Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Weather made sports difficult wal be here as soon as possible.’ icheers answered this announcement, which was heard over the loudspeaker at least twice during ithe winter as the first heavy snows and blizzards in four years forced the school to close. Pleased with the break, students headed off to enjoy ski- ing. skating. sledding, and other individual winter Sports. These activities, however, were also af- fected by the stormy weather. The snow meant | ould snowmobile alot more,” said Steele Camp- pell but the places | wanted to go were in the Eountry and the weather made it hard to get there. i Ime weather not only interrupted individual sports lat home, but prevented many students from leaving town for activities such as downhill skiing. ‘liked to ski and we were going to go to Afton, Out the weather was so bad for driving that we didn't get to go, complained Ann Graves. sometimes it was too cold to go outside, but I still spent more time outdoors this winter; in past years there wasn't any snow, this year the snow was good for sledding,” explained Mary Weber, who agreed with other students that not every aspect of the winter weather was bad, especially for people who enjoyed snowball fights and indoor activities like bowling and basketball. LAST MINUTE. Waiting at the starting line of a 100-mile race in Wisconsin, Tim Hinz watches a friend get ready to go. FIT 'N' TRIM. Rod Hammonds stays in shape, doing curls as part of his lifting workout in The weight room. WESTERN HORSEWOMAN. After the county fair western plea- sure class, Donna Moore stops Tricia for their red ribbon. RA te aha Seo eee Wy = ` , ». (90 A | ww i » - «Ji. , d € 4 d , A». af è s v v = f as à » : Individual Sports 29

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END OF RUN. Jay Shafer pauses amoment on one of the slopes at Afton Alps before making anotner run EAT AND RIDE. Tim Volker pulls out of the pack in the Oktober- fest race, anticipating a nand-off of food or water SHOOT FOR TWO. John Thompson makes a shot while he and friends play basketball at the State Gym

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START YOUR ENGINE. Helene Jones gets ready for behina- the-wheel instruction in sum- mer drivers’ education. 30 School Alternatives ochool options added choice Many students, attempting to add extra credits, make up lost credits, or speed up their gradu- ation, opted for alternative school routines. Their options included summer school, night school and a college high school mix. During June and July, 272 students attended surn- mer school courses. Among these courses, the most popular were drivers' education, U.S. gov- ernment, and typing. Classes were more infor- mal and you had more Time to do homework. They didn't interrupt your day because the classes were usually in the morning, commented Amy Jones on the advantages of summer school. “It was a good way to take drivers’ ed., she added. A high school night course was offered for stu- dents that needed to make up credits in order to graduate on time. They received individual help as well as take home assignments. Ben Gilchrist, a night school student commented. There is not very much to learn in night school compared to a classroom buf that doesn't really matter since | didnt get there by outstanding academic achievement. Jane Campbell was one of the students that at- tended both lowa State University and high school. She decided to incorporate both so that she could get a head start on college. Besides missing out on part of the high school day, | was still part of high school and | thought that was important during my senior year, she summed up. GETTING AHEAD. Jim Kleinschmidt, in an attempt to lighten his load for his senior year, works on his summer homework. E. SUMMER STUDY. Cara Bredeson, Peter Fung. and Jackidi O'Brien spend a summer morning studying government. . ! '