Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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., weg HE gs Mte ኮህ x n January 27, Jonathan Jackson, son of presidential candidate Jes- se Jackson, answers questions and dis- cusses current issues with sophornores sarah Gitchell and Mick Johnson and junior David Nickum. (Photo by Anne Johnston) O t the junior-senior prom Shades of Elegance,” seniors Danny Daniels and Anne Coady take a break from the crowded dance floor to enjoy some fresh air on the Scheman Center terrace. (Photo by Kristin Schultz) A | “ህሃ was a popular fashion statement among students. Senior Joe Sweet enjoys creating his own tie- dye clothing as a form of artistic ex- pression. (Photo by Frank Pipitone) Opening 3

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As the doors of Ames High opened on September 1, students knew that there was something special about this year. Three days later, wearing their Bock in Black” buttons and waving their orange and black pom-pons, they flocked to the first football game of the season against Fort Dodge. They showed their enthusiasm again on September 9, volunteering for the AHS Fund Drive and raising $13,300. After a month of exchanging notes and gifts, over 150 freshmen girls discovered who their Big 515 were at the Discovery Night party October 5, which kicked off Homecoming Week. Other activities during Homecoming Week in- cluded powderpuff football games, window painting, coronation, a bonfire and the first-ever Saturday- night dance. The football team ended its season with a victory over West Des Moines Dowling, capturing the Metro Conference title. As the cold temperatures of winter forced students to bundle up, seniors kept warm by lighting their bunsen burners in chemistry classes. The annual, and somewhat controversial, Mis- tletoe Dance raised a record $1522, providing an- other way for students to keep warm while smooch- ing with their favorite sweetheart. Students enjoyed a two-week Winter Vacation that was filled with an “Enchanted Forest, a quick get-aways to warmer climates and a little time to catch up on sleep and homework. Classes resumed on January 4, and stu- dents honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an as- sembly on January 15. As first semester came to a close, students pulled grueling all-nighters and lived on No-Doz in order to survive their final exams. n the Senior Directed One Act Plaza Suite, senior Kathleen Brewer portrays a worried moth- er. Plaza Suite was di- rected by senior Kris Hall- berg. (Photo by Anne Johnston)

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OUTRAGEOUS As second semester got under way, campaigning for the lowa Caucuses shifted into high gear. Jonathan Jackson, son of Democratic candidate Jesse Jack- son, encouraged students to vote for his father in a question and answer session on January 27. Students rocked at JAM '88 on February ዕ to raise money for the junior senior prom, Shades of Elegance. The choirs, under the direction of new conductor Gary Schwartzhoff, gave their winter concert on February 8, the same evening that the lowa Caucuses kicked off the 1988 road to the presidency. lowans, including many A.H.S. students, picked Repulican Robert Dole and Democrat Richard Gephardt as their candidates, both of whom later dropped out of the race. Ames High addressed the problem of AIDS on February 23 with a film during homeroom followed by small group discussions with local health officials. Sixty-seven stu- dents danced their way across the stage at lerpsi- chore '88, and the girls gymnastics tearn finished third at State and said goodbye to gymnastics at A.H.5. With the help of “Stork Power, the boys’ basketball team made it to Sub-State after a breathtaking two- point victory over Ankeny on March 2. Spring Break sent students across the nation and abroad, whi le others stayed in Ames March 14-18. Forty-one chorus and band members received Division | ratings at Solo and Small Group State Contest on March 26, proving once again that this was a year that was Ooh... OUTRAGEOUS! emonstrating an anthropological process to her first period class, sen- ior Margie Edwards applies make-up to senior Mike Burgduff. (Photo by Anne Jonnston) he airband show raised over S800 for Welfare Week. One of The Stiffies, junior Josh Lit- trell performs You Shook Me ልዘ Night Long by AC DC. (Photo by Tricia Makelbust)