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Tyler Sell Qualifies for National Rowing Competition

On May 22, senior Tyler Sell qualified to com-pete at the USRowing Youth National Cham-pionships. Sell placed second in the men’s var-sity single event at Northwest Junior Regional Championships with a time of 7:56.06 for a 2000m course. Sell, who competed at the Na-tional Championships last year, will fly to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on June 8, accompanied by his parents, Judy Blickenstaf and Mark Sell, and his coach, Corinne Lombardi. He will compete from June 10-12, at Melton Hill Lake.

Steffi Garrard: AHS Grad on Broadway

Steffanie Garrard was a household name at Ashland High School by the time she graduated in 2005. “Steffi”, as she is called, performed in 12 plays with the AHS Theatre Department before she moved on to bigger and better things. Over the course of her four years at AHS, Gar-rad played Marian in “The Music Man,” Elsa in “The Sound of Music,” Abigail in “The Crucible,” Hope Harcourt in “Anything Goes” and Mame in “Mame.” Now, at age 23, Garrard is starring as Mary Poppins in the Broadway production of “Mary Poppins.” The show will begin performanc-es in New York City in October 2011.

Noah Yaconelli Wins Mr. Grizz On May 20, eight Ashland High School boys competed in the Mr. Grizz Pageant to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Nate Carver and Noah Yaconelli (freshmen), Braedon Bell and Michael Skidmore (sophomores), Ian Smeenk and Julian Jones (juniors) and Talen Heater and Dante Toppo (seniors) competed for the title. To start the night, the boys performed a dance choreographed by Yeruti Estigarribia and Hanna Winters. Audience members then met the candi-dates through videos, talents and demonstrations of the careers they dreamed of as kids. Contestants also selected an inspirational person to bring on stage. Each canidate had two impromptu questions to answer and also had to respond to “What is the greatest threat to society today? To conclude the night, Yaconelli was crowned Mr. Grizz and Top-po stole the title of having raised the most money at $900. In total, the event raised approximately $7,000. You can check out Noah’s winning video at theroguenews.com

Debate Members Head To Nationalsby Michaela Anderson

The debate team at Ashland High School has always been renowned for its standard of excellence. Each year, it hardly seems as though the current team could live up to the preceding year, but somehow they pull it off. This year is no exception. From June 12-20, five members will travel to compete against thousands of other high school debaters at Nationals. This year, the national competition will take place in Dallas, Texas. Senior Dante Toppo, juniors Tenaya Ken-ner, Maureen Page, Nathan Ostovar and sophomore Al-exander Barnes are the five Ashland team members who qualified to compete at this level. These students will represent AHS in four different events: Humorous In-terpretation, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Extemporaneous Speaking and Original Oratory. “We’ve put in a lot of work this year and we are all excited,” junior Nathan Ostovar commented about the trip. “We conquered the competition at State and we are going to do the same at Nationals.” The team will be fundraising extensively until they leave, because they need to fund for the trip themselves. Each student needs to pay a few hundred dollars to cover tournament fees, lodging, food, airfare and other miscel-laneous expenses. Be sure to wish the debaters good luck before they leave!

Recently, Spanish teacher Dana Rensi accepted a Fulbright Award in Teaching. The Fulbright Award in Teaching is an honor that recognizes accomplished pri-mary and secondary teachers. It gives them the oppor-tunity to study abroad for six months at a research cen-ter or university. This coming fall, Rensi will travel to Guanajuato, Mexico, for the first semester of the school year to study at the University of Guanajuato and teach technology to teachers in the city. Rensi plans to study the methodology of teaching the English language and how to set up a self-access learning center at AHS. “I want to prepare myself with better skills to come back and help with the future of educations at Ashland High School,” Rensi said. This center, once established, would be a place for

students to come and receive support in their self-direct-ed learning battles. Rensi has already worked in a center at the University of Guanajuato, supporting students who are in online classes, working on large projects and are having a hard time finding ideas for such projects. “These learning centers are very important because they are the future of libraries. It is important to learn how to set them up and how to support students in self-directed learning,” Rensi explained. “I am hopeful that the center will be community based with open hours allowing for integration of AHS students and the community.” Throughout her exchange, Rensi hopes to “bring Ash-land to the world and the world to Ashland by expanding the horizons of our virtual exchange program for students and teachers here at the high school.”

Dana Rensi Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

by Olivia Fidler

Photos by Anja Hariss and Laurel Sager

When: June 13-18Where: Dallas, Texas

Dante Toppo (sr.) Maureen Page (jr.)

Alexander Barnes (soph.)

