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Remembering & Honoring Our AHS Heroes
May 24, 2024

Remembering & Honoring Our AHS Heroes

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Ella Grail Iowa Winner in Doodle for Google Contest
May 24, 2024

Ella Grail Iowa Winner in Doodle for Google Contest

A talented Iowa based student could soon have their art on the Google homepage for hundreds ofmillions to see. Google is announcing the 55 State…

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Campus Monitors: Guardians of Safety
April 19, 2024

Campus Monitors: Guardians of Safety

At Ames High School and Ames Middle School, a team of five is pivotal in fostering a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment for students…

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Ames High Alum Aimed For The Skies
April 17, 2024

Ames High Alum Aimed For The Skies

Ames High alums often seek new heights following their time at AHS. Some quite literally find new heights, such as Neta Snook, a pioneer aviator,…

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Women’s History Month: Kate Mitchell
March 29, 2024

Women’s History Month: Kate Mitchell

The most recent elementary school in the Ames Community School District bears the name Kate (Lysinger) Mitchell, dedicated on November 8, 1970. An Ames native,…

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Women’s History Month: Gertrude Fellows
March 27, 2024

Women’s History Month: Gertrude Fellows

Gertrude Fellows, born August 22, 1893, in Gardner, Illinois (69 miles southwest of Chicago by way of Interstate 55) to England-born James, a farmer, and…

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Women’s History Month: Abbie Sawyer
March 26, 2024

Women’s History Month: Abbie Sawyer

This story was originally published in January 2021. “The greatest personal satisfaction I’ve had is watching these children grow up and develop,” said Abbie Sawyer,…

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Iowa State Football Player Is A Lunch Hero
March 25, 2024

Iowa State Football Player Is A Lunch Hero

When Iowa State’s Tyler Perkins, with a school record average of 43.4 yards per punt, isn’t booming punts into the opposite corner of the football…

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Celebrating Siricasso
March 22, 2024

Celebrating Siricasso

Siriaco ‘Siricasso’ Garcia, a proud member of Ames High’s class of 2014, is not just painting a legacy with his murals around central Iowa. He…

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Austin Power Day
March 7, 2024

Austin Power Day

At Meeker Elementary, Mrs. Prochaska’s kindergarten class came together to celebrate a significant milestone in the life of one of their classmates. Austin Clark had…

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