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VOL. 19, No. 3
Ashland High School, Ashland, Ore.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1971
Aids Attend
Regional
Convention
As interested bystanders,
students Matt Ettinger and Lesli
Peterson were two of the few
high school students who
attended the Fall Conference of
the Oregon State Federation
Council for Exceptional
Children. The convention was
held October 8, 1971.
Ashland also sent Mr.
Detwiler, Miss Mary Heyer and
several SOC students as delegates
to the convention. It was held at
the Sheraton Motor Inn in
Portland. Over 4000 people
attended.
Ettinger and Miss Peterson
commented that their main
objective was to gain
background knowledge for
working with the
multi-handicapped. Miss
Peterson was especially
impressed with the Fall
Conference Student Forum.
The Forum, a panel of five
young handicapped people
between the ages of 18 and 23,
dealt with such matters as the
methods that handicapped
people use to cope with society.
Forum members also discussed
the different special education
programs they have participated
in.
Miss Peterson noted that a
major misconception held by
most students is that the
multi-handicapped can not learn.
She stressed the fact that "they
are capable of learning
anything'", but at a "slower
rate".
Miss Peterson commented
that as students "learn more
about the program and once
they are no longer afraid of the
multi-handicapped students, the
Sc-3 students will be an intricate
part of the high school.
Students On Air
Interested speech students
have begun weekly radio
broadcasts of Ashland High
School news on station KCMX.
Mrs. Rey originated the idea
of having students report school
news on KCMX (formerly
KW1N). Speech students were
chosen for the job because the
opportunity would afford them
an immediate and practical use
for the skills they acquired in
class.
Students Write Scripts
The students plan to take
tums in broadcasting the news.
Bach Friday after school a
different student will tape the
nes that is to be broadcast the
follwoing Monday.
The newscast lasts from four
to five minutes and reports both
past and coming school
activities. The script is written
by students.
Participating students include
Richard Dodge, Denise Gregory,
Joanne Moorhouse and Mark
Maxwell among others.
The first newscast was on last
Monday. Future editions may be
heard each Monday sometime
between 3:30 and 5:00 on
KCMX. 580 on the dial.
The roof of the barn was completed early last week in time for Homecoming. The roof was designed
by Dick Kinney, and painted by Pat Overand and Dick Kinney.
Clinic Assists Needy
Psychiatric help, abortions,
marriage counseling, and help
for drug addicts, alcoholics and
the mentally retarded are among
the service of the Family and
Child Guidance Clinic in
Medford.
A large proportion of the
Clinic's clients are teenagers and
young adults. Although students
under 18 must have parental
permission to go to the Clinic,
parents need not know what the
appointment is about. Clinic
Director, Mr. Dave Ellis
commented that "many kids are
suprised at what their parents
will let them do."
Records Kept Confidential
Clients' records are
confidential and cannot be seen
by anyone without permission
of the patient.
Each week an orientation
meeting of all new clients is
held. Here the newcomers learn
how the Clinic works, what it
will and will not do, and what is
expected of a patient.
Fees Figured On Sliding Scale
The fee can be negotiated
between the patient and the
counselor. Family income and
the number of people in the
family are taken into account.
The fee is reduced for
participation in group therapy
sessions and for interviews
lasting less than 45 minutes.
The Clinic is 507o state
supported. Local support, fees
and contributions make up the
remainder.
The staff consists of several
well-qualified social workers and
psychologists and one
psychiatrist.
The Family and Child
Guidance Clinic can be
contacted by telephone at
779-2330 and is located on
Maple Grove Drive in Medford.
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Rough 'n Ready
Musical Staged
The musical "Rough and
Ready" will be performed by
the choir during the second
week of November. It will be the
first major production to be held
in the new theatre this year.
Students are offered an
opportunity to see this musical
during school on November 8
and 9. Tickets will be 25c. The
first of three nightly public
performances is scheduled for
November 1 1 .
"Something You'll Remember"
"Rough and Ready" is laid in
a nineteenth century mining
town in California. The plot
concerns the internal conflicts of
the town of Rough and Ready.
Regarding the music of the
production, Mr. Richard Ruth
commented that he thought the
students would enjoy it and
that, while "it's not something
familiar, it's something you'll
remember after you hear it."
Dan Jarrell rehearses for the
musical "Rough and Ready".
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Library Modernizes
Student support is what the
school librarian, Mrs. Rey, is
requesting. This year the library
will be making great changes in
order to make the library a more
interesting place to go.
There are plans for
conference rooms, a new paint
job, drapes, carpeting, and a
music center. The library will be
made more sound-absorbing in
order to allow for greater
versatility.
Audio-visual Area Planned
The library is making plans to
designate certain areas for
specific activities.' There will be
an area for audio-visual work.
This will include a place where
movies and slides can be shown
without bothering other people.
The brightest project being
planned is the music program.
Mrs. Rey looks forward to
having a large collection of
modern and classical music put
on tape. These cassettes will be
made available to students to use
with tape players and
headphones for private listening.
Student Support Needed
Mrs. Rey wishes to stress that
student support for these
improvements must be present.
Most of these projects will be
screened by the administration
and only those with enough
student interest will be passed.
By showing an interest in the
library improvements through
various methods such as
suggesting books and records for
the library collection. These
suggestions will be considered
and as many as possible will be
implimcnted.
The money which is collected
by the two-cent a-day fine on
overdue books is not forever
lost. All of the proceeds from
the fines are used to purchase
paperback books which have
tendency to disappear.
The AFS meetings held
recently were to select the
foreign exchange student and
host family for next year.
They are also planning to sell
Christmas cards this year to
raise money.
CHESS CLUB
After getting the results
October 16, the Chess Club
will be setting dates for
tournaments against other
schools in the near future.
DRAMA CLUB
No action.
FUTURE MEDICAL
CAREERS
Club members are now
working at the hospital
during their spare time. They
are planning a car wash soon.
HONOR SOCIETY
The members of the
Honor Society are planning a
tutoring program to help
students who are having
trouble in their classes.
KEY CLUB
The Key Club entered a
Homecoming float with the
original theme, "Stone the
Cavemen . According to
Program Director Rosario De
La Torre, free silent films to
be shown at noon, are
planned for the near future.
LETTERMAN'S CLUB
The members of the
Letterman's Club are
planning to show films during
noontime to help raise
money. "We are planning to
show them in the distant
future", said Wynn Wenker,
president.
SPADES CLUB
The member of the Spades
Club are starting training
sessions for club work
Volunteers are welcome.
SPANISH CLUB
No action.
FBLA INITIATION
Future Business Leaders of
America have tentatively
planned initiation for
incoming membeia for
November 4.
The initiation will take
place in the library or at one
of the members' home.
Heading the program will
be the president of Phi Beta
Landa, which is the
equivalent of FBLA at the
college level. All officers will
be installed by the president
The new officers will the
take over the program.
A businessman or college
professor will be the guest
speaker.
"FBLA is for anyone
interested in a business
oriented career such
accounting, busine
management, busine
education, etc., stated FBLA
President Julie Peterson.
The number to be initiate
is not yet definite.