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AHS Class of 1961

1961 65-year Sky Blue AHS Class Reunion in 2026

September 11-12, 2026 (Fri Sat)

It's this year! Get ready for YOUR Ames High School Class of 1961 65-year Sky Blue Class Reunion!

Mark your 2026 calendar, have a wonderful time at YOUR 1961 class reunion this year in 2026!
WOW!!
65-year Reunion !
Sep 11-12, 2026
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1961 Contact

Judy (Warren) Ellis
email: judyf (dot) ellis (at) yahoo (dot) com click email replace (at) with (dot) with . remove spaces
phone: five one five - 7 zero 8 - zero zero 66

1961 Facebook Group

AHS Class of 1961 Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2716449438506849&set=a.104213036397182

1961 Facebook 2nd Group Link

AHS Class of 1961 Other Facebook Group Link
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Why

Why attend my reunion?

Work Won't Remember

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1961 post updated

Feb 19 2026
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October 16 2021 1961 Ames High School 60-year reunion class photo Saturday evening PICT0006 Central Junior High Basketball Team Ames Iowa 1956 photo courtesy Marilyn Clem Future Ames High Class of 1960 or 1961 Jerry Jones no 30 & Kent Cooper no 34 #AmesHighClassof1960 #AmesHIghClassof1961 Ames High School Class of 1961 65-year Class Reunion #ahs1961

AHS 1961 Nostalgia

1961 Prices

1 New home $17,200
2 Dodge lancer 4 dr sedan $2,312
3 Oldsmobile, super 88 $2,835
4 Dodge lancer 4 dr sedan $2,312
5 First-class stamp $0.04
6 Gallon of regular gas $0.31 😁
7 Dozen eggs $0.57
8 Gallon milk $0.49
9 Dow-jones high 734
10 Inflation 1.9%
11 Consumer price index 29.9
12 Unemployment 5.5%

www.1960sFlashBack.com/1961/Economy.asp

Top 1961 Songs

1 Chubby Checker ► Let's Twist Again
2 Ben E King ► Stand By Me
3 Elvis Presley ► Surrender
4 Del Shannon ► Runaway
5 Ricky Nelson ► Hello Mary Lou
6 Elvis Presley ► Wooden Heart
7 The Marcels ► Blue Moon
8 Highwaymen ► Michael Row the Boat
9 Roy Orbison ► Crying
10 Dion ► Runaround Sue

playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1961

Top Grossing 1961 Films

Rank Movie Release Date Distributor Genre Gross Tickets Sold

1 101 Dalmatians Jan 25, 1961 Walt Disney Adventure $102,399,701 148,405,363
2 West Side Story Oct 18, 1961 Musical $43,700,000 63,333,333
3 The Guns of Naverone Jun 22, 1961 Adventure $28,900,000 41,884,057
4 El Cid Dec 14, 1961 $26,600,000 38,550,724
5 The Absent Minded Professor Mar 16, 1961 Walt Disney Comedy $25,381,407 36,784,647
6 The Parent Trap Jun 21, 1961 Comedy $25,150,385 36,449,833
7 La Dolce Vita Apr 19, 1961 Comedy $19,500,000 28,260,869
8 Lover Come Back Dec 20, 1961 Universal Romantic Comedy $16,937,969 24,547,781
9 Gone with the Wind Dec 15, 1939 MGM Drama $14,888,889 21,578,100
10 King of Kings Oct 30, 1961 MGM Drama $14,483,352 20,990,365

Total Gross of All Movies $422,393,545

Total Tickets Sold 612,164,547]

www.the-numbers.com/market/1961/top-grossing-movies

Judy (Warren) Ellis AHS '61

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2026 AHS 1961 1966 1976 2006 2016 Alumni Office Open House Distinguished Golf Holiday Calendar