Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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FURIOUS CHEERS of the Pep Club led the sports fans in stadium rumbling hys- terics. ROARING FANS followed the cheer leaders in a pep as- sembly on one of the mounds which surround the parking lot. 'Flic Little Cyclone teams, well-known throughout the state for the lively support of their fans, have earned their triumphs. At home games the stadium or the gym was filled to capacity with enthusiastic fans: for out-of-town games, Cyclone followers left Ames on game night with boundless pep and energy. This spirit of loyalty was evident not only at games, hut also throughout the school during the week before the games. Cheerleaders, in an effort to keep the enthusiasm high, initiated the idea of reading original poems about forthcoming games over the loud speaker during morning announce- ments. Pep assemblies were held as often as pos- sible on the eve of a game, and during the noon hour ten-minute pep rallies were held outside the school on one of the mounds surrounding the park- ing area. The pep club, composed of interested senior girls, helped the cheerleaders plan the pep assemblies. ‘'Pep' skits depicting scenes from the coming game were presented, and signs and posters were placed conspicuously throughout the halls reminding everyone of the game. It was this spirit of loyalty and enthusiasm dis- played by the fans and the spirit of fair play shown by our teams that made our school what it is this year and what it has been.

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SETTLING DOWN to work in clas? take? some doing, . . . but Mary Ellen Bragonier has discovered that a cough and . . . an index finger are just the right tranquilizers to do the trick. Ames High offers the student one of the finest academic programs in the country. High national ranking in merit scholarship tests and in the Iowa Tests of Educational Development indicates the outstanding scholarship of Ames High students. In the 1961-1962 school year, the Iowa Tests of Educational Development showed that the school average ranks in the 99th percentile in almost all areas of testing. A fine faculty and up-to-date courses furnish an excellent learning situation for students of all abili- ties. Programs in vocational education are pro- vided to help the student make career choices and receive valuable job experience. This year a series of honors courses were instituted, which provided an opportunity for students with exceptional ability to go beyond the normal scope of a class. Stu- dents could apply for up to two classes in the honors program; applications were judged on past performance and teachers’ recommendations. The honors sections included biology, sophomore English. American literature, physics, algebra, and chemist! )'. TONS OK CEMENT, bricks by the million, countless hours of work a building. Special equipment is provided to help the teacher. Some of the many teaching aids in the new high school include a language laboratory, well-equip- ped science labs, and other various visual and audio equipment. 7

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