Graduation 2010

Ashland, Oregon

Vol. IV Issue XIII

Photo taken by Grace Riley-Adams

June 10, 2010

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To play or not to play?

Senior Ian Kendall contemplates decision to skip OSU and play in MLB

by Mason Costantino You often read in the news about players, such as Medford ’s Kyle Singler, mulling over the decision whether to stay in college or bring their talents to the professional level. Kyle Singler is a rare breed of athlete to come out of Southern Oregon; However, in 2010, Ashland has one of those elite athletes in the form of pitching sensation Ian Kendall.

Earlier in the year Kendall signed with Oregon State University after minimal interest was shown by professional organizations. Yet as the 2010 season has progressed, so has the number of professional scouts attending his games; consequently, the interest from MLB clubs has been skyrocketing. Kendall was almost an afterthought as a pitcher for Oregon State after he led first the Grizzlies, and then

Ian Kendall delivering the goods

the American Legion national runner-up, Medford Mustangs, with his bat more than his arm.

However, with the development of his curveball, changeup and a fastball that has hit 95 mph on the radar, professional scouts are drooling over his pitch-

photo by Larry Stauth Jr.

ing talents. Kendall is only ranked as the third best player in Oregon , a relatively weak baseball state, showing he is expected to be drafted more on his vast potential than the skills he already possesses.

The MLB draft works differently than other major professional sports, as players

do not necessarily have to turn pro if they are picked.

In addition, they have to work through three levels of minor league baseball, which does not pay particularly well, before they reach the big stage. The enticing part for Kendall is the signing bonus he would receive if drafted high enough.

He is projected as a third or fourth round pick, where the signing bonus could be as high as $880,000 over five years. If he elects to fulfill his commitment to OSU, he could risk injury and would have little chance of improving his draft stock.

However, this is not an easy decision for Kendall, “ Oregon State could potentially make me a better player, and more draft ready, and it has always been a dream of mine to play for the Beavers.”

If Kendall does attend Oregon State in the fall, by NCAA rules, he would have to play for three years before being eligible for the draft again. Either way, there is a chance you could be seeing Ian Kendall in a major league uniform before you know it.

Orchestra heads to Italy 100 Years of Grizzly Pride

graphic by Sarah Lochmiller

by Kara Wells In June 2011, orchestra students will take the trip of a lifetime: two weeks in Bella, Italia. Orchestra teacher Gerry Pare was inspired to plan the trip through her background in violin-making and the incredible experiences of previous trips to Germany and Austria in 2000, Guanajuato, Mexico in 2004 and China in 2007, where she became “hooked on studentteacher travel.”

Upon arriving in Milan, the student musicians, led by Pare, will travel by bus to Cremona, “the number one place in the world for string instrument making,” according to Pare. In Cremona, students will have the opportunity to visit the

shops of the finest string instrument makers in the world including Antonio Stradivarius whose instruments are worth millions of dollars and “produce the sweetest sound imaginable,” Pare added.

During their stay in Cremona, the students also plan to meet several other local instrument makers, tour their shops, share a meal with them and perform a concert for them and the residents of Cremona.

The students will then travel to Pisa, known for the leaning tower, and Siena, where they will meet other high school string musicians with whom they will share music and culture.

In Siena, the group plans on taking a cooking class, visiting a farm to see how cheese is made and visiting local growers markets. After announcing the trip a few months ago, Pare has been met with “overwhelming support and excitement for the trip” by students, parents and community members.

And of course, a trip to Italy wouldn’t be complete without seeing the works of Michelangelo, the inventions of Galileo, Renaissance art in Florence and Rome, medieval towns with stunning churches and the Italian countryside with its olive trees and vineyards.

by AJ Bottimore In 1910 the first edition of the Ashland High School yearbook was published, cherished, and remembered. This next year we will have another icon when the 100th, 2010-11, edition of the yearbook is introduced to the world. “It’s exciting,” Brie Glossop and Allison Christian said about being the new editors of this legendary edition. The theme of this yearbook will of course be “100 Years of Grizzly Pride,” and the design for the cover has been decided by the yearbook staff based on the entries to their contest. So remember to buy your yearbook as soon as possible, not only is it the 100th edition but it will be legendary as a celebration of 100 years of Grizzly students, athletes, teachers, events and pride.

A‘s for Effort

by Tim Borgerson It seems like our generation is constantly criticized for thinking we are entitled to everything: first a cell phone, then a computer, car, education, money, success, and now… a 4.0 GPA. Grade inflation is running rampant throughout both high schools and universities.

At Ashland High School, for example, a person that only received two or three A-minuses in their entire high school career wouldn’t even be ranked in the top ten percent of his or her class. These unsettling numbers beg the question of whether more action needs to curb grade inflation. However, attempts to truncate this epidemic have largely been unsuccessful.

“Students seem to think that because they

have a B in a class they are doing poorly. Since when did the letter grade “B” stop meaning above average?”

Yet, students might want to think twice before they bake that special cake for their math teacher on the night before the final. While at first more “A’s” might seem to benefit students, it might actually end up hurting them in the college admission process. “Colleges can tell when grades at a high school are inflated,” says AHS counselor Steve Smith. Colleges are left unable to accurately evaluate student’s achievements and are therefore forced to place more weight on other portions of the student’s application, such as standardized test scores.

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In loving memory Claus of 2010

by Paul Schwarzer

by AJ Bottimore

Photo by AJ Bottimore

In memory of Dave Charles Kitchell (Coach K) who lost his battle with cancer on November 18, 2007, the Ashland Booster Club, along with donations from Ashland High School, has placed a bench overlooking the football stadium in his honor. The bench reads, “ ‘We love and care for each other’ Dave Kitchell 1955-2007 Coach, Teacher, Mentor, In Loving Memory.” Three state championships, more than twenty years on the football field as one of the most beloved coaches in Ashland history, a favorite teacher among Bellview students and citizen of a town that will forever remember him; Dave Kitchell was an influential and loving husband, father, teacher, coach, friend, and man.

