Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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| ا ۱ | | Service committee members Debbie Christianson, Bob Castner, and Beth Askelson plan a fire drill with Mr. Ritland. La« LES ` RE ہر ےہ و رد رت‎ li 2 BARRY TY N ج‎ ۱ i. a 2 , 7 ' ا با TS‏ i een‏ کے GORDIE MEYER 1 ` BRIAN STAFFORD SCHOOL BOARD — Front, Mr. D. L. Morehead, Mr. Lawrence Burkhart, Mr. Hetzel; Back, Mr. Joe Stratten, Dr. Richard Herrn- Stadt, Mr. Ruth Hamilton, Mr. Robert Zack, Mr. T. E. LaVelle, Dr. Harold S. McNabb, Mr. B. F. Vandeventer, Mr. Bill Allen. In spite of the cold weather, construction crews worked steadily all winter on the fine arts building to be ready in 1972. M — DAVE SCHULZE 17 aan A 7

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CD A Dr. Farrar and Superintendent Hetzel examine plans for the new fine arts building at one of their Mr. Hetzel retires after 16 years in Ames schools Mr. Walter Hetzel, superintendent of schools, retired this June after sixteen years in the Ames system. Mr. Lawrence Burkhart, School Board president, said of Mr. Hetzel, “The quality of the Ames school system reflects his presence: He has provided the leadership and vision to develop our present high standards and has established à working environment in the Ames school system that permits the staff to work jointly toward the reali- zation of their goals. Since Mr. Hetzel came to Ames in 1955, he has spearheaded a movement for new bonding so that six of Ames' eleven schools could be built, including Ames High. The last section of the high school to be completed, the fine arts wing, is scheduled to be finished in February, 1972. 16 regular conferences. | | emm m - DAVE SCHULZE During a visit to the classroom, Dr. Farrar shares a joke with anthropology students Bruce Edwards, Laura Koerber, and Gene Larson.

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— pe fr e This is only a small sampling of the countless students who crammed into the administrative offices waiting for necessary schedule changes. s A 1 ۴ ü 8-periods, IMC expand ways for Students to learn - Sweeping changes in courses, materials D. and scheduling greeted students as they | began the 1970-71 school year. Theeight- } period day allowed more flexibility in | course offerings and three instructional | material centers gave students a chance 1 to use fascinating new equipment to pro- ۱ duce their own study aids. With the increased number of periods, students could take any of the ten addi- tional semester courses which were added to the curriculum. Six new courses were offered in the English department, two in social studies, and one each in math- matics and home economics. The art de- partment specialized its courses to a greater extent. A 90-minute lab period was available twice a week for science and shop courses. The physical education department also offered an increased va- riety of activities and scheduled one semester with classes three days a week for each student, while the remaining semester consisted of two-day weeks. The IMC offered numberous new study aids available to teachers and students alike. The equipment included various types of cameras and projection ma- chines, record players, tape recorders, typewriters and copy machines. An added attraction to the materials offered was the shift to supervised individual use of | the study aids. According to Mr. Everett Ritland, assis- tant principal, these changes offered more opportunities to students than ever before, and placed greater emphasis on individualized study. It also tested stu- dents' ability to plan and regulate their own school time. 07 EE | | ut BLISS The library's studious atmosphere is one unchangeable aspect of AHS. 18 em, RE