Ada High School senior, Victoria Ross, says her interests vary from marching band, horses, goats, 4-H and bullying awareness.
This fall, she became a National Danforth Outstanding 4-H recipient, “in recognition of balanced personal development, qualities of constructive leadership and excellence of character.”
The award is based upon leadership, a written essay, interview and participation in 4-H.
She was recently named the Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative Ada High School student of the month.
Victoria’s 4-H involvement goes back to her elementary school years, when as a fourth grader she received the Clock Award in gardening at the state fair.
By Barbara Lockard
Caitlyn Stover is majoring in criminal justice with minors in forensic science and psychology at the University of Findlay (UF); however, the Ada High School graduate is rounding up cattle, goats and poultry instead of computer hackers and home invaders.
At the recent FFA National Convention in Indianapolis, Stover received the American Degree, the highest honor the agricultural organization awards.
There's two new Ada holiday gift items on the shelf this month.
Ada photographer Karen Ward has created two new holiday cards featuring Ada scenes, which are now available at Gallery for the Arts, 115 S. Main St.
Ruth Roiter says that this is the third holiday season that Ward has created cards specific to Ada.
The first card shows the statute of Dr. Henry Solomon Lehr located on the Ohio Northern University campus. The message inside the card reads: “Twas the night…” we dream. Wishing you a season of lights, stories and songs of joy and peace.”
Four Ada High School students and two Upper Scioto Valley students received recognition from the Kenton Elks Lodge 157 as their school's students of the month for October and November.
Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month. This was the first group of students recognized for 2019-2020 school year by the Elks.
A partial listing of individual student activities is included here:
Ada students
October Nora Dellifield – school activities include Varsity Singers, track and field, Academic All-Ohio Award winner and basketball cheerleader. Daughter of David and Jami Dellifield.
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - Ada senior swimming ace Klava Katayama recently signed a letter of intent to attend and compete for Div. I Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia.
Katayama is seeking to become the first four-time state qualifier in Bulldog program history this winter. She is also believed to be the first Div. I swim product from Ada.
Klava reported that the scholarship she is receiving is 76 percent athletics, 24 percent academics. The Thundering Herd swim team competes in Conference USA, along with schools such as Rice, Florida International, North Texas and Florida Atlantic.
Note: Ada's next blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 25, at Community Health Professionals.
By Barbara Lockard
At a jewelry party in 1984, a woman asked Chris Gibson why she wasn’t working with the local Red Cross. Gibson gave it some thought and applied to be a volunteer. The rest is truly history.
At age 87, Gibson has logged 35 years as Ada’s Bloodmobile coordinator. She’ll turn over the volunteer position to Mary Hackworth this month.
“I’ll be around at the November and January blood drives,” said Gibson. “But I’ll only step in if I’m needed.”
