- ~FROM~ Ames High Alumni Association 1921 Arnes High Drive Arnes, Iowa 50010-5100 TO POSTMASTER: Th1s parcel may be opened for postal1nspect1on. Return Serv~ce Reque~ted Playing ~ The Odds 1 ~ ~ IB-175 ~ rJ) Ames High School 1921 Atnes High Drive Ames, Iowa 500 1 0-5199 Phone:515-239-371 0 Fax: 515-239-3805 Student population: 1440 1 Title Page With tho-;e la.' . lt days coming to a do\C, ~l'­ nior' found way~ to make the occasion more memorable. Seniors Jason Ryan, Tomas Jensen, Dave Millen and Dan Gardner flocked to Linn Mnr after Bacca laureate to reli~ve the stress rhat their se nior year had cau!)ed as well as have a little tun in the process. (Photo by Emily Bourne) irning high. senior Eric Strauser found a new pa ttime in bungee bouncing. The -port was offerc!d for recreation at a senior party and was popular among tudents. (Photo by Emily Bourne) Before turning in a paper for Hon- ors Engli~h 10. sophomore Bes' Lewil--care- fully checks it over tor errors. Proofreading \\a& the key to getting the grade in the English depan mem. (Photo by K risli McConnell) 2 Opening It \.vas AugLtst 28, the first day of another school year. Parents rose early to drive their nervous freshman to school while seniors pulled into a new ex pensive parking lot. But many things had changed and many stayed the same inside and outside of the building. Former teachers were replaced by new faculty (including a new yearbook advisor) while all of the portable classroom were transported to North lot to make room for a new educational wing. New faces blended with the old and new schedules broke former habits. Each day at Ames High was totally unpredict able, leaving teachers to pull their hair out (or a student's) and causing chaos with the state of stu dents. Freshman, just happy to be out of middle school, worried if they were sharp in schedule read ing skills, while sophomores handled more challeng- Opening 3 Play1ng a game of paddy cake. senior Allhun Warner interacts with Bethuny Bachman. \VMner was apart of the 7th period Child Development Cla~s that ho ·ted Playschool for children age· 3-6. (Photo ,·ourte y ofTanisha Co ·by) Lending an ear, senior Derek Ginder pend a free period listening to senior Charli Engelhorn explain her day. The media center often ·erved as the hang out place for upperclas men to catch up on things with friends.(Photo by Kathy Loveland) Arou\ing the crowd during Battle of the Band ·, senior Karen Moon riM~~ to the top of u mol\h pit. During Battles the students on stage often had to share the limelight with their audi en<:e. CPholo by Alicia Ackerman.) 4 Opening ing schedules and celebrated the fact that they weren't freshman anymore. Juniors soon realized that upperclass men didn't lie to them (a first) as they handled their toughest year in high school. With a bad case of senioritis from day one, seniors used the year as a beginning and an end, looking forward to the end first-graduation. Due to construc- tion, the back hall was closecl during parts of the year, adding chaos to the natural flow of .. students. A new year filled with anticipation began with the sound of the 8 a.m. bell, and we all waited for what would come next. The scenery and surrounding had a make over, giving an uplift to the monotony and leaving the upcoming 180 days to be all in the cards. -Tanisha Cosby, Editor-in-Chief Opening 5