I love college: Class of '09 in their own words Wednesday, February 10, 2010 By Lucy Chen Members of Ames High's Class of '09 share their college experiences. full story

Teacher battles against cancer and wins Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Diane Wang [ArticleImageHyperLink]  In the fall of 1996, Dennis Cullinan first began teaching at Ames High. Today, he certainly has his hands full with four AP Psychology classes and two AP Government classes a day. Yet many stude full story

Junior Anna Liu overcomes struggle with cancer after doctors discover tumor Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Diane [ArticleImageHyperLink]  The date was Friday, September 18. School had just begun to feel like a rhythm and it was just another day for Ames High junior Anna Liu. Besides a couple of minor headaches everything was relat full story

Puerto Vallarta offers new Mexican food on Duff Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Tanya Liu [ArticleImageHyperLink] My very first experience with Mexican food was... rather unpleasant. The free chips and salsa were the best part of my meal, my entrée consisted of a few poor enchiladas drowning in a pond of cheesy full story

Youth Philanthropy: Helping the community Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Diane Wang [ArticleImageHyperLink] “This is an organization of students that love to volunteer and have already given a lot of time and talent,” senior Kristina Johnson said. “Volunteering is all about the three T's--Time, Treasure and full story

Financial aid: so you don't have to live on ramen and Honey Smacks for four years Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Michelle Kim [ArticleImageHyperLink] As January draws to a close, high school seniors around the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief as they click the "submit" button for their college applications. Finally, the long, arduo full story

Seventeen: Cute or Beastly? Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Paul R. Hibbing [ArticleImageHyperLink] At first, I was excited when we decided to feature Seventeen in the Opinion section. I thought it had potential; I thought it would be a classic WEB piece with some witty quips, decent jokes (well, full story

Dear Paul: "Letters" from "Students" in "Distress" Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Paul R. Hibbing [ArticleImageHyperLink] Dear Paul,     As you may know, Winter Formal at Ames High is a Sadie Hawkins affair, and it is fast upon us, coming up in about two weeks. I want to ask a guy to the dance, but I'm full story

How to stay warm during the winter Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Chris Xin [ArticleImageHyperLink] With subzero temperatures, gusting winds, and heavy snowfall, the weather is, indeed, frightful. So frightful that even Cliff Song is starting to wear pants. Indeed, dressing warm is imperative to sur full story