Take Sweepstakes Second Debaters Fair IVell at Linfield Salesmanship while Kim Laird placed third in Sales in Junior Men's Division. Ashland placed second in over-all scoring. This is the first time since 1967 that Ashland has not taken home the Grand Sweepstakes trophy. The debate team's next tournament will be the Rose City Invitational at Portland State University, March 18-20. THE DEBATE TEAM displays the trophies won by the group it the Linfield Debate Tournament February 19-20. Class, School Rings Are Ordered By Students Tha lophomottt of Ashland High ara now in tha procass of ordftring Class Rings. Ordars war takan at tha Mign School Studant Body offica on Wadnesday, tha 1 7th. This yaar tha class of '73 had a choica of threa styias and tha school ring, rathar than tha customary ona sty la for tha antira class. Ordars may ba placad at 8. J. Jawalars anytima. Also for any junior or sanior who is Intarastad in a class ring, it rs posslbla to placa ordars Tha rings vary In prlca from $20.00 to $45.00 depanding on tha styia, siia, and stona ordarad. Thay ara avaliabia in aithar starling ttlvar, gold, or for a llttla axtra cost, whita gold. Many typas of stonas ara availabia, or rings can ba ordarad without any. Tha aarly ordars will probably ba In by aarly April or May. Tha class and school rings saam to ba gulta popular among tha sophomoras. Although soma juniors and saniors hava ordarad also. Tha possibility of othar ordars is still possibla. Ordars ara mada through tha Jostan Company who spacializa in tha ordaring and choosing of class rings. Out of 7 2 participating schools, Ashland High debaters placed second in the Linfield College Tournament of Champions, February 1 8-20. Debate Winners In Oxford debate, Ashland's two Senior Women's Division teams tied for first place. They were seniors, Connie Bulkley tnd Jacque Leigh; and juniors, Lesli Peterson and Cindy Ragland. In the Junior Division, Sally Eshoo and Linda Saunders placed second in the women's section. In Junior Men's, Ray Bartley and Larry Taylor took third place. Individual Speeches Ashland speakers also brought home several trophies in individual events. In the Senior Division, Cathi Galati took second place in Women's Oratory. Steve Parsons placed second in Men's After-Dinner Speaking, and Cindy Ragland took third in extemporaneous speaking. Lesli Peterson made finals in impromptu speaking. Sally Eshoo captured first place in Junior Women's Kathy Nidever Awarded Betty Crocker Ho me maker mm Vol. 18. No. 7 Ashland High School. Ashland. Ore. FR1 , MAR. S. 1971 Senior Kathy Nidever has been selected Ashland High's 1971 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Miss Nidever was selected from her performance on a written examination administered to senior girls on December I. Miss Nidever received a specially designed jewelry charm from General Mills, who sponsored the contest. She is also eligible for state and national honors including college scholarships. All judging and selection of winners is done by Science Research Associates, Chicago, which constructed and graded the written examination. Miss Nidever was among 650,000 senior girls taking the written test. On the basis of the exam, a Homemaker of Tomorrow and runner-up for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia will be named in the near future. Each state Homemaker receives a $1,500 scholarship and expense paid tour of the eastern United States for herself and a school advisor. The state winner also remains in competition for one of four national scholarships. In addition, her school receives a set of Encyclopedia Britannica. Miss Nidever is chairman of the Citizens of the Nine Weeks Committee, a member of the Innovations Committee.and was chairman of the Archbearers for graduation last year. Her outside activities include being president of the local Theta Rho Girls' Club and serving as State Treasurer for that organization. '""1 . . ."TV Uior i a. , t-miA i KATHY NIDEVER, winner of the Betty Crocker Future Homemaker, is shown working diligently in the kitchen. Bulltlcy, tlidcvcr Chosen As Host Valuable Students Human Rights Discussion Held Sixty-seven thousandths of a point separates the grade point average of the winners of the Elks' Most Valuable Student contest. Connie Bulkley and Kit Nidever were selected on the basis of scholarship, financial need, extra-curricular activities, leadership, perseverance, and resourcefulness. Editor of Paper Miss Bulkley, whose grade point average of 3.909 puts her tied for third in senior class ratings, is editor-in-chief of the Rogue News, an active debater, was alternate to Girls' State, and attended Able and Gifted classes at Southern Oregon College last year. First in Class Nidever, who is first in senior class ranking with a 3.976, is the Honor Society president, is a student council member, went to Boys' State, and has attended Able and Gifted classes at Southern Oregon College for the past two years. Placing second in the competition were Sharon Silver and Reilly Jones, with Cathi Galati and Rob Merriman in third place. The local winners will receive SI 00 and a chance to place in district competition in Roseburg. If they win the district competition, they go on to the state selections to be held at Lakeview on March 13. m J j i I .' X, 3 CONNIE 3ULKLEY AND KIT NIDEVER were chosen the Elk's Most Valuable Students for Ashland. High and will compete for prizes at district in Roseburg on March 7. "The Constitution doesn't go in my class!" was a statement of a teacher as junior Larry Taylor referred to the incident in which he wore a black armband in protest of administration policies concerning a school election. Taylor was speaking on the lack of student rights at a human rights panel held February 22 at Bellview School. The panel discussion, sponsored by the Ashland Education Association, focused on the whole spectrum of human rights. Mr. Vondracek moderated for the 10-memeber panel. "I was led to believe that education was the key to the elimination of human suffering," but instead "the present structure of our institutions of higher education is only a microcism of the capitalistic and racist society in which we live," )lack panel member Bill Sterling :ommented. Sterling, representing the :ollege minority program, naintained that the existence of ninority programs only erpetuates discrimination ecause of the "racist attitude" hich surrounds the programs. Ruth Cortney from the Warm prings Indian Reservation poke on behalf of the American ndian. She maintains that white eople force the Indians to jnction in a white man's world nd fail to understand the Indian philosophy. Miss Courtney demanded an end to the "all-white education system." The present educational system instigates only "ignorance and prejudice" as far as the mentally retarded are concerned, commented panel member Harry Detwiler. He maintained that the special education classes as such, should be done away with and instead involve the retarded in schools so that they can become contributing members of society. Felix De La Cruz represented the Mexican American. He claims that the schools ignore the background of ethnic groups. Junior Embarks On Trip to Washington A weeks stay in Washington, D.C. was awarded to an AHS Junior Dennis Leybold. Leybold was one of twelve students selected out of the forth congressional district to spend an all expense paid week in Washington, D.C. The fourth congressional district covers about one fourth of the state and includes cities from Eugene south. Leybold left last Sunday, February 28 and will return Sunday, March 7. During this week he has been staying with the Dellenbacks with four other of the twelve students that were chosen to during this time period. Eighteen students in the junior class of Ashland High School applied for this honor. These eighteen applications were' sent to a committee in Roseburg and they selected five of these eighteen and then narrowed it down to one delegate and one alternate. Chuck Wiley was chosen as the alternate. Leybold and the four other students will attend a session of Congress and will see many of the famous sights of the nation's capital. A DENNIS LEY BOLD was presented the Congressional Scholar award and as a result, spent this week in Washington, D.C. with the Dellenbacks.