Fight, Fight
Fight For
Old Ashland
High
See pg. 2
Happy
Thanksgiving
Vol. 18, No. 3
Ashland High School. Ashland. Ore.
WED., NOV. 25, 1970
Mexican Trip Planned
Good Samaritans To Head South
Enser-aaa, Mexico will be
inhabited by a group of SO
Oregonians, primarily
Ashlandites, as they renovate the
premises of the Dora Faith
Orphanage during Christmas
Vacation. They will also
distribute food, clothing, and
medical supplies. The Hope
Corps and the special education
class are primarily responsible
for the trip, but interested
citizens from as far away as
Yakima, Washington are also
making the journey.
The group plans to leave early
December 19 and drive as far as
the Los Angeles area. Sunday,
they will drive to the Tijuana
Dump and distribute supplies.
Later that day, the group will
travel to the orphanage. For the
next four days they will paint,
renovate, and redecorate the
orphanage. The group will
celebrate Christmas with the
Senior, Junior Girls
Chosen AFS Finalists
Terry Benham and Cynthia
Ragland were chosen as
American Field Service
candidates from Ashland High
School. Their names will be
entered in competition at AFS
international headquarters in
New York with other students
throughout the country in hopes
of obtaining a home overseas.
Miss Benham, a senior, has
applied for the winter program
and will either go to the
Southern or Northern
Hemispheres. Miss Ragland, a
junior, is eligible only for the
summer program.
Miss Benham is an active
member in AFS, Honor Society,
and drama guild. Last year she
participated in the Able and
Gifted program and this year she
has shown her capabilities as
leader while performing the
duties of Student Body
Treasurer.
Tourney Successful
A small group of Ashland
High debaters made a good
showing November 14 at a
practice debate tournament at
Eagle Point High School. The
tournament, which included
Ashland, Eagle Point, Medford
High, Medford Mid-High,
Klamath Falls, Rogue River, and
Roseburg, awarded certificates
to any debate team which won
three out of four debates.
Both of Ashland's senior
division teams received
certificates. Julie Davies and
Jacque Leigh were one of these
teams; Dee Christlieb and Cat hi
Galati made up the other.
Two junior division teams
children, distributing gifts
donated by various organizations
in Ashland. Sunday will begin
the long trek home. The party
will spend two days touring the
Los Angeles area and will arrive
in Ashland December 28.
Facilities "clean but primitive
Founded by "Papa" Freece,
the orphanage, located near
Ensenada, is currently run by his
son and daughter-in-law. It is
financed solely through
donations and charity. The
orphanage is
non-denominational and is open
to children of all ages. As Hope
Corps advisor Harry Detwiler
describes it; the facilities are
"clean but primitive." The
children eat two meals a day and
attend a nearby country school.
A doctor and a dental student
visit the orphanage weekly.
The Tijuana Dump is "home"
for 150 people, predominantly
Miss Ragland is an active and
successful member of the debate
team. Besides being active in
AFS she is also secretary of the
Spanish Club.
CINDY RAGLAND and Terry
Benham, AFS finalists from
Ashland High, stop and reflect
on their future homes if chosen
for the Americans Abroad
Program.
saw their first debate action at
the tournament. Ray Bart ley
and Larry Taylor won three
debates and lost one, while Dave
Sours and Paul Tumbleson broke
even with two wins and two
losses.
At an earlier tournament held
at Bend High School, Cat hi
Galati placed fourth in Lincoln
Douglas debate, while the
Cross-X team of Connie Bulk ley
and Debi Gates broke even.
The next tournament will be
at Pacific University in Forest
Grove on December 4 and 5.
Both the junior and senior
division teams will compete
there.
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the very young and the very old.
In 1964, when Mr. Joseph
Brown found them, they lived in
cardboard boxes; now they
inhabit shacks constructed from
the dump. They live like
scavengers, living off the
leftovers of others.
"The dump is just too much
for us. We sent them supplies,
but that doesn't change things,"
Detwiler said. "So much could
be done, if we had enough
people to help us."
