Ashland High School

Volunteers needed! -- Ashland Middle School is looking for high school counselors to guide and lead their 6th graders during Resident Outdoor School

With gratitude and enthusiasm, Ashland High School invites you to the community ceremony for the Otterlifter Land & People Recognition! On Thursday, October 6th, we will host honored guests, hear from speakers and performers, and learn about local climate and social justice activism. Your presence at the event will be truly significant: your support and receptivity makes it possible for ASD to articulate meaningful commitments to our students and community.

Ashland High School's Ski Racing League will be having an information and registration meeting for athletes and parents at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 5th, at South Medford High School! Contact head coach Gary King at (541) 261-2672 or check the Grizz-o-Gram for more info.

Important information for Homecoming-- Students must have their student ID to get into the dance-- ID’s can be retrieved Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during lunch on the quad or before/after school in the main office-- If you do not have an ID ready for pick up we will print you out a temporary one-- All guests must be approved ahead of time by the main office. If you need a form please come to the main office and ask for Kim Hill. -- APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED THE DAY BEFORE THE DANCE.

Hey Grizzlies! This Monday kicks off our Homecoming Spirit Week! A week of fun themes to dress as as we attend this week's games and approach the Homecoming Dance on Saturday!

Homecoming Week Events! -- We're bringing back the parade! -- Pep rally on Thursday featuring the Staff Dance! -- Homecoming Football game Friday! -- Harvest Moon themed Homecoming Dance on Saturday!

Hey Grizzlies! — Wear RED to this Friday's Football game! — Ashland High School Football B Vs Home Henley High School — Sep 16 — 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Open House on September 14th! We are excited to host our first in-person Open House in years! 9th, 10th, & 11th grade families will meet in the Gym @ 6:00pm 12th grade families will meet in the Library @ 5:45pm. More information is in this week's Grizz O Gram!

Rogue Valley Love Your Neighbor Day September 8, 2022 As we remember the lives, homes, and businesses lost to the Alemda and Obenchain Fires, we also remember how our community united in strength, generosity, and compassion. On September 8th, please do some good for someone else. Let’s fill our community with random acts of kindness and continue supporting each other with #roguevalleylove

It's that time of year- Picture day! Over the next two days, students will be going with their English class at a scheduled time to have their pictures taken. ID's will be distributed over the next two weeks as they are printed and delivered directly to students. If you are wanting to order prints- Please see the LifeTouch website or bring a completed picture packet to picture day.

Picture Day for AHS is happening Tomorrow & Friday!!

Today's JV Football game (Sept 1st) has been cancelled.

Due to poor air quality, the JV and Varsity soccer game against South Medford today has been cancelled and will be rescheduled, to be announced at a later date. Our JV2 volleyball game is still on for tonight! We are hoping to start as close to 5:15 as possible (South Medford is having transportation issues). We are still scheduled to play Mazama in girls soccer and Eagle Point for JV football this Thursday.

AUDITIONS FOR LARGE CAST SHOW Auditions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6th and 7th, and call backs will be on Thursday, September 8th, after school. ALL need to come after school on Wednesday for movement call. Sign-ups will be available August 30th on the DRAMA BOARD. Showings will happen the 2nd and 3rd weekends in November! Liisa Ivary (currently in Education at Road Scholar/OSF) is excited to be directing the OSF Education department's cutting of Romeo and Juliet at Ashland High School this fall. Romeo and Juliet: The setting will be the Pacific Northwest in the late 1960's, in the town of Verona. Two wealthy, prominent Catholic families - the Montagues and the Capulets - have been longtime rivals and enemies. The entire town is torn apart by their feud. Their only children (Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet) meet and secretly fall in love, setting up a crisis that forces the entire town to come to grips with the consequences created by their mutual hatreds. The production will run approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes (with one intermission). Liisa is asking for those interested in auditioning to please prepare the following: 1 short 12 to 16 line passage of Shakespeare monologue (verse preferred) 1 short (1 minute) modern contrasting monologue Potentially 8 bars of a song Short movement call on Wednesday for all! Please contact Betsy Bishop if you have any questions! Betsy.Bishop@ashland.k12.or.us

Our Ashland High School teachers are getting ready and excited to welcome our students back for the 2022-23 school year! Looking forward to seeing you all in person!

ASD is so excited to welcome our new teachers for the 22-23 school year! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to this impressive group of educators.

