Ames High travels Coast to Costa
Maddie Funk, Reporter
March 30, 2015
Over spring break, 14 sophomores went on a science trip to Costa Rica. The trip was organized through the company Worldstrides. It would be easy to think that this trip would be filled with down time on the beach and hanging out with friends, but it actually let students explore science and learn in...
Not so ‘Miserables’
Anna Ogilvie, In-Depth Editor
March 30, 2015
Junior Jill Zmolek has been involved with theater productions for a majority of her life. She is most known for her presence on AHS SHOUT and primary leads in the winter musical. Zmolek also participated in the spring play last year. The Ames High Theatre/speech department has many opportunities for...
Keeping it up with the kustodians
Rachel Kim, In-Depth Editor
March 30, 2015
With over 1,200 students wandering in one single building for over seven hours per day and 180 days per year, sanitation and personal hygiene are inevitably factors that can hugely impact Ames High. By the end of the school day, the restrooms’ garbage cans are overfilled with damp paper to...
Trip to the Shrine
Sahar Sebghati, Reviews Editor
March 30, 2015
On a dull Saturday afternoon, my friends and I decided to give ourselves a little scare and drive to “the Shrine.” We really didn’t know anything about it, other than it’s a creepy memorial to dead people in the middle of nowhere. But because of local gossip and exaggerations it sound...
Teen Parenthood
Serena Paulson, Managing Editor
March 17, 2015
We live in a society that likes to hide from our problems. We isolate the things we don’t want to talk about. We pretend they don’t exist. This is very relevant when it comes to teen parenthood and pregnancy. According to StayTeen.org, current teenage pregnancy rates are at 3 in every 10 girls...
The Cost of Prom
Sahar Sebghati, Reviews Editor
March 10, 2015
As Spring approaches, so does what’s suppose to be the “pinnacle” of every high schoolers life. The most magical night of them all. A night that’s up there with your wedding day and maybe even the birth of your first child. Memories that you will cherish forever. The pictures that you will look...
Cosby quote mishap
Stephanie Shin and Serena Paulson
March 10, 2015
For all of those misinformed and fretting seniors, have no fear: this year’s senior quote is not tainted by the words of Bill Cosby and his regretted past. At the beginning of the year, Senior Senate voted on possible quotations to represent the graduating class of 2015. “In order to succeed,...
SST Photography shines through
Stephanie Shin, Managing Editor
March 10, 2015
Over the past year, senior Saba Toosi’s photography has been taking the community by storm. As senior pictures pop up on social media, SST photography has risen to the top of Ames High School’s competing senior photography studios. With soft lighting and natural beauty, her hard work, creativity,...
Costa Rica Science Trip
Mykah Kennedy, News Editor
February 23, 2015
Every year at AHS, there’s something new that’s happening. One of the newest things this year is a science trip to San Jose, Costa Rica. March 14–20, Spanish teacher Jane Jurgensen and 15 students will fly out to Costa Rica to participate in about 42 different educational and fun activities. The...
Diary of an Alcoholic’s Daughter
Sabrina Lang, Reporter
February 23, 2015
First of all, I’d like to state that my mother has been clean and sober for over two years. I couldn’t be more proud of her. I was 12 years old when my mom told me she was an alcoholic. I remember sitting in the car next to her and being agonizingly angry. It hurt to know that the person I worshipped an...
Erin Murphy, Reporter
March 3, 2020
Don’t just stand there, bust a move! Everyone can dance when it comes to a party, but not everyone can do it while being competitively judged. Some may say that dance is...
Erik Nelson, Reporter
February 25, 2020
Precision. Fluidity. Large hair. The mysteries and secrets of Irish dancing are held within unassuming senior Sam Johnson. Already an accomplished and active student, you...