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Ada and Upper Scioto Valley students recognized for January and February

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Four Ada High School students and three Upper Scioto Valley students received recognition from the Kenton Elks Lodge 157 as their school's students of the months for January and February.

Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month. This was the second group of students recognized for 2019-2020 school year by the Elks.

A partial listing of individual student activities is included here:

Ada students

January

New skill for Ada High School students

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Students are not only learning a new language, but learn about a culture that exists in thousands of communities across the U.S.  It’s not just an academic lesson, but a life lesson.

By Barbara Lockard
Fifty Ada High School students have been learning a language that requires hand gestures, facial expressions and whole-body engagement.  

American Sign Language (ASL) is being offered as a foreign language credit and has really caught on with the students.  As the third most spoken language in the U.S., ASL is becoming increasingly popular as a foreign language option in high schools and colleges across the country.  

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A couple area students were named to the dean's list for fall semester 2019-20 at Rhodes State College, Lima.

To be eligible for this dean’s list, a full-time student must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher.

Kelsey J Lee,  Ada

Ashlynn Elizabeth Wolber, Ada

Dakota Thomas Cornell, Alger

Courtney N Rediger, Alger

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The following students from Hardin County, Bluffton, Mt. Cory and Jenera were named to the dean’s list for fall semester 2019-20 at Ohio Northern University.

To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

Rand Abdullatef - Ada High School

Olivia Alexander - Ada High School

Thomas Chen  - Ada High School

Kiser Colley  - Ada High School

Jacob Colwell  - Ada High School

Shaheed Khan  - Ada High School

Sydney Newland  - Ada High School

Brendan Sheridan  - Ada High School

Lydia Smith - Home School

Sumaya Tasnim  - Ada High School

Allen East grad holds a degree in healthcare administration

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Lori Thomas recently joined Vancrest Ada as its new dietary manager. She is in the featured employee of the January Vancrest newsletter.

Lori is a long-time area resident, having graduated from Allen East High School. She holds a bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Phoenix.

Prior to joining the Vancrest staff, she was employed in dietary management for eight years at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s and for over five years at dietary manager at Lima Memorial Hospital.

She and her husband, Tim, live in the Waynesfield community.

National Mentoring Month focus - recruiting mentors to help realize the potential in youth from Hardin, Putnam and Allen counties

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According to Ada resident LeAnn Pryor, BBBS of West Central Ohio program director, the common denominators among Littles are single-parent families and a lower income.  Still, there are many unique reasons for participation.
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By Barbara Lockard
What do kids from lower income, single-parent families have in common?According to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, they all possess an incredible gift … potential! 

“Big Brothers Big Sisters of America defends, inspires and ignites the potential of youth every day,” is the opening line of a public service announcement for the organization.

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