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A 20 million-dollar project is underway at Ashland High School, but it’s not expect- ed to be completed any time soon. Repairs to the physical education, band and orchestra classrooms have already started, and lights on the whole campus have been replaced. Over the summer, repairs on the roof- ing for the humanities, administration and theatre buildings began. Principal Jeff Schlecht said, “We expected to have the roofing and the gym completed in fall of 2009 but, due to a number of fac- tors, the timetable has been set back.” Construction would have begun sooner but the school district had problems get- ting the permits from the city, Schlecht confessed. A complete renovation on the school’s heating and cooling will take place. “We are looking forward to climate control this winter,” Schlecht said. “We are no longer going to have students and staff in freezing rooms.” The gym will have its own climate sys- tem, and the theatre and commons will have separate systems than the rest of the school, in an attempt to keep things more regulated, Schlect stated. With the reconstruction of the gym, stu- dents have to walk to Lincoln Elementary School for P.E., band and orchestra class- es. This has students and staff concerned about safety. “By walking to Lincoln we get more exercise, but it’s very dangerous,” freshman Juli Nevfeld said. Its very dangerous crossing the street and students need to be focused on what’s going on around them. Also, drivers need to have more respect and trust for the kids. “Overall we are doing very well in this situ- ation,” crossing guard Leroi Dedeaux said. Also, with roofing going on, “The noise is a distraction,” teacher Lori Thickett said. Although the noise can be annoying, there were “severe safety hazards that needed to be addressed,” staff member Judi Kimball said. With recent complaints about the noise, principal Jeff Schlecht understands how disruptive the construction can be, and he said, “I sincerely thank the teachers and students for their patience and understand- ing.” Remodeling a school can take a long time but, Thickett said, “I think the noise and distractions will be worth it in the end.” Photo By Nicholas Dake and Brenna Heater Construction on the AHS large gym. Construction continues By Nicholas Dake Have the urge to bust a move? Homecoming, which will be held on October 18 will give you an opportunity to show your spirit and have fun. Speaking of spirit, Spirit Week will run through the week of Monday, October 13 – October 17. Monday will be Career Day, Tuesday Twin Day, Wednesday “Fresh” Day, Thursday Hippie Day and Friday, as usual, Red and White Day. Quad activities are also going to be happening on the Half Moon during lunch each day of the week. Everyday a different game will be played. Monday will be “Jeop- ardy”, Tuesday they will be playing Know-Your-Twin, Wednesday there will be a Dance Off, Thursday they will be putting on Karaoke, and Friday, the Donut Eating Contest. The crowning of the king will be Thursday, the night before the crowning of the queen. After the parade, don’t forget to support the Grizzlies, who will be playing Willamette Friday night at 7:00 at Walter A. Philips Stadium. At half time, the Homecoming queen will be crowned. The dance, “Once Upon A Homecoming” will be held on Saturday, October 18 at the Britt Ballroom on the SOU campus. The cost will be $9 for singles and $16 for couples sold in advance on the quad until Friday at lunch. The dance will begin at 8:00 p.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. You will need your student ID card and your ticket to get in. Tickets will also be sold at the door. The cost will be $10 for singles and $20 for couples. You can purchase tickets during lunch in advance on the quad all week. By Meghan Edwards “Once upon a homecoming” Photo by Erik Peterson A crane lifts the roof off of the old gym. October 9, 2008 Ashland, Oregon Vol. III Issue I www.roguenews.net

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A 20 million-dollar project is underway at Ashland High School, but it’s not expect-ed to be completed any time soon. Repairs to the physical education, band and orchestra classrooms have already started, and lights on the whole campus have been replaced. Over the summer, repairs on the roof-ing for the humanities, administration and theatre buildings began. Principal Jeff Schlecht said, “We expected to have the roofing and the gym completed in fall of 2009 but, due to a number of fac-tors, the timetable has been set back.” Construction would have begun sooner but the school district had problems get-ting the permits from the city, Schlecht confessed. A complete renovation on the school’s heating and cooling will take place. “We are looking forward to climate control this winter,” Schlecht said. “We are no longer going to have students and staff in freezing rooms.” The gym will have its own climate sys-tem, and the theatre and commons will have separate systems than the rest of the school, in an attempt to keep things more

