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SEE PAGE 4 FOR SPORTS TIDBITS WELCOME BACK! Ashland High School, Ashland. Ore. Kri.. Sept. 21. 173 Vol. 21. No. I Retirement, New Positions Account For Jean Oregon State has graced Ash land High with a second young graduate this year. Along with Sara Larson, (Mrs.) Jean White a 1970 graduate of the University, will be teaching Knglish, and instructing the an nual class. The well spoken, amiable White will also act as the rally squad advisor. To keep herself in shape for the long school day. White said she, "likes jogging in the morning and the evening about three miles." While going to college at Oregon Stale, she said she en joyed skiing at Mt. Ashland, and is "looking forward to skiing at the mountain this year. The attractive teacher said she. Plays a lousy game of golf but enjoys the sport." Along with athletics she re Sara Larson A teaching package of excite ment, skill and enthusiasm is wrapped delightfully together in the new girls P.E. teacher, Mrs. Sara Larson. Sara Larson Ashland Senior High acquired another girts physical education instructor in the person of Mrs. Sara Larson. Bruce Trowbridge When the Oregon State Legis lature convened last year they set up new graduation requirements for high schools. The Ashland School district appointed Mr. Bruce Trow bridge, as he called himself, "the bird dog" for the graduation requirements, to make sure they are kept in line. Along with working out of the curriculum office for half a day, the graduate of the University of Idaho teaches Driver Training. The knowledgeable Trowbridge also spends several hours after school as assistant football coach. Trowbridge said, "that he is a jogging addict, who likes all forms of athletics." The likable Trowbirdge said he "enjoys tinkering with his 1964 vintage Corvette." Trowbridge says he also, "enjoys ecology and preser New Faces White laxes through her enjoyment of jazz and reading. While at Oregon State, Jean White was in the same sorority as our new P.E. teacher Mrs. Sara Larson. Mrs. Jean Whit replaces retired Estel Sohler as English instructor and annual advisor. The young blonde graduate of Oregon State commented that she is looking forward to the coming year, saying, "it should be great." Sara Larson displayed a warm delightful personality when she talked of her role in the physical education department. "Thecoed system should be interesting, she projected, working with boys and girls at the same time." Medford is the home of Sara Larson at this time, but she said Ashland is her favorite and she will be moving here very soon Betty Kimball, the other girls P E. teacher said, "Mrs. Larson will do a good job, she has a good personality, and gets along with the kids real well." Coaching will occupy Sara Larsons talents during the fall with gymnastics and during the spring with track. vation as all well-minded people should." The refreshing spirit and knowledge of Bruce Trowbridge has earned him his masters degree at the University of Oregon. He is currently working on his doctor of education degree Bruce Trowbridge teams with Arlan Foot to instruct the Driver Training classes this year. White 11 r UlJ Ashland High attendance officer, George Findlay, is in charge of the new system allowing for more student responsibility. Student Council Meets The Student Council met for the first time this year on Friday, September 14. Homecoming Week was dis cussed and S.S.S., Finance, Rules, Teen of the Month, and Citizen of the Nine Weeks com mittee members were chosen. At this writing, committee members are: S.S.S. Kay Yancey, Julie Campbell, Janet Welsch. Bryn Nix, Tammy Hald, and Laura Phelps; Finance Committee Shirley Stavros, Erick Olcott, Melinda Smith, and GregBarals; Rules Committee Sue MacCracken, Janet Schwab, Kerry Harder. John Rodgers, and Jeff Testerman; Teen of the Month Committee Maria Berninghausen. Cheryl Carlson, Vicki Jameson, Steve Schilling, Sharon Wallace, and Janet Welsh; Citizen of the Nine Weeks Committee Tim Leybold, Mike Holgatc, Bryn Nix, Linda Peter son, and Tracy Scannell. Target Plan In Ashland High School is be ginning its second year of a Paper Week Set Quill and Scroll Society invites the Ashland Senior High School students to participate in the observance of Newspaper Week, October 7 - 13. Newspaper Week 1973 is an industry-wide celebration which pays tribute to more than 1,770 daily and 9000 weekly news papers published in this country. It is designed specifically to focus the spotlight on the community service role of newpapers and the relationship between personal freedom and a free press. "Newspapers: your foundation for freedom of choice" is the motto for the week, sponsored by Quill and Scroll in cooperation with the special committee of the Newspaper Association Manag ers. Inc. Observance of this special