Since the group's resources
are so limited, they have decided
to devote most of their resources
to the children of the orphanage.
As Detwiler explained,
"Something positive can be done
at the orphanage."
The special education class is
currently involved in speaking
engagements throughout western
Oregon, in hopes of obtaining
more help and more donations.
The group desperately needs
canned food, vitamins, clothing,
medical and dental supplies,
school supplies, and tools of all
kinds. Persons interested in
contributing to the project may
do so by contacting Mr. Detwiler
as soon as possible.
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lar!?pL.
The 1971 Betty Crocker
Homemaker of Tomorrow test is
scheduled for December 1 ,
1970. One-hundred and two
college scholarships up to
$5,000 are offered. In addition,
winners at the state level receive
an all expense paid tour of
Washington, D.C. and
Williamsburg. Any senior girl
who has had any high school
home economics is eligible.
Contact Miss Keller for further
information.
"Freedom-Our Heritage," the
speech topic for the 24th annual
Voice of Democracy contest, is
sponsored by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Winners at the
state level receive an all expense
paid trip to Washington, D.C. to
compete for scholarships up to
$10,000. The deadline is
December 15. 1970. For further
information, contact Miss
Murdock.
"The Day My Faith Meant
Most to Me" is the topic of a
$10,000 youth writing contest
sponsored by Guide post
magazine. All juniors and seniors
are eligible. Ten scholarships up
to $3,000 are offered. The
deadline is November 30, 1970.
Contact Mrs. McAlaster for
further information.
All students interested in Elks
Youth Leadership Contest
should get applications from Mr.
Mearns. Deadline is December 1 ,
1970.
Loven Takes
Area, Semi's
Terry Lowen placed second
in the semi-finals of the Oregon
Soil and Water Conservation
state speech contest.
He qualified for semi finals
on the basis of placing first at
the District and area contests.
Hud he placed first in the
semi-finals he would have
qualified for the state contest
finals.
The topic for the contest was
conservation of wildlife and
natural resources, and Lowen
spoke in terms of pollution and
straightening out nature back to
her perfect state which man had
contaminated.
Prizes for winners included at
District $10 for the first place
TERRY LOWEN was a district and area winner in the recently held
Oregon Soil and Water Conservation Speech Contest.
Two Senior Students
Award Recipients
Two seniors were recently
selected as recipients of awards
based on outstanding work for
their school. Diana Jensen was
chosen the Business and
Professional Women's Girl of the
Term and Citizen of the Nine
Weeks. Tim Slapnicka was also
chosen Citizen of the Nine
Weeks.
Miss Jensen, who is this year's
rally queen, has been active in
many school activities. She has
served on the JV rally squad,
was Junior class secretary, and
earlier this year received the
DAR Good Citizen award. She is
a member of both the dance and
symphonic bands, and organized
Homecoming.
Slapnicka is the president of
the Letterman's Club, who
donated money for the Albany
bus, and is a member of Honor
Society. He was quarterback on
the football team and was a
unanimous selection as
all-conference safety.
The Business and Professional
Women's Club chooses and
honors an outstanding girl
student each term. This student
represents the club for nine
weeks at which time another girl
is honored.
Plaques For
Speech Contest
winner, and $5 for the second.
In the area and semi-finals first
and second place winners both
received plaques. The state
winner was awarded $200.
The contest was set up with
district competition being the
counties, and area and semi's
included first and second place
winners from the districts.
The second place finisher on
the district levei was a boy from
Central Point. Lowen placed
second in the semi-finals to a
Gold Beach girl whom he had
beaten in the area contest.
Other speech contests will be
sponsored by other groups
throughout the year, and all
students are invited to compete.
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Citizens of the Nine Weeks
are nominated by a special
committee on the basis of some
work they have done which was
of benefit to the school. There
are three boys and three girls
nominated each nine weeks and
voted on by the student council.
DIANE JENSEN and Tim
Slapnicka were selected by the
student council as the first
citizens of the nine weeks. Miss
Jensen was also honored by
being chosen as the BPW Girl of
the term.
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