Something new is a’brewin as the new food coordinator and

began at AHS June 1st. “My goals Whether your friends have ditched include finding the best possible you, or you simply prefer the atmo- balance to meeting legal requiresphere, at one point, almost every- ments, what you are willing to eat one has eaten in the AHS cafeteria. and what your parents want to see The Food Service Committee for you being fed to get the students the Ashland School Board has de- into our lunch lines,” Soto said. cided to take a different route due Ashland High School will be takto three years of surveys by other ing a more natural route possibly schools that have taken seemingly offering locally made food, as well similar routes. as “made from scratch” options.

“We want kids to want to eat at With this seemingly good news also AHS,” Ashland School Board and comes some worry. Our beloved Food Service Committee member cafeteria staff are under contract Ruth Alexander said. Seeing how with Sodexo, not the school, so it the cafeteria has to contend with is up to the next food service manall the benefits of an open campus ager to determine if the staff will lunch, the cafeteria has not exactly come back next year. “Our jobs are been the place to be for a large ma- in jeopardy,” cafeteriaworker Minjority of the student body. nie Hooker said. Yet one thing is Although the exact details for for sure; something new is a’brewin next year’s service have not been for the cafeteria next year. decided, Gema Soto has been hired

by Brian Pascual

Senior mural...

2010 edition

‘Tisn’t the season of mistletoe, reindeers and elves, but little Ashland High School will have an exuberant expression of ecstasy when it peers into it’s stocking in the near future. The school has been very well behaved this year, so the Claus of 2010 has a sack full of goodies to leave under AHS’s non-existent tree.

For some time, the school has been disintegrating and crumbling into nothingness. However, as everyone knows, the school underwent an extreme makeover this year and has begun to look as refurbished as Dolly Parton. This year’s seniors are adding another touch of their own to help beautify the median between Mountain St. and the bus ramp.

National Merit Scholars

by Calynn Jenkins

Photo by Sophie Thruston

This year for 2010, Anja Dubois, Atianna Kuriyama , and Kaylee Tracy are painting “Taking Off ” an inspirational painting for those leaving and moving on.

“We’re revamping the island next to the bus ramp,” Senior Class President Jackson Santee said. “There used to be ugly trees there and we have gutted it and we’re going to make a sort of brick mosaic saying “AHS” in big letters.”

This gift is no small contribution. The goal is that the mosaic will give AHS a more school-spirited feeling and let passers know that this is Grizzly country.

“It will encompass almost the entire median, so it’s huge,” Santee said. “You can see it from space.”

Each year 1.5 million juniors take the PSAT/ NMSQT(Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test). Of these 1.5 million, 34,000 high scorers are commended for their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, 16,000 are named National Merit Program Semifinalists and 8,200 are offered National Merit Scholarships.

Last year, when the current seniors took the PSAT/ NMSQT, five Ashland High School students made it in the top 8,200 high scorers in the country. Natalie Edson, Marie Keil, Jason Bluhm, Tim Borgerson and Eli Youngs have been offered collegesponsored Merit Scholarship

Awards for their outstanding academic achievement.

“I was really happy when I heard that I had gotten the scholarship. Having the extra money will be handy,” Senior Natalie Edson said.

Recently, current juniors have been recognized for scoring in the top 50,000 in the country. They are Morgan Carne, Amelia Farber, Tanner Hebert, Leland Owens-Oas, Kathryn Reynolds and Dante Toppo.

This recognition helps students with college entrance and is a reward for their consistent hard work throughout their high school years.

With so many students receiving this honor each year, it is another validation of the quality of education at Ashland High School.

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All’s well that ends well, a farewell from the Editors-in-Chief The class of 2010 has been waiting for this moment since the beginning of our meager freshman existence. The BK crowns, the foot-stomping, fist-pumping cheer of “Senior Power!” and finally, the chance to rule over the school that has, since eighth grade, really, been ours to claim. We at Rogue News began this year with the proclamation that change was imminent. A new principal, redesign and budget-cuts all altered—or promised to alter--the school structure we’d grown comfortable with. Yet amidst the discontinuity, our brainstorming sessions were filled with story ideas that reflect the achievements of our student body. We have constantly worked to cover all aspects of our school, whether it be upon a stage, on a field or in the classroom.

Although many of us have been experiencing senioritis since our sophomore year, it’s hard not to feel nostalgic when you begin to look at things in terms of

lasts. From never timid, school spirited freshmen to an impressively qualified and good-looking batch of seniors, the class of 2010 has come a long way together. As the halls grew more familiar, and the teachers less intimidating, AHS became a home for many of us. But although you may never again eat a chocolate chip muffin from the cafeteria or get your cell phone confiscated by Judy, there are plenty of firsts on the horizon.

So congratulations Seniors, we did it.

And to the remaining Grizzlies, it’s only a matter of time. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it’ll be over before you know it.

We pass the torch to you and leave our dear AHS in your capable paws. But always remember, as Dumbledore said, “I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me... Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.” Peace out, we gotta go graduate.

achieve academic excellence, but Ashland kids genuinely seem to give a damn, regardless of their social group or status. This year, we raised money for Hai ti, planted trees and collected food for those in need. For her senior project, Alissa Olsen created a thermal electric generator to benefit the environment.

Jem Kloor taught French at Helman Elementary. Some say that the Ashland bubble shields us from the realistic expectations of the outside world, yet we are politically aware and generally informed. Our community works to keep youth active within it.