regulated, Schlect stated. With the reconstruction of the gym, stu-dents have to walk to Lincoln Elementary School for P.E., band and orchestra class-es. This has students and staff concerned about safety. “By walking to Lincoln we get more exercise, but it’s very dangerous,” freshman Juli Nevfeld said. Its very dangerous crossing the street and students need to be focused on what’s going on around them. Also, drivers need to have more respect and trust for the kids. “Overall we are doing very well in this situ-ation,” crossing guard Leroi Dedeaux said. Also, with roofing going on, “The noise is a distraction,” teacher Lori Thickett said. Although the noise can be annoying, there were “severe safety hazards that needed to be addressed,” staff member Judi Kimball said. With recent complaints about the noise, principal Jeff Schlecht understands how disruptive the construction can be, and he said, “I sincerely thank the teachers and students for their patience and understand-ing.” Remodeling a school can take a long time but, Thickett said, “I think the noise and distractions will be worth it in the end.”

Photo By Nicholas Dake and Brenna HeaterConstruction on the AHS large gym.

Construction continues

By Nicholas Dake

Have the urge to bust a move? Homecoming, which will be held on October 18 will give you an opportunity to show your spirit and have fun. Speaking of spirit, Spirit Week will run through the week of Monday, October 13 – October 17. Monday will be Career Day, Tuesday Twin Day, Wednesday “Fresh” Day, Thursday Hippie Day and Friday, as usual, Red and White Day. Quad activities are also going to be happening on the

Half Moon during lunch each day of the week. Everyday a different game will be played. Monday will be “Jeop-ardy”, Tuesday they will be playing Know-Your-Twin, Wednesday there will be a Dance Off, Thursday they will be putting on Karaoke, and Friday, the Donut Eating Contest. The crowning of the king will be Thursday, the night before the crowning of the queen. After the parade, don’t forget to support the Grizzlies, who will be playing Willamette Friday night at 7:00 at Walter A. Philips Stadium. At half time, the Homecoming

queen will be crowned. The dance, “Once Upon A Homecoming” will be held on Saturday, October 18 at the Britt Ballroom on the SOU campus. The cost will be $9 for singles and $16 for couples sold in advance on the quad until Friday at lunch. The dance will begin at 8:00 p.m. and end at 11:30 p.m. You will need your student ID card and your ticket to get in. Tickets will also be sold at the door. The cost will be $10 for singles and $20 for couples. You can purchase tickets during lunch in advance on the quad all week.

By Meghan Edwards

“Once upon a homecoming”Photo by Erik PetersonA crane lifts the roof off of the old gym.

October 9, 2008

Ashland, Oregon Vol. III Issue Iwww.roguenews.net

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The Advanced French Film Seminar and The Ad-vanced Spanish Film Seminar are unique classes at Ashland High School, but they almost didn’t make it into the cur-riculum this year. Due to a lack of funding, the classes were originally cut. However, the teachers fought for their classes and eventually managed to bring them back. “I begged and pleaded and ranted and raved at poor Mr. Schlecht,” Lauren Schaf-fer, teacher of the Advanced French Film Seminar, said. “I feel badly but maybe he’s glad to be reminded about how passionate Ashland High School teachers are about what they teach.” After meeting and talking with Schlecht plus a donation of $1,500 dollars from an anonymous concerned par-ent, it was decided that the classes should be continued this year.

One change was that the fee for each student was raised from $35 to $45. Only se-niors at Ashland High School who are in level three or four French or level four Spanish can take these classes. Schaffer mentioned that the students learn a lot about film itself as they watch what are widely considered to be cinematic works of art. “The language is the vehicle to dis-cuss intricacies of the film,” Schaffer said. “It does so much for their comprehension,” Dana Rensi, teacher of the Advanced Spanish Film Seminar, said. Students watch films with English subtitles and con-verse about the films in their second language. Rensi observed that in regu-lar Spanish classes, she has to teach phrases like “ouch” and other exclamations. How-ever, when watching a movie students learn by example. Rensi said, “They’re listening to authentic language, that’s the key.”

