Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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CHEERING. Wearing hats to show their spirit, enthused students pack the gym to rally behind their teams at the first pep assembly on hat day. CROWDED. The colorful array of a bike rack full of bikes was not always a cheerful greeting to an almost-Tar- dy biker in search of a parking place. Winter weather hit early. Officials were unprepared for the October cold spell, so students shivered in their classes until the furnace could warm the building. Journal- ism photographers heated darkroom chemicals because the temperature had fallen low enough to prevent their effec- tiveness. A 34 temperature at the last home football game forced the band to make allowances. Instead of sequinned leotards, the twirlers wore sweaters and pants and some band members marched without instruments. The next day, cold wind and snow made condi- tions miserable for the students who cleaned the stadium after the ISU-Colo- rado game. Another impression was made early in the year when the stratification process sift- ed the classes info place. Senior boys leaned cockily against the rail, confident that no one would kick them off. Other seniors were startled To realize that these boys were members of their own class. The sophomores, who only last year had been at the top of the Junior high hierar- chy, quickly found they d lost their status. | was nervous,” said Tina Ferleman. `I soent two hours the day before trying to find my way around. Juniors enjoyed be ing able to dish out the ridicule they had received the previous year as BsCOls- These memories wil last because ... i e Sg 5 d ` n a, f i A | P : 4 vemm t i N ej d ; AD , Opening 5

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Everyone, whether they chose to be in- volved or not, was aware of some school happenings. Fashion trends, jobs, school groups and social events all highlighted Impressions of Student Life and Activities Long after students had tucked away their punk sunglasses, knickers and leg warmers, they would remember the year's clothing, probably with a chuckle. Thoughts would be much more serious when they recalled the many hours of work put in on class projects or as mem- bers of various school organizations. And everyone had those moments that would remain with them forever — like making concert band as a sophornore, taking their first finals, going to prom, and graduating. TABULATION. WEB staffers Mary Weber and Kristi Mick- elson record results of a survey which was taken To obtain statistics about teenage sex patterns. SEASON'S GREETINGS. Steve Cox chats with an adopt- ed grandma at the Christmas party given by the Ames High Volunteers at Riverside nursing horne. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. Dave Koester re- hearses his guitar at home. Koester often played during services at his church. FORCE FEEDING, Monte S jobakken stuffs a Twinkie into Doug Kauffman's mouth during an unusual contest in a fall pep assembly, Features Division 7