Guests at The Romero House pray in the home’s chapel. While The House’s work is steeped in the teachings of the Catholic faith, the home welcomes guests of all faiths and backgrounds.

Guests at The Romero House play dominos together and enjoy each other’s company. The Romero House aims to provide a sense of community for guests.

An image of The Romero House’s second home, which residents and volunteers call, “The Orange House,” due to its orange-colored exterior. The second home originally faced pushback as the move was prohibited by zoning restrictions and Ames residents in the area feared increased crime rates.

An image of The Romero House, which serves Ames residents experiencing poverty of many different forms. The Romero House is part of the broader Catholic Worker movement, and has been active since 2020.

Freshman Jaya Theilen had a great debut season, having one of the best freshman seasons since junior Lexa Rozevink made the podium her freshman year; similar to Braxton Winkey, there’s no doubt across the program that Theilen will make the state podium next February.

Sophomore 138-pounder Braxton Winkey lost in the blood round of the state tournament; talking to everyone in the program, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind Winkey will make the podium next season.

Greta Goodman flips behind an opponent during a match at the Colfax-Mingo tournament, Goodman finishes her career as a 1x state placer with her name forever etched in Ames High history.

Castillo works on pinning his squirmy opponent in the District finals, his pictured opponent was one of few to make it into the 2nd period with Castillo.

Castillo wreaked havoc on the state this season, giving up no takedowns and scoring bonus points in 100% of his matches this season, it was inevitable he would have his arm raised on Saturday night.