On Oct. 23, the Chautauqua Poets and Writers will host Li-Young Lee at the Ashland High School Theatre. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. and the doors open at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $12.00 for AHS students, $15.00 for general admission and $25.00 for patrons. Tickets are available at Bloomsbury Books, The Bookwagon and Tree

House Books in Ashland, and A Rug For All Reasons in Medford. Student tickets will be sold at AHS if you have a school ID. Lee will be giving a student workshop on Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. If you would like to attend this work-shop, you have to apply through Kathi Bowen-Jones. Li-Young Lee is considered one of America’s most influ-ential contemporary poets, so you won’t want to miss this.

Li-Young Lee is coming

Photo taken from blueflowerarts.com

Photo By Erik PetersonPrior to the film, seniors Dhana Black, Emily Cochran, and Kachina Rowland eat their dinner.

By Abbie Deal

One of the many concerns about college is the cost. However, Ashland High School, with the help of Southern Oregon Univer-sity and Rogue Community College, can of-fer students college credit at either a free or reduced rate, which can help the cost of col-lege tuition tremendously. Michelle Zundel, the Director of Educa-tional Services for the Ashland School Dis-trict, is a firm believer in receiving early col-lege credit and is trying to inform students and parents that this opportunity is available. “Even if you don’t know what college you’re going to, it’s important to have the right card in your back pocket to put on the table,” Zundel said about the financial ben-

efits of receiving early college credit. There are three ways a student can receive college credit: taking the Advanced Place-ment test, through RCC or through SOU. When a student takes an AP class, he has the ability to take the AP test in May. If the student scores well enough, a four or a five, then most colleges will either give the student credit for the AP class that he took, or let him test out of that class into a higher level class. All colleges are different, so students should call the colleges they are planning on apply-ing to and see if they will accept AP credit. Another way to earn college credit is through RCC. Several classes at AHS qual-ify for the 2 + 2 program at RCC. This means that if a student earns an A or a B in one of the qualified classes and fills out

the 2 + 2 Early College Credit registra-tion, he is eligible to receive college credit for free. The AHS teachers of the 2 + 2 qualified classes will inform their students at the beginning of the year about the 2 + 2 program and offer to any student who is interested the registration form. Matthew McKinnon is one such teach-er and believes that all students who have the ability to earn 2 + 2 credit should. “Advantages to any of the programs [early college credit programs] just give stu-dents a tremendous leg up on college credit, college requirements, and saving money on tuition,” McKinnon said. The third way to receive early col-lege credit is through SOU. SOU will give college credit for several AHS

classes at a reduced rate. Students just need to fill out the registration form and pay the credit fee. The student will receive whatever grade he earns in the class and that grade will appear on his college transcript through SOU. There are many benefits to receiving early college credit. It can reduce the cost of tuition, it looks good on your transcript, and students have more wiggle room in college because they don’t have to complete as many credits. “It’s a big deal to do college level work at the high school level. You get acknowledged for that by the local colleges,” Zundel said.

Foreign films still here

Early college credit in high schoolBy Žena Shelton

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By Sadie Shelton

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Making a statement

There is a student among us who is not afraid to show his true colors-- literally. Since the summer of his junior year, Xack Miles has sported a bleached, turquoise, and just recently, red mohawk. About every two days you can see Miles coolly walking about the quad with a wide smile and a full head of hair, split between five faded red “liberty spikes,” sticking half a foot in the air. When asked the reason for the sudden creativity in his hairstyle, Miles playfully responded, “My mom dared me to.” Miles’ mother told him that if he got a mohawk she would maintain it. It takes roughly thirty-five to forty minutes to wash out all of the cooking gelatin, and about fifteen minutes

to put it back in. This is quite the undertaking when crammed into the quarter of an hour Miles has before school, and the half-hour before going to work. However, he seems to think its well worth it and his girlfriend, Taylor Klima, is in complete agreement. “I’m pretty fond of

it,” she says. “It kind of makes him look like a flame, with the red hair and all.” Taylor had a large impact on Miles’ decision in

his hair. She urged him to actually take on the dare. Her own colorful hairstyle was a perfect model for his decision. This is much more than a high school hairstyle, a fashion trend, or even a simple dare. It is an effort to “keep his youth,” to remember his life as a teenager. “I don’t want to grow up too fast,” he says, “And plus, I don’t feel like buzzing it off.”