Because of the constant adult support and close-knit nature of my homeby Ella Riley-Adams town, I know what it is to feel secure. I have done my fair share of high school They say home is where the heart is. Not family, experimentation, all within the relatively harmless parameters of this valley, not four walls and a roof, not even mental stability, all with the APD close behind. The recent episodes of teen crime are not the but heart. This August, I will leave the home my heart Ashland norm. When I make the leap to new cities and countries, I will bring has learned to call its own: Ashland, Oregon. Perhaps my foundation of Ashland experiences. I am grateful that I have had the safety my new home will come to be as comforting as my current residence, though I think net of a small town to fall back on. it’s unlikely. This purple-mountain valley will always be my hometown, a title no othIn the same line, that security can translate to an overwhelming sense of boredom. er place can claim.

Ashland breeds a desire to escape, to discover the wealth outside our privileged borIt’s nicknamed Hippie-town, Hashland, and the bubble. Medfordites talk about ders. The monotony of driving in circles until a potential social engagement arises is our strange ways and attempt to imitate the quality that is innately ‘Ashland.’ To one that Ashland teens know all too well. On the pleasant contrary, the cities of our them, this means wearing tie-dye shirts and Birkenstocks, but our little town is so futures never sleep. much more.

Ashland is a town that attracts people with its beauty and charisma; it holds them Our school is nationally ranked in the top 3 percent, and its teachers care about here with its culture and compatibility. It is not unusual to see an unknown passerby what they do. In the class of 2010, more than 90 percent of the graduating class smile and wave, just as it is far from bizarre to see multiple people you do know on a will go on to random walk downtown. Every corner of Ashland is filled with familiarity. Countless p o s t - s e c o n d - lunches at Mihama’s and the Bagel Shoppe, a break-up in uptown Starbucks, summer ary education. days at the Reservoir, hikes up Tolman Creek. And I’ve only lived here for eight years.

Not only do we For those who can point out the house in which they were born, the comfort-level is Editors-in-Chief........................Anna Hume, Arthur Lawniczak, Ella Riley-Adams a far greater story. ...........................................................................................................Jackson Santee Front Page Editor................................................Arthur Lawniczak, Hannah Sayles Whatever outsiders call it, howNews Editor..........................................................................................AJ Bottimore ever much we may sometimes Opinion Editor......................................................Jack Dempsey, Ella Riley-Adams Rogue News is published by the newspaper classes of Ashland High School, 201 want to get away, Ashland is an Senior Page Editor..............................................Arthur Lawniczak, Jackson Santee South Mountain Ave., Ashland, Oregon 97520. (541) 482-8771 ext. 195. The ediClass Map Editors.................................Jasper Raynolds, Wyler McAninch-Ruenzi environment we’re lucky to grow torials written by the Rogue News express the opinions of the editorial staff on issues The Year in Retrospect Editor.......................................................Ella Riley-Adams up in. With a community that relevant to the staff, the school and the community.

The Year Ahead Editor..................................................................Ella Riley-Adams Personal columns do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the entire staff and are cares, an expanse of mountains to Clash of the Classes Editor.............................Arthur Lawniczak, Lucas Opgenorth written as the opinion of the individual author. Letters to the editor, which should be Summer Activities Page Editor..................................................Grace Riley-Adams call our own and the security to under 250 words, are encouraged. They can be dropped off outside of Room 202, put Backpage Editor..............................................................................Taylor Patterson make mistakes, Ashland is a home in Mr. William Gabriel’s box in the main office or emailed to RogueNews@ashland.

Photography Editor....................................................................Grace Riley-Adams k12.or.us. No letters will be printed without a verified signature. in which the heart can truly reside.

Managing Editor.................................................................................Adam Pavlich Letters received in the second week of production will not appear until the next isChief Designer...................................................................................Hannah Sayles The world may become my playProduction Manager................................................................................Jesse Smith sue. The Rogue News staff reserves the right to refuse to print any potentially libelous ground, but Ashland will always Business Manager…….…..….......................................Heather Case, Talen Heater or obscene material, anything that would invade the privacy of others, or anything be hometown.

Executive Editors’ Assistant................................................................AJ Bottimore that could cause a disruption of the school environment.

Just a small town girl

Editorial Board

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photo by Sophie Thurston

to be on the NYT Best-Seller List: Jesse Sharpe & Rachel Woollard l to Never Get Caught: Ananda Goldsmith & Ugyen Dorje l to be an American Idol: Ian Kendall & Calysta Rupert-Anderson l to be President: David Keck & Saba Buser l to Wake Up in the Morning Feeling Like P-Diddy: Lucas Opgenorth & Jaz Brunson l to be a teacher at AHS: Mack Gargus & Emily Curty l Biggest Flirt: Austin Dykstra & Callie McCoy l to Get Lost in the Amazon: Alex Landt & Lydia Zowada l to Acquire and English Accent: Eli Youngs & Ella Riley-Adams l to Get Famous Through YouTube: Jesse Smith & Ally Vaughan l to Join the Peace Corps: Noah Sohl & Smith Freeman l to Thank the Academy: Nick Dake & Emma Harding l to Join a Fraternity/Sorority: Adam Pavlich & Kalli Walker l to be an Olympian: Wilder Schaaf & Kaylee Tracy l Best Hair: Colin Blake & Eliana Pool l Best Laugh: Nate Harris & Rosie Alspach l to Break Every Bone: Conner Macfarlane & McKenzie Maddigan l to Rule a Small Country: Brian Pascual & Jacy Mairs l Most Likeable: Alex Harris & Sarah Britting l Photos by Zoe Newland to go through 12 More Years of School: Kevin Cassidy & Photo above: (from left to right) Dallas Cluff, Allison Gida and Weston Elise Chow l Most School Cluff, (most likely to be cloned).

