Ames High School

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Ames High School
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Address
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1921 Ames High Drive

Ames
,
Iowa
50010

United States
Coordinates42°02′25″N 93°38′03″W / 42.040209°N 93.634203°W / 42.040209; -93.634203Coordinates: 42°02′25″N 93°38′03″W / 42.040209°N 93.634203°W / 42.040209; -93.634203
Information
School typePublic high school
MottoAmes Hi Aims High
Founded1875 (1961)
School districtAmes Community School District
Teaching staff79.31 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,384 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.45[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)    Orange and Black
Slogan"Ames Hi Aims High"
Athletics conferenceCentral Iowa Metro League
NicknameLittle Cyclones
RivalMarshalltown High School
Newspaper The WEB
Yearbook SPIRIT
Websitehttp://www.ames.k12.ia.us/

Ames High School is the sole public high school in Ames, Iowa, United States. It is in the Ames Community School District.

Academics[]

This school is the only public high school in the city of Ames. In June 2019, Ames High School was named the top high school in Iowa by U.S. News & World Report.[2]

Athletics[]

The Ames Little Cyclones are members of the Iowa Division of the Central Iowa Metro 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 girls' golf team was crowned champions for the State Tournament in 1989, 2009 and 2010.[3] The boys' golf team are 5-time state champions (1945, 1949, 1968, 1982, 1986).[4]

The Ames High girls' swim team won four state meets in a row from 2010 to 2013, and again in 2015, 2016, and 2017.[5] The boys' team won the state meet in 1982 and 2018.[6]

The Ames High boys' basketball team has won eight state championships, most recently consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010.[7]

The girls' soccer team won the Class 3A state championship for the first time in 2017.[3]

The Ames High girls' tennis team won the 2A State title four years in a row (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) and again in 2019.[8] For the first time in school history, the boys' tennis team won the Class 2A state championship in 2011.[9]

Since 1941, Ames High has won 20 state championships in boys' track and field, the most recent in 1991.[3] The girls' team has won five championships (1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1996).[3] The boys' cross country team have won six state championships (1967, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1983, 1989)[10]

Notable alumni[]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ames High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/iowa
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Ames". Iowa High School Sports. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Golf Stat Book" (PDF). IHSAA. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  5. ^ "Ames Girls Dominate at State Swimming". whotv.com. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  6. ^ "2020 Swimming Stat Book" (PDF). IHSAA. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. ^ "404 Page" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Ames Girls Tennis". amestrib.com. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  9. ^ "2020 Tennis Stat Book" (PDF). IHSAA. 2019-06-10. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  10. ^ "2020 Cross Country Stat Book" (PDF). IHSAA. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  11. ^ Garcia, Nel. "Top-Rated Basketball Recruit Harrison Barnes Chooses North Carolina". Daily Contributor. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

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