Ames High School

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Ames High School
"Ames Hi, Aims High"
Address
1921 Ames High Drive Ames, Iowa, 50010 United States
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1921
School district	Ames Community School District
Superintendent	Dr. Linda Beyea
Dean	John Burke
Principal	Michael McGrory
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1495[1] (2005-06)
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.

Contents 1 Academics 2 Athletics 2.1 Cross Country 2.2 Golf 2.3 Football 2.4 Volleyball 2.5 Swimming 2.6 Basketball 2.7 Soccer 2.8 Boys Tennis 2.9 Girls Tennis 2.10 Boys Track and field 2.11 Rugby 2.12 Cricket 3 Campus 4 Student Government 5 Fine Arts Department 6 Sponsored Clubs 7 Notable alumni 8 External links 9 References

[edit] 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 second greatest number of National Merit Scholars in the state, with Iowa City West typically obtaining the most. 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]

[edit] Athletics

Ames High School is a member of the Iowa Conference of the Central Iowa Metropolitan League. 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.

[edit] 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. 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.

[edit] Golf

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

[edit] 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. Jamie Burrow earned a scholarship at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1997 and started at middle linebacker for the Huskers in the 2002 Rose Bowl against the Miami Hurricanes. In 2008 the Cyclones finished with an 8-4 record advancing to the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.

[edit] Volleyball

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Basketball

The Ames High Basketball team is coached by Vance Downs, with a state ranking of #1 and national ranking of #94. 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. With a roster packed with two definite Div. 1 bound players Jesse Pritchard, going on to Yale and Harrison Barnes, a Senior, is one of the top players in the nation and is going to the University of North Carolina. Barnes father, Ron Harris, was a star at Iowa State under Johnny Orr in the 80's. The 08-09 team went undefeated in the regular season with a record of 21-0. The Little Cyclones went on to win the Iowa 4A (Large School) State championship and finish a perfect 26-0.

[edit] Soccer

The Ames High boys soccer team enjoyed a very successful 2008-2009, including playing in the class 3-A state championship game, though lost 3-2 to Iowa City West. The Little Cyclones also had two players selected to the All State team. These two were Michael Schmidt at Goalkeeper, and Bubu Palo at forward.

[edit] Boys Tennis

This year's Boys Tennis coach is James Brockway. The varsity went 9-1 in their regular season last year. Sophomore Chris Xin and freshman Cliff Chang in singles, and junior Miles Greenwald and senior Tony Chung in doubles competed for state titles last year. Incoming freshman Brian Pierce and David Munkvold are going to tear it up this season.

[edit] Girls Tennis

The Ames High Girls Tennis team, under the leadership of longtime Coach Len Thiede was undeafted in 2009 and was the 2A State Tennis Team Champion.

[edit] Boys Track and field

Since 1941 Ames High has won an unprecedented 20 state championships and 9 state runners up in track and field.

[edit] Rugby

This is an athletic club that meets at North River Valley Park Tuesday-Thursday every week at 4:30 pm. Games are held on Saturdays starting April 4, 2009.

[edit] Cricket

This is another athletic club at Ames High. It is the newest club and is going strong. The main goal of cricket club is to instill an appreciation of a sport that most people have never played and is not very common in America.

[edit] Campus

The school rests on a 74-acre (300,000 m²) campus which includes a 20-acre (81,000 m²) 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.

[edit] Student Government

The Student Council Co-Presidents for the 2008-2009 school year are Matt Lee and Ben Mackey.Student Council recently did a landscaping project in the Courtyard, and this year raised money to buy Christmas gifts for MICA families.

Lee and Mackey will be succeeded by seniors Cory Baughman and Seth Forsgren for the 2009-2010 school year. Baughman was also the Co-President at Ames Middle School and Forsgren's older brother, Ethan, was one of the Co-Presidents during the 2006-2007 school year. Harrison Barnes supports them.

Student council is responsible for setting up many events, like bike to school day during green week and battle of the bands at the high school. Student Council also helps many other school organizations such as SHEPH (Students Helping Eliminate Poverty and Hunger) and Hundredth Green Butterfly to put on other fund-raising/community events.

Student Council's most important duty is acting as a liaison between the students and the Administration, and is continually sought for their input on upcoming policy. Each week the two presidents sit down with principal McGrory and discuss student issues and upcoming student events.

[edit] 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. Last 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. This years productions are Pride and Prejudice in the fall, and Babes in Arms for the winter musical.

[edit] Sponsored Clubs

NAME African Project Amnesty International club Art Club Bicycling Club Biology Club Debate DECA Destination Imagination Drama Fashion Club Green Butterfly Intramurals Junior Senate Key Club Knowledge Bowl Mock Trail Model IN PCI Progressive Club SADD Sandwich Club Science Olympiad Scratch Pad Senior Senate Shef Sophomore Senate

[edit] Notable alumni

• David M. Dobson
• Leslie Hall, rap artist and front-woman of Leslie and the Ly's
• Fred Hoiberg, assistant general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves and former NBA player
• Ted Kooser, poet and 13th Poet Laureate of the United States
• Margaret Lloyd, operatic soprano
• Brian Smith, photographer and author of Art & Soul
• Neal Stephenson, contributor to Wired and author known for his speculative fiction works

Breakdance Club by B.W.B started in 2007

[edit] External links

• Official Webpage
• School Newspaper
• Alumni Association

• Ames High School is at coordinates 42°02′25″N 93°38′03″W / 42.040209°N 93.634203°W / 42.040209; -93.634203 (Ames High School)Coordinates: 42°02′25″N 93°38′03″W / 42.040209°N 93.634203°W / 42.040209; -93.634203 (Ames High School)

[edit] References

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