Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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With different colored pieces of material sewn to the top of a pair of jeans, English teacher LoAnn Camp- bell was creative with her “trash skirt. (Photo by Erik Munson) Torn clothes, such as jeans, shirts and sweatshirts proved to be pop- ular. Junior Tara Twait takes time out at home in her torn outfit. (Photo by Erik Munson) Boys usually preferred to wear Le- vis 501 blue jeans. Freshman Matt Clark looks over the latest selection at County Seat. (Photo by Erik Munson) Denim Student Life

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qa eee ee “To stay in style, I like to roll up my jeans. -Senior Chad Wade Looking for the latest trends, junior Manali Barua checks out the newest pastels at the County Seat. (Photo by Erik Munson) Denim ` Student Life Call ingenuity Faded, bleached, torn, colored, decorated and rolled cuffs were some of the styles of jeans which were worn in the halls. In the mid-1980's, students became cre- ative with denim and found new ways to wear their favorite Levi's. | have always liked colored jeans. They are so colorful and they go with everything, soph- omore Laura McKlveen said. The torn look was popular and for some, exposing a knee was just what they wanted. “I fell and tore the knee out of my jeans. I liked the way they looked so I kept wearing them, senior Angela Simons said. But for others, the Salvation Army look wasn't the right Another of the many trends was overalls. Freshman Jessica Miller stays in style when she wears Pasta over- alls in school. (Photo by Stacey Morri- son) “ ص‎ em ` e P style. Instead, they chose to dress-up their ordinary denims. “Whenever I wear a jean outfit, I like wearing a lot of silver jewel- ry and my silver metallic shoes. Then I don't look so ordinary and casual, junior Jodi Bergan said. One popular brand of jeans was Guess. Both guys and girls got into the Guess craze but they chose their own way of wearing the popular brand name. “Tve seen a lot of people wearing the Guess jeans with the zippers at the bottom. Sometimes they wear them tucked in their socks with tennis shoes or they'll even wear loafers or flats to dress them up, freshman Sarah Git- chell said. Metallics, such as silver shoes, made a big comeback along with tightly laced boots and loafers, making ordinary jean outfits look more unique. a EE EE M. E EE r Guys, on the other hand, still tended to sport their favorite a = zone zs كمه‎ Ar c n. = | | 8 gu e mp Levi 501's with faded jean jack- 1 ets. “The only Levi's I like are my 501's and my jean jacket, and I always wear them together, ju- nior Mark Urick said. — - ( + sme o No matter what the style, people! liked experimenting with their jeans. However, some seemed a little more daring than others. The results were different with people spicing up their jeans. I didn't want to look like every- one else and I still wanted to Men di. wear my jeans, so | gave some? new things a try. I used bleach on some pairs. They weren't as boring once I changed them, junior Lisa Banitt said. a e da سے بي‎ - -Jil Dasher | Jean jackets and flannel shirts are still in style. Junior Tim Gouran and senior Colleen Crow both sport theirs. (Photo by Stacey Morrison) —-— - iim WW D - v sf F PA Ki Po J ١ c-—. e e جر‎ e c ا الي‎ a

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$ “The people I work with are really fun.” -Senior Jennifer Schumann Grocery Stores Student Life Bagging groceries, stocking shelves, punching cash register keys and carrying bags out to cars - the tasks of grocery store employees. Due to flexible hours, working at grocery stores was popular among students. They juggled schoolwork, activi- ties and free time for on-the-job ex- perience and a bi- weekly paycheck. The customers were responsible for many of the advantages and disadvantages on the job. Work- ers generally felt that most cus- tomers took the time to be polite and talk to employees. “The customers are nice to me, so I feel comfortable talking to them, junior Craig Johnson, a Fareway employee, said. There were also customers who weren't always polite to the em- Before carrying groceries to the cars at Hy-Vee, senior Ken Salyer makes sure that the items are packed cor- rectly. (Photo by Tom Proctor) wes D tocking up experience ployees. Some customers are hard to deal with and I’m hurt when they are rude to me, senior Lisa Aspengren, a checker at Hy-Vee, said. Most students enjoyed working with managers and other em- ployees. “The managers are very nice and don't expect you to do every- thing perfectly, senior Todd Cumming, a Save-U-More em- ployee, said. There were also problems, such as bad weather which caused discomfort for students assigned to carry out grocery bags. “In the winter you freeze and in the summer it's hot. No matter what the weather is we have to wear long pants, a dress shirt and a tie, Hy-Vee employee, ju- nior Brad Atchison, said. Despite the hassles, students oF HIE 9 — —o n looked forward to getting their paychecks. Most worked am average of 12-15 hours per week “The hours are okay, but we do have to work on weekends when it's very busy,” senior Chris Ber nard, a Fareway employee, said? A hectic atmosphere didn't als ways exist. When business was slow there were times when nof enough work could be found. Sometimes when you get night shift it gets really boring,” junior Joelle Duea, a checker at Randall Foods said. Dealing with the public, the weather and large work loads were some of the hassles these students faced. However, despite all the problems they felt the ex perience was beneficial. -Sarah Jong As a checker, senior Jennife Holte likes to make conversatio with the various customers who shop ati Randall Foods. (Photo by Tom Proctor) 5 aden Ll nt KS dac RT mC 7 D 1 LÀ »‏ ` ا M E‏ gt‏ اك LM -‏