Plus Period cancelled for rest of year
Lucas, Co-editor in Chief
April 25, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Showcase
On Monday April 16th, for the first time in nearly three years, as the bell sounded students spilled into the hallways headed directly from their 6th to their 7th period classroom. “It felt a little empty, like something was definitely missing,” said junior Abbas Kusow. The administration...
Science at Ames High: Path 3 and the way forward
Oliver Chen, Reporter
March 30, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase, Uncategorized
By the eighth grade, Aidan Diggins-Kennedy knew his future belonged in STEM. With his strong interest in science and engineering, the challenge of a new, specialized science pathway for high achieving and STEM bound students made him a natural candidate. It came as no surprise that when applications...
SACRE Sock Hop
Petr Karpov, Reporter
February 15, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase
Buckle up kiddos, emerging onto the scene of high school dances is a new contender. No, Winter Formal isn’t back but we’re about to get something just as good: the SACRE Sock Hop. The leaders of SACRE, or Students Activating Civil Rights Education, have been cultivating this idea since November, and a...
Madrigal
Dominik McDonald, Reporter
January 4, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase
As winter arrives, so do the annual traditions of Ames High. When you think of these Ames High winter traditions, one of the first that comes to mind is Madrigal. This tradition unites musicians and performers from chorus, drama, orchestra, band and never fails to stun audiences. Madrigal is a re...
A Peek Into Scratch Pad
Oliver Chen, Reporter
December 19, 2017
Filed under Academics and Arts, Showcase
A strange phenomena occurs each year within the English and Art class rooms - Disguised on top of cabinets, desks, and tables, the ominous presence of rectangular plastic tubs can only mean one thing - Scratch Pad submissions are open. A student run literary and visual arts magazine, Scratch Pad pub...
Teacher’s Hidden Talents: Around the World with Klass
Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
December 18, 2017
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase
Inside Daniel Klass’s drawer lies a book weathered from over twenty years of age. What’s left of the teal cover reveals the book to be an Arabic-English dictionary, the very first Klass bought while beginning his studies in Arabic in D.C. After moving from a state school in California for his bachelor...
Ames High Gets High
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor-in Chief
December 18, 2017
Filed under Archives, In-Depth, News, Showcase
Liam Struck is a riveting conversationalist, sociable and lively. He is well-known for his outgoing nature and he is a strong student in multiple AP classes. Struck has a wide range of friends of all ages and prides himself on his rampant political activism. Struck has also just returned from a three-m...
Ames All-State Excellence
Dominik McDonald, Reporter
November 16, 2017
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase
Students rush to the side of the gymnasium as a volunteer comes out with a sheet of paper. As he tapes it against the bleachers, people begin screaming, crying and jumping with joy. The paper holds a listing of who was accepted for a certain instrument. Now, repeat that process dozens of times over a ...
Sullivan for the win
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
November 14, 2017
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, News, Showcase
Aileen Sullivan stands at the front of the classroom in a lab coat, goggles framing her eyes , and ear muffs clasped over her ears. In an outstretched arm she holds a meter stick, at the end of which is a lit match, reaching out towards an orange balloon. The students hold their ears in anticipation...
The Walkout: An Ames High Perspective
Lucas Bleyle and Selaam Dollisso
October 23, 2017
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Campus Life, In-Depth, Showcase, Top Story, Uncategorized
The bright glare of the stadium lights glimmers off the gold of trumpets, saxophones, and horns. The Ames High Band marches into position. There is a certain tension in the stands. Before the national anthem is played, thirteen band members and two cheerleaders leave the field, silently linking arms as...
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
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There are lots of new fun and exciting products that were just recently put on the market. One of the newest products I am super excited about is the Color Extend Blondage by...
Liam Struck, Reporter
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We all miss the beloved app Vine, the app who gave sanction to more than 40 million users. Co-founders of Vine, Dan Hoffman and Colin Kroll, after shutting it down created ...
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Many are familiar with the comedic scene from Tina Fey’s film Mean Girls in which the P.E. teacher dramatically says “Don’t have sex, because you will get pregnant a...
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Since philosophy’s beginnings, people have debated the nature of reality. From Descartes hypothesizing that a demon was using evil magics to fool his senses, to t...
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