The Rotary Club of Ashland-Lithia Springs is sponsoring a t-shirt design contest for student-artists who attend schools in Ashland, grades K-12.  This contest is meant to encourage local students to help their cl. . .Read More

Is animal testing necessary? Is it the only way to guarantee that your goops, globs and goos won’t hurt you if swallowed, sniffed, slapped on your skin or smeared in your eyes? No! There are other . . .Read More

On October 24th, while most kids were lounging around town, wasting away their five day weekend, Ashland High’s very own Rowing Team was in Rancho Cordova, California, racing against former and future collegiate and national team on Lake Natoma for the 5 kilometer Head of the American River regatta.. . .Read More

Based out of Santa Cruz, California, The Devil Makes Three don’t exactly play the kind of music you would expect from a California band. Their acoustic sound is a combination of bluegrass, old-time music, country, folk, ragtime and rockabilly that come together to produce a unique sound that is dee. . .Read More

Ashland High School’s Intramural Sports Program was started only three years ago by Steve Smith. He started the program here because he remembers how much he loved and enjoyed playing intramural sports when he was in high school. How it works is you can sign up in the counseling office and then . . .Read More

We all have our own strong suits and talents, such as music, art, or sports. Do we show these talents because we feel we should or do we actually enjoy the activities that show our excelling attributes? There are m. . .Read More

Imagine yourself at Ashland High School in the year 1969. The campus is like a park, with large expanses of grass and many trees. That year, a young woman by the name of Janie Smith graduated with her fellow students. A member of the drama and glee club, she is now an American Studies teacher. Yo. . .Read More

“When the moon is full, mankind is one” -- In China, the full moon has always been a representation of the gatherings of friends and family. The Mid-Autumn Festival is on August 15th in the lunar calendar. It’s a full-moon day, also called the Moon Festival. There are several legends about the Mid-A. . .Read More

Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar. It is a traditional and public holiday in Taiwan, and is also known by the Mandarin name Du¨¡nw¨³ Ji¨¦. Today this is best known as it relates to the suicide in 278 B.C.E. of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman. . . .Read More

Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is often called the Lunar New Year and traditionally begins on the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar. Almost everyone pastes the Spring Festival couplets, which are red papers with fo. . .Read More

The Rotary Fall Sports Program is passed out at almost every sporting game or event during the fall season. These are passed out at most water polo games as well. Well, the girls water polo picture and roster is nowhere to be seen in the program. The girls' water polo players have some interestin. . .Read More

The Wilderness Charter School began the 2009-2010 school year with a backpacking trek through the Marble Mountains . Learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom. For the Wilderness Charter School, it begins with the Marble Mountains . Twenty-two new students ventured out, starting with a thr. . .Read More

It was a warm summer night in Jacksonville, Oregon on Friday, September 11, where hundreds of people flocked to the Britt Festival Gardens. Many had waited since 8 that morning--braving the heat--all to get a good seat for the Michael Franti and Spearhead concert. Excitement bustled in downtown Jack. . .Read More

Classes are booming at Ashland High School. As most are aware, there have been many teaching positions cut in school districts everywhere. As a direct result, the class sizes have increased. 
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The current fire,which is not yet contained, was reported mid-morning near the intersection of Read More