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Editorial/Designer BoardEditors-in-Chief................................Hannah Sayles, Taylor Patterson...................................................Grace Riley-Adams, Elias OpgenorthFront Page......................................................................Hannah SaylesNews Page.............................................Michaela Anderson/ Ian WurflOpinion Page.....................................Zach Marchovich/ Dylan MolnarImportant Dates Page............................Sarah Kasiah/ Rhianna TerrienTeacher’s Farewell Page...........................Sadie Shelton/ Annika Hearn ...........................................................................................Nayeon KimIn-Depth Map....................................Elle Swarttouw/ Jasper RaynoldsCon-”grad”-ulations Page......................Olivia Fidler/ Elias Opgenorth International Page......................................Caytie Seigl/ Megan GanimClash of the Classes Page.......................Anya Ludwig/ Hannah Miller Sports/Backpage Page..................................Jony Mills/ Zack Hartman Online Editor......................................................................Dante ToppoManaging Editor...............................................................Sadie SheltonPhotography Editor...........................................................Laurel SagerBusiness Manager…….…..…..........................................Talen HeaterChief Designer............................................................Taylor Patterson

Rogue News is published by the newspaper classes of Ashland High School, 201 South Mountain Ave., Ashland, Oregon 97520. (541) 482-8771 ext. 195. The editorials written by the Rogue News express the opin-ions of the editorial staff on issues relevant to the staff, the school and the community. Personal columns do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the entire staff and are written as the opinion of the individual author. Letters to the editor, which should be under 250 words, are encouraged. They can be dropped off outside of Room 202, put in Mr. William Gabriel’s box in the main office or emailed to theroguenews@gmail.com. No letters will be printed without a verified signature. Letters received in the second week of production will not appear until the next issue. The Rogue News staff reserves the right to refuse to print any potentially libelous or obscene material, anything that would invade the privacy of others or anything that could cause a disruption of the school environment.

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June 3, 2011

We jumped through all the hoops and agreed to the educational expectations high school set out for us. All Senior Project presentations, cred-it requirements and college choices are now over and done. On June 3, we will become graduates of Ashland High School. With our diplomas, the power to decide our futures will be handed to us. Freshman year, high school offered an abun-dance of opportunity. Instead of being confined to our middle school halls, we got to interact with all of Ashland students our age and older.

We were allowed to travel off-campus for lunch and could sit in the high school bleacher section at basketball games. Soon, we discovered that the upperclassmen weren’t interested in engaging with the “annoy-ing little people,” Safeway was the only low-bud-get eatery within walking distance and that three years of math were a must. Suddenly our sunshine attitudes clouded over. Goaded by our parents, we begrudgingly completed the tasks set before us. By Senior year things hadn’t really changed

(pity party for 255?). However, what has changed is our confidence in our capability to confront life’s challenges head on. We have an idea of what it will take to live in the “real world” and are ready to make our own decisions. Once we move out of the house and away from our parents, we will create our own reality. We will decide whether to sustain ourselves with Top Ramen by the box or daily greens, to challenge ourselves to numerous all-nighters or to turn in early. Every thought and interaction will be exactly our own. Welcome to your world.

It was the worst of timesIt was the best of times,

The choice is yours

by Angelica Florio

I write this final piece with an ex-tremely heavy heart, weighed by the fact that I must graduate and leave high school forever. There is no doubt in my mind that high school is the best time of our lives, and that I am now preparing for a life filled with misery, loneliness and sorrow. In reality, a “life” after high school really isn’t a life at all! It is merely the pitiful falling action following the climax of the story of our lives. The future is unclear to me; I have many questions, like, who will mo-tivate me to not spill water on my books if not Megan? And, will I ever find glorious one dollar choco-late chip muffins again? It really is the little things that we

seniors will miss after high school, like freezing our tuchuses off on the Quad in mid-January and ap-parently in mid-May as well. To quote the Beatles, “there are places I remember” such as, the dungeon, the science parking lot, the main of-fice and who could forget the ever so classy Britt Ballroom (where it all goes down when we dress up.) I think we have all had some good times in these locations, and I urge everyone to cherish their steps in these hallowed halls of stone, for they are numbered. Yes, life at Ashland High School is about as good as it gets and I am sure I am not the only one who seriously considered failing my re-quired classes to prolong my stay. However, the time has come for the class of 2011 to go off into the big, bad, mediocre world and have their only source of happiness lie in their memories of AHS.

Ladies and gentlemen, high school has been the absolute worst years of my life. Freshman year I waltzed onto the Quad nervous, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, basically resembling a rodent. I was positively breathless with antici-pation, and my expectations were as high as many of my peers’. Compared to middle school, I was certain high school would be a non-stop action-packed thriller, rated R for strong language and graphic sexuality. I was sorely disappointed. Sophomore year was worse, be-cause it maliciously demonstrated how much easier freshman year had been. I actually selected my classes, which gave way to more disappointment because, turns out, those classes were hard. How I longed for freshman English, where my only worry was cramming as many muffins into my face as possible. Honestly, I can’t remember junior year. I don’t know if it was my chronic lack of sleep at night, or chronic sur-

plus of sleep during class, or that Mr. Wolff ’s final forced me to repress an entire semester, but I cannot recall a single thing from junior year. So I as-sume it was horrible. But, by far, senior year has been the worst yet. Juniors, if you think you have Senioritis, you know not of what you speak. That disease holds horrors beyond your most twisted nightmares, and leaves a lifeless, decrepit husk, like the cardboard box even the addicts won’t sleep in. Worse still, college apps, scholarships, job applications and star-ing maturity right in its terrible eye, have left me so stressed that I have ac-tually gotten grey hairs…in my beard. But the worst part of Senior year is that very soon I will leave behind all the teachers, classmates and friends I’ve grown with for the past four years for something terrifyingly new. All I have to face it with is the memories of the worst best years of my life. But some-how, I think that might be enough.