Spirited: Evan Ransom & Left photo: (left to right) Chloe Deckwar and Paul Schwarzer Natalie Knight l to Discover a (Most likely to be on Lost Civilization: Mahkah Wu Bachelor/Bachelorette) Photo below: (left to right) & Atiana Kuriyama l to Act in a Mary Keiser and Camron Abbott Horror Film: Gabe Dean & Moz (best smile) James l Best Catch: Jordan Resch & Alaina Lehrburger l Most Optomistic: Willis Plummer & Ila Sturges l Class Dad/Mom: Ben Small & Kim Christian l Best Eyes: Oliver Krant & Molly Davis l Best Dressed: Steffan Westerberg & Meghan Edwards l Best Dancer: Reed Chasmar & Emily Nguyen l Best Friends Forever: Tess Ryneal & Gina Pennino l Class Clown: Alex Delgadillo & Ami Jacobson l to Travel the World: Oliver Light & Sophie Scheer l to Win a Million Dollars off of Jeopardy: Jack Dempsey & Marie Keil l to Find a Cure for Cancer: Noah Kass & Lara Heine l to Become a Rockstar: Rafferty Swink & Sophie Pfister l to Become a Trophy Wife/ Husband: Kyle Chaquico & Jasmine Gillett l Cutest Couple: Rachel Woollard & Jackson Santee l to Move Abroad: Riley Hamilton & Emily Hand l to Climb Mt. Everest: Chance Conner & Laurel Cullen l to Marry a Twilight Character: Preston Swanson & Niki Small l to Host a TV Show: Noah Slater & Anna Hume l Disney Prince/ Princess: Lucas Stone & Danielle Halprin l to Become a Billionaire: Ian Greenberg & Jane Excell l to Stop Global Warming: Jimmy McMillan & Maraya Best l to Strut the Catwalk: August Haddick & Samantha Arias l to Fight Death Eaters: Artie Lawniczak & Raven Susu-Mago l to Win a Nobel Prize: Jackson Santee & Natalie Jane Edson l Master Debaters: Tim Borgerson & Jane Eisenberg l to be the Next James Bond/ Bond Girl: Nino Foley & Shelby Bennet l to Save the World: Beam Blackwell & Mariah Haberman l to Get Rich or Die Tryin’: Kelly Caldwell & Margaux Wilcox l to become a World-Renowned Chef: Travis Bond & Jesse Jones l Cutest Couple that Never Happened: Nick Hall & Heather Case l to be a Spartan: Joe Maulsby & Kai Yearsley l to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Zoe Smolen & Ezra Davis l to Invent a Flying Car: Jason Bluhm & Alissa Olson l to be a Mad Scientist: Thielsen Lebo & Jem Kloor l to Pay Back the Community: Alex Quadrini & Eliza Schaaf l to Never Come Back to Ashland: Wesley Davis & Jessie Karlovich l to Live in a Galaxy Far Far Away: Wynn Michael & Anika Ralston l to Wrestle an Alligator: Issa Shahin & Claire Dawson l to Start Their Own Clothing Company: Cord Walsh & Jessy Peters l to be a College Mascot: Andrew Harlan & Monica Palmesano l to Live Happily Ever After: Nick Hall & Katie Patton l to be on Jersey Shore: Jarrett Fogelman & Colette Balbuena l to Have Their Art Featured in the Louvre: Riley Price & Anja DuBois l to PWN Noobs for a Living: Brandon Scheirman & Lauren Koppel

Jackson Santee, Senior Class President, reminiscing about the days of yore

by Jackson Santee Whilst wandering the quad, I heard a young strapping senior triumphantly bellow: “I feel sorry for you; you still have three more years!” I laughed. He was right.

Seniors, we are so very close to walking that red carpet to a diploma. With over 90 percent of our class graduating and moving on to college, we have taken the long, arduous “Four Year Journey” and we’ve stomped it.

We cannot depreciate the value of our high school experience. At times we may scorn it, cry about it or joke about it, but it’s incredibly important and it’s been worth the wait. As the technology guru Ms. Rensi colorfully puts it, “I have a Bachelor’s degree and two Masters and my high school diploma is my favorite.”

Early congratulations to every senior on behalf of the school, and myself, and a round of applause for Jack Dempsey, Marie Keil, Eli Young, and Natalie Edson for being finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition, a hearty thank you to Anja DuBois, Atiana Kuriyama, and Kaylee Tracy for representing our class through the vivid colors of our senior mural, and, again, another thank you on behalf of the entire senior class to Ted Loftus and Pete Silsow for our senior gift - a tribute to the school that has nurtured us, and a landmark to our legacy.

We’re going to miss the good times, the old times, the bad times and the times in between, but as individuals there will be many, many more.

Portland & Surrounding Area

Samantha Arias Jaz Brunson Chance Conner Jarrett Fogelman Mackenzie Gargus Jordan Harto Olivia Mesco Callie Newcomb Christina Shulters Noah Lindquist

Where in the W

Lewis & Clark College

Portland Community College

Jade Barrilleaux Maraya Best Kevin Cassidy Jasmine Gillett Benjamin Small

Reed College Smith Freeman

Pacific University Shelby Queen

George Fox University

University of Puget Sound Seattle Central Community College

Amanda Adams

University of Portland

Colette Balbuena-Nedrow Jem Kloor Anna Ortlip-Hume Lucas Stone Eli Youngs

Oregon Culinary Institute

Elise Chow Danielle Halprin

Ezra Davis

Mt. Hood Community College Aaron Pickering

East West College of Healing Arts Dana Kossluk

Walla Walla Community College Heather Case

Trevor Miftahittin

Whitman College Jacob Gavin

Washington State University

Western Washington University

Danielle Geschwind

Wilder Schaaf

Sabina Augsburger

Pacific Northwest College of Art

University of Montana

Whatcom Community College

Dashiel Fraser Moyers

Linn Benton Community College

Nicholas Hall

The Evergreen State College Olympia & Surrounding Area

Aveda Institute of Cosmotology

Salem, Albany & Surrounding Area

Richard Deckelman

Pacific Lutheran University

Noah Sohl

Laurel Cullen

Montana State Un

Alexander Landt-(Y

Lane Community College Natalie Knight Brian Pascual Cynthia Trujillo Steffan Westerberg

