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AHS Class of 1986

1986 40-year Ruby Red AHS Class Reunion in 2026

August 1 & 2, 2026 (Sat & Sun)

It's this year! Get ready for YOUR Ames High School Class of 1986 40-year Ruby Red Class Reunion!

Mark your 2026 calendar, have a wonderful time at YOUR 1986 class reunion this year in 2026!

40 years!
Your reunion will be Aug 1 & 2, 2026!!
40 years!! WOW! Lets ALL reconnect
with our 1986 AHS classmates
at YOUR 40th reunion in 2026!!
Click the Facebook box below for more info
and to connect with your 1986 classmates.
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1986
1986

1986 Contacts

Scott Pattee
Scott Pattee on Facebook
email: patteescott (at) gmail (dot) com click email replace (at) with (dot) with . remove spaces
Gene Merritt
Gene Merritt on Facebook
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1986 Facebook Group

AHS Class of 1986 Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AMESHIGH1986

1986 Facebook 2nd Group Link

AHS Class of 1986 Other Facebook Group Link
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Why

Why attend my reunion?

Work Won't Remember

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1986 post updated

May 19, 2026
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Attention Class of 1986

The Ames High School Class of 1986 40th Class Reunion is Sat & Sun August 1 & 2 !

Your 40-year reunion committee is working on details. Click this box to view your 1986 Ames High School facebook group.


1986 40-year reunion save the date August 1 & 2 2026

AHS 1986 Nostalgia

click to view the entire 1986 Ames High School Ames Iowa Spirit Yearbook digitized -- What a YEAR !! Screenshot


click to view entire digitized1986 Spirit yearbook Ames High School Ames Iowa Boys Golf Capture State Golf title page Screenshot

1986 Prices

1 New home $111,900.00
2 Median household income $24,897.00
3 Plymouth colt $4,999
4 First-class stamp $0.22
5 Gallon of regular gas $1.25 😁
6 Dozen eggs $0.87
7 Gallon of milk $2.22
8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 President ronald w. reagan
10 Vice president george bush
11 Population 240,132,887
12 Life expectancy 74.7 years
13 Dow-jones high 1,955 low 1,502
14 Federal spending $990.34 billion
15 Federal debt $2120.6 billion
16 Inflation 1.9%
17 Consumer price index 109.6
18 Unemployment 7.2%

www.1980sFlashBack.com/1986/Economy.asp

Top 1986 Songs

1 Berlin ►Take My Breath Away
2 Dionne Warwick & Friends ► That's What Friends Are For
3 Falco ► Rock Me Amadeus
4 Madonna ► Papa Don't Preach
5 The Bangles ► Walk Like an Egyptian
6 The Pet Shop Boys ► West End Girls
7 Peter Gabriel ► Sledgehammer
8 Chris de Burgh ► The Lady in Red
9 Billy Ocean ► When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going
10 Prince ► Kiss

playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1986

1986 number 1 song Take My Breath Away by Berlin Screenshot

Top Grossing 1986 Films

Rank Movie Release Date Distributor Genre Gross Tickets Sold

1 Top Gun May 16, 1986 Paramount Pictures Action $168,458,001 45,406,469
2 Crocodile Dundee Sep 26, 1986 Paramount Pictures Comedy $129,589,193 34,929,701
3 The Karate Kid, Part II Jun 20, 1986 Sony Pictures Action $115,103,979 31,025,331
4 Back to School Jun 13, 1986 Orion Pictures Comedy $91,258,000 24,597,843
5 Aliens Jul 18, 1986 20th Century Fox Action $85,160,248 22,954,244
6 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Nov 26, 1986 Paramount Pictures Adventure $83,867,664 22,605,839
7 The Color Purple Dec 18, 1985 Warner Bros. Drama $79,672,379 21,475,034
8 Ruthless People Jun 27, 1986 Walt Disney Black Comedy $71,624,879 19,305,897
9 Ferris Bueller's Day Off Jun 11, 1986 Paramount Pictures Comedy $70,136,369 18,904,681
10 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Jan 31, 1986 Walt Disney Comedy $62,134,225 16,747,769

Total Gross of All Movies $3,033,579,557

Total Tickets Sold 817,676,316

www.the-numbers.com/market/1986/top-grossing-movies

Scott Pattee AHS '86

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