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I have been reading these words for 40 years and still find great pleasure in doing so. They puzzle me, challenge me and comfort me. They ring true for me. May they ring true for you. I have also been teaching for 40 years. Sometimes I feel like I know less than when the day I began. Teaching is like that – you are always learning, facing new challenges and busy being born. May you be “busy being born” (Bob Dylan). And now I say goodbye. I plan to travel far and wide. Thank you for all that you have shared. You’ll always be with me.

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Linda Barnett

Well, I am about to retire – just as many of you are getting ready to gradu-ate or move up to another grade! I have had a great time here at AHS through the years and I have many of you to thank for that. I am quite sure I will always remember you. The thing about being a teacher is seeing that you are all in the beginning stages of your life. It has been exciting to see how you grow into marvelous human beings. One of my students who refused to take pen to paper in freshman year turned into an eloquent travel journalist as he made his way across the world. What a happy irony! Teachers never know how the

“seed” will grow – but it is fun being part of the process. Thanks for letting me be part of your lives. You may be the actor on the stage at OSF or the opera diva I see at the Met. Wherever you go, whatever you do, I wish you much aloha!

Bill Street

Leaving AHS will be a moment to reflect on the experiences I have had while holding the position of Dean and then Counselor for 43 years. I will treasure the friend-ships I’ve had with the students as I have observed their matur-ing from the ninth grade through their senior years and beyond. My challenges to the students here of AHS are always to main-tain honesty, loyalty and integrity, terms to live by. Honesty to your-self and others, loyalty to your friends and the school and integ-rity, following through on your actions, principles and values. I will miss the staff members with whom I have developed a close

relationship. Their support has made being here a pleasure.I challenge you all, students and staff, to keep the ship upright and on a steady course of success.

John Skinner

Time is but the stream I go a-fish-ing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom is pebbly with stars. I cannot count one. I know not the first letter of the alphabet. I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born.

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Illustration by Kailey Cockell

To see things in the seed, that is genius.“ ”- Lao Tzu

I have taught in the Ashland School system for twenty-eight years and feel extremely fortunate to have worked here. I have collaborated with gener-ous, intelligent and kind colleagues. I also appreciate my students who have made my job the envy of most of the other teachers in the state. I have learned as much as I have taught, but the lesson I am walking away with that is closest to my heart can be found in a quote from the Buddha that was ar-ticulated over a millennium ago: “We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our

thoughts we make the world.” Thank you for making my world a brighter and better place. I have exceptionally good memories that I am taking with me. My wish is that each of you leaves this institution feeling as joyful and grateful as I am.

Jane Claussen

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Cecily Verloop

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Tomorrow is a dream that leads me onward!

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-Henry David Thoreau

This year has been a hurricane for me! I had a difficult time leaving midyear as I have loved my 11 years here at AHS and will always look back on them fondly. Thank you for giving me such a rewarding aspect of my life. The students and staff at AHS are hard to compete with. I hope that you all place your personal health as a priority. Remember, many people sacrifice their health to create their wealth, only to spend their wealth trying to regain their health. In health and happiness!

Ashland School District Retiring Staff Judith Anne McBride.................Willow Wind, Elementary TeacherJody Bradley……….............................................................….AMS, CDSGail Buettner……....................................................….Helman, Grade 1Ed Chapman…..................................……..Transportation, Bus DriverNancy Daniels.…….................................................…Helman, ReadingTerry Karlin………............................................................AMS, Grade 6Craig Martin……….......................................Bellview, Kdg/Math SpecCathy Murphy……...................................................…Bellview, Grade 5Heidi Parker………..............................................................School BoardPat Scalo…………...........................................….John Muir, Elementary

-Lao Tzu

Do you imagine the universe is agitated? Go into the desert at nightAnd look out at the stars.This practice should answer the question.

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Richard Azzopardi (Travel)

Jordinn BallardJackson Bangs (Job Corps)

Alexandria BarsekianVincent BrinegarAlexander Burt

Katira ChaseBryan Crispino-Taylor (Travel)

Madison DayMichael De Los Santos

William DerryMax Estes

Tanner Fenderson (Job Corps)

Aaron GibsonAdrian Groth-Accetta

Jacob HagertMica HardingEliza Littleton

Weylin Lockwood (Job Corps)

William Markling (Travel)

Deven McCoyRodney McDaniel

Bryson MillsTarika Reddy

Alicia Rendall (Job Corps)

Logan RothgebMakenzie Smith (Travel)

Bella Storie

Francesco Amarotico (GAP: Travel/Work)

Katelyn BarnesDana BogdanoveKyla DammannAlexa KandarisMelissa Lema

Sundaure LithmanTatiana Mattos

Nathan Thurow (Honors)

Kailey CockellIan Ellingson-White

Molly HarneyShea HenthornLaurel Ransom

Cody Remington (GAP Work)

Bryce ShumwayTeague Teece (+Linn-Benton CC)

Nicholas Temple (+Linn-Benton CC)