By Jackson Santee

Photo By Jackson Santee, Photo illustration By Phoebe Parker-Shames Xack Miles shows off his unique hairstyle

From the moment she was born, Kysa McSky has never tasted meat.Raised by a fully vegetarian family, McSky has developed her own distaste for meat over the years. “It grosses me out,” she said. According to McSky, the meat industry doesn’t kill their animals humanely, so she feels that any meat she eats would be a sign of her support of that industry and its morals. But at ten years old, Kysa started rethinking her diet again. She realized that if she wanted to keep her values consistent, she needed to change her eating habits drastically. On New Year’s Eve she made a resolution with her cousin, Smith Freeman, that they would become vegan together. We all know what vegans are, right? “I don’t really know

anything about them,” says sophomore TJ Murphy, a devoted meat eater. “I know they don’t eat dairy, but otherwise I’m pretty clueless.” Actually,

vegans don’t eat any animal products—period. No meat, no eggs, no dairy. “There’s no compassion towards animals,” McSky explained. “Chickens are just stuffed in cages and then forced to lay eggs constantly. Dairy cows are also horribly mistreated. They’re made to produce about ten times as

much milk as they would in nature, and when they stop producing it at about five years old, they’re killed.” A lot of research contributed to her decision,

and her knowledge has increased a lot since she first started eating vegan. Although the transition was challenging in the beginning, McSky is “totally happy” being vegan. Health-wise, she says, she feels great. In fact, she finds that she has more energy and gets sick less than her friends do.So what’s her advice to aspiring vegans? “Don’t let it intimidate you! If you have the

beliefs of a vegan, you should try cutting out the dairy, eggs and meat little by little and see how you like it. If you do it right, it’s not hard to get the food essentials, especially if you stay firm with your choice and find out what vegan foods you like,” Kysa assures us. “Why not try it out,” she said, “and see if you like it.”

Confessions of a veganBy Sophie Javna

“I don’t want to grow up too fast”

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Photo by Meghan Edwards

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Senior Amanda Good

Photo by Phoebe Parker-ShamesFreshmen Lillian Thomas and Jessica Tye

Photo by Max Parker-Shames

The AHS dance team during the homecoming assembly

Dance team members Amie Jacobson and Jasmine Gillett Photo by Max Parker-Shames

Homecoming 2008

Photo by Max Parker-Shames

Homecoming King Nico Toll and his sister VivianPhoto by Max Parker-Shames

Photo by Phoebe Parker-ShamesSenior Michaela Nuss

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In this issue, the Rogue News is playing around with our photographs! When our issues are sent through the printing press, microscopic drops of ink hit the page and soak in. Different colored inks soak into the paper in different amounts, which means that when we adjust the amounts of cyan, magenta, yellow and black in a photo, images will appear differently on the printed page. The only good way to know exactly how adjustments we make before we print will affect the final result is to try different adjustments and see how they look! In that spirit of experimentation, here are some different versions of the same photograph,

with slightly different levels of col-ored inks- we’ll use the results to make our photos look even better in the future.

