of Oregon, South
ern Oregon College, Oregon
College of Education, East
ern Oregon College, and Ore
gon Technical Institute.
To Jury
Juvenile Jury is now in its
fifth year. It was started in
November of 1963 by Richard
Cottle, who was the municipal
judge at that time. In 1966,
Gerald Scannell became judge
and has continued the program.
The public is invited to at
tend all Juvenile Jury meetings.
Selects
Of Month
tained a chin injury which re
quired six stitches. Undaunted,
he returned to practice only
to tear the ligaments and car
tilage in his left knee. As a
result, Bruce has a cast on his
left leg and will miss the re
mainder of the football season.
The Boy of the Month award
is designed to honor boys who
make noteworthy contributions
to Ashland High School. The
student counciil makes the se
lection based on the recommen
dation of the Boy of the Month
committee.
Members of the Boy of the
Month Committee are: Todd
Merriman, chairman; Paul
Brown, Janie Davis, Jim Dick
erson. Leslie Houk, Susan
Jones and Rick Walsh.