week will create a better understand ing of the function and operation of the Rogue News. Roll Change Instituted Students will be afforded an opportunity this year to show their responsibility and ability to govern themselves. Along with the change to the flex schedule, the attendance system has also been altered to further the students responsi bility. This year "when a student is absent he should notify the attendance officer, (George Findlay) by telephone or other means that he will not be in attendance that day. If he fails to do this the attendance officer will call the home to verify the absence." "When a student returns to school he should check in with the Seniors To Take Attention, college bound seniors! College entrance board exam inations are lurking around the corner. The American College Testing Program (ACT) and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) have scheduled their test dates which are posted in William Moarns, Dean of Boys' office. Five Saturday morning ses sions have been set aside by each testing program during the cur rent school year for any students interested in furthering their education. Most institutions of higher learning accept either test but ROTC programs and insti tutions affiliated with the Latter Day Saints, specifically request the ACT assessment the first of which is October 20. The first test date for SAT is November 3 but both ACT and SAT have October 1 as their initial registration dead line. Although the programs have expanded this year to provide Second Year "teacher target system." The system is a required state-wide program. Purpose of the target system is to improve the quality of teaching in the schools. Teachers discuss with administrators what they would like to accomplish in class, then set certain goals for the year. Three times during the year the administration and teachers will talk and decide whether the individual teacher targets are being reached. According to A.H.S. principal Gaylord Smith, "The reason for the target system is not to decide which teachers should be hired or fired, but to help them to teach. We give them some suggestions and they give us their own ideas. Later we evaluate the teacher's improvement. I think it's work ing very well." Teacher William Lawrence commented, "It's kind of like the advertisement; you hate it but you like it. It's hard trying to reach these goals, but it's a good system. I think it's a good idea, and I think most other teachers like it too." attendance officer before resum ing his schedule. Teachers will treat all absences alike and attendance slips will not be written." Principal Gaylord Smith ex pressed his hope that the students will take up the new responsi bility of the system." Smith said that he, "planned on giving the system plenty of room to work with." He felt the new system would bring about a better trust between t h e teachers, students and adminis tration. Smith said, "the emphasis will be placed on being in class, and therefore a student will be hurt if he does not attend." SAL ACT Soon students with additional in formation, the student fee re mains $.50 for each test, which is approximately three and one-half hours in length. Resulting in formation reports are of valuable use to students and counselors in planning post -secondary educa tion. Mr. Moarns has announced the complete ACT Assessment schedule for 1973-74, the national test dates (with registration periods in parenthesis) are: Oct. 20 (Aug. 20-Oct. li; Dec. 8 (Sept. 24 Nov. 12); Feb. 23 (Nov. 5 Jan. 28); April 27 (Jan 21-April 11; June 15 (March 25-May 20). The complete SAT schedule for this current school year is: Nov. 3 (Oct. 1); Dec. 1 (Oct. 25); Feb. 2 (Dec. 271; April6 (Feb. 28); June 22 (May 16). Students uncertain whether they need to take either the ACT or SAT programs or who are concerned about locations of the nearest testing centers are urged to contact Mr. Mearns. Teachers Noted For Good Work The Rogue News Staff would like to initiate a "teacher of the month" contest to take effect immediately. Suggestions on valid criterion for the monthly selections as well as actual nominations would be greatly appreciated. Any student wishing to express their ideas on the subject please write them down and deliver them to H-ll, Mr. Clifford Brock's box in the office or personally deliver them to Sharon Hill. Faculty members are also urged to contribute their ideas and personal opinions on the subject. Several criterion possibilities for the teacher nominations could be (1) their outstanding work in the classroom, (2) school related extracurricular activities or, (3i unrecognized achievements. Suggestive ideas and actual nominations should be delivered no later than October 5 for the initial selection of "teacher of the month." Student cooperation is imperative if this contest is to be meaningful.
