Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Students attend ا‎ Games ET Si. OUTSIDE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. Katharine Middleton and family take a break in front of Olympic Village. (Photo by Larry Middle- ton). ROUNDING THE BEND. Running at lowa State helped Danny Harris place second in the Olym- pics. (Photo by ISU). The 1984 Olympic games caused Sen- iors John Lambert and Katherine Middleton to journey to Los Angeles, California, Middleton and her family attended about seven different events. She said that the events her family attended were really cheap to get into. The most they paid was $45 per ticket for swimming events. The most Lambert paid was $33 for track and field tick- ets. Transportation on the other hand was expensive. The Middletons spent $96 on busses in two days. Of the four events Lambert saw, the first was track and field. We had in- credible seats! he said. When Carl Lewis was just 50 feet away my cousins and | looked at each other and said, ‘Wow! Are we actually here?’ '' Despite a boycott by the communist- bloc countries, athletes from 140 na- tions competed in the event. Among these were two lowa State University runners, Nawal El Moutawakel and Danny Harris. El Moutawakel, running for Morrocco, won her nation’s first gold medal ever by winning the Women's 400m Hurdles. 400m Hurdles. Harris finshed second only to Edwin Moses of the United States in the Men's 400m Hurdles. Comparing the games to Ames High sporting events, Middleton said, Everybody paid attention, it wasn't just a social event like at Ames High.” “It was impressive to see everyone cheer for the United States instead of for Ames. she said. WAVING THE FLAG Nawal El Moutawakel holds the Morroccan flag after winning an Olympic medal. She ran track for I.S.U. (Photo by ISU) 44 past SC vs GC Su d E. نم‎ Js NC i 4پ‎ Se Pr See یھت‎ ` - V NU THE CRIME DOG. County Sheriff John Stark and McGruff announce a new crime prevention stamp at the post office. (Photo by Ames Tribune). — —

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4 S Preparing for school through summer camps Learning new skills, polishing old ones, or just having fun, were several reasons why students chose to attend summer camps or workshops. Senior Karen Brown participated in the National Cheerleaders Association- Camp held at lowa State University. During this four-day period Brown was selected as an All-American Cheer- leader finalist. “| had a lot of fun at cheer camp this summer. | liked meeting and working with the people on my squad. We had to get along to make it through four days of being together constantly. Junior Mark Yates attended a journal- ism camp at the University of Indiana in Bloomington. “It was a lot of hard work, said Yates. ‘| learned a lot about design, but not enough about journalism writing.” senior Alissa Kaplan was a counselor in training at Herzl Camp in Webster, Wis- consin. [his was a jewish camp, based in Minneapolis. b the camera. “We were called 'ozos', which is He- brew for ‘helpers,’ explained Kaplan. The ozos had to pay 125 dollars and submit an application. They did such things as working wifh campers, mop- ping floors, setting up docks and carry- ing luggage. Kaplan planned to return to the camp as a counselor the next summer. “t was hard work, but it was fun and very rewarding. For the first time in my life | learned to work with many people towards a common goal,” said Ka- plan, and added, It was great To take days off in Duluth and Minneapolis with the other ozos. One sophomore camper summed up his feelings, Camp was a great way to meet new friends, learn skills, and just relax while having fun.” CORN FLAKES? With sun-burnt faces after a long day of detassling corn, Dana Seehafer, Amy Meyers, Holly Westberg, and Lori Birdseye pose for a picture. FAMILY FLOAT. A summer day provides an afternoon of fishing for junior Dave White and his dad. The Whites were staying in a cabin in Can- ada. ROW YOUR BOAT. Drifting down a river in Papua, New Guinea, junior Leslie Stern turns to smile at July T3 Vacations, Camps, ۷۷۹۸۲۱۴005 |

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mod zo Wd dou | a 5 With the end of summer and the start of school, students found a major change in the registration process, On August 23 and 24 students registered for first and second semester classes. In previous years second semester regis- tration was in January. The reason for this change was so that class schea- ules could be computerized. Many students encountered conflicts because al year classes had to be scheduled during the same period both semesters. | was angry about registration this year because | didn't know it was for both semesters until the day before.” said junior Terry Faden, Because of that, even though l'm a junior, | won't be able to take driver education until next summer.” Senior Pete Gierasch, new this year mr k ۱ 1 SIGNING UP. Junior Lisa Mannes registers for a second semester English class. Because of com- puter scheduling students registered for fall and spring semester classes together. (Photo by Barb Farrar) SUMMER ATHLETES. Mr. Mike Wittmer, Mr. Harlan Dubansky, and Mr. Mike Hilmer await the start of the Big Creek Triathalon. (Photo by Julie Du- Dansk y) Students register classes for both semesters from Colorado, said | think that we should have been able to register for each semester at the beginning of each semester. Students would be more sure of the classes they would like to take and try a bit harder in those classes. © Many of the staff members felt that the new system was confusing and less efficient than the previous system. “Registration of juniors and seniors was more complex than we thought it would be.” said social studies teacher Bill Enquist. Therefore some students may have become frustrated with the long lines and made poor choices.” Sophomore Tara Fatka agreed, I'd heard that registration was supposed to be impossible, but it was actually pretty easy. Nobody | knew had any problems. ` uds