Capturing the Spirit: Ames High Senior Derek Peng
Ames High senior Derek Peng has spent the last several years walking the halls of Ames High with a photographic eye. When most people walk…
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Our Stories: An EK and AHS Graphic Design Collaboration Project
Our Stories is a collaboration project where Early Kindergarten (EK) classes at Northwood Preschool Center provided drawings and writing prompts for graphic design students at…
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Scratch Pad
Founded as a way to celebrate creative talent at Ames High School, Scratch Pad has been a part of AHS history since 1962. Previously a…
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Edwards Elementary Chess Club
Every Tuesday and Thursday, sometimes as early as 12:10, a line begins forming outside a room at Edwards Elementary. Anxious students duck in and out,…
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Quinn’s Qloset Helps Ames Students
When Ames Community School District parent, Cassie Bexten, saw a need in her community to provide clothing items for Ames’ littlest learners, she jumped into…
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Paying it Forward with Project Jack
Fellows Elementary 4th-grade students in Holly Ann Carter’s class paid it forward in March as part of their participation in Project Jack. The Iowa Association…
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Money Unit at Edwards Elementary
Edwards Elementary 2nd graders celebrated the end of their “Money Unit” by being able to apply some of the skills they learned. The four 2nd…
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Remembering Ames High: The Tunnel
The Ames High tunnel leading from the gymnasium to the football stadium is one of the many unique oddities that the alumni of AHS remember…
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BSAC Toy Drive Success
Giving back to the community is on the minds of many, especially during the holiday season. One Ames High club is not only placing this…
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Jars of Hope: Ames Middle Schooler Receives Philanthropy Award
In November 2021, the Story County Alliance for Philanthropy showed appreciation to many local residents during their 16th annual Philanthropy Day awards. Ames Middle schooler,…
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