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Requests must be in writing by June 15

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Ada schools released new guidelines for parents wishing to request teachers for their children for the 2017-18 school year.

The announcement was made in the May elementary newsletter.

The guidelines follow:

• Classroom requests may only be made for grades kindergarten, first, second and third grades.

• Parents may only request one teacher at that grade level, which they do not want their child to have for the upcoming school year.

• All requests must be in writing, signed and dated by the parent, and received by the principal by June 15, 2017.

 

Requests must be in writing by June 15

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Ada schools released new guidelines for parents wishing to request teachers for their children for the 2017-18 school year.

The announcement was made in the May elementary newsletter.

The guidelines follow:

• Classroom requests may only be made for grades kindergarten, first, second and third grades.

• Parents may only request one teacher at that grade level, which they do not want their child to have for the upcoming school year.

• All requests must be in writing, signed and dated by the parent, and received by the principal by June 15, 2017.

 

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Ada eighth graders have experience a lifetime civic lesson this week as they continued their tour of the nation's capita.

He and his family have close ties to ONU

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Mike DeWine, Attorney General for the State of Ohio, and ONU alumus is this year's speaker at the Pettit College of Law commencement on Sunday, May 21.

He and his family have strong connections to the ONU College of Law. DeWine earned an honorary doctorate from Ohio Northern in 1995. Further, his daughter Alice graduated from ONU’s College of Law in 2008.

The commencement exercises will be held at 2 p.m. on May 21. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., with the musical prelude at 1:30 p.m. and the academic processional at 1:45 pm. A reception will be held in the College of Law building following the ceremony.

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Betty Jane (Twigg) Smith, age 91, died Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Willow Ridge of Bluffton, Ohio.

Betty was born on May 6, 1926 in Knox County, Ohio to John William and Osee Caroline (Cramer) Miller Twigg who preceded her in death. On May 11, 1947 Betty Jane married Albert F. Smith, Jr. who preceded her in death on January 28, 2007. 

She's an art teacher in Jackson-Milton High School

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Ohio Northern University Alumna Katelyn Amendolara (BFA/art education ’11) recently traveled to the Middle East to study culture and art as part of curriculum development for the Ohio Department of Education.

Katelyn is currently an art teacher at the Jackson-Milton high school located in North Jackson, Ohio. She teaches 7 through 12 grades and organizes an adult art program throughout the year. Katelyn also organizes an after school art club for students interested in furthering their education. She was awarded an “influential teacher award” in Mahoning county in 2015.

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