Max Parker-Shames

Photo 50 percent midtones set at 10 percent

Set at 15

At 20

At 25

At 30

At 40

Photo by Max Parker-Shames

Photo by Phoebe Parker-ShamesMax Defrisco, Lauren Koppel, Kristen Baker, Amanda Adams, and Ryland Karllvich

Photo by Phoebe Parker-Shames

Senior Amanda Good

The cheerleader team during the homecoming assembly

Photo test

Photo by Max Parker-Shames

Homecoming 2008

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Barack Obama is our genera-tions’ candidate. Did you like the last eight years of government un-der the Bush Administration, with a spiraling economy and a continuing war? If so, you’ll love a term of McCain. If not, Obama is obvi-ously the candidate to choose. Obama cares about people. He was a community organizer in the South Side of Chicago for three years before attending Harvard, setting up job training programs and college preparatory tutors. Many have criticized Obama for his lack of experience in foreign policy. Actually, he served on the Senate Committee On Foreign Re-lations for two years, as well as the Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Af-fairs. McCain states that Obama will vote to raise taxes. Although short-sighted people who watch Fox News think that’s bad, people who actually listen to Obama know that the taxes will be raised only on the upper class and on companies that outsource jobs to foreign coun-tries. McCain also lied when he said Obama called Sarah Palin a pig. The term lipstick on a pig refers to try-ing to make an ugly looking idea look better and has been used for

years by politicians, including Mc-Cain. Speaking of Governor Palin, let’s examine her record. She was may-or of Wassila Alaska, a city of less

than 10,000 residents. She actually said Alaska’s proximity to Russia gives her foreign policy experience. We’re going to need more than that for vice-president.

John McCain. He’s a real Amer-ican hero. He fought in Vietnam, was shot down, captured and viciously tor-tured. He refused to be given pri-

ority to be sent home and let many Americans return home before him. For five and a half years Mc-Cain was stuck in Vietnam. He often says “I didn’t really

love America until I was deprived of her company.” John McCain, who could have turned bitter and angry at America for his situation, instead embraced his country. John McCain loves America. Eight years ago, McCain ran for President of the United States. George W. Bush beat him in the Republican primaries. Now, Mc-Cain is looking to avenge his de-feat. He has secured his party’s nomination. In 1994, he worked with Dem-ocratic Senator Russ Feingold on campaign finance reform. The McCain-Feingold Act attempted to put limits on “soft money.” It was the first time the media por-trayed Senator McCain as a mav-erick and the name stuck. John McCain supported the Iraq surge. He argued that it was the right thing, and agreed with President Bush that it was nec-essary. Reports have found that violence has drastically reduced in Iraq as a result. The McCain you may have heard of isn’t the real McCain. The John McCain of the last 25 years has been a bipartisan force in Ameri-can politics.

Barack ObamaBy Zack Kitamura By Morgan Hall

John McCain“By nature man is a political creature”

Cartoon By: Maggie Schein

The future of every AHS student, and the world for that matter, depends on this upcoming November presidential election. Failure to vote if eligible is comparable to shrugging when a gun is pointed at your head. However, we realize that most students will not be old enough to vote come Election Day. Never fear, there are other ways that you can contribute to saving the world. The Global Citizens Corps encourages students to participate in World Hunger Day by visiting www.freerice.com and www.thehungersite.com. Just because you enjoy the comfort of three meals a day doesn’t mean the rest of the world has that same luxury. If you want to get involved

locally, we encourage you to participate in the AHS redesign, which is reformatting the entire school to prepare for declining enrollment and to ensure a twenty-first century education. The more student input, the more AHS can help students prepare for a rapidly changing global world. Contact Principal Jeff Schlecht if you wish to participate (which we certainly hope you do). For many students, the future we once saw as certain has become unclear in light of the sudden economic crisis. What we now know from this event is that we cannot sit back and live passive lives letting distant politicians make decisions that drastically impact our future. Get involved; take control of your life.

Editor-in-Chief..........................................Phoebe Parker-Shames, Žena SheltonManaging Editor........................................................................Ella Riley-AdamsNews Editors...................................................Arthur Lawniczak, Hannah SaylesFeature Editor......................................................................................Abbie DealIn-Depth Editor..................................................................Phoebe Parker-ShamesOpinion Editors...........................................................Morgan Hall, Erik PetersonSports Editor..................................................... ............................Trevor HilligossBack Page Editor.............................................................................Zach KitamuraGraphics Editor.....................................................................................Jesse SmithAdvertising Managers.......................Anna Hume, Adam Pavlich, Jackson SanteeDistrubution Manager......................................................................Nicholas DakePhotographers...................................Erik Peterson, Nicholas Dake, Brena Heater

Editorial: activate yourself

-Aristotle

Rogue News is published by the newspaper class of Ashland High School, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, Oregon 97520, (541) 482-8771 ext. 195.

