Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Above: ALL SMILES. Chris Van Guilder and Mark Hemingson dance to the sound of MACNASTY at the Homecoming dance. Circle: “ANNIE” ZEDIKER. Coach Zediker dresses up for the assembly. Above Right: UPSET. Royd Jackman races around Cedar Falls with Clint Fischer Leading the way. Lower Right: ANOTHER ROLL. Steph Wag- goner and Barb Guy get up early Home- coming morning to decorate a football player’s house. snapped the string

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frisbee contest. Even with changes and additions many Homecoming traditions- painting windows, car decorating, coronation, and decorating the players houses-were still in tact, which made for a busy week. According to Senior Dan Stump, “There was something to do everyday.” With all this how could Homecoming have been anything but a success? “It was great! said Senior Bea Van Fossen. Y HOMECOMING COURT: Bottom: Jo Montgomery, Dan Stump, Sarah Townsend, Evan Geise. Center: Queen, Julie Waters and King, Reggie Harrington. Top: Anne Conzemius, Dave Litchfield, Sam Fouad, Polly Homecoming 23 over Cedar Falls. Both cross country teams placed third at districts and qualified for state. The girls swimming team placed fourth at the Ames Invitational. Another break in tradition happened on Thursday night. The annual bonfire was moved from the parking lot to the gym due to high gusts. Along with broken traditions there were also additions. These included hush buttons, kidnapping the football players, the powderpuff game, the cross country torch, and the Spirit Slater. Left: FIRE UP. A mob crowds the gym for a pep rally after coronation. The bonfire was cancelled due to winds ahd dry conditions. Above: SMOOTH STROKE. Janet Popelka helps paint the school to help build Homecoming spirit. Right: DINNER BY CANDLELIGHT. Pam Roberts and Dave Bergeson enjoy an after dance dinner at Burger King. Burger King supplied free refreshments for the dance. ew traditions and breaking old habits were the center of attention for Homecoming 1976. The addition of a king was greeted with mixed emotions. “l don't like having a king, commented Sophomore Teresa Lang. Junior Mark Jensen said, “l thought it was a joke at first but when the nominees took it seriously, it was all right. A string of eight Homecoming game losses was snapped by a 12-10 upset