The Ada Junior High Winter Guard earned first place in the Scholastic Regional A class beating out 12 other High School Winter Guards Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Mid-East Performance Association (MEPA) competition held at the Nutter Center in Dayton.

Team members are (from left) Olivia Thomas, Alaina Robirds, Olivia Green, Tessa Long and, holding the certificate, Mitchell Frazier. Ada has a Junior Winter Guard for 8th and 9th graders and a Senior Winter Guard for students in grades 9-12.

They compete by dancing and tossing flags. Harry Potter is this year’s theme. The groups next compete on March 4 in Columbus.

The Ada Junior High Winter Guard has won two previous first place finishes
in the Junior High Flagline class at OIPA (Ohio Indoor Performance Association) competitions Feb. 4 at Olentangy Liberty High School and Feb. 11 at Springfield Holland High School.

The Junior Guard has qualified for state competition to be held in April. Jonathan Lischak and April Webb are co-directors of the guards.