Jordan Alexander Jessica Jones

Western Oregon University

University of Ut

Northwest Nazarene University Emily Curty

Allison Gida

Brigham Young Univ Alex Harris

Linfield College

Carolyn Thomas

Laura Friedman

Provo & Surround

Blue Mountain Community College Emilee McPherson

Central Oregon Community College Camron Abbott Kelsey Gilbert Riley Hamilton Teja Kritika Conner MacFarlane Kavi Taraka Michael Wurzell

Oregon Institute of Technology Jordyn Cox Alissa Olson

Humboldt State University

College of the Siskiyous

Lydia Zowada Molly Davis

Ila Sturges

California State University-Chico Jesse Smith

Sonoma State University

Sierra Nevada College

Chloe Deckwar Adam Pavlich

Sophia Scheer

Dominican University of California Hannah Jo Stocking

Oaksterdam University

San Francisco & Surrounding Area

Alexander Quadrini

Stanford University Cabrillo College

University of Redlands

Pepperdine University

Shelby Bennett Timothy Borgerson Hayley Ross Mariah Haberman Wynn Michael FIDM-San Francisco Margaux Wilcox

Elizabeth Westmoreland

Brandon Scheirman-Brown

UC Santa Barbara

California Culinary Academy

Chloe Blair

Santa Barbara City College

Nicholas Dake

Chloe Bair Brietta Powers

San Francisco State University Nino Foley-(Year Off )

California Institute of the Arts Rodrigo Flores Clementine Von Radics

Los Angeles & Surrounding Area

Harvey Mudd

Soka University of America

Chapman University

Jason Bluhm

Laura Heine

Kate Jensen

El Camino Community College Occidental College

California Baptist University

Raven Susu-Mago Drew Van Vleck

Andrew Harlan

Loyola Marymount University Luke Baldrica Emily Hand Orange Coast College The Academy of Couture Art Jesse Peters

Ami Jacobson-(Year Off )

Scripps College

Kaylee Tracy

Marymount College

Jane Eisenberg

Hannah Hart

University of San Diego Rachel Woollard

Universal Technical Institute-Arizona Jordan Wright

Alexa Ambrosio Wood Beam Blackwell Kamela Bogle Amanda Bottimore Sarah Britting Reed Chasmar Jazmine Dake Nathan Harris Kelsey Heun Alisha Jucevic Jessie Karlovich Mary Keiser Forrest Kenning Abigail Kollar Oliver Krant Allison Krevitz Oliver Light Sarah McLain Molly Mortimer-Lamb Monica Palmesano Eliana Pool Evan Ransom Jordan Resch Noah Slater Min Oh Suh

Clark Honors College Mason Costantino Natalie Edson Mahkah Wu

Onna-Marie Anderson Maya Bourn Ruth Breneiser Ashley Chapman Kyle Chaquico Dallas Cluff-(LDS) Weston Cluff-(LDS) Wesley Davis Gabriel Dean Ugyen Dorje Nelson Duenas Mendoza Austin Dykstra Meghan Edwards August Haddick Victoria Hood Pablo Leal John Lefler Savannah Medeck Danika Nutter Karli Pandelidis-(Year Off ) Itzel Perez-Zaragoza Rion Pomeroy Danielle Prince Anika Ralston Blake Sanders-(Year Off ) Rachel Segal Lev Silberstein Ryan Teixeira Kyra Terrien Karli Weiss

Northern Arizona University Nicole Small

The Art Institute Portland, OR Christopher Hammett Hollywood, CA Chaweewan Thamkaew Michael Bates Natasha Brooks Cameron Budd Alexander Engorn Konstantin Farrell William Hall Shelley Johnson Lauren Koppel Thielson Lebo Karissa LeRoy-(Year Off ) Allison Mau James McMillan Shea Pasche Meghan Payne Jared Sanders Eliza Schaaf Paul Schwarzer Mason Terrill Cassandra Van Hout Zhawen Wahpepah

Fort Lewis College Callie McCoy

Colorado Mountain College Casey Jillson McKenzie Maddigan

Vikings Alex Cotrufello Sarah Derby Cora Duncan Atiana Kuriyama Rhiannon LeFay Sabine Lefkowitz Jillian Moehle Clinton Murphy Zoe Newland-(Year Off ) Tess Ryneal Zoe Smolen Skye Taylor Cord Walsh Hannah Wilson Kai Yearsley

Matthew Amrhein Colin Blake Kimberly Christian Clint Gorbett Zoe Heald David Keck Jeffery Laskos Joseph Maulsby-(ROTC-NAVY) Jennifer McKernan Emily Nguyen Johnathan Plumlee Ian Reynolds-Kendall Carley Santee Kalli Walker

Work Arlen Badenhop Maria Kuhn Tyler Meenaghan Deven Shroy

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Locations and colleges submitted by AHS students Map created, typeset and arranged by Jasper Raynolds and Wyler McAninchRuenzi

Colorado State University Emily Greenblatt Alaina Lehrburger

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versity

Front Range Community College Alexandra Vaughan

Denver & Surrounding Area

ding Area

Harvard University Marie-Elizabeth Keil

Lawrence University Jack Dempsey

Illinois Wesleyan University

Paul Smith’s College Travis Bond

Rosalie Alspach

Northwestern University Ian Greenberg

College of Wooster Cale Bickler Boston & Surrounding Area

Wellesley College

Katherine Shulenberger

Tufts University Saba Buser

Berklee College of Music Sophia Pfister Calysta Rupert-Anderson Rafferty Swink

Bard College Lucas Opgenorth New York, NY & Surrounding Area

Sarah Lawrence College Emma Harding Ella Riley-Adams

Fordham University Jackson Santee-(Year Off )

New York University Jane Excell Willis Plummer

Drexel University Arthur Lawniczak

Lehigh University Max Bloch-Kiss

Washington DC & Surrounding Area

Catholic University of America Camelia Mayfield

American University Calynn Jenkins

Full Sail University Jacy Mairs

Virginia College (Online) Vicki McElroy

Broward Community College Gina Pennino

L’Institute Parisien-France Hayley Cronin

U.S. Marine Corps Universidad Santa Maria La Antigua Zakk Palombini

Xenia Contreras

Lycee Vauvenargues-France Marion Blox

Leap Now University-India Hannah Kechloian

University of Canberra Christianne Gay

Undecided

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Alejandro Delgadillo Ananda Goldsmith

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A WORD FROM OUR CO-PRESIDENTS Ben and Noah reflect on the year’s successes in Leadership

A Chinese proverb advises that it’s “better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” In this sense, let’s move forward by supporting each other and individually taking initiative.

