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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.
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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.