APUSH: a necessary evil
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
September 30, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Opinion, Reviews
You wake up in a drowsy, panicked state. It’s Friday morning, you’re at the kitchen table with papers strewn about haphazardly, and your computer is still playing the same playlist of chapter reviews that you had been frantically combing the night before in place of the assigned American Pageant c...
Leaving a Legacy
Liam Struck, Reporter
May 25, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Campus Life, News, Showcase
Kirk Schmaltz is now passing the baton after 40 years of teaching. Schmaltz has spent 35 years of his life teaching at Ames High. And while he modestly claims that he was at the right place at the right time, his achievements say different. Boasting an impressive amount of time coaching sports, Sch...
2018 Senior Send-Off
Victoria Ostendorf, Queen
May 23, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, News, Showcase
The Senior Sendoff survey was a part of the exit surveys given by AHS professional school counselors May 8–14, 2018. Students had the option to not have their information printed in The WEB. This is NOT an official list of Ames High graduates.
Nancy Torkildson
Lucas Bleyle, Co-editor in Chief
May 22, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Archives, Showcase
Ever since she began swimming at the Ames High School Pool in the 1960’s, Nancy Torkildson knew she wanted to be a teacher. “When I started teaching there were still teachers here that I had had,” Torkildson said. She described having to call her former teachers, now fellow colleagues, b...
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...
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
September 30, 2018 • No Comments
You wake up in a drowsy, panicked state. It’s Friday morning, you’re at the kitchen table with papers strewn about haphazardly, and your computer is still playing the...
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
September 20, 2018 • No Comments
I never thought I would be the person who would author a pro-vegetarian article, especially one as passionate as the following one. As someone who has been attempting to pursue...
Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
May 21, 2018 • No Comments
Writing a reflection on four years worth of high school with only two weeks left is a daunting task—proportionally, it just doesn’t work. Not to mention the hindrance...
The Ultimate Finale Megamix Of The Matter
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Zoe Mamakos, Web Staff
September 30, 2018 • No Comments
Ames High isn’t really known for it’s 7 state swimming titles or its global rank in academics but rather our legendary school dances. From dance marathon to tucheze, we...
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Reality Review: Do We Live In A Simulation?
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