SUMMER TIME YUMMM AT AHS! As part of their Culinary “Egg Unit” with teacher, Maryetta Jacques, students Giovanni Jackson (left) and Anthony Mulhall (right) created these brunch staples! Dutch Babies, also called Bismarks, Dutch Puffs, or Hootennanies, are pancakes with an egg base that are baked rather than fried! Although Jackson and Mulhall topped theirs with macerated strawberries for a sweet morning, savory toppings like jalapeños and sour cream are sure to liven up any family breakfast! Kinda makes you want to go back to high school, huh?!

Summer School Art at AHS! Today, in Mr. Parowski’s art class, students paid homage to famed English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy by creating site-specific sculptures and land art. Our thanks to Mr. Parowski and students Morgan Geness, Evan Whitmire, and Olive Montana for sharing their creations!

Verizon hosts 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway Jackson County, Ore. — Inflation has taken a toll on families in more ways than anyone could have imagined. But, there are a few things that still have to be done no matter what, like making sure your children have back-to-school supplies. For parents who are struggling and need extra help with that, the Cellular Connection for Verizon is hosting their 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway. “Every location we have around the country gets from 150-200 backpacks every year and they come filled with school supplies from folders, rulers, paper, pencils and pens,” said Daniel Varela, District Manager for Southern Oregon TCC Verizon. According to Varela, they have four locations in Southern Oregon and the event will take place July 31 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. “We ask that when you do show up that you bring your child with you so we can hand them the backpack," Varela said. "We just encourage everyone to come out, we will have food vendors and games for everyone to enjoy as well.” The locations are: Grants Pass 498 Union Ave 142 NE Terry Lane Medford 1779 N. Riverside 1315 Center Drive “We have five $10,000 scholarships we will be giving away as well across all our locations," Varela said. "There's a little QR code that we can get them signed up for the potential to win one of these $10,000 scholarships, so when they come get a backpack we’ll help them out with that part as well.” They will be announcing the winner a few weeks after the giveaway and will contact each person that won. See the original story here: https://ktvl.com/news/local/backpack-and-school-supplies-giveaway-verizon-cellular-connection-folders-rulers-pens-pencils-southern-oregon-scholarships

Familiar Faces in New Places! AHS Welcomes-Back Francisco Lopez-Atanes as Assistant Principal beginning in August of 2022. Francisco Lopez-Atanes joins the AHS team officially as Assistant Principal after serving as an interim in that position during the 2021-2022 school year. Francisco was born in Madrid, Spain. He graduated with a B S in Philosophy from Alcalá University and earned his law degree at San Pablo CEU in 2002. His heart called him to the classroom and he earned a teaching certification at Cardiff University, completing a PhD in 2008. Except for a short period of time as a lawyer, Francisco has worked in education since 2003. He has taught subjects including Political Science, Spanish and AP Spanish Literature. Francisco worked in leadership positions in several organizations prior to joining the AHS Spanish department in 2019 where he quickly established himself as a teacher leader. During the 2021-2022 school year, Francisco serves as Interim Assistant Principal at Ashland High School where he also taught Leadership. Francisco says, “I have found in Ashland High School a place to call home and be part of a thriving community of educators that share a strong passion for education and are committed to all our students. Elisabeth, my spouse, was the first in my family to be part of the District, teaching Spanish at AMS. This year, my daughter is a Helman ‘dragon-to-be’ and is looking forward to kindergarten. My son starts his career at AMS in the fall. Every member of my family is part of the Ashland School District!” A Welcome Return! Becca Laroi is returning to AHS as Assistant Principal! Many of you know Becca Laroi from her time as Equity Director and AHS Assistant Principal in Ashland, or through her work in the valley with the BIPOC community and the Black Youth Leadership summit. Becca most recently served in Medford School District and consulted with Southern Oregon Education Service District on equity issues. We are excited to share that Becca is returning and has accepted a position as an Assistant Principal at AHS for August 2022! From Becca, “I am first and foremost the proud mother of three awesome humans. I am a product of the public education system in Southern Oregon and I am excited to be representation for students who don’t always see themselves reflected in our systems. I started my path in education as a special education assistant. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and focused on health and PE while obtaining my Master of Arts in Teaching. In addition to teaching, I have had the privilege of serving as a department head, instructional leader, softball coach, and community liaison for Black and African American students. While doing work in our community to uplift historically marginalized populations, I pursued my Administrative license. I had the honor of serving as the ASD Administrator for Equity and Inclusion, as well as Assistant Principal at AHS and McLoughlin Middle school in Medford. I’m humbled by the opportunity to come back and serve this incredibly special community in Ashland.”