Ashland High School (Oregon)

Infobox Secondary school
name = Ashland High School

principal = Jeff Schlecht
type = Public Secondary
grades = 9–12
established = 1890
address = 201 S Mountain Ave
city = Ashland
state = Oregon
country = United States
oversight = Ashland School District
enrollment = 1,073 [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?DistrictID=4101560&ID=410156000401 NCES] ] (2007-2008)
faculty = 53.4 FTE
mascot = Grizzly
accreditation = [http://www.boisestate.edu/naas/ Northwest Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges]
campus = Urban Fringe
colors = Red and White
website = [http://www.ashland.k12.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=41]

Ashland High School is an American high school located at 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, Oregon.

Ashland High School, located near the Southern Oregon University campus, is a comprehensive four-year high school of approximately 1175 students with 70 teaching faculty. It is accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and is a member of the 5A Southern Sky Conference.

Ashland follows a semester academic calendar with classes meeting every other day for ninety-five minutes each. Each course has a value of 1 credit, with a total of 50 credits required to graduate.

tatement of philosophy

We teachers, parents, students, administrators, and community members recognize and accept personal responsibility for education that integrates four essential goals:

* Enhance Best Practice on teaching and learning while being receptive to new approaches, technologies, and lifestyles that reflect the values of a democratic society.
* Create a balance between cooperative and individual learning styles.
* Model respect for the individual.
* Use teamwork, collaboration, and cooperation.
* Through the successful completion of these goals, lifelong learning, self-esteem, and resiliency in students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members will be cultivated.

Mission statement

The mission of Ashland High School is to foster a learning community that will inspire academic excellence, promote individual achievement, value diversity, create community, and encourage respect and responsibility in students, staff, parents, and community.

History

AHS opened in 1890.

Extracurricular offerings

Clubs and activities

*Speech and Debate
*ACLU Club
*Anime Club
*Autocross club
*AHS Peer Jury
*Band
*Bike Club
*Brain Bowl
*Computer Club
*Comedy Club
*Crew
*DECA
*Drama Club
*Field and Stream
*French Club
*Gay Straight Alliance
*Global Citizens Corps
*Golf
*Idiots' Club
*Interact Club
*International Club
*International Thespian
*Jazz Band
*Key Club
*Math Team
*Mock Trial Team
*Model United Nations
*Natural Helpers
*National Honor Society
*Old Ladies Club
*Pep Band
*Sparrow Club
*Sustainability Club
*Science Bowl
*VICA Club
*SADD & REACH

The Ashland High School Speech and Debate team is noted as one of the best in the state, winning over 12 state championships under John Tredway, Nikki Thorman and Susan Thorngate. In the 2006 - 2007 Ashland competed at 7 tournaments including Willamette University, Whitman College, Gonzaga Conway Classic, Stanford University, University of Oregon Bower Aly, and the OSAA State Championships. They received 1st place at Willamette, 2nd place at Whitman, 2nd place at Gonzaga, 1st place at University of Oregon, and 1st place in the State Championships.

Demographics

Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
*American Indian/Alaskan: 18
*Asian: 24
*Black: 18
*Hispanic: 56
*White: 957

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5
Free lunch eligible: 182
Reduced-price lunch eligible: 43
Migrant students: 2

Notable alumni

*Winona LaDuke is a Native American activist, environmentalist, economist, and writer who was Ralph Nader's running mate on the Green Party ticket during the 1996 and 2000 presidential elections.
*Chad Cota was a well-known player in the National Football League, who first played for the Carolina Panthers and then other NFL teams.
*Ann Curry is an Emmy award-winning journalist and television personality.
*David Fincher directed such films as "Se7en" (1995), "Fight Club" (1999), and "Panic Room" (2002). [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000399/bio]
*Jeremy Guthrie is a pitcher for MLB's Baltimore Orioles
*Sonny Sixkiller graduated 1969; went to University of Washington and set records as quarterback; not drafted by the NFL, he played briefly in the CFL and World Football League; he played a running back in Burt Reynolds "The Longest Yard" and a boat captain in Tom Sellecks "Magnum,P.I.". He now lives in Seattle, WA.
*Toby Maguire is a famous actor, noted for his performance in Spiderman, seabiscuit, and Pleaantville.

The Quad

The quad (an abbreviation of quadrangle) is the center of school-hour social activity for the AHS student body. It is surrounded by four separate buildings that comprise the heart of the campus (the Science, Humanities, English, and Theater buildings). This social gathering ground comprises cement, bricks, and an assortment of interesting geometric shapes upon which students socialize under several deciduous and evergreen trees.

Some notable features of the quad are as follows:

The Giant Sequoia: On the northwest side of the quad is a tall giant sequoia tree. There have been many successful and unsuccessful attempts by students both at climbing it and at approximating its height by triangulation (a traditional endeavor of geometry classes). The wall surrounding the sequoia is where people enjoy skateboarding and hack sacking.

The Bell Tower: For a brief period, the quad was dominated by a tall, red, metal bell tower. This centerpiece was donated by the class of 2003, to house a bell purchased by an earlier class. While it stood, the tower was often mocked and criticized by students, noting its phallic nature. It was removed in 2006.

The Half Moon: "The Half Moon is the spot that seniors are entitled to sit at. It is a bean shaped structure at the north end of the quad, and sometimes students will adress their peers by standing on the half moon like it's a podium.

Social Group Spatial Movement: Different social groups tend to gather in specific locations on the quad. Over time, however, such locations change and groups will relocate. The most notable changes occur at the beginning of each school year in August or September.

The Commons

Within the Theater building there is a large gathering room, used as a recreational area; this is where some Ashland students eat during lunch. This is separated into the upper and lower commons; most students sit in the lower commons; however, there are regular groups that reside in the upper commons. The commons has three distinct cafeterias, two in the lower commons, and one in the upper commons where they serve Asian foods.

References

External links

* [http://www.ashland.k12.or.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=41 Ashland High School Website]
* [http://www.ashlandcrew.com/ AHS Crew Club]
* [http://www.therogueonline.net/ The Rogue Online (School Newspaper)]
* [http://www.ashlandvolleyball.com/index.asp/ AHS Volleyball Program]