Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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ОМ HER TOES. Cam Kottman | warms up in the Robert Thomas dance studio. Private dance lessons were a popular activity for many students. READING THE SIGNS. Molly Homer and her father talk to each other with sign language, which they learned through a night school course. ә”. PRESSING MATTERS. Tom Daulton checks his print in the art room. Art classes at the Octagon were а good way to improve art skills, Many students took advantage ot the opportunity Community

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j i f : | ` 1 H WELCOME WAGON, Marla Stockdale and Kris Childs are greeted è Cb. their first day by gifts from their Big Sisses. Little Sisses met their Big 5 isses on Discovery Night. Little Sisses were brought to Minsky's wearing m D oe ze per sacks and blindfolds tor the pizza party. EXPERIENCE COUNTS. Senior David Orth helps Mark Laurent organize his schedule at sophomore self-scheduling. mme —— жеш NËT ET ET 1 — - Ze 2 - — X A — Em о чү — — © Oat See ANNE E актылык аж FIRST DAY BLUES. Richie Chieves listens and takes notes in Biology during his first day of school. For most sophomores, the first day of class was just an introductory look at what the rest of the year would be like. Teachers handed out grading scales and course outlines. SOPHOMORE CONFUSION. Mark Laurent receives assistance scheduling his classes from upperclassman Dave Orth. WATCH THE BIRDIE. Brenda Plakans smiles for the camera while getting her I.D. picture taken. Student I.D.’s were used as library cards. First day

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City stressed more education Although school ended at 3:20, education for many Ames High students continued. There were several reasons why students took outside PERFECTLY PERPENDICU- LAR. David Lynch practices on the parallel bars. Ames High didn’t have a classes. Many took a certain class because it was not avail- able in the Ames High curriculm. boys’ gymnastics team so he practiced Some Ames High students took advantage of education in with ISU. the community because they had exhausted all the learning possibilities in a certain area at Ames High. “I took some classes at Iowa State University after taking all the math | and physics that Ames High had to offer, explained Steve eee Hou. Some student attended classes in addition to similar courses at Ames High. Dance was a popular choice, but: indepen- dent teachers and franchises took advantage of the boom- ing interest in aerobics. “I felt excerising to music was beneficial,” said Mrs. Darlene Impecoven, attendance sec- retary. Chris Block summed it all up by saying “Ames High didn’t offer enough for everyone’s interests, and my interests lie elsewhere. Taking classes outside of Ames High exposed me to people I had to deal with in everyday life. 7 ZE anb ER x 1i » DIC E VO uo wit b — STEPPING UP. Steve Hsu walks up to the ISU physics building to DOUBLE FIDDLE. Jennifer Taylor listens to her teacher's advice at take a sophomore physics class. It was convenient to have the university in а lesson. Many band and orchestra students took private lessons in Ames so that those who had taken all that Ames High had to offer could addition to the lessons provided by the school to give their performances continue their education while taking other courses at Ames High. an extra boost. Community