Ada High School will hold its 115th Interclass contest at 7 p.m., Friday, March 19.

Interclass has been an Ada tradition that is unique to the community. It started in 1907 when Superintendent C.H. Freedman proposed an academic competition between the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.  

Interclass celebrates the written and spoken word. Students compete in the areas of essay writing, poetry, short story, and dramatic reading. In each category, one winner has been chosen from each grade after an internal competition within the classes.

In a break with tradition, last year’s Interclass was forced to be held remotely because of the pandemic. This year, the event will be held in person and livestreamed, with a limited audience.

This year’s competitors include the following students:

Argument Essay:
• Robby Waters:   Juveniles, the Justice System, and the Need for Change
• Luci Wall:  Does Capitalism Negatively Influence Our Mental Health?
• Alexandra Bates:  Is Google Making Us More Stupid?

Poetry:
• Meghan Erickson:  Two Ways to Live
• Timber Blankenship:  The Picture of Love
• Rebekah Walker:  The Kite and the String

Short Story:
• Amelia Alexander:  Sleepwalking
• Isaac Williams:  Steve Walter’s Journal
• Aleece Al-Olimat:  Capsizing the Sun

Dramatic Reading:
• Xander Wells:  from “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure” by Hirohiko Araki
• Dexter Woods, III:  from ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards
• Alyssa Wince:  “Instructions for a Bad Day,” by Shane Koyczan

LAST YEAR'S WINNERS

Ada High School senior class won the 2020 Interclass competition. The seniors compiled 1,115 points. Individual winners in the various entry categories follow:

Essay:
3rd-Haley Robirds
2nd-Kylie Colwell
1st-Hunter Wells

Poetry:
3rd-Cole Anspaugh
2nd-Ethan Shafer
1st-Nathan Hurtig

Short Story:
3rd-Carmen Mancuso
2nd-Aleece Al-Olimat
1st-Kaylee Huffer

Dramatic Reading:
3rd-Josie Poling
2nd-Olivia Thomas
1st-Kesewa Akyeampong

Judges were  Ms. Robbins, Mrs. Sperling and Mrs. Davis. Mr. Ames, Mrs. Veltri, Mrs. Bowden and Mrs. Smith worked behind the scenes to make the  event available online.