Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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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)

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Whether at school or at home, students proved they could work hard and play hard by babysitting for extra money and rockin at JAM ‘88, which raised money for the junior-senior prom, Shades of Ele- gance.” Students organized the first Saturday-night Homecoming Dance, along with the traditional Thurs- day-night coronation and bonfire. Tie-dye clothing was a blast from the past, and casual meant comfort- able as students donned Champion sweatshirts in a rainbow of colors. Big Sis Lil' Sis made a comeback with an organized Discovery Night. The Mistletoe Dance raised a record $1522, and 67 students danced their way across the stage at Terpsichore, the student-choreographed dance show. Welfare Week raised $3000 for three community organiza- tions, and the Ames High Improvement Drive spon- sored a MORP dance, as well as a Hawaiian Luau in the courtyard. Six senior-directed One Acts filed the auditorium with laughter, tears and a little food for thought. Spring Break sent students to Florida, Colora- do and abroad to get away from it all. And when all was said and done, 376 seniors received their diplo- mas at Hilton Coliseum May 25, and said a fond fare- well to good old A.H.S. From September 1 to June 7, and into the summer, student life meant times that were Ooh. ..OUTRAGEOUS! T aking advantage of those cool March breezes, senior Kristin Dale flies her kite “Bernice” in the Ames High parking lot on a Friday after school. (Photo by Anne Johnston)