Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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A Mohawk defender attempts to block Chris Lang's jump shot dur- ing the home Ames-Mason City game. Nadya Fouad pauses for a rare moment of relaxation while taking care of last minute Christmas Formal arrangements. Student Life 15

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Lights, camera, action: spotlight on AHS life Self-scheduling, the Riggs-King tennis match and conse- quent rail confrontations, a rain-soaked Homecoming, and the general adjustment shock of five-day school weeks kept stu- dents occupied for the first few months of the ’73-’74 school year. ‹ But with the coming of colder weather and the heat cut- back, these faded into the background. Keeping warm became an obsession as students were urged to move their desks away from windows and to wear heavier clothing to classes. It was an abrupt reminder of nature’s control over man. However, the cold couldn’t squelch the student body’s en- thusiasm for winter activities. Drama productions, concerts, an increased number of winter sports, the Christmas formal, and other dances provided constant opportunity for student participation and entertainment. Class choices also increased in nearly all areas of the cur- riculum, expanding to meet every facet of student interest and ability. Providing more option for its high schoolers, AHS Illuminated by the Homecoming bonfire, Michaela Holdren, moved closer to completely individualized learning. Michelle Shorten and Jan Tuttle lead pep festivities. 0 کے‎ We - RK 8 - - - - 5 - — -m ነ 7۳ LI 4 - ሥሥ LL r -e -— zm چب ہجم‎ ሪ D 7 E Ans E S T S we ዛም rz MuR oS ae =” Following the change to Daylight Savings Time, Ames High stu- moonlit parking lot. Here by time-exposure photography we dents were met every morning by a nighttime view of the see patterns made by arriving students. 14 Student Life

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Student marshals, sidewalk highlight Council Several changes in student government came about this year following the election of Steve Buck and Paul Schuette as co- presidents. Direct action was the main characteristic of the first semester. The student marshals, the courtyard sidewalk, the Steve Hyer Memorial, and the large scale exchanges were just a few things that were accomplished by the first semester Student Council. | One of the ideas which saved school-sponsored dances was the institution of the student marshals. Eighteen more or less responsible students were selected to patrol the dance floors and help students who were in various stages of distress. The marshals, along with a new dance policy requiring all dances to follow a school event such as an athletic contest, saved the school dances from possible extinction. The most ambitious project undertaken by the council was the construction of the brick sidewalk in the courtyard. The idea stemmed from the excessive wear on the grass areas out- side the basement doors. The organization and construction of the sidewalk was done entirely by a group of boys under the supervision of Mr. Ritland. Last year most of the landscaping was completed in the courtyard. This year the Halls and Grounds committee had several redwood benches constructed and placed in the court- yard. The tables presently there are rather beat up and the benches are the beginning of a plan to replace them. Exchanges continued to be a big thing this year, the most noteworthy being the three day visit to the model school in Kansas City. Five Ames students and an administrator traveled to Kansas City as guests of one of the government funded ex- perimental schools. Another full scale exchange was organized with Valley High in West Des Moines. Many plans which were voted upon during the first semester were delayed until the second semester due to a lack of time and weather condition. The completion of the courtyard and the purchasing of more bike racks were postponed until spring and warmer weather. With the election of Paul Schuette and Dave Clark as second semester co-presidents many of the programs started in the fall were continued by the new presidents. Car pooling, organized in the first semester, was not actively started until second semester. The idea resulted from the ever- present energy crisis as an attempt to conserve fuel. The plan faced several disadvantages from the very beginning. Seniors who worked found it difficult to team up because of the neces- sity of getting to and from work at all different times. With the freedom gained through open campus few people were will- ing to sacrifice it for fuel. Seniors Joe Grant, Ken Van Fossen, Mary Brady, Denny Dobson and Kurt Fischer find out that the energy crisis with car pooling could get pretty cramped. President Steve Buck announces the thi: Queen finalists at the Homecoming asseml — 16 Student Council