Rogue NewsPage 6 October 9, 2009

Rogue NewsThe Rogue News will strive to practice professional journalism at Ashland High School. It will aim to be a voice for the student body, and an important contribution to the school and community. In order to achieve this goal, the Rogue News will attempt to do the following to the best of it’s ability.-Report accurate and objective information-Uphold all journalistic ethics and standards-Provide an outlet for voices within the school through letters editor and editorials. Unsigned editorials represent the views of the staff, all others are signed. Letters to the editor must be signed unless extenuating circumstances warrant a students name being withheld, as decided by the Editor-in-Chiefs or newspaper advisor.-Attempt to cover school events fairly and evenly

Editorial Board

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By Sadie Shelton

The boys’ and girls’ water polo teams had a yard sale

Sept. 6 and 7 at Lincoln Elementary School to raise money for their program. The water polo team is always looking for ways to make money. “Constantly fundraising gets tiring, like asking people for money and then six months later saying ‘can we have more money,’ ” Rafferty Swink, a wing on the boys water polo team said. The water polo teams are supported by the Youth Activities and Academic Levy (YAAL), but because of the lack of play-ers and the cost of using the SOU pool -$100.00 per hour- the costs aren’t fully covered. “YAAL can be used for any school expenses and we are still com-mitted to supporting all after school activities,” Karl Kem-per, the Ashland High School athletic director, said. The athletic department looks at how many athletes finished the water polo season the previous year and then gives the program $241.50 per athlete for the next season. This year the water polo program got $5,313.00 because 22 athletes (12 boys and 10 girls) finished the season last year. The levy supports other Ashland sports by paying for equip-

ment, transportation, hotel fees and food on away tourna-ments. The water polo players have to pay for most of this with their own money. The team practiced at the Daniel Meyer pool last year, but it was too cold and the pool was shallow. “It’s harder to tread water in a shallow pool,” Swink said, so they’re grate-ful to use the SOU pool this year, despite the cost.

Water polo is currently a club sport state wide because there aren’t enough teams in the state. Because it is a club sport, unlike football and basketball, water polo is not fully funded by the levy. “We need to raise awareness, if it gets more popular the levy might start fund-ing us,” Swink said. If the water polo teams

increase statewide it could become a school sport and more expenses would be funded by the levy. “It’s frustrating that the levy doesn’t support us, but fundraising is a bonding experience and we’re closer be-cause we spend so much time together,” Natalie Del Carlo, the girls water polo team captain, said. Always fundraising can become a hassle and get in the way of the game, but not for the Ashland boys’ and girls’ water polo teams who both did well at their tournament on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the SOU pool.

“We need to raise awareness, if it gets more popu-

lar, the levy might start funding us,”

Thurs. 9th @ 7:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball Vs. Klamath Union High School

Friday @ 7:00PM Boys Varsity Football @ Crater High School

Sat. @ TBA Girls Varsity Volleyball Bend Clearwater Classic

Sat. @ 1:00PM Boys Varsity Soccer @ Mazama High School

Sun. @ 4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer @ Eagle Point High School

