Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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t a mock fashion show at The Credit Union, freshman Jonn Seim models a bathrobe for his Young Life audience. (Photo by Matt McGrigg) T he object of the game for ju- niors Nikki Schneider and Angela Doyle is to move the rubberband down their faces without the use of their hands. (Photo courtesy of Young Life) A a Y.L. meeting at freshman Jami Stiles’ house, sophomores Chantel Jordan and Kirk Holder sing from the Y.L. Songbook. (Photo by Dawn Johnson) Dung a Y.L. meeting, seniors Jen- nifer Paige and Jennifer Burris help to lead the group in a song. (Photo by Dawn Johnson) 28

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anie Wessman imponds allowed their mem- Ders TO explore whatever V f music They enjoyed. en Cn stream musi Mutant She the musical iBtudenrts. ፦ ወዌ © OUT f the songs The Mu- | ep play they write Bihemselves. That makes BiIhem more interesting than lla group that just copies pomeone else's music, sen- | he progressive and main- ለ ህከ! Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music ior Suzy Mill- = For some SADDS said. | want to 56 a bands it musician - whether wasn't so senior Robb | [[ be the next Bon easy. Per- Vallier wrote Jovi Or just in C local sonalit y COn- some of his e e flicts and Own music, oana, IM geng to varying de- too. Vallier play. grees of tal- and senior -Greg Limberg, sophomore ent brought Erik Fawcett — several were In- volved in a group called Outrage which had been playing dances and parties simce 1982. They found ad- vantages in being together for so long. When were performing, | know exactly what Erik will do. | know his personality so well that if he makes a mis- take, | know exactly how ተዕ help him, Vallier said. changes [fo D.O.A. “Problems occur if someone pretends they're God. If we don’t work as a group it wont come together,” ju- nior Rod Harl, keyboara player, said. “The group has to get together and go in one direction. ` A few students were direct- ing their lives toward a pro- fessional music career. t Summerfest ‘87, senior Erik Fawcett plays the drums with his group, Outrage, at Brookside Park. (Photo by Denise Denton) n senior Mike Meredith's base- ment, seniors Rafe Lorr, Rob Os- born and Meredith jam with their group The Mutant Sheep. (Photo by Tari Moats) “I'd like to be a musician in a band - whether | | be the next Bon Jovi or just in a lo- cal band, I'm going to play, ` sophomore Greg Limberg said. “| want my music heard. © Senior Rob Osborn of the band The Mutant Sheep also wanted to be profes- sionally involved in music. To be a professional musi- cian would be the greatest thing in the world, Osborne said. But music loses ifs ex- citement if you put financial gains in front of the actual enjoyment of it. For the students involved in garage bands, late-night jamming allowed for a little fun and excitement. | Garage Bands Student Life 27

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Anne Coady People think that it's all about religion but it's not. It's all about love, friendship and new beginnings, soph- omore Becky Jorgensen said. Young Life (Y.L.) was a non- denominational Christian ministry, aimed toward high school students throughout the United States. If was run by college students or Chris- tian adults interested in helping others. We try To share our faith so that no one feels any pres- sure to believe,” leader Jeff Doyle said. Over 100 students were in- volved in the Ames Young Life program that met Mon- day nights. Each week stu- dents sang, performed skits, listened to announcements and ended the evening with 15 minutes of fellowship. “Ihe people there and the love that is felt is what brings us back every week, Jor- gensen said. “It’s al about love, friendship and new beginnings. ` :Becky Jorgensen, sophomore Friendship and fun each played an important part at Y.L. meetings. Werre all friends here. The time spent with people who put up no barriers is what makes it so enjoyable,” sen- ior Julie Thompson said. Another enjoyable aspect of Y.L. was the relaxed at- mosphere. It was a fun place to go with a slightly religious ern- phasis without shoving it down your throat,’ senior Derek Cadwell said. One of the most common misconceptions about Y.L. was that it was some kind of Cult. OUNG LIFE Friendship and faith liven up those otherwise dull Monday evenings “The leaders share and teach us the word of God, but you only believe if you want to, sophomore Brian Peter said. “You can listen but youre not forced to.” Seven students attended Castaway, a Young Life camp located at Pelican Lake, Minnesota. According to junior Neila Anderson, camp Castaway was where the true meaning of Young Life came to light. Camp was the best week of my life. It was such an un- believable experience be- cause no one judged you and you were surrounded by so much love, Anderson said. Young Life may have helped some people grow spiritually and religiously, but for others it was just a fun activity fo liven up their oth- erwise dull Monday even- Ings. A: Camp Castaway, sophomore Brian Peter and senior Derek Cadwell play The Trust Game. (Photo courtesy of Young Life) Young Life Student Life 29