PACE FOUR Ceeiehe COACH BOB McKENZIE There are five coaches that will be leaving Ashland High next year and one that is retiring. Leaving after seven years at AHS as a Girls' PE teacher, Girls track coach, and GRA advisor is Miss Shirley Laney. Miss Laney is going to the University of Texas to work on her master's degree. After achieving her master's, Miss Laney can then work as a college PE instructor. Ashland's head coach in football for three years, John Buck, is going to Idaho State to work on his master's in physical education. He may also work as an assistant freshman football coach. He graduated from SOC where he was an outstanding linebacker for the Raiders. Buck had his old number "IS" retired last fall for his efforts in college football. At AHS he has been an FLOORCRAFT ASHLAND'S EXCLUSIVE FLOOR COVERING SHOP 482-0894 100 East Main Street CHUCK'S HILLSIDE BARBER SHOP Hours: 9:00 to 6:00 Specializing in Razor Cuts ALL BARBER SERVICE By Appointment COACH MAURICE RAY assistant football coach for one year, aa well as an assistant track, wrestling, and soph, basketball coach. Maurice Ray, Ashland's basketball coach for two years, is headed also for Idaho State. Ray will be working on his master's, and be freshman coach. In his two years at AHS he has also been cross country and assistant track coach. After three years as head baseball coach, Don Butler is going back to beloved Minnesota. In Minnesota he will be a high school JV football and basketball coach. Going to central Oregon is Bob Mackenzie, after several years at Ashland High. While at AHS he was the head tennis coach and sophomore basketball coach. Mackenzie was also a stalwart in Ashland's English it O 'i 2 i&- - " or . t, 4, - O - l17 - ROGUE NEWS reeinieiT PasUeoir COACH JOHN BUCK department. Retiring, but not leaving is Keith Mobley as head wrestling New Staff Joins AHS There were seven new coaches hired to fill the vacant spots left at Ashland High for 1969-70 school year. Miss Betty Jo Kimball will be the new Girls PE teacher, as well as, girls' track coach and GRA advisor. Miss Kimball graduated from the University of Oregon and taught for five years at Willamette High. For the past several years she has operated her own Kunjo Casuals Shop. Taking over as the head of the gridiron will be Lance Locke. For the past three years he was an assistant football coach in charge of the backfield. Locke graduated from AHS and Southern Oregon College where he was a standout quarterback. From there he went on to the University of Minnesota where he gained his masters degree. Timothy Brown, who will SONNY SIXKILLER COACH DAN BUTLER coach for 10 years at AHS. His 10 years is the longest coaching stint in the entire district of any graduate this year from Linfield, will take over as head wrestling coach and assistant football and track coach. Brown is a graduate of Medford Senior High where he was a star football player and wrestler. He will be helping Mr. Copple next year with Boys' physical education. The new head basketball coach will be Gary Phillips, elevated up from Ashland Junior High where he has been for the past five years. Phillips went to school in West Virginia and was an all-State basketball player and outstanding football player. He graduated from Southern Oregon College and started teaching a combined studies class at AJHS. Heading the baseball squad will be Arlan Foote, a graduate of Roseburg High and Southern Oregon College. At both schools PEGGY THOMPSON and SHOW HOW TO KEEP COOL THIS SUMMER at Medford's HIS y.-, and S WED., JUNE 4, 1969 s SHIRLEY LANEY sport. Mobley will continue teaching woodshop at AHS for next year. Foote was an outstanding baseball player as a pitcher. During the winter season, he will be the sophomore basketball coach. This past year he was a recreational advisor for Ashland's elementary schools. Next year he will be taking over as Driver's Training instructor. The new head cross country and assistant track coach will be Bill White, a graduate from SOC. In college White was a star hurdler on the Raider track squad and top defensive halfback in football. He will also be taking over the vacant spot left in math. William Leybold, AHS U.S. History teacher, will be taking over the reins as head tennis coach. Leybold will be coaching after an absence of three years, when he was head baseball coach. HERS Robinson's 100-114 East Main 56 E. Main 482-0074