Next year, the Leadership class will be full of hard working and dedicated students who are eager to turn your ideas into reality. Coco and

Photo by Dash Moyers Kathryn are two very We’d like to give a big thanks to everyone who has amiable individuals who will always lend an open ear. positively supported our efforts as ASB Co-Presidents.

Your future co-presidents have worked hard to earn their This includes, but is not limited to, those of you who positions and they deserve your support. now compost at school, participate in the bike program, You not only have the power to affect change at your have gone to any dances or plan on donating your graduschool, you have the power to change the world!!! (Cue ation gowns. inspirational music.) As Yoda once said, “do or do not.

A special thanks goes to Reed Sorensen and the entire There is no try.” And in the wise words of our second Leadership class. We continue to be a school hosting sucfavorite alien, E.T., “Beeeeeee... gooood…” cessful blood drives, dances and other school events.

To us, Leadership is about more than the individual YOUR Ashland High School Student Body Co-Presidents, students in the class; it’s not just about the student body either. Leadership is about bringing the AHS community together in the spirit of collective service and reward.

We hope that Leadership can continue to grow as the binding element that holds together our students and our shared aspirations.

June 10, 2010

Advice from freshmen to freshmen “Have a good relationship with your teachers.”

-Forrest Meed “Don’t be afraid of the upperclassmen.” -Mason Mclellah

“Don’t miss a lot of school, it’s hard to make the work up.” - Mckinzie Lillington

How many reconstructions?

Photos by Azure Ginsberg

by Willis Plummer The 2009-2010 school year has been an “Obama Year” at Ashland High School. “Change” has been the word; the headline of the year’s first Rogue News summed it up: “Ch-Ch-Ch -Changes.”

With the new heating and cooling system, the new gym and quad renovations, AHS is a different beast.

Photo by Azure Ginsberg

It’s as easy as ABC...

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Students used to go to extreme lengths to get cool.

This year, it’s completely different. Not only has there yet to be a day that breaks 80 degrees; the new heating and cooling system features thermostats in each classroom that actually work.

Years ago, half of the library building had air conditioning and the other half didn’t, so English teacher Leeann Wallace marched her classes through the air-conditioned classrooms to cool off and protest the disparity. In this new era of A.C., we shouldn’t see any more disgruntled processions interrupting classrooms.

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Another change on campus this year was the recent renovation of the quad. Trees were removed and planted, cement was poured and the quad took on a whole new look. Unfortunately, the relief-A behind the half moon does become a puddle whenever it rains, but art teacher, Mark Schoenleber, intends to fill it with red tile over the summer. “I thought they were going to put in a hot tub,” comments one disgruntled senior, Reed Chasmar.

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The final 2009-2010 renovation received the most hype. The new gymnasium is a testimony to the master craftsmanship of Adroit construction workers who spent the last two years building the new facilities. “The gym is really cool, and the music rocks,” Adam Good, future AHS basketball star, comments.

June 10, 2010

FreshMeet

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by Erin Keoppen

The end of each school year brings times of change: seniors graduate and go off to their next adventures, juniors finally get to hoard the half moon, sophomores become upperclassmen and freshmen get to be, well, not freshmen. As every class has left its own mark on Ashland High School, we come to wonder what the new class, the incoming freshmen, will bring to Ashland’s high school community.

From Ashland Middle School to Willow Wind, John Muir and Pinehurst to the Siskiyou School, these students are the next leads on the Mountain Avenue Theater stage; they are the next varsity football players, soccer stars, orchestra soloists and Student Body Presidents. A few of these incoming freshmen told us exactly what they will bring to Ashland High School.

Welcome, Class of 2014!

“I am good at talking with people and can hold a steady conversation.” -Hope Garcia

“Our class is going to bring football back and go to the championships. But we won’t even be upperclassmen because of 2012…” -Tanner Shumway

“I look forward to competing and adding to the high school running team.” -Noah Yaconelli

“Things I would bring to Ashland High School are that I love theater and singing, also I am a varsity cheerleader so I bring lots of spirit.” -Amelia Mejia

Illustration by Jesse Smith

by Mack Conroy The start of every new year at Ashland High School means new faces, new friends, and, of course, new Student Body Co-Presidents. There is always a certain wonder about new co- presidents: Will they be partiers? Or talkers? Perhaps they will productive?

Next year is no different, but that doesn’t diminish the excitement. Recently elected with a self-described platform of “working with students and teachers to raise Ashland High School to its highest potential,” Kathryn Reynolds and Coco Amarotico “strive to listen to the voice of the people and relay the people’s message to the world.”

Kathryn and Coco plan to improve interclass relations by expanding the Freshstart program and holding reunions bi-

annually. Kathryn described it as keeping “the Freshstart vibe alive from September to June”.

The new presidents would like to make movie nights in the new gym a reality and to use the money raised from those events to assist the Freshstart expansion. Themed dances will become commonplace with professional instructors to teach brief dance classes before the dance begins.

