Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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— -— 20 After-Formal party held at Union Dancing, games, bowling, pool, and prizes were offered to all who attend- ed the after-formal party at the Me- morial Union. The party was sponsored by the Parents Together organization. The group sponsored an alcohol-free after-prom party during the 83-84 school year that had been such a suc- cess, that they decided to do it again. | thought the dance at the after-for- mal party was better than the dance at the formal, said Senior Amy Myers. Prizes given away included pizzas, T- shirts, and a portable cassette player won by sophomore Jodi Richard. It was really nice of the parent com- mitee to put it on, the radio is great. Richard said. AFTER-FORMAL BOWLING. The Memorial Union lanes were open to students after the formal. senior Becky Bishop looks to see if it's her turn. (Photo by Vel Randic) KEEPING SCORE. Sitting around the scoring ta- ble are Janelle Hall, Kevin Wobig, and Donna Rowe. Parents Together sponsored the alcho- hol-free party. (Photo by Vel Randic) December Formal, Mistletoe Dance SWINGING SUSAN. Sitting on a swing over the sea, senior Susan Colwell enjoys the Jamaican breeze. Many students took vacations over win- ter break. (Photo courtesy of Susan Colwell)

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NCA evaluates the school Everybody at one time or another To prepare for the review, Ames High must be subjected to it-Ames High was began a self-study program that last- no exception. ed three years. The study reviewed the curriculum, with special attention As a member of the NCA, National to required courses. Then, a model of Collegiate Association, the school the curriculum was presented to NCA must undergo a curriculum evaluation officials. every seven years. The officials began their evaluation on Educators from other schools, all of November 20. Then, teachers dis- which are members of the NCA, made cussed what improvements could be up the examination (or review) com- made. mittee. The committee's procedure was to go through the curriculum with Math department coordinator Mrs. the Ames High teachers and make Marilyn Hanson pointed out that this suggestions about what could be wasn’t the type of exam that could be done to improve the selection of passed or failed. It's getting an out- courses and to strengthen them. side opinion on what can be done to improve the Ames High system of edu- cation, and that's important, she said. LISTENING ATTENTIVELY. Industrial education teacher, Jerrald Swenson, listens to what an NCA official has to say. The Boss is back The tour of The Boss became the most talked about music event of 1984. Bruce Springsteen and his E- Street Band returned to Hilton Colise- um on his 1984 tour. Plain, simple hard- rock for more than four hot hours clinched the attention of all the fans in Ames and throughout the United States. | loved it! | got To sit in the sixth row that made it so much fun. It was the best concert I’ve been to,” said soph- omore Stacy Morrison. Unless you could afford to pay scalpers for highly over-priced tickets, they were hard to come by. A few hours after the opening day of sales, all the tickets were sold out. No glitter gloves, not a.single pair of spats, and no fancy light show. Bruce i Springsteen came across clearly with- n out gimmicks. He put on a down-to- | earth, smashing concert showing why n he, and he alone, was The Boss. BORN IN THE U.S.A. Singing the theme song from his hot 4984 album, Bruce Springsteen proves that his second time around in Am es is even better than his first. (AP Laser Photo) ON TO STATE. These 9 people made the State Music festival in November. Front row: Abigall | Sage, Erica Fuchs, Jenny Messenger. Back row: p Andy Miller, Mark Oakland, Craig Stroup. Not Pic- $ tured: Sonya Powers, Lara Hill, Nancy Gamon. (Photo by Barb Farrar) November Elections, NCA, springsteen pringsteen fons, NCA ہہ‎ A

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Christmas Formal name changed On December 29, students got all spif- fied up for the first-ever Winter Formal, at the Memorial Union. In the past, each year there was a Christmas For- mal sponsored by the Senior Girl's Club. The 1984 dance was sponsored in part by the school, and therefore it could not have a religious affiliation. Following tradition, girls asked guys to the dance and most girls took their dates to dinner before attending the dance. | | think it's a good idea to have the | girs ask the guys because the guys have to ask for al of the other | dances. said senior Shaun Connolly. | Tickets for the event were eight dollars | a piece. The money raised from the tickets helped pay for refreshments, decorating, renting the room, and the band. Overall, however, the student body was dissapointed in the band. “Everything was fine except for the band, said senior Lori Green. You couldn't really dance to them. IT wasn't necessarily the Winter Formal itself that excited students, but all of the festivities that went along with them. These included renting tuxes, buying dresses, corsages, dinner, and of course, all of the parties after the formal. senior Craig Kinrade said, The best part of the formal was everything afterwards.” | Mistletoe madness increases ROLE REVERSAL. Unlike Prom, girls asked guys to the Winter Formal. Junior Nancy Herriot escorts classmate lim Hughes to the dance. (Photo by Vel Randic) | attendance at dance The mistitoe was plentiful and so was the kissing at the year's most popular school party, the mistletoe dance. Mistletoe was handed out upon admis- sion to the event, which was a fun- draiser for The student council. Its the most fun of all the dances, because the mistletoe dance has more people than any of the other dances ... and it has mistletoe!” said senior Michelle Johnston. DANCING IT UP. The Winter Formal offers a good opportunity to dance. Sophomore Robbie Martin doesn't pass up the chance. (Photo by Vel Randic) FOREIGN FLAVOR. The 1984 mistletoe dance had a foreign flavor to it. Heidi Mansnerus, an exchange student from Finland dances with a student from Spain. (Photo by Dana Seehafer) It's fun, and you can usually find a date to the Winter Formal.” said junior Jenny Netusil. Things calmed down a little as the night grew old. “Towards the end of the night, people started dancing more,” said junior Cathy Stidwell. UP, UP, AND AWAY. Parasailing gives senior Nancy Ostendorf a chance to check out the beach. Her family spent winter vacation in Mexi- co. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Ostendorf) December Formal, Mistletoe Dance | 27