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Baccalaureate moved to the school

A wet Wednesday has moved the 2021 Ada High School baccalaureate service location.

Originally planned for the War Memorial Park, the service, still set for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, will take place tonight in the Ada school gymnasium.

Soon the fun begins

Members of the Ada High School graduating class of 2021 take a break following the traditional senior walk through the school. Watch a video of the walk by clicking here.

What's on your organization's summer schedule?

The Icon can help spread the word about your events

What’s on your organization’s summer schedule?

The Icon invites local organizations to send summer event details for posting.

“As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, nearly every area annual event was cancelled in 2020,” said Fred Steiner of the Icon.

“We are seeing a reemergence of many of these events and activities that are open to the public and we want to help your group spread the word,” he said.

The Icon is interested in posting any event open to the community, or special events such as class reunions, planned in June, July and August.

Icon asks churches for Vacation Bible School information

Ada area congregations holding a Vacation Bible School are invited to contact the Ada Icon with VBS details.

The Icon will post VBS information and we need the following:
Church name
Date of VBS
Time of VBS
Ages of participants
Who to contact to register

We will accept flyers. Send VBS details to: [email protected]

So, you think you know Ada? The answer

So, you think you know Ada? This plaque is on the inside of the Ada swimming pool bath house.

Leah Erin Casey will graduate from Dartmouth College in June

She is a 2017 Allen East HS graduate

Leah Erin Casey, a 2017 Allen East High School graduate, will graduate from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, on June 13, earning a B.A. in English with Honors.

Ms. Casey graduates summa cum laude and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.

She will attend The Queen’s College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, in the fall, pursuing an MPhil in English Studies (Medieval Period).

While at Dartmouth College, Casey earned seven citations for meritorious academic achievements and academic. She is also recipient of several scholarships, including a semi-finalist for a Fulbright Scholarship, finalist in District 10 for a Rhodes Scholarship.

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