Ames High School

Ames High School
Address
1921 Ames High Drive Ames , Iowa 50010 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	"Aims High, Ames High"
Established	1921
School district	Ames Community School District
Superintendent	Dr. Linda Beyea
Dean	John Burke
Principal	Michael McGrory
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1495 (2005-06)
Color(s)	Orange and Black
Song	Ames High Loyalty
Athletics conference	Central Iowa Metropolitan League Iowa Conference
Nickname	Little Cyclones
Rival	Marshalltown Bobcats
Newspaper	"The WEB"
Yearbook	SPIRIT
Website	Official site

Ames High School is the sole high school in Ames, Story County, Iowa.

Academics

January 2008 - Ames High School has been named one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. In its recently released rankings, the magazine awarded Ames High School a silver medal, one of only two Iowa high schools to receive such a distinction. John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids is the only other Iowa school to earn a silver award.[1]

Nearly one third of Ames High students retain a grade point of 3.5 or higher.Ames High School typically produces the greatest number of National Merit Scholars in the state. Twelve Ames High School students have been named presidential scholars since 1964.Approximately half of Ames High Graduates attending college at Iowa Regents Universities maintain a grade point average above 3.0 in their freshman year. Ames High School has a Graduation rate of 93%.

The history of Ames High School as documented by the Ames Historical Society [2]

Athletics

Ames High School is a member of the Central Iowa Metropolitan League and the Iowa Conference. Teams sponsored by the school include football, boys and girls cross-country, boys golf, girls swimming, and volleyball in the fall season. During the winter season, the school sponsored sports are boys and girls basketball, wrestling, and boys swimming. There is also a hockey team with the Ames team name, but it is not school-affiliated. The spring consists of girls golf, boys and girls track, boys and girls tennis, and boys and girls soccer. Summer sports are baseball and softball. The head of athletics activities is Judge Johnston.

Cross Country

The boys cross-country team won the District Title, advancing to the State Meet. The Little Cyclones were led with the meet win by senior captain Sam Bird.

The girls cross-country team won the 2007 Conference Title. Their coach, Kirk Schmaltz, won the Iowa Conference Coach of the Year. The girls finished in 2nd place behind defending state champions Dowling Catholic High. They also qualified for the State Meet.

Golf

The 2007 boys golf team finished 1 stroke behind the first-place team to finish 2nd at the State Tournament.

Football

The 2007 football team finished the season 5-4. Tight end Ben Cotton signed with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Linebacker Josiah Fitzsimmons and Offensive Lineman Alex Olinger have signed with South Dakota State.

Volleyball

Ames High Volleyball started out this season ranked #1 in the State. They also won the Conference Title.

Swimming

The Ames High boys swimming team is noted for its numerous conference titles, undefeated seasons, 7th place at State in 2007 preceded by 5 top 5 finishes in the State meet. The boys swim team has been coached by Dan Flannery since 1998.

Basketball

The Ames High Basketball team is coached by Vance Downs. They completed the 2007-2008 season with a 20-3 record. The team's history is highlighted with a 1991 State Championship led by Fred Hoiberg who went on to play for the Iowa State Cyclones and later in the NBA.

I-Ball

This year's I-Ball championship game was won once again by the senior class team. Senior Jason Adair scored the winning basket at the buzzer in overtime after Junior Spencer Cruise failed to box out on a missed shot. The scoreboard was run by Senior Ryan Kenyon. Past I-Ball teams include 2004/5's legendarily winless Homosapiens squad.

Boys Tennis

This year's Boys Tennis coach is Derick Tallman, assisted by J.T. Vogel. The varsity went 9-1 in their regular season, losing to West Des Moines Valley. The team state meet is May 27th, 2008. Competing from Ames High will be sophomore Chris Xin and freshman Cliff Chang in singles, and junior Miles Greenwald and senior Tony Chung in doubles.

Campus

The school rests on a 74-acre campus which includes a 20-acre natural prairie reserve. The building has been recently renovated to incorporate new lockers, a wrestling room, a larger cafeteria, a modernized gym, and new weight room equipment.

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Student Government

The Student Council Co-Presidents for the 2007-2008 school year are Daniel Park and Sam Bird. The Student Council recently did a landscaping project in the Courtyard. Next year's co-presidents will be Ben Mackey and Matt Lee.

Fine Arts Department

The student body at Ames High School is heavily involved in music. There are three concert bands (Symphonic, Concert, Freshman), three choirs (Chorale, Choir, and Freshman), and one full orchestra, as well as two jazz bands, a pep band, and several instrument choirs (Horn, Clarinet, Flute, and Percussion). Other notable fine arts events include the December Madrigal Dinners with a select group of students performing in such groups as the chamber singers, a string ensemble, and a brass choir; the Marching Band season in the first quarter, in which all band members perform in parades and at every home football game; and the spring Solo-Ensemble Contest. The drama department typically puts on three plays and/or musicals during the school year. This year's three productions were Inherit the Wind in the fall, The Sound of Music in the winter, and "The Protagonist," a special student-written, directed, and choreographed two-act musical.

Notable alumni

• David M. Dobson
• Leslie Hall
• Fred Hoiberg
• Neal Stephenson
• Ryan Kenyon

External links

• Official Webpage
• School Newspaper
• Alumni Association

References

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