Ames High School
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Ames High Aims High
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| 1921 Ames High Drive Ames, Iowa, Story County 50010 United States |
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| School type | Public high school |
| School district | Ames Community School District |
| Superintendent | Dr. Tim Taylor |
| Dean | John Burke |
| Principal | Spence Evans |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1422[1] (2009-10) |
| Campus type | Rural |
| School color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Slogan | "Ames Hi Aims High" |
| Fight song | Ames High Loyalty |
| Athletics conference | Central Iowa Metro League |
| Nickname | Little Cyclones |
| Rival | WDM Valley High School, Iowa City High School |
| Newspaper | The WEB |
| Yearbook | SPIRIT |
| Website | Official site |
Ames High School is the sole high school in Ames, Iowa, United States.
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Academics
In June of 2013, Ames High School was named one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report.[2] In its recently released rankings, the magazine awarded Ames High School a silver medal.
Nearly one third of Ames High students retain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. In 2012, Ames High School produced the greatest number of National Merit Scholars in the state. In the class of 2012, there were 23 National Merit Semi Finalists Students from Ames High. Fifteen Ames High School students have been named presidential scholars since 1964, including one in 2012-2013 year. Ames High School has an ACT average of 25.3, and a SAT average of 1261 . The majority of Ames High School students go on to higher levels of education; in the class of 2012, 93.6% of graduates enrolled in four year colleges, universities, community colleges and vocational schools. 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 94.5%.[3]
In 2012, Ames High School was ranked fourth in the Iowa AP Index, which is an annual release by the Belin-Blank Center that recognizes accredited Iowa high schools for providing Advanced Placement opportunities. The AP Index is calculated by taking the number of AP exams taken divided by the number of graduates.
Ames High School offers several AP, honors, and accelerated classes. The AP Courses include Biology, Physics B, Chemistry, Calculus AB, Statistics, US History, European History, US Government, Psychology, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, Art History, French, German, and Spanish.
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. The spring consists of boys and girls golf, boys and girls track, boys and girls tennis, and boys and girls soccer. The summer sports are baseball and softball. The head of athletics activities is Judge Johnston.
The girls golf team was crowned champions for the State Tournament in 2009.
The Ames High Hockey team won state two times in 1985 and in 1986.
The Ames High Girls swim team won four state meets in a row from 2010 to 2013, and again in 2015.[4]
The Ames High Basketball have won eight championships, most recently in 2010.
For the first time in school history, the Boys Tennis team won the state championship for Iowa in 2011.
The Ames High Girls Tennis team have been 2A State Tennis Team Champions for four years in a row.
Since 1941 Ames High has won 20 state championships in track and field.
The Ultimate Frisbee team has been runner up at the state tournament from 2012 to 2015.[citation needed]
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.
Fine Arts Department
The student body at Ames High School has a large presence in music. There are three concert bands (Symphonic, Concert, and Freshman), three choirs (Chorale, Choir, and Freshman), two orchestras, two jazz bands, a pep band, and several instrument choirs (Horn, Clarinet, Flute, and Percussion). Other notable fine arts events include: Madrigal, with a select groups of students performing in chamber choir, string ensembles, a brass choir, the Marching Band, where all band members perform in parades and at every home football game, and the spring Solo-Ensemble Contest.
Notable alumni
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- Harrison Barnes, current NBA player for the Golden State Warriors. 2014-2015 NBA champion.
- William D. Bond, inventor, mechanical engineer.
- David M. Dobson, software developer
- Steve Dreyer, former MLB player (Texas Rangers)
- Jane Espenson, television writer and producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Leslie Hall, rap artist and front-woman of Leslie and the Ly's
- Richie Hayward, drummer and founding member of the band Little Feat.
- Fred Hoiberg, current Chicago Bulls coach and former NBA player and Mayor of Ames, Iowa.
- Ted Kooser, poet and 13th Poet Laureate of the United States Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2005)
- Edward Mezvinsky, former congressman in the United States House of Representatives
- Margaret Lloyd, operatic soprano
- Doug McDermott, current NBA player for the Chicago Bulls
- Matt Ruebel, former MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- Brian Smith, photographer and author of Art & Soul
- Neta Snook, pioneer aviator, taught Amelia Earhart to fly
- Neal Stephenson, contributor to Wired and author known for his speculative fiction works
- Jeroen van de Weijer, Professor of English Linguistics at Shanghai International Studies University
- Neil Thompson, TV Producer and writer for Malcolm in the Middle, Caroline in the City, Night Court, and more
- Robert L. Bartely Editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Jerry Bowen - CBS News Correspondent, recipient of three Emmy Awards
References
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- ↑ Iowa Department of Education: 2009-2010 Iowa Public School District PreK-12 Enrollments by School, Grade, Race and Gender (Spreadsheet) URL accessed on July 7, 2010
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