Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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CREATIVE CONTROVERSY. After discussion, the Student Council moved the sculpture to behind the fine arts wing. BEST BUFFET? Students wait in ine to receive their much- complained-about portions of school lunch foods. 14 Theme Feature Unwanted impressions lasted! High school gave students many lasting impres- sions; receiving an A+ on a physics test, carrying the football for a winning touchdown, being cast in a play. But with pleasant memories came un- pleasant ones that students wanted to forget. The things students remembered most were em- barrassments at school, such as falling down the lobby stairs or walking into the wrong class. When! was a sophomore, | went to put my coat in the girls' locker room during the Homecoming dance,” remembered Cara Bredeson. | walked in on the visiting football players who were get- ting in the shower. Brian Hayenga also experienced an embarrassing situation at school. | was on stage during The their lines,” explained Hayenga. “We stood there silent for several minutes because nobody knew | what to do. | don't know how we started again.” i Mouse That Roared and the other actors forgot | f ) i , Other students would have liked to forget mo- | ments away from school. '| was cantering my horse at the County Fair and | dropped a rein,” ] reminisced Chris Block. | used the rein | had to pull BT my horse in a circle and st op her. The judge never ELE said anything, but he knew exactly what hap- 1 pened.” j} As much as students would have liked to forget their embarrassments and unpleasant exper-1 iences, they are a part of their high school impres- 7 sions that will never fade.

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MAKES PERFECT. With orange and white flags waving In the HELPFUL. An experienced Mr | breeze, flag corps members relish their moment in the spot- Bob Impecoven tries to take i ight. Long hours of practice paid off as they performed a some of the confusion out of routine in perfect unison. sophomore registration by | checking to see that the | WAITING. Larry Beckett endures the long line in County Seat sophomores have their forms caused by the back-to-school rush filled out properly. t Wu f i . r É. v (3. ms OO TUA 7 oi. B | CHARGE! Filed with the ex- citement of the first game, the football players rush out onto the field for the pre- game warm-up. OUNSELING. Mrs. Kay Garrett tries to help a confused Lisa »chorpp during sophomore registration. The aid available to the sophomores helped them to overcome most of their pre- egistration fears. Upperclassmen, teachers, and counselors all siped sophomores through their first registration session. Getting Ready 13

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K | - P NOR I atm dn OD FROSTBITTEN. Freezing tem- peratures forced students like Allison Merrill to walk and drive to school on slippery sidewalks and streets STUMPED. David Johnson struggles to think of the right words for a Basic Composi- tion writing assignment. MISSING PERSONS. Mr. spatcher marks the names of his homeroom after seventh perod during a sophomore homeroom check. Theme Feature 15