Harding leaves Ames High after four dedicated years

Next fall, when the future students walk into the Media Center, excited for the new school year, there will be something missing. No, it will not be the comfortable new chairs or even the new café-es

Runners run at Drake Relays

The Drake Relays, held April 25 through April 28, was a day for both Ames rookie and veteran runners to strut their stuff on the blue track down at the Drake Stadium. Combined, the Ames High Girls’ a

Bands battle, environment wins

Last Saturday, May 12, 100th Green Butterfly hosted its 15th annual Battle of the Bands to earn money for environmental causes, with the profits going to the Sierra Club. The night was full of talent,

THE ANSWERS to the last crossword ever by senior Jacob Pleasants.

Harry Potter brings some magic to Ames High

64 days. No, not until Bergman’s Birthday Bash (that’s tonight!). Few Ames High students probably realize what life-altering event will occur in such a short amount of time, but for those who do, the

Killers, Envy Corps enterain thousands of adoring fans

2,500 people, mostly complete strangers, all crammed into one large, sweaty room with approximately zero airflow. The person behind you is jumping and screaming and the person beside you just pulled o

BaseballStill not cricket

As the waters were rising very quickly, Ames High baseball players rushed to clear everything out of the sheds and get them to higher ground. It was Wednesday, April 25, 2007, and Ray Smalling Field

Grammatical error plagues wrestling room, many afflicted and no cure in sight

I was sitting in class one day, minding my own business, when a friend of mine came up and told me a very interesting story. He had taken an AP test the day before and noticed something that he will

PLAID IS RAD!!!!!!

You can find it in private schools. You can find it in Scotland. Some people at Hogwarts have been seen in it. Avril Lavigne wears it. So did Katherine Hepburn. Sometimes oven mitts are made of it,

Dude, Mazdak!!

Soccer, martial arts, playing drums, helping out others; Mazdak Mina keeps a busy schedule. Many people know Mazdak from one of these activities or just from school, but few people, if any, know the c