Ada seniors final day of classes was Monday, but there’s still several events for the graduates of 2021 this week.
The traditional Ada High School seniors graduation walk takes place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
The annual event, with lots of pomp, enables the 2021 grads to walk the school halls one final time. And, the walk becomes a celebration as underclassmen stand in the hallways to watch.
Following the graduation walk, seniors will hold a graduation practice in the 1986 gym.
A baccalaureate service for seniors takes place at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the band shelter at the Ada War Memorial Park.
New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, is open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The garden center has many summer special offers, which are listed in the flyer above.
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Today was the final day for seniors to attend Ada High School. Graduation is next. Here's the details according to the Ada school website:
Ada High School graduation will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 30, in the Varsity Gym in accordance with current ODH and Hardin County Health Department event guidelines.
Graduates should arrive between 1:15 and 1:30 and report to the ‘86 Gym upon arrival.
Hardin County Engineer's Office announced a road closure starting Monday, May 24. Closed is Liberty Township Road 30 (County Road 65-County Road 75) for threes weeks for culvert installation.
St. Mark Lutheran Church and Sugar Grove United Methodist Church will hold its "Free Community Meal" from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26. The meal will be served at St. Mark, 125 S. Johnson St., Ada.
The meal will be served walk up, bike up, drive up only and is free to the community. The menu includes shredded chicken sandwich, macaroni and cheese, fresh fruit and a cookie.
Six members of the Ohio Northern women's tennis team were named All-Ohio Athletic Conference for 2021 in voting conducted by the league's seven head coaches.
Freshman Olivia Kesner (Lima/Central Catholic) was named First Team All-Conference, junior Ola Latala (Grosse Isle, Mich.), sophomore Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) and senior Mackenzie Wills (Ada) were named Second Team All-OAC and seniors Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) and Jordan Dodson (Worthington) received Honorable Mention All-League honors.
Three Ohio Northern student/athletes were named All-Great Lakes Region in women's outdoor track and field for 2021 by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Senior Stella DeWitt (Weston/Cardinal Stritch, junior Kayla Silva (Westerville/South) and sophomore Anna Schatzle (Brookville, Ind./Franklin County) all earned the honor.
DeWitt was named All-Region in the long jump, where she is ranked fourth in the region and 27th nationally with a season-best distance of 5.60 meters.
Silva earned the honor in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes.
I am writing as an individual, and not as a representative of an organization or institution in Ada.
I am concerned about the recent decision by our school board to allow parents to choose whether or not to have their child wear a mask while at school during the last four days of the school year.
This decision goes against CDC advice, and against the recommendations of the Ohio Department of Health. Governor Dewine wrote a letter to all school districts last week reminding them that the mask mandate in Ohio does not end until June 2nd, and that schools should remain masked through the end of the school year.