Wed. 4:00PM Coed Varsity Cross Country @ Phoenix Invitational

Sports Wire

Water Polo looking for funding

Head Football Coach Charlie Hall has a lot to worry about.: game plans, classes and family. But one thing is for sure, he has no worries about fielding a team. 48 athletes play on the Ashland High School football team. That number is up nine from last season and the question is: will it get higher? “We had a good surge [of players signing up late], but you got to put a lim-it to the number of guys at this point,” Hall said. “Every once in a while, I can talk to a guy about coming out for the team, but I didn’t recruit the new players. I think that guys join because of what’s already been established. The program really re-cruits itself,” Hall said. Other players join the sport for friends. Charlie Sebrell, starting wide receiver, joined because of his brother, Lewis. Before his football legacy, Charlie Sebrell’s main sport was soccer. “I played soccer for seven years, I was part of Olympic Development Pro-gram,” Sebrell said. “Talon and my brother, Lewis, actu-ally played football and my dad couldn’t stand soccer. So I guess I was peer pres-sured into it,” Sebrell said. He had no idea what he was get-ting into. With three hours of prac-tice each day and a requirement to lift weights twice a week, football isn’t an easy sport. “On red days, we watch films at lunch and on white days, we watch them at three,” Sebrell said. With all this practice and strategiz-ing, football is not to be taken light-ly. Some players have gone through this routine for many years and oth-ers are just starting to get use to it, but the upperclassmen are helping them find their way.

Brother-Hood

By Arthur Lawniczak and Adam Pavlich

Ashland High water polo player Allison Gida defends a pass by South Medford. Photo By Phoebe Parker-Shames

“When we were sophomores, the seniors were intense. We had to learn to be tough and handle ourselves. Now we can coach a little and help out the younger guys,” Sebrell said, who has been starting on varsity for three years. Both Sebrell brothers have been ex-emplifying leadership and excellence.

But to help make decisions, the football team elects six members to be on the leadership council. These officials vote on everything from disputes to jerseys. Among the elected is Talon Haggard, who recently recovered from a shoul-der injury that kept him sidelined all of last season.

“As the season is progressing, I’m feeling more comfortable, my shoulder feels better then before,” Haggard said. Whether the players are veterans or rookies, football plays no favorites, not even with the Grizz. This year the team is going to have to overcome a lot to conquer the Southern-Sky Confrence.

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As h l an d Mayo r r ac e

Survey taken September, 29. There were 319 surveys tallied

GeorgeKramer

TomFrantz

JeniferCarr

ArtBullock

SteveHauck

JohnStromberg

Peter Gross

Platforms, plans, and proposals

The Candidates

Elevate self-government and preserveAshland’s parks and forests. Protect small businesses,control the city’s expand-ing debt, and diversify our tourist econo-my with green businesses.

Fiscal respon-sibility, sup-port of small business and creation of new business opportunities. Connect with the school district. Make government more transpar-ent accessible. Listen to the people.

Improve public trans-portation and parking. Support and strengthen local busi-nesses. Let government departments do their jobs and a have a working city council.

Invest in lo-cal and urban agriculture and protect the Mt. Ashland water-shed. Pursue renewable energy sources and develop affordable housing with a green growth model. Create feasible public transportation.

Community service is a part of who I am. I believe I have the experience, leadership, and proven accom-plishments to move Ashland forward on issues like economic development and affordable housing.

Rebuild the community’s trust in the government. Preserve Ash-land politics like preserv-ing historic buildings. Be flexible and creative. Im-prove decision making and utilize the com-munity.

Support OSF and small businesses during eco-nomic hard-ships. Make city more sustainable and diversify economy. Fo-cus on water, local agricul-ture and public transportation.

Prior jobs and government experience

Co-founded AshlandConsti-tution.org, wrote 5 charter amend-ments. Training in executive leadership, implement-ing workplace democracy.

College admis-sion special-ist, test coach, tutor. Aspen City Council, Ashland Plan-ning Commis-sion, Ashland Affordable Housing.

General con-tractor pro-duction man-ager. Walker Elementary School and Ashland High School teacher.

Office Manag-er Jade Moun-tain Medicine, writer, graphic designer. BA Holistic Perspectives on Political Science.

Ashland city councilor, RVTD direc-tor, Ashland housing com-mission chair. Special Dis-tricts Associa-tion of Oregon chairman.

Historic preservation consultant. Oregon heritage commission. Ashland Fa-cilities Planning Comission. Ash-land Downtown Task Force.

Management and orgniza-tional con-sultant. PhD in Business Administration. City of Ash-land Planning Commission.

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Jeff Merkley

Gordon Smith

Other

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