Ashland High School (Oregon)

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Ashland High School
Established 1890
Type Public Secondary
Principal Jeff Schlecht
Faculty 53.4 FTE
Students 1,073[1] (2007-2008)
Grades 9–12
Location 201 S Mountain Ave,
Ashland, Oregon, United States
Oversight Ashland School District
Accreditation Northwest Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Campus Urban Fringe
Colors Red and White
Mascot Grizzly
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 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.

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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

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Past and present student body presidents

  • Willy Terrall & Matt Kandaris (2008-2009)
  • Daniel Cropper & Josh Houghton (2007-2008)
  • 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 Bingaman & Caitlin Goins (2002-2003)
  • B. Brim-DeForest & Brad Rahmlow (2001-2002)
  • Paul Morris & Rex Reichenshamer (2000-2001)

[edit] 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 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. This feature is also referred to as the "Bean."

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] 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ NCES

[edit] External links