Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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n your mark, get set go! Off at the gun, plunging into a flurry of activities. Homecoming spirit was motivated by the theme, Headed for a showdown. Pieces of the wild west popped up throughout the building. In the hall, a huge boot hung, decorated with the week's schedule of events. As Lynn Freeman, junior commented , Homecoming was a week of events that took a lot more than a week's work but it was worth it. Homecoming provided festivities for some and memories for all. Some of these memories might be: — topping the car's antenna with a 25 cent AHS pennant. — becoming an overnight mum salesman. — dressing up like a clown for half time game entertainment. — jumping at the boom of the Homecoming cannon. — decorating a car like a hearse. — belting out an enthusiastic round of Hackman's Song at the bonfire. — voting for Minnie Mouse as the new Homecoming queen. — bestowing toilet paper upon the front lawns of football players. — missing the Homecoming dance again for a Saturday morning track meet. — anxiously awaiting the return of Monday morning and a normal, uninterrupted week. — headin' for a showdown! 'These are all ways of celebrating the spirit of alumni and the competion called Homecoming. 'Homecoming — a lot of work, but worth it'

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support 1 feel pep should Бе a voluntary thing.’ nnouncement: There will be an all school pep assembly third period in the gym. It Is not required. Pep started in the assemblies, but expanded into other activities. The support of interested students brought back the pep that had faded away. Pep Club was organized and put into a new dimension after being pushed aside last year. Members took basic activities of a pep club and added their own individual touches. Their goal was to get spirit moving throughout the student body. Spirited colors of orange and black not only covered the school, but extended to downtown and North Grand stores. Students also displayed the colors at the of a football game. Homecoming game. А cannon sounded for the first time at Ames High after each touchdown during the Homecoming game. All supplies and the cannon were paid for by money raised from Pep Club cake sales. Ideas came freely from members. ‘There were no required attendances and all participation was voluntary. Chris Catus felt this was one reason the display of enthusiasm from the members held throughout the year. It was made possible because people did volunteer. I feel pep should be a volunteer thing. Brought back from near extinction was the school mascot. Cheering along with the students was Amos, a black cyclone worn by Sheri George. Senior Kim Bailey summed up the idea behind Amos. “People are supporting the team and Amos is a way of giving this support. Lynn Freeman, president of Pep Club, thinks spirit will continue. “1 think we will always have pep activities. There's enough spirit so it won't die out! Above: Lisa Johnson shows her talent by painting windows in downtown Ames. Center Above: Tan- talized by the array of food, Kary Bahr treats herself to some of Pep Club's goodies. Center Be- low: Newly recruted supporter, f oreign exchange student Maria Flores discovers the uncertainties e c —ÁÀ рес? Ke me ж ; “жс.” , А f ke 1 Ka

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Мм” ` pee و Top: Senior Dave Wedin kindles the bonfire with his musıc. Center: Cyclones fight hard against Fort Dodge but lose their Homecoming game; 14- 7. Above Left: Queen Sue Ricketts presides over her court. From Left are; Dave Crawford, Connie Birdsall, Brian Jenkins, Candy Block, Mark | ЖР, Eshelman, Sue Ricketts, Jeff Owings, Jody Dun- lap, Matt Burgason. and Sharee Tschetter. Above: Sophomores Kelly Smay and Patty Vandermaaten paint the school. Far Lett: Howara Cosell (Owen Herrnstadt) interviews Charla Cheerleader ( Mitch Delaney) in the cross country skit at the kick off a assembly. Left: Couples move to the music of Ben- son. 9% р x 1 к 3 A we —— 61 3чїшодәшоң H % маг =. Aë - mu лы = E e à Nos [Ж Ma — - — MÀ — MÀ HP — be