Ashland High School - Bluejay Yearbook (Ashland, KS)

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Frank Long, a 16-year Ashland teacher, instructs Spanish and Psychology and sponsors Student Council. He graduated from Phillips University, Enid (BS) and Pittsburg State Univ. (MS) in Kansas. He has advanced graduate work from Emporia State Univ.. Kansas; Kansas Univ., FHSU. and Wichita State Univ. As guidance counselor Long helps students, makes scholarship information available, and informs them about college material. Long occasionally substitutes for teachers as he is here for Mrs. A.J. Wilson while she attended a business conference at Fort Hays State University. Sally McQuade teaches college prep English. Speech I, English II. eighth grade English and sponsors the Drama Department. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma (BA) and attended St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas, and Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Durant. McQuade is a 19-year teacher in USD 220. Sally McQuade (left) is seen like this much of the time because she directs all the school plays, dinner theatres, and assists with the speaking and acting parts in the all-school musicals. Faculty

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Keeping Busy Leaders “SCRAMBLE appears throughout the book on the outside edge of some pages. Faculty do their fair share of scrambling from the time they arrive at 8 a.m., teach junior and senior high students during a seven-period day, stay after school to help students, keep detention every Wednesday for an hour after school, work at junior and senior high ballgames (on the gate, in the concession stand, at the time-keepers scorers desk), coach, and sponsor activities to whenever they leave — be it 4 p.m. or 10 p.m. or later! Teachers SCRAMBLE! Steve Lenz, a newer member of the teaching staff and sophomore class sponsor, has taught for three years. He teaches chemistry, physics, eighth grade science as well as coaches senior high cross country, boys' basketball and girls' track for the junior high. Lenz graduated from Dodge City Community College and Kansas State University; he also attended Fort Hays State University. Tom Gilmore, a familiar face for 23 years teaches health, biology, seventh grade science and physiology. He also coaches senior high football and senior high boys’ track. He attended College of Emporia, Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Dodge City Community College, St. Mary of the Plains (Dodge City), Northwestern College, Alva. Oklahoma, and the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Neal Hill, a 20-year veteran of the fat teaches English III, English 7, Journalism English I. and sponsors the junior class graduated from Fort Hays State Unive and attended Pittsburg State Unive Pittsburg, Kansas, and Northwestern £ University, Alva, Oklahoma. 22 Faculty

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Taking Care Of Business Leaders There is much business around the school to be taken care of. Teachers work from August through May to take care of this business. They examine next year’s class schedule, develop lesson plans, request supplies and textbooks, choose textbooks, etc ... Teachers are always busy. RIGHT: Mr. Brian McVay stands proud for his picture to be taken. He has attended Emporia State University, and this is his first year to teach at Ashland High. He teaches junior and senior high vocal and grade school and high school band. He is also one of the junior class sponsors. ABOVE LEFT: Mr. McVay and Mr. Robin Mollhagen take a break from their teaching duties to enjoy a good, hot meal in the school cafeteria. ABOVE RIGHT: Mr. Mollhagen has taught at Ashland High School for six years. He earned his Bachelor Degree at McPherson College, and also attended Pittsburg State. Pittsburg. Kansas. He teaches junior and senior high Industrial Arts. Drafting. Auto Mechanics, and Metals. He does not sponsor a class. The practice is to give a one-year ‘‘rest after a class sponsor follows a class through graduation. Mr. Mollhagen was a senior class sponsor last year. Faculty