For two weeks, students at Ada Elementary participated in a United Way Souper Bowl canned food drive to benefit four Hardin County outreach programs. The youngsters proved that they are able to do some heavy lifting: they brought in a grand total of 1,854 items, more than enough to fill the large pickup truck used to transport the donations.
ROBOTICS
The AHS Robotics team led by Mr. Acheson competed at Bellefontaine Middle School, advancing through qualifying matches and making the playoffs.
OMEA
The AHS Music department had five singers and three instrumentalists particpate at the OMEA (Ohio Music Educator's Association) District 3 Honors Choir At Neiswander Performing Arts Center in Van Wert on Sunday January 10, 2024. Some 75 students were selected through an audition process. Justin Bowden, Joe Crawford, Jilli Hazelton, Rey Hurley and Kiya Tabler were in the choir.
Selected Pieces included Grateful with Kiya Tabler as a featured soloist, The Circus Band, Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel, Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude, Think on me and Peace I Leave You.
Ethan D'Souza, Ave Martin and Tori Rausch were selected to be in the Honor's Band. D3 Honor Band students had the pleasure working with Daniel Tembras, director of Instrumental Studies from Purdue University.
Shane Tilton, ONU Associate Professor of Writing and Multimedia Studies, was honored twice during the 109th annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA) for his scholarship in the field of game studies and human communication & technology.
The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has shared that "We have two of our very own heading to Las Vegas, Nevada for the PPKUSA National Punt, Pass, & Kick Competition! Maverick Hughes and Colton Crawford will be representing Ada on February 3.... We’re so proud of you guys!"