Derrien BurnsKirsten Ericksen

Jacob HarrisRebecca LiptonKaylin McAnany

Eoghan McDowellHolly Nienhaus

Rihana PiddingtonMatthew Reeder

Victoria RusselSean Savard

Cathryn SieglAmber StewartAthena Storm

Luke TammingaDerek TarnawaEilene Wasche

Sybanna WilsonChristine Wines

Justin AziereKyle BurgdorfMikaela Chase

Simon DeFriscoKiera Dittmer

Brenda Fernandez MorfinAzure Ginsberg

Jay Hall-SchnurrpuschAthena Johnston

Noon KanjanakasetAlexander Lane

Ian LariveJoseph Mellini

Nicholas ParamoCatherine Ramirez

Lillie RhorerBrianna SernaAllyssa SieboldTracie Starrett

Rachel ThorntonVictoria Ward

Meris BAustin Baker

Ryan BellinsonGinger Blackwell

Miles BortmanAlexander Bowland

Stephen DickeyKiley Graham

Wesley HitchkoEmalie Kamrath

Mariah KellerSierra Kistler

Mark KnudsenChristopher Landt

Ryan MillsEmily Minasian

Clara MunroThomas Murphy

Emily PewZane Pindell

Mackenzie Richardson-ConroyMiguel Salgado-Gonzales

Elizabeth ScottEva Siegel

Riley SmithSamuel Taylor

Cal ThomasMackenzie Tully

Jackson VolzUriel Wolfe-Blank

Dakota Wolff

Annika HearnNayeon Kim

Madison KnoxJonathan Mills

Clark Honors CollegeOlivia Bacon (4 year, GAP)

Anita Loban (4 year)

Jared Georgianna (Community College)

Kaitlin MegaritTrent Zeitler

Dylan Adams (GAP: Japan)

David Erhun (Work: London)

Christian Morrison (GAP: Mojave, Mtn. Tops)

Ariana O’Malley (Costa Rica, Thailand, Cambodia)

Tabalitha Oddo (Snowboarding)

Dylan Schink (GAP)

Natalie Tesluk (GAP)

Yuval Zonnenschein (GAP: Israel, Portland, NYC)

Bernard Hertz (US Marshals Academy-Georgia)

Cory Otis (Military Police)

Trevor Perry (Marines)

Dustin Standish (Marines)

Abdill Career SchoolSummer Healey

Antioch UniversityMelodie Chouard (GAP: Leap Year Program -- India)

Art Institute of PortlandTalia Cohen

Ashland Institute of MassageLaetitia Guillet

Maximilian Hartley

Bowdoin CollegeJasmine Terry-Shindelman

Brigham Young University, IDJustin Skillman

Sabina Pfutzenreuter

Brigham Young UniversityJoshua Harris

California State UniversityChristopher Calise

Carnegie Mellon UniversityPia Marchetti

Central Oregon Community College

Lucas EbnotherColin Haug

Noah KileenMackenzie Nichols

Kayla Reynolds

Claremont McKenna CollegeDante Toppo

College of Southern IdahoBrady Thomas

College of the SiskiyousRose Marston

Colorado CollegeHannah Sayles

Sophie Javna (GAP Travel: India, Nepal, NY)

Colorado Mountain CollegeKevin Schilling (Travel: Idaho, Tahoe, Japan, Utah, Mt. Hood)

Columbia CollegeElle Swarttouw

Dartmouth CollegeZachary Markovich

Elon UniversityHanna Winters

Franklin & Marshall CollegeGrace Riley-Adams

Fullerton Community CollegeJuliana Neufeld

Gainesville State CollegeDavid Skinner

George Washington UniversityAngelica Florio-Roberts

Hogeschool RotterdamLisette de Jong

Kapi’Olani Community CollegeMelanie D’Amato

Lane Community CollegeLillian HedgesAustin Huerta

Pierre LaPierre IIZachary Miller

Pierre LaPierre IIZachary MillerAngus Stewart

Maxwell AndersonLeland Dodds

Nicholas GeigerTalen Heater

LDS Business CollegeBraden Cluff

Lewis & Clark CollegeIsabelle Chatroux

Tanner HebertAnya Ludwig

Kara Wells

Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlan AdamsIkaika Cecil

Grace FranckowiakJoshua Franckowiak

Los Angeles Pierce CollegeRachel Blazinski

Menlo CollegeMaile Raymond

Montana State Honors CollegeHannah Ewing

New Hope Christian CollegeTosh Evans (National Guard)

New York UniversityKysa McSkyIan Murray

North Seattle Community CollegeTyler Sell

Occidental CollegeSamantha Boehnke

Anna Murphy

Oregon Coast Culinary InstituteJohn Crutcher

Oregon Institute of TechnologyDanit Hubbell

Pitzer CollegeLaurel Sager

Point Loma Nazarene UniversityMorgan Carne

Pomona CollegeLeland Owens-Oas

Kai Dowding (GAP Travel: Ecuador, Peru, Mexico)

Portland Community CollegeTaylor Patterson (GAP Work)

Lyric Tucker-Leeds

Reed CollegeAllesandra Geffen

Tara Borgilt (GAP Travel: Costa Rica, Spain)

Regenerative Design InstituteJeremy Byrd

Seattle Pacific UniversityKelsie Henderson-Weaver

Shasta Community CollegeBrent Hegdahl

Sierra CollegeBenjamin Baden

Smith CollegeMalia Charter

South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySamuel Cowan

Southwestern Community CollegeNathan Johson

Dylan Fuller (GAP Work)

