Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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TAKING A BREAK. Many Ames High students participated in RAGBRAI X. The five-day trip was an inexpensive and fun way to break the summer routine. CATCHING RAYS. Kyle Roho- vit lays out at the Briardale Square pool. Rohovit was one of the few who had a pool available without charge. шь... A Summer

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sw e е á P А rd ” | di + wt ' EE e СУ Lack of funds limited choice In the summer, many Ames High students were busy with full or part-time jobs, but others could not find jobs or did not wish to work. “It took me so long to find a job,” explained Jeff White, that by the time I got one it wasn't summer anymore. | For those students who didn't work, a lack of money often limited their summer activities. As Mike Dwyer said of his favorite sport, “То play golf takes money, so I couldn't play | as much as I would have liked to. ' Another activity that took money was swimming. Be- | cause of the expensive prices of Ames pools, many students NEU лт к=». с сй DE e eee си went elsewhere. Betsy Cornette was one such person. “I didn't have the money to go swimming in Ames, so I went to Peterson's Pit. It was а lot more fun anyway. Troy Evans agreed, “The pools were too crowded and expensive, but Peterson's was great. Something else that cost next-to-nothing was the family vacation, mainly because Mom and Dad footed the bill. In spite of this, many students could relate to what Rod Hammonds had to say. I didn't have as much money to spend on vacation this year, he lamented. Other cheap activities included the Summerfest Street Dance, many sports, and, if a student was lucky, the most inexpensive activity of all — a job. NEAR EXHAUSTION, Andrew Abian takes a break from training for cross country. Abian decided to go out for cross country to build up strength and endurance for wrestling. SUMMER SAILING. Nina Leacock, Jennifer Hilmer, and Coach Mike Wittmer prepare to sail in Wittmer's Hobie Cat during the swim team sailing party at Big Creek. Even though buying a sailboat was expensive, after the initial cost, sailing was free. WORKIN’. Jane Spurgeon makes sure all the clothes are in order while working at County Seat. Although some students had summer jobs, others looked for work but could not find it. Summer ( EE