Students Will
In Mock City
"Power to the Students" could
be used to describe the City
Government Seminar to be held
from February 15 into March.
The reason for this seminar is
mainly that the great majority of
students are ignorant of city
government. Few know how it
operates and what it can and
cannot do. Knowledge of this is
important now that 18 year olds
have the right to vote.
Three Seminar Sessions
The program will consist of
three seminar sessions beginning
Tuesday, February 15. They will
be on a weekly basis every
Tuesday. Any interested students
may attend.
The first session will be an
introductory session where Mr.
Brian Almquist will explain the
program. Heads of the various
city departments, such as police
and fire, will speak at the second
session. Finally, council mem
bers will speak at the last session.
Student Mayor and
Council Members
During the course of the
program, students will be elected
as mayor and council members.
These, in turn, will appoint
department heads to the various
city positions.
One of the unique features of
this program will be that students
who have been appointed to the
various departments will have
the opportunity to see what the
official does all day, first hand.
On Friday, March 3 and Monday
March 6 the student who has been
appointed to the office will
accompany the official during the
day. Lcsli Peterson and Mr.
Almquist, city administrator got
together to arrange the program.
Mr. Gaylord Smith has approved
Speech Contest
On Realty Held
Area realtors are sponsoring a
speech contest for juniors and
seniors, the topic of which will be
"Opportunities in Real Estate."
The contest will be held at AHS
March 29.
Prizes
Prizes in the contest will be:
first prize, $50; second prize, $25;
and third prize, $10.
There will be a statewide
competition April 15, with prizes
as follows: First prize, $500
scholarship; second prize, $300
scholarship; and third prize, $200
scholarship.
Administration
By Lois Hill
Alternatives to the present
school system are being exam
ined by the Administration.
According to Mr. Smith, the
present system does "not really
meet the needs of all our kids," so
"something different" will have
to be done. Smith stressed the
fact that schools must "meet the
needs of all elements of the
community", especially needs
other academic ones.
Two-Fold Plan
Smith has a two-fold plan in
mind; he wishes to expand
"cluster programs" and institute
a curriculum change. The faculty
and administration is presently
working on the development of
cluster programs in six different
areas for next year.
Cluster Areas
The areas are construction,
food services, graphic arts,
health occupations, mechanics,
and metals. The expansion of
cluster programs is due to the
Participate
Meeting
the seminar and is supporting it.
Mock City Council Meeting
The entire program will be
leading up to a mock city council
meeting on March 6. This
meeting will be held in the
theatre and will have the same
agenda as the actual council
meeting. There the student city
council members will work with
the issues at hand.
The whole seminar will term
inate with the real city council
meeting on March 7. This actual
city council meeting will take
place in the Ashland High School
Mountain Street Theatre.
Petitions Out
Petitions have been available
to students who wish to run for a
city position (mayor, city record
er, etc. ) since Tuesday. February
15. Petitions must be in by next
Monday. Elections for these
officials will be held Wednesday.
VOL. 13. No. lit
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AHS Constitution May Be Revised
Student Council has been in the
process of revising the Ashland
High School Constitution since
last September. Monday, Feb
ruary 7 in the final phase of
revision the Executive Council
discussed the rough draft of the
proposed constitution with school
principal Mr. Gaylord Smith.
Issue Avoided
During this discussion Mr.
Smith objected to some of the
suggested changes. When asked
what these objections were and
why he made them, Mr. Smith
stated, "I have some basic
objection . . ." but he declined to
specify or support them.
While being interviewed on the
constitution issue, Student Body
President Pat Overand said that
the new constitution was in
"bargaining stage" but made no
specific comments concerning
changes or objections. He ex
At Standstill
deficiency in the school's voca
tional education. Smith stated,
"Presently we have interest
oriented education, but no job
related education." In other
words, as of now, our non
academic courses "don't prepare
you for much." It is tentatively
scheduled for sophomores who
are interested in one of the
progrms, to enroll in "cruise
course" in order to find out if they
like it. Students enrolled in these
programs would have their
English and Math directly re
lated to their cluster program.
Alternative To The System
Several alternatives to the
present curriculum have been
examined. At the present time
one in particular is being given
considerable thought. Students
would attend regular classes, just
as they do now on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. On
Tuesdays and Thursdays, stu
dents would design their own
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pressed the desire to postpone the
article until next issue.
