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15 minutes with Marlene Vermillion, school nurse

Bulldog Staff Spotlight
Coordinated by the Ada Junior High-High School office staff

Meet Marlene Vermillion, staff nurse. She will be retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.

Q. What is the one thing you cannot resist?
A. Chocolate anything.

Souper Bowl progress: 150 cans collected

The United Way of Hardin County has submitted a halftime report on the Souper Bowl drive currently taking place at Ada Elementary.

As of January 31, students have collected over 150 cans of soup for the Hardin County Homeless Shelter and they still have a week to go!

Organizers enthused, "Can't wait to see which class will win the pizza party! Souper Bowl 2024!"

AHS students hit the road to perform in robotics and music

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.

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Tilton honored for innovative design and meme life scholarship

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.

Two Ada area boys to compete at Punt Pass & Kick nationals

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!"

PHOTO STORY Elliott and Hassell celebrated by AHS Alumni Association

By Paula Pyzik Scott

On Saturday, January 20, the Ada High School Alumni Association (AHSAA) hosted a reception to induct two graduates in the school’s Hall of Honor. Two individuals were recognized as the association caught up with a delay caused by COVID public gathering restrictions. 

Danny W. Hassell, a 1975 graduate, and Michael Elliot, a 1977 graduate, were presented with duplicate plaques of those installed in the hallway adjacent to the school cafeteria.

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