Ashland High School (Oregon)
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| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Jeff Schlecht |
| Faculty | 53.4 FTE |
| Students | 1,183 (2004) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 201 S Mountain Ave Ashland, Oregon USA |
| Oversight | Ashland School District |
| Accreditation | Northwest Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges |
| Campus | Urban Fringe |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Mascot | Grizzlies |
| Website | [1] |
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 4A Southern Oregon 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.
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[edit] Statement 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] History
AHS opened in 1890.
[edit] Extracurricular Offerings
[edit] Clubs and Activities
- ACLU Club
- Anime Club
- Autocross club
- AHS Peer Jury
- Brain Bowl
- DECA
- Drama Club
- Field and Stream
- French Club
- Interact Club
- International Club
- International Thespian
- Key Club
- Math Team
- Mock Trial Team
- MUN
- Natural Helpers
- National Honor Society
- Old Ladies Club
- Pep Band
- Sustainability Club
- Science Bowl
- Speech and Debate
- VICA Club
- SADD & REACH
[edit] Demographics
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity:
- Amer Ind/Alaskan: 22
- Asian: 31
- Black: 17
- Hispanic: 47
- White: 1,061
Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.2
Free lunch eligible: 132
Reduced-price lunch eligible: 20
Migrant Students: 3
NCES (2003-2004)
[edit] 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. [2]
- 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). [3]
[edit] Past and present student body Presidents
- Nicholas Fitzpatrick & Gideon Lindsday (2006-2007)
- Ian Cropper & Christina Lacy (2005-2006)
- Rachel Sohl & Rachel Wanderscheid (2004-2005)
- Henry McMillan & Jackson Rowe (2003-2004)
- Travis Binghaman & Caitlin Goins (2002-2003)
- Brady Brim-DeForest & Brad Rahmlow (2001-2002)
- Paul Morris and Rex Reichenshamer (2000-2001)
[edit] The Quad
The quad 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), hence the name “quad".This social gathering ground is comprised of 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 endeaver of geometry classes).
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 Moon: In front of one particular shape on the quad, the half "Moon", students may entertain themselves with a special "echo spot." Speech produced in this place acquires a reverberant quality heard nowhere else on the quad.
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.
[edit] Social trends among students
Ashland High's student body tends to be both liberal and widely accepting of different races and sexual preferences, although the school is predominantly white. There is a large "hippie" culture, which encompases more than half of the student body, ranging from drug addicts to academic overachievers. Students are known for their outgoing personalities and non sequitur humor. Popularity seems to be measured by personal merit, academic capability, and willingness to participate in school-sponsored events and activities. Students enrolled in Advanced Placement Classes are considered innately superior to the student body at large, especially those in AP Calculus and AP Literature.