The presidents plan to start an online forum to share leadership information, activities and general AHS news—basically an expanded Grizznet for the school, which will have everything from a lost and found to a students’ advertisements page; the online page will also give students an inside look to what’s happening on the leadership table and to choose such things as movies

for movie nights and songs for dances. When asked what the presidents will do to make sure activities don’t fall to the wayside he responded, “Kathy and I are aware of the possibility of such things but we feel that the key to having a good leadership program is scheduling, to the degree that we want to give each member of leadership their own calendar to make sure every one knows what they have to do.”

It seems the new presidents have a lot on their plates before their official term has even started, but Coco reassures us that the pair knew what they were getting into when they spoke of their plans for the next year.

Kathryn adds, ”There’s a bunch to do, and we’re super stoked to make things happen.”

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The self-satisfied seniors

June 10, 2010

The brawl in the hall. The duel in the school.

by Erin Foley (a freshman) As a skittish freshman, you walk onto the quad looking for your pack of friends to huddle with. Along the way you accidentally step onto the half moon-- a no crossing zone for any lower-classmen who wish to keep all their limbs intact. Perhaps this is a little dramatic, but how much do the dominating Burger King hats and the slab of concrete called the “half moon” intimidate or impact the rest of the school?

“The seniors are arrogant and for the most part egotistical people.

But, in actuality, they will go out into the cold, dark world and begin to realize that they are not the shining lights that their sweet little mothers told them they were,” said junior Ryan Mills. Spot on Ryan, spot on.

Freshman Madeline Honningford seems to be uninterested in the Class of 2010, “At first I was intimidated by the senior class, but as the year progressed, I came to the realization that they weren’t all they were cracked up to be,” she said.

Different grades seem to have similar opinions about these seniors. I, for one, have been unaffected by the senior class, which is actually just a group of children hiding behind the label ‘senior’; seeing them constantly playing Farmville seriously downplays the intimidation factor.

In the words of rapper Nicki Manaj, “Okay I get it, let me think, I guess it’s my turn!” We will all have a chance to “rule the school” and I would like to wish the seniors luck as the tables turn when they become incoming freshman next year.

Illustration by Sarah Lochmiller

The soph-horde class

by Lucas Opgenorth (a senior)

For me, the scariest part of envisioning a zombie apocalypse is the thought of being helplessly surrounded by hordes of the mindless, flesheating undead. However, I do gain comfort in the fantasy of being able to go all Woody Harrelson on those brainsuckers and give their ugly faces a good ol’ smash with a banjo. I, unfortunately, find no such thoughts of solace when confronted with the equally frightening ubiquity of the Class of 2012.

These fifteen-year-olds seem to have discovered that everything in life is better when experienced with 15-20 of one’s closest friends.

This must be why the entire female population of the sophomore class decided that it would be awesome to join the swim team this year, leaving myself and my fellow upper-classmen, in a lonely corner of the pool, feeling like refugees in our own homeland. My own house doesn’t

even provide sanctuary from the sophomore horde because, apparently, this class has infiltrated my own bloodline. On any given day, I return to my abode to find a gaggle of bros listening to Passion Pit at ungodly volumes, devouring my food like locusts and grunting quotes from ‘The Hangover.’ I’m sorry to be a ‘bro-pressor’ but the world is in trouble when this class is thrust into the harsh realities of life after the high school glory days. Oh wait a second, according to my Mayan calendar, in that year, the fabric of time and space is scheduled to crumble in a violent and explosive human extinction. Thanks a lot, Class of 2012.

These sophomores walk around campus, mouthing off to their superiors, acting like they own the place, but what have they contributed to society? Yeah, we get it, ‘He’s a sophomore’ but that’s about all you have going for you other than being “so-and-so’s younger brother” which can only take you so far. Simply put, I’ve got 99 problems, and they’re all sophomores.

The flocking freshmen

by Angelica Florio (a junior)

In case you’ve been wondering who all the kids blocking your path on the way up to the library are, they’re not elementary students or escaped Wizard of Oz cast members; they’re freshmen. It is often that I find myself standing before the freshmen mass, spreading my arms with a guttural cry of frustration. However, unlike the Red Sea, these youngsters stubbornly refuse to part.

It seems that as these little froshies took the leap from middle school to high school their egos took a leap as well. Now as big, bad ninth graders, they presumptuously feel that they have earned the right to give their clique a cute little name. I don’t mean to burst your BUBBLE, freshmen boys, but the antics that earned you a crown of cool on the AMS playground won’t even get you into amateur night around here. These are the big leagues, little boys, and you’re running with the big dogs. The feminine side of the Class of 2013 has also been hard

at work earning a reputation of their own. While most teenage girls choose to make their catty remarks behind each other’s backs, this batch of freshmen goes ALL OUT BABY! Recently turning Facebook into a hormonal battlefield, these adolescents have given the rest of AHS’ student body a front row seat to watch their angst-ridden carnage unfold.

Also, Ashland High School has taught me to respect all kind of people; but it was only after meeting the freshmen class that I was forced to accept the orange among us. I’ve got to hand it to you ladies; there are few people who can sport a fluorescent tan in mid-January.

Freshmen, you have a long way to go before you reach the light at the end of the high school tunnel, which frankly, is awful for you. At this rate though, it would be a miracle if your train doesn’t fly off the tracks before you make it there.

Juniors.... Zzzzzzzzz

by Elias Opgenorth (a sophomore)

During a recent conversation I had with one of the very few bearable members of the junior class, I was struck by the way this unfortunately aged friend of mine’s following words accurately summed up the truth about his peers: “I just don’t know what I’m going to do next year. It’s not going to be any fun,” Not surprisingly, I have heard this sentiment echoed from several other juniors, all of whom have come to recognize the pathetic nature of their class. With this Class of 2011 at the helm of AHS’ ship in the coming year, we are looking at a dull forecast of low wind, flat seas and a severe case of cabin fever.

