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May continues to be busy even though it's the final month of school

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2012

It's coming to a close - the 2011-12 Ada school year. Here's a list of some of the year-end events on the school calendar.

5/15: Jr. High/6th Grade Band & Choir Concert
At 7 p.m. in the Auditorium

5/16: Senior Honors Banquet
At 6 p.m. in the Cafeteria

5/18: Spring Fever Follies
Chicken BBQ dinner: 5 - 7 p.m. in Cafeteria
Dinner Entertainment: 6:15 - 7 p.m.
Spring Fever Follies 7 p.m. in Auditorium

5/21: HS Band Concert
At 7 p.m. in the Auditorium

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Apollo culinary arts instructor receives ProStart Teacher award

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2012

Carrie Hamilton, Apollo Career Center Culinary Arts Instructor, will receive the ProStart  Teacher of Excellence Award, Wednesday, May, 16 in Columbus.

Hamilton is being recognized for being an outstanding Ohio ProStart teacher who has made a significant contribution to the Ohio ProStart program, their school, and community. Hamilton was also recognized in Chicago May 6, with 46 other teachers (one from each state) who received their state award. One culinary teacher across the state receives this award and it is voted on by other teachers, as well as Ohio Restaurant Association staff.

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OHSAA Board of Directors Meeting Highlights – May 10

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2012

The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met last Thursday morning in Columbus for its regularly scheduled May meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at OHSAA.org.

- The Board approved the 2012-13 general sports regulations and the sport-by-sport regulations. Of note, the start date for football practice this fall is July 30 and all other fall sports begin practice on the first Monday in August, which is August 6.

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Ohio Normal University 1902

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 14, 2012

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Once upon a time it was called the Ohio Normal University. Here's a photograph from 1902 of an eariler "ONU." The photo is from a 1902 booklet of photos titled "Ada and the O.N.U. - The New and the Old."

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Hardin County's snowy owl found dead

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 13, 2012

A snowy owl that drew birdwatchers to Hardin County from throughout Ohio in recent weeks was found dead yesterday morning according to a story in The Dispatch (Columbus).

The bird, whose photo was on the cover of The Dispatch earlier this month, appears to have starved to death, said a bird expert who examined the body.

Jacqueline Augustine, an assistant professor of biology at Ohio State University’s Lima campus, said she was alerted to the dead owl by birders who found it in the same general area where it has been spotted for several weeks.

It had been seen alive as recently as Saturday. 

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Class of 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, May 13, 2012

Ohio Northern University 2012 commmencement was Sunday, May 13.

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