Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Ё Not like it eed to be Assemblies took on a new look in 1983-84. The | qym and auditorium didn t just chanqe phys- | ically, what happened inside them was differ- ent. Talent and band assemblies were no more, and required assemblies were т. The SADD organi- zation (Students Against Driving Drunk) had one of these required assemblies. State patrol- man Mike Gilbert delivered a thought-provok- | ing speech to a gym which was packed full of listeners. ” EE Ihe first required assembly was held only а EM week before the SADD assembly. Senator Rog- ИИИЙ er Jepsen made an appearance when Ames High was awarded the Excellence in Education x award trom the Department of Education s com- | Set mission of Excellence in Education. Ea The old standbys (pep assemblies) also took on a | — eo different twist. Depending on what season a 2 a cheerleader cheered, pep assemblies were an important factor. 'We felt like we should have a lot of assemblies because it was our first season in the Metro, and we felt we should get every- | one behind the teams, said fall cheerleader | Nancy Budnik. Linda Klein contradicted Budnik's statement. | After our first assembly it was obvious it was going to be harder to inspire the crowd for the - : winter sports, so we chose to have only two IN а — assemblies, rather than the five the fall cheer- leaders had. ww Cheerleaders had something to contend with in that the school required some assemblies and not others. Since pep assemblies werent re- quired as were others, pep assemblies had to alternate morning and afternoon schedule times so as not to disrupt the same classes each time. We had to keep the assemblies interesting be- cause seniors often didn't have classes in the afternoon so we needed to make all of the as- semblies rowdy and exciting to keep people sticking around for the afternoon ones, ` said fall cheerleader Ann Yates. ` E. d. PRESSURE. Mike Gilbert gives a lecture to an all-school assembly about drinking and driving. Gilbert gives lectures all around the state to various groups representing the SADD organization. 2d Assemblies

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Assemblies BEACH BUM. Anne Johnson fires up the crowd at the Beach day assembly which the cheerleaders put on to kick off homecoming week. The candidates were announced at that assembly and Johnson was one of the six nominated. , tn DANCE, DANCE. Members of Karen Johnson and Cam Kottman's dance perform at the dance show preview. CA ` mal е ear uu N— PUPPY CHOW. Sophomore cheerleaders Beth Evans, Lisa Tice and Cathy Stidwell prepare to start a cheer but must wait until the crowd settles down. The sophomore cheerleaders were showered by Puppy Chow to follow an old tradition. EXCELLENCE. Students were gathered together on a Monday morning to listen to a panel of speakers such as Senator Roger Jepsen (seated in back). The assembly was to award the Ames High for Excellence in Education.

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— me ч» — — PROUD OWNER. Маг! Bathie qet: ready ti CH back ! la He often took his [969 Coronet tor a spin during his tree periods CAR CARE. Perry Ells. Wi rth lightens the luanuts with an air rachet as he re- places his snow tires during Cars were a way ої Ше The boy slammed the hood of his car, raised the garage door, and took off. It worked; the timing was right and the car ran pertectly. The tires squealed as he whipped back into the north parking lot. What the average student saw emerge was a “dirthead,” but the driver wasn t what that term implied. Granted, he did take auto mechanics classes, but he spent more time on work related to his classes — mainly on his car — than did many students in more traditional curricula. Senior hot rodder Mark Bathie said he spent many hours ` on his 1969 Coronet RT. Though he did a weekly tune-up, Bathie was building a new motor for his car. ``[ spent a lot of time on my car, and І liked to just drive around, he Said. Many students felt they saved money by work- Hot rodders ing on their own cars, but most reported high gas and maintenance bills. Last time we fig- ured it out, I was spending about $250 a month, reported Jeff Theilen. Theilen's 1967 Catalina got only 11.2 miles per gallon. Hot rodding was an interest that increased as time went by. It came on a trailer missing lots of part, explained Steve Shafer, who started building his 1957 Chevy when he turned 16. By his senior year, he estimated that he had invest- ed nearly 1,000 hours and more than $2,000 restoring И. To most hot rodders, working on cars was not only a hobby, but a way ot lite. —— u——sDY ALL REVVED UP. Senior Mike Barnes cruises by in his 1971 Dodae RT. The car, one of the last RT's ever made, belonged to Mike's father but Mike got to drive it on occa- Ой. - - A L] v» is ا‎ = л isa a E س ست‎ —— Y =. ENG dr. n) A