Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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The free Burger King crowns 7 available to all customers help provide a lighter side to senior Angela Simons's lunch. (Photo by Kerrie Arch- bold) ® Students sometimes buy cereal for 7 the prize inside. Freshman Scott McGlothlin holds his Garfield bike re- (lector. (Photo by Kerrie Archbold) 1 c NS WS Kay-Bee Toys, sophomore Mike Urick selects Uno cards. Boardgames and cards were popular among students. (Photo by Kerrie Archbold) Looking at the shelves of games at Toys 29 Student Lite

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28 “If there is a prize inside the cereal box I always dig for it.” Toys Student Life -Junior Brian Martinson Se ——— e eS eg LO ys e — 9? و‎ for teens Most students believed in the fa- miliar saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Teenagers showed they were really kids at heart when about 70 per- cent admitted to occa- sionally playing with toys, including boardgames, cards, trinkets and collecta- bles. Students enjoyed col- lecting stuffed animals and ted- dy bears were found to be the most popular toy. “My favorite stuffed animals are teddy bears. They're cute and give me something soft to cud- dle, junior Missy Milliken said. Games like Trivial Pursuit and poker were also popular. “I play a lot of cards and board- games like Uno, Scrabble and With legos nearby, junior Matt McGrigg eats his McDonald's Happy Meal. Many students bought Happy Meals for the prizes inside. (Photo by Kerrie Archbold) Clue, especially during vaca- tions, junior Brian Martinson said. Usually, only spare money was spent on these toys which were often small, inexpensive and somewhat silly. “Depending on my mood, |I might spend up to $5 on cheap magic tricks or something,” sophomore Brent Anderson said. Students who ate at McDonald’s occasionally bought children’s Happy Meals because of the low price and the prizes inside. “I like buying Happy Meals when they have neat little prizes like race cars,’ sophomore Christa Holden said. Collecting Burger King crowns was also common among some students. “When we feel like goofing-off my friends and I sometimes pick up free Burger King crowns tg wear,’ freshman Stephanig Graves said. | E 1 | For many, another populag source of cheap thrills were ليع‎ al boxes. “I often buy cereal for the prize inside. I like the little اعمط رماع‎ the-dark things, but sometimes my little brother beats me t them, freshman Rob Army strong said. Í “Everything is so tense at schoof that getting something that req minds me of childhood eases} that tension,” senior Laura] Wassmuth said. i -Sarah Jons; Stuffed animals are populam among teenagers. Junior Heathem Christenson arranges her collection of | teddy bears. (Photo by Kerrie Archbold

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KZ — 30 c Aum سن سسحت‎ o - مت و‎ ege s —UÓP ا‎ ——— MÀ — س أب‎ T Baoa —á ت‎ —ÀM e i @ THEATRICAL € OMEDIE Screaming groupies mourned the drafting of their favorite rock n’ roll idol, and a bumbling G. I. tried to cope with a Geisha girl, as the fall and winter plays gave us a comical look into the past. Question: What does an American rock star have in common with a Japanese Gei- sha girl? Answer: Both were important characters in the fall and win- ter plays. For those of you who knew your history, you may have noticed a slight link between the two nostalgic comedies - “Bye Bye Birdie’ and The Teahouse of the August Moon.” The musical comedy, Bird. ie , struck a new note when students combined with The Children's Theater and AC- TORS, as was tradition every five years. “I had just moved into town, and getting involved in 'Bird- ie’ helped me get acquainted with ACTORS and other stu- dents. Everyone was really nice, freshman Dan Ander- son said. For the students who had worked with ACTORS be- fore, and for those who hadn't, it was a unique exper- ience. “It was different combining the two,” junior Jennifer Paige said. “It was like fire and ice. Each group had their Student Life Plays 4$» To coax a smile out of “ junior Jennifer Paige proves to be a difficult task for ACTORS theater member Craig Miller in “Birdie.” (Photo by Jennie Nuese) own set ways of doing things, they clashed once and a while, but it turned out well.” When the curtain closed on “Birdie”, students had one day before tryouts for “The Tea House of the August Moon” began. “The way the plays are sched- uled on the school calendar causes us to up the pace. We have to have so many weeks of rehearsals,’’ director Wayne Hansen said. After tryouts, some of the stu- dents had been cast in parts requiring them to speak in a different language. One play member, junior Kris Hall- berg, spoke all her lines in the Japanese island’s native lan- guage of Luchuan. She spent up to seven hours each week during rehearsals learning the language. “My character, the Geisha girl, only spoke Luchuan, so I used body language and facial expressions to communicate my message to the audience,” she said. Senior Tony Connor, who played the island interpreter, also had a hard time with his part. “It was my biggest challenge as an actor. I had to convey a natural ease with my charac- ter's accent for a smooth tran- sition in the humorous situa- tions. I was pleased when the audience laughed in the right places.” Although the settings of the plays were separated by two decades and an ocean, the hu- mor of both nostalgic com- edies was a timeless, multi- cultural experience. -Michelle Kelso Patiently explaining the Japa- nese ways to the audience, senior Tony Connor plays the island interpreter in the January 15, 16, and 17, productions of Tea House. (Photo by Tom Proctor)