Ahoy matey! It’s going to be one long, boring journey.

All this year, the seniors have been single handedly carrying the upper-classman torch while the juniors linger on the outskirts of the quad, timidly eyeing the glorious half-moon of which they’re not even close to worthy. Instead of sharing this social Holy Grail with the seniors, as has been the norm in previous years, the juniors seem to have been kicked off and have ever since been looking to regain their seat at center stage, hoping that they might one day be cool again.

In the meantime, they scatter the quad; some loud mouthed debate kids here, some chest pounding jocks there, and the miscellany in between. The result of this class’ lack of unity is that they possess no spot defined as their own and, instead, their cliques speckle the quad with splotches that are as gray as the concrete on which they stand.

Sure, the juniors may have poked their head out of their prairie-holes a few times, picking conflicts that they could never win (coin toss anyone?). Yet on the whole, they are boring and forgettable, similar to a breakfast of oatmeal. You may enjoy it, but it does not stick out or excite you, and it is hard to point out why you tolerate it. Their lack of class pizzazz and uniqueness forces them to take a backseat in the car of AHS, where they will eventually fade away into forgotteness.

Summer Activities Rogue News

June 10, 2010

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Still looking to fill those community service hours?

Here are some great opportunities happening this summer:

SAT Day in Grants Pass.

9:00 pm - MGMT performs in Portland.

Gruesome.

1-5 pm

Mr. Schlecht’s Retirment Party on the AHS football field.

Stop playing Farmville and plant real crops.

GRADUATION! 6:30 pm Slightly Stoopid and Pulse perform at Britt.

Never wanted to grow up? Watch your favorite childhood movie.

Feeling like a Champ? Try to hike Grizzly Peak, Table Rock and Mt. Ashland all in the same day.

8:00 pm Steve Martin with Daniel Meyer Pool the Steep Canyon opens. Time to flirt Rangers at Britt. with the lifeguards...

Car camping!

Habitat for Humanity

Rogue Valley Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, volunteer-based housing ministry that is committed to eliminating poverty housing in the Rogue Valley. There are three ways to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity: 1. Construction Volunteers Monday thru Saturday from 9am3pm.

2. ReStore Volunteers Work includes warehouse type work, cleaning, organizing, customer service.

Monday thru Saturday 10am-5pm.

3. Fourth of July Booth Hot dogs and hamburgers will be sold a booth in Ashland. Volunteers are needed for prep work, BBQ and clean up.

If interested call Whitny Davidson at 541-779-1983 for more information.

Get in line for the movie premier of...

Delete unnecessary Facebook friends.

Science Works Hands-on Museum This summer, students have the opportunity to give back to Science Works by being a volunteer. There are three ways to volunteer at Science Works over the summer: 1. Be a Science Activity Presenter Volunteer 2. Be an Exhibit Guide Volunteer 3. Be a Discovery Island and Preschool Family Network Volunteer Visit the Science Works website at scienceworksmuseum.org to read detailed volunteer descriptions and fill out a volunteer application.

Last day all the Gisseppi’s coupons Avatar: The Last are valid.

Airbender opens.

Happy 4th!

7:15 pm Kites and Crows perform at the Green Show.

“The Ultimate Hippie Fest” welcomes you to Eugene, Oregon.

7:00 pm Justin Bieber performs in Portland.

7:00 pm

Michael Franti & Spearhead/Brett Dennen at Britt.

The Beach Boys The Jackson County play at the county fairgrounds.

Fair begins.

Hike to the Acid Castles

7:30 pm - Jamie Cullum performs at Britt.

Ever wondered what it feels like to be a senior? Go sit on the half moon.

Monday Madness.

Hit up La Tapatia and Gisseppi’s.

Consider yourself a local? The rest of the town won’t until you drink Lithia Water. Today’s the day!

Get some food at Mihama’s!

Have a night worthy of Texts From Last Night.

Get a freshly-made doughnut from the Farmer’s Market.

Protest Ashland’s nudity laws.

Music.

Food.

Art.

Outside Lands continues...

Freshstart Retreat #1 Freshstart Retreat #3

Have a tea party.

Outside Lands Hike to the Fairy Music festival in San Fransisco.

Ponds

Stargaze

www.textsfromlastnight.com

Mt. Ashland’s Annual 13.3 mile Hill Climb begins at 7:30 am.

Lady

8:00 pm

Freshstart Counselor two day retreat begins. performs in Portland

Freshstart Retreat #2

Learn how to play poker.

Move your computer outside.

Let’s see how far we’ve come...

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Fall Sports Volleyball- Conference Champions; THIRD at State Football- Second Round of playoffs Boys Soccer- Conference Champions; State Quarterfinals Girls Soccer- Conference Champions; Second Round of Playoffs Boys Cross Country- SECOND at State Girls Cross Country- FOURTH at State

Boys Water Polo- STATE CHAMPIONS! Girls Water Polo- SECOND at State

Winter Sports Boys Basketball- Conference Champions; Second Round of playoffs Girls Basketball- Conference Champions; FIFTH at state Boys Swimming- District Champions Girls Swimming- District Champions Boys Skiing-NINTH at State Girls Skiing- EIGHTH at State Boys Snowboarding- SECOND at State Girls Snowboarding- SECOND at State

Spring Sports Water Polo photo by Alex Georgevitch

Baseball- Conference Champions Boys Tennis- District Champions; THIRD at State Girls Tennis- District Champions Track & Field- Sam Jackson, STATE CHAMPION 800m; Katie Schulenburger, THIRD in 300m Hurdles; Allison Schulenburger, FOURTH in 400m; Camelia Mayfield, FIFTH in 3000m.

Crew- SECOND in Women’s Novice Doubles; THIRD in Men’s Singles; THIRD in Men’s Varsity Doubles.

Equestrian- Lauren Smith, STATE CHAMPION in Hunt Seat Over Fences.

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