Stanford UniversityAmelia Farber

Tulane UniversitySavannah Kahn

United Bicycle InstituteThomas Latham

University of BridgeportNeil Presicci

University of Hawai’i -- ManoaElizabeth Gambee

Lena O’BrienKatelyn Walker

University of PortlandMichaela AndersonZachary Hartman

Lyric RandallYeruti Estigarribia (Nursing School)

University of Puget SoundTay Smith

Caitlin Stacy

University of RedlandsWillie Michiels University of San Diego

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University of San FranciscoKatherine Pearson

University of Southern CaliforniaAshley Hoe

University of VermontWalker Sultzbach

Wagner CollegeOskar Kubicki

Washington UniversityKathryn Reynolds

Western Washington UniversityChad Bernard

Willlamette UniversityKayley Abrams

Charles BassAlison Claypool-Conrad

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Portland Art InstituteEric Walcher

George Fox UniversityAmy Senestraro

Mesa Community CollegeJacob Scarminach

Northern Arizona UniversityKayin Johnson

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There comes a time in every presi-dential reign when one must look back on one’s ruling years and also look forward to the times to come with new leaders and new ideas. We, Coco and Kathryn, have come to that point. Thinking about the past year, we find ourselves filled with gratitude for the patience, trust and acceptance for change that we have found in the student body, faculty and commu-nity of Ashland High School. With new leadership from the top down, the school has begun a journey into a proactive and high-achieving future. Change often brings reaction, and we appreciate the grace with which our community has embraced the myriad

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create a new dance policy, a more upfront drug and alcohol policy, and increased integrity among students takes a lot of energy and is a more am-bitious agenda than what most high schools would be able to achieve; however, AHS has taken this all in stride. It has been a fun year and we can almost say we’re sorry to move on, but we know we’re leaving the future of AHS in capable hands. Nick and Me-gan are fortunate to get to participate so fully in the exciting changes that have begun this year and will come to fruition in 2011-12, though they will also be moved to work diligently. The new Advisory sytem, along with the Student Senate over which Nick and Megan will help preside, will allow

for a much more fluid conversation between students and the administra-tion. Student Senate will also provide for students to give direct feedback and to play integral roles in the fur-ther betterment of our high school. And of course, thanks. Thank you to the administration: Michelle Zun-del, Juli DiChiro, Reed “Big Dog” So-rensen and all the other teachers and administrators who helped make this year run smoothly. Thank you to our peers and the leadership class of H-37. Thank you to our rocks, Lulu and the Brit. Thank you to our mothers and our families. Thank you to the end-lessly supportive and generous com-munity of Ashland. And, of course, a big thanks to the Academy. We’ll see y’all out there in the real world.

Fond Farewells

by Laurel Sager

Ron Blair Class of ‘81

In 1981, Ron Blair became the first African American to graduate from Ashland High School. This month, Blair will be welcomed back, after ex-actly thirty years, to give the commencement speech at the 2011 Graduation. In an inter-view, Blair remarked, “I was honored [when asked to speak at the 2011 graduation], and I felt that it was perfect timing for me being that I graduated from AHS thirty years ago.” Blair was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, where he resided until he was 13 years old. Due to financial situations he and his older

brother were put into foster care. Their cousin sent them a $75 check for a Greyhound ticket to move to Ashland. Blair and his brother en-rolled in Ashland High School. They were the only African Americans in the stu-dent body. Although there was some bullying in the begin-ning, the Blair brothers were treated no differently than the rest of the student body. After the first school year at AHS, his brother and cousin moved back east, but Blair stayed behind with his good friend, David Fincher. In high school, Blair was involved in the the-ater program, was the first male cheerleader and became the first teenager to be admit-ted into the State Ballet of Oregon. “Although my experi-ence at Ashland High School was somewhat challenging, it

was one of my most defining moments as both a student and a man,” Blair said. After graduation, Blair traveled to the east coast and was accepted into the theater program at Boston University, but dropped out after the first semester because of lack of funds. For his sophomore and junior years, Blair enrolled in University of Oregon where he studied Theater Arts. Stu-dent loans eventually built up and caused Blair to leave Eu-gene at the end of his junior year. Desperate to make money, Blair traveled to Olympia, Washington, where he worked for two years as a professional actor in various theater com-panies. Blair then moved to Los Angeles where he started working for Propaganda Films as the head of West Coast Sales

for five years until opening his own company, Ron Blair Rep-resents. After some time at RBR, Blair returned to U of O in 2003 for his senior year and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004. Today, Blair lives in Long Beach, California, and works in L.A. as a casting associate for commercials. Over the course of his career, he has been in over thirty commer-cials, two movies (“Se7en” and “Spontaneous Combus-tion”), and a television series (“Twin Peaks”). He is a court appointed special advocate for foster kids.

AHS’s first African American graduate returns to speak at the 2011 Graduation ceremony

‘81Keynote Speaker

“A man with one

watch knows what

time it is; a man with two watches isn’t so sure.”

“Keep it simple AHS.”

by Coco Amarotico & Kathryn Reynolds

June 3, 2011Page 8 Rogue News

Con“Grad”ulations!STUDENT SPEAKERS

STUDENT PERFORMERS

GraduationCeremony

Sophie Javna*Coco Amarotico*Lee Owens-Oas*Kathryn Reynolds*,Lauren Hoffman* & Kai Dowding*Amelia Farber* & Ashley Hoe

Michaela Anderson*Jonathan Mills*Kysa McSky*Angelica Florio-Roberts*Dante Toppo & Mack Conroy

*Valedictorians For the students not giving speeches or per-formances during the graduation ceremony, but still want to perform, there is a green show from 5:15-6:00 for those who auditioned.