When questioned about the
occurrences of the February 7
meeting, Student Body Vice
President Lesli Peterson said she
was gone that day.
Tumhleson Talks
Paul Tumbleson, Student Body
Second Vice-President, discussed
the proposed changes and Mr.
Smith's initial objections in more
detail. "Primarily, the most
sweeping changes involve re
organization and clarification,"
he commented. According to
Tumbleson, Mr. Smith's princi
pal criticism was that the
changes were not significant.
Flection Change Suggested
One of the major changes was
in the method by which Student
Council representatives are
elected. By the new method,
group of 35 students each, all of
On Curriculum
programs under the supervision
of their homeroom teachers.
"The possibilities are endless"
under such a system, according
to the Girls' Dean, Mrs. Zwick.
"Fndless Possibilities"
Students could work part of the
day, do volunteer work in the
community or engage in inde
pendent study. It would also be
possible for students to attend a
couple of classes at SOC. Mini
courses are also a possibility. As
semblies, meetings, and tests
would have to be scheduled for
Tuesdays and Thursdays so that
the "three class days would be
totally and irrevocably uninter
rupted teaching days," according
to Mrs. Zwick. She stressed that
Tuesday and Thursday are not
"free - for - alls". Students will
have to clear his plans for the day
with his teacher-counselor.
Detail To Be Worked Out
For such a curriculum change
to take place, several details
must be worked out. First, the
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whom held the same general
opinions, would elect their own
representatives. This way nearly
all groups would be represented
in student government. Mr.
Smith objected to this change.
A second change involved
separating the election of cheer
leaders from the general election
of Student Body officers. The
cheerleader election would not
include election of a cheer queen.
Cheer queen and a representative
to Student Council would be
elected in the general election
from among campaigning cheer
leaders. These two offices coudl
be held by one person but would
not necessarily have to be.
Mr. Smith objected to this
proposal because, according to
Tumbleson, the existence of two
leaders within the cheer group
might cause division and dis
unity. Changes
proposed program must be
written up and submitted to the
Superintendent, Mr. Stanley
Jole. Second, the Superintend
ent, the Principal, and the Deans
must observe a school under such
a program in order to find the
strengths and weakness of the
system.
Progress Slow
Last April, an outline of the
new system was written up and
submitted to Mr. Jobe. The next
step needed to institute the
curriculum change is a trip to a
school operating under such a
system. In the last nine and half
months, Mr. Jobe, Mr. Smith,
and other administrators have
not been able to set a tenative
date for such a trip. If after such
a trip, the proposed system is still
thought to be viable, the faculty
will then vote on it. The final step
is to submit the curriculum
changes to the Board of Education.
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( SOUS Adds Two Schools
Klamath Falls and Roseburg
have been added to the Council of
Southern Oregon High Schools.
The Council, whose purpose is to
invite well known figures to
speak in the Rogue VAlley, has
received only negative replies to
its requests up to now.
Ashland has hosted both meet
ings of the Council which includes
representatives from Grants
Pass, Central Point, Medford and
Phoenix besides Ashland,
Klamath Falls and Roseburg.
Honor Roll
Names for the Honor Roll for
the second nine weeks have been
released. The Seniors were on top
with 27.6 percent of the Senior
Class making the grade. Next
were the Juniors with 19.3
percent of the class being
honored. The Sophomores were
at the bottom with 15 percent of
the class on the list.
Honorable Mention paralleled
the Honor Roll percentage-wise.
For a student to be named on the
Honor Roll, he must have a
current Grade Point Average of
3.5. To be named on the
HonorableMcntion list, a current
GPA of 3.0 must be achieved.
Clubs
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OF AMERICA
FBLA conducted an evening
meeting at Donna Hutchinson's
house February 17th at 7:30.
Mary Christlieb, Dean of Women
at SOC, spoke on "women and
management." She also an
swered questions on college
classes and day-to-day life.
In March FBLA is planning a
car wash and work day. The
money will help send FBLA
members to the FBLA State
Convention, which will be held
sometime in April.
GIRLS' RECREATION
ASSOCIATION
Following the Febrkuary 19th
girls gymnastics meet, the GRA
served cookies and lemonade to
team members. The GRA also
helped with the concession stand
February 18th for the Grants
Pass basketball game.
The GRA is tentatively schedu
ling a breakfast meeting for
Wednesday, March 8th.