Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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one which, willing to try again. ` t was a Friday night, the moon was full, Phil Col- lins was on the radio and romance should have been in the air. But for the third consecutive Friday night there were guys sitting at home watching “Miami Vice pigging out on pop- corn and Coca-Cola Classic. Once again they had chickened out of asking that special girl to go on a date. There was always a chance that the girl might say no or already had a boyfriend, said junior Mark Williams, explaining why guys often hesitated to ask. | almost asked a girl out once, but before | had a chance, she asked another guy out, said junior Deepy Gupta. Personalities played a role in the search for a dream girl. Its important that. she should be original, herself and a liberal person. | think a perfect girl wouldn't think she was better than everyone else, said sophomore Rafe Lorr. The perfect date is if things don't go right, the girl is -Sophomore Eric Fawcett SS Eating at McDonald's is one of the ways seniors Tim Hughes and Diane Bortz spend time together. (Photo by Jennifer Osborne) Going to a home football game, grabbing a pizza at Pizza Pit, attending a school dance or renting a movie were all ideas for perfect dates. An experience of perfection was shared by senior Mike Hinders My perfect date was a day of jet-skiing and afterwords, to refresh ourselves, we went out for sandwiches. The romantics of the male population had other ideas of perfection. “I'm a roman- tic at heart,” admitted sophomore Pat Gibbons. He felt that “a nice candlelight dinner, some soft music and afterwards playing some would snuggle bunnies” make an evening complete. Although some had never experienced perfection in a date, they had definitely thought about it. “First, | would cook a candlelight din- ner for her. Then we would watch a classic like ‘Casablanca.’ This would make the evening complete, provided that the perfect girl, unlimited privacy and $50 were all available,’ said senior Julius Pohlenz. To others, “The perfect date is the one you just dont plan, commented senior Pat McCracken. “You meet someone at a party, and leave — maybe go to your house and your parents are out of town... ” McCracken said. On the numerous occasions that guys didn't ask a girl out and stayed at home wat- ching the tube on Friday night, they realized that they weren't alone. Senior Kevin Wolters summed it up by saying, “lm in no hurry; | have the rest of my life to search. -Lia Plakans 43 r4 w = ( ' 5 xis D L. t A. SEN $ A P ! J a ee a L4 ; H | EI. À i - ! E — T - A C Ce P j - by = ` f Y UP 3 g LI i

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GNE UNE ee EN | wear paisleys and prints because they're the latest fashions. nn, a typical high school student, woke up and looked at the clock. Oh no! 7:30? She jumped out of bed and raced to the bathroom, then back to her closet. What to wear? She pulled out the first things she found: a pair of flowered jeans and a big shirt printed with itty-bitty paisleys. She must be going blind, thought her mother, as Ann ran out the door. She needn't have worried. Ann could see fine; she was just following the latest fashion trends. Students could almost get dressed blindfolded; any- thing could be combined, bizarre colors, different prints and popular fabrics. Whenever | wear florals | mix different florals together,’ senior Erica Fuchs said. shirts were three or four sizes too big and could be worn tucked in or hanging loose. They were often seen in glaringly bright plaid, tiny prints, or big paisleys. “'I wear big paisley shirts — | Style was found not only in clothes but also in accessories. Paisley socks were one of the many options to accessorizing an outfit. (Photo by Erik Munson) like the way colors are mixed,’ said sophomore Tina Austin. Paisley pants werent too common, but flowered jeans were very popular. Junior Heidi Armstrong explained, | was basically getting sick of my jeans — they all looked alike. Flowered jeans were different and not everyone had them when | bought them.” Paisleys, posies and prints even showed up on ac- cessories. Flowered sneakers, paisley-printed flats, short boots made of floral tapestry or even flats with leather paisleys sewn on them could be seen. -Junior Kim Daddow Flowered skirts bloomed in the halls, trendy belts had floral tapestry sewn on or were stamped with tiny paisleys, ties had paisleys and even earrings had paisleys and posies. People who used to laugh at others for wearing paisleys are now wearing them too, said junior John Petersen. Students had a passion for fashion, whether it was a flowered skirt, printed pants or a paisley shirt. When Ann arrived home from school in the afternoon she considered what to wear on her date that evening. Her Stirrup pants and a big flowered sweatshirt? Or maybe that black sweater with the paisleys on it. How about a big cross hanging from one ear and a paisley from the other? Then she shrugged. Maybe she would go watch television and just put something on when he came to pick her up. It really didn't matter what she put together anyway; it would still be in style. -Karen Reilly