Sophomores:President- Sadie KasiahVice President- Ashlynn Tapp

Seniors:President- Marley SchwartzVice President- Hannah MillerSecretary/Treasurer- Hannah Loop

Juniors:President- Allan MooreVice President- Gladys Vasquez

New Class Officers

photos by Anja Harriss

‘11

Photo courtesy of Ron Blair Photo courtesy of The Rogue, 1981

June 3, 2011 Page 9Rogue News

Foreign Exchange

Lucy Lefkowitz Jane Takeda Rosa Heningson

by Caytie Siegl Japanese football team comes to A-town Every year for 22 years, the Ashland High School football team and the Japan Allstars have visited each other for over a week. One summer, the AHS team travels to Japan, and the other summer the Japan Allstars travel to Ashland. This summer the Japan Allstars will be in Ashland and will stay with AHS football players’ families. At the end of the visits, the two teams play each

other in a highly attended game. The tradition began when Jim Nagel was the head coach of the football program. When the current head coach, Charlie Hall, was hired in May 2005, the team had trouble funding the exchange. Hall was determined to make it happen; no matter what it took. Now, Hall still con-tinues the exchange. “I believe it’s a great cultural exchange…it’s important to me

personally because I’m half Japanese.” Hall said. “It was awesome to have two Japanese kids stay at my house. We had a lot of fun and I got to know them really well. It’s all based around the football game, but it’s really much more than that. It’s a great cultural exchange, but it would be nice for the Ashland boys to get a win this year,” Senior Jake Scarminach said.

This year’s game will be July 29, 2011, held at Walter A. Philips Field. “I’m super stoked to play them again. Last time we played them we were sophomores and this time we’re seniors. I want to show them how much we’ve improved,” Junior Ronnie Moriarty says of the anticipated game, “It’s our turn to share our culture with them.”

CLASS TRIPS 2012

Ashland High French students are plan-ning to take a two week trip to France in the summer of 2012. Madame Johnson, choir and French teacher at AHS, will accompany the French students on the trip along with additional French-speaking chaperones. Students are required to have successfully completed French 2 by June 2012 in order to be quali-fied to attend the trip. In September of 2011, monthly meetings will be held to teach the French culture and gain speaking skills needed to travel to France. The trip includes four days in Paris, four days touring the south coastal region and a six-day home-stay near Toulon. During the home stay each AHS student will live with a different French family, all located within one or two adjacent towns. Within a week after the last day of school, the group will depart for their trip. “All the AHS students will commit to do their best to speak only French during the entire trip!” Johnson said. The trip is still in the early planning stages, and there is a maximum number of 32 stu-dents allowed to go. Interested students or parents can contact Mrs. Johnson by email at Holly.Johnson@ashland.k12.or.us

Orchestra Trip

French Trip

•On June 14, 2012, Gerry Pare, the AHS orchestra teacher, will chaperone a trip to Italy •35 students will attend•The trip costs around $4,000 per person•The orchestra students held fundraisers such as selling pizza and Italian sodas and held a car wash at Les Schwab •The students return June 28, 2012

(RN) Have you met your host family?(LL) Yes I have and they’re super nice. I have three brothers and one sister. My family will be hosting a Brazilian girl who will be going to AHS next year. (RN) Do you recommend the ro-tary exchange program to people wanting to go on an exchange?(LL) Yes, absolutely, because its way cheaper than other exchange pro-grams and the process was easy.

(RN) Why did you decide to go on exchange?(RH) I needed a change from Ash-land and I wanted to experience a new culture and way of life. 　(RN) Where are you going and are you excited about it?(RH) I’m going to Bariloche, Argen-tina and I’m really looking forward to it! Ir’s a ski town so I am super excited for the snow.

It is time again for the annual sister city exchange to Gua-najuato, Mexico. Seniors Savannah Kahn and Jasmine Terry-Shindleman are getting ready to embark on a cultural expe-rience of a lifetime. The girls were selected because of their passion for Spanish and their admiration of the Latin culture. The girls are gone from June 14-24. They will be spending their time in Guanajuato learning about and getting acquaint-ed with Mexican traditions and way of life. Until they depart, the girls will undergo a tough regime with Senora Chela (the guru of Spanish and the founder of the SOU Sister City Ex-change Program). “Jasmine and I have put in a lot of work to prepare for this trip and we are super excited to be a part of the Mexican way of life,” Kahn says.

Destination: ArgentinaDestination: Chile Destination: Finland

(RN) What are you looking forward to most? ( JT) I’m looking forward to meeting new people and most of all learning a new language. (RN) Do you recommend the Rotary Exchange program for people wanting to go on exchange? ( JT) Yes! The meetings you go to before the trip are super fun and they provide a lot of useful information. You also get to meet people from around the area that also are going on exchange.

by Sofia Harrison

Photo by Laurel S

ager

(Guanajuato)

by Halie Haynes

by Gabe Young

by Dante Toppo

by Elias Opgenorthby Michael Skidmore

I find it a bit ironic that the most socially exclusive,

“cliquey” class at AHS is also the least original. By this, I mean the

sophomores; the class of 2013. Coming to the high school this fall, I was

relatively unaware of the characteristics of each class. What I soon found out is that the sophomores had

completely modeled themselves after the grade above them. Is there any part of the junior class that has not been re-created by their younger

counterparts? The sophomores have even posi-tioned themselves on the quad in a spot close to the juniors (a prime position for

observing traits that can later be used in an attempt to be “cooler”). Specifically, I am referring to the females. Out of the little respect that I do have for them, I will not mention the names of anyone that this is directed at. Looking at the junior girl group, I could pair each of them up with a sophomore girl who is no doubt striving to be their successor. While the spread of creative expression can be good, this gaggle of girls has taken it to a whole new level. The line between borrow-ing and copying is a fine one- one that was crossed long ago by these girls. On another note, a big shout-out to the sophomore boys, for not only receiving the torch from the junior boys, but also winning the trophy for most run-ins with Glenna and/or the rest of AHS’s administrative body.

When writing about the senior class of 2011, I am hesitant to talk ill of them in fear that it may come back to bite me when one of their kind is filling up my gas tank next year. I find it additionally difficult to write a story bashing the senior class because, until this ar-ticle was assigned to me, I was unaware that there even was a senior class. I knew very well there were kids at the school who were older than me, randomly dispersed into awkward cliques and groups who declared “Seniority!” in the line at Giseppi’s in order to receive their double, (courtesy of this newspaper) 13 seconds before the rest of the customers. But as far as a class goes, as in, “a collection or division of people or things sharing a common characteristic, attribute, quality or property” I can see no such connection within the fourth years. The only common ground I see between these students is liter-ally the common ground on which they stand. Like penguins, huddling together for warmth, they step on each others’ toes, push their friends and dominate their peers in order to bathe themselves in the glory that is the Half Moon, like Achilles bathed in the river Styx.

At this point, it would be impossible to teach the senior class unity and direc-tion, much like it is impossible to teach an old dog a new trick. One must

simply watch as the senior class wanders away from their precious Half Moon into the real world, like an uncared-for ship drifts out to sea, to be forgotten by

the world and prepare to welcome the titanic boat that is the Class of the Apocalypse!

I’m going to come right out and say it; freshmen aren’t people. I’m just speak-ing the truth. Don’t start crying, it won’t help your case. To be a human, metaphysically speaking, three things are required: autonomy (free will), language and individ-uality. Freshmen have no free will; they can’t make decisions using higher-level brain functions. Like any other animal, they rely purely on biological impulses. Every freshman decision is dictated entirely by their hormones. It’s just science. Any freshman, much like a hyena scavenging for a carcass, acts on instinct alone, constantly searching for that proverbial “some.” Freshmen also lack the capacity for human language. The process of stringing together sounds to form a coherent meaning seems to have eluded ninth graders. Have you ever heard one use words? From the male specimens, some grunting and howling can be heard; from the females, a high pitched whine. But nothing that can be classified as actual communication. Finally, individuality: no freshman is distinct enough from the overall pack to be considered an individual. I’m not saying all freshman look the same, I’m saying all freshman ARE the same. They survive based on a hive mental-ity: a flock of beanies and flannel, or a gaggle of spaghetti straps and jeggings, awkwardly migrating across the quad, their movements crippled by absurdly sagged jeans or impossibly short skirts. God forbid a straggler can’t keep up, or the collective will probably forget they exist and leave them behind. Like a baby water-buffalo, most freshmen won’t survive if separated from the herd. But there’s hope: eventually the species might develop into something more evolved, like a banana slug.

The Juniors The Seniors

The Freshmen

(Sophomore)

(Senior)

(Junior)

(Freshman)

Every morning when I walk onto the quad I have to pass the juniors. They stand near the half-moon in an impermeable clump and pretend to belong there. But, I’ll never see a junior actually ON the half-moon, be-cause this would require an act of bravery so large that the last time it was seen was D-Day. The junior class floats through the sea of school, relationships and life in general as if there were nothing after high school. Unfortunately, that might actually be the case for the Class of the Apocalypse. Mayan calendar not-withstanding, this herd of buffalo could very well be endangered after high school. It seems this brigade of bros, or “brogade” if you will, has caught an early onset of senioritis, and expects to groove their way through the real world, with nary a care for anything resembling responsibility. Turns out “chillin’” doesn’t pay the utility bills. I predict that if these lads and lasses are going to navigate the unforgiving, shark infested straights of life after high school, they’re gonna need a bigger boat.

Illustration by Tabilitha Oddo

The Sophomores

Biggest FlirtJake Scarminach & Anya Ludwig

Best HairRyan Mills & Grace Frankowiack

Best LaughLee Dodds & Melodie Chouard

Best SmileBryce Shumway & Sam Boehnke

Best EyesNeil Presicci & Caitlin Stacy

Best DressedEric Walcher & Lena O’Brian

Cutest CoupleThomas Latham & Rihanna Piddington

Best DancerIan Murray & Savannah Kahn

Best Friends Forever“Bros” & “H-Girls”

Best CatchSam Cowan & Lizzy Scott

Most Pleasing to the EyeMark Knudson & Bella Storie

Most Likely to be in a Sorority/FraternityJackson Volz & Meris B

Most Likely to Fist-Pump Their Way Through Life

Christian Morrison & Summer Healey

Disney Prince/Princess Cal Thomas & Teague Teece

Most Likely to Break Every Bone in Their Body

Kevin Schilling & Clara Munroe

Most Likely to Rule a Small CountryZack Markovich & Mackenzie Nichols

Most LikeableCoco Amarotico & Grace Riley-Adams

Most School SpiritedT.J. Murphy & Olivia Bacon

Most Addicted to Facebook

Angus Stewert & Hanna Winters

Most Likely to be the Next Man/Woman vs. Wild

Zane Pindell & Malia Charter

Most Likley to be Seen on ESPNBrady Thomas & Riley Smith

Class Dad/MomMiles Bortman & Lyric Randall

Class ClownStevie Dickey & Kara Wells

Become a BillionaireCharlie Bass & Ashley Hoe

Most Likely to Find a Cure for CancerJony Mills & Sadie Shelton

Most Likely to Win a GrammyBen Baden & Sophie Javna

Most Likely to Move AbroadChad Bernard & Melanie D’Amato

Cutest Couple that Hasn’t Happened…yetJony Mills & Laurel Sager

Most Likely to Fight Death EatersAustin Huerta & Lauren Hoffman

Most Likely to be a CEOTanner Hebert & Alison Claypool-Conrad

Most Likely to Get Rich or Die TryingRodney McDaniel & Ali Kandaris

Most Likley to Live Happily Ever After Miguel Salgado-Gonzales & Madison Knox

Most Likely to Start Their Own Clothing CompanyNick Geiger & Derrien Burns

Most Likely to Have Their Art Featured in the Louvre

Max Estes & Tabby Oddo

Most Likely to be on the NYT Best-Seller ListAaron Spanier & Allesandra Geffin

Never Gets Caught AwardChris Landt & Yerutí Estigarribia

Most Likely to be in a RodeoKyle Burgdorf & Kailey Cockell

Most Likely to Win a Purple HeartBrent Hegdahl & Kaylin McAnany

Most Likely to Join the Nav’i ClanJosh Frankowiack & Elle Swarttouw

Most Likely to be PresidentTosh Evans & Kathryn Reynolds

Most Likely to be on the Bachelor/Bachelorette

Ikaika Cecil & Sierra Kistler

Most Likely to be a Teacher at AHSDakota Wolff & Michaela Anderson

Most Likely to be an Olympian Tyler Sell & Hannah Ewing

Most Likely to Get Famous Through YouTube

Talen Heater & Rihana Piddington

Most Likely to Join the Peace CorpsYuval Zonnenschein & Kyla Dammann

Most Likely to Thank the AcademyTay Smith & Aurelia Grierson

Most Likely to Save the WorldDylan Schink & Tara Borgilt

Most Likely to be the Next Steven ColbertDante Toppo & Pia Marchetti

Most Likely to Travel the WorldMack Tully & Ari O’Malley

Class Song

Class Color

ONE DAY

Turquoise

by

Class Flower

Red Rose

;-)

Eyes: Ian Murray

Thanks to his vision and creativity on the pitch, Murray dished out 10 assists as the primary distributor for

the boys soccer team last fall.

Right Arm: Jake Scarminach

This varsity quarterback’s cannon is 15 inches in circumference and has compiled 3,400 pass-ing yards and 24 touchdowns

during his high school career.

Core: Tyler Sell

You could clean your clothes on this

crewman’s core.

Brain: Kirsten EricksonErickson’s elite IQ sets her apart

in the pool.

Left Arm:Matt HedgesThis pin-seeking freshman phenom could help Tiger

Woods with his stroke.

Left Upper: Adam Good

This kid’s pecs appear to be chiseled in marble by Michelangelo himself.

Left Hand: Rose Marston

Marston smothers opposing offenses with her outstanding fielding and dependable glove.

Heart: Josh Harris

As a child, Harris overcame a complicated open heart surgery to become the unquestioned “heart and soul” of the boys tennis

team this season.

Right Upper: Samatha Boehnke

Boehnke’s strength and flexibility propelled her to become Ashland High’s “Queen of the Court.”

Right Hand: Billy Hansen

“Superstar” saved the Grizzlies with his clutch jumper last sea-son, nailing a dramatic game-winning three-pointer against

conference rival, Eagle Point.

Hips: Sam Cowan

Cowan’s powerful posterior forces his opponents into

submission.

Left Leg: Joy Harpham

Harpham has hops, clearing 5’2.00” in the high jump this spring.

Right Leg: Sam Jackson

2010 800m state champion- ‘nuff said.Left Foot: Teague Teece

Teece’s left foot stabilizes her in the stirrups on her trusty steed.

Right Foot: Riley Smith

Ashland’s only NCAA Division-I committed athlete, thanks in large

part to her reliable right boot.

The most physically impressive or effectively used body parts of AHS athletes have been combined to make

Grizzenstein Staff

Designer.............Zack Hartman Concept............Jonathan MillsAssistant................Neil PresicciPhotographer......Laurel SagerPhotographer.........Anja HarrisStitching..........Obsidian Dawn