Eight Ada High School senior were named valedictorians and one was named salutatorian during the May 18 senior honor banquet.
Those students are: Benjamin Bowers, Alexandra Boyadzhiev, Rylan Hissong, Megan Simon, Katelyn Stuart, Ashley Sumner, Casey Swick and Blake Willeke Valedictorians; while Kylelyn Stuart was named Salutatorian.
Here are seniors recognized on May 18.
Benjamin Bowers son of Christopher and Darlene Bowers of Ada
Kaitlyn Long of the Ada High School FFA Chapter recently received her State FFA Degree at the 88th Ohio FFA Convention.
During the two-day convention held at the Ohio Expo Center, over 8,000 members, advisors, parents and guests were in attendance.
The degree is based on a student’s SAE program, activities, community service, and scholarship. Long has served as our chapter reporter and had outstanding projects consisting of animals and lawn mowing.
The Hardin County Hootenannies met at Advisor Grant Mizek's Farm. President Faith Holbrook opened the meeting by asking Sean Hurley to do the American Pledge and Isaac Davis to do the 4-H Pledge. Secretary Elisha Lowery did roll call there were seven members present.
Seth Davis presented his Health and Saftey report on Dehorning Goats and that it's best to do them when the goats are young. Riley Fleece will do the next Health and Saftey report.
Ada fourth graders may open the village's next restaurant.
This spring, in art class, fourth graders considered their favorite foods, according to Kristie Steiner, art teacher. (Earlier this year, if you recall, third grade students created art pizza. Click here for a quick review.)
Steiner describes the clay food project this way: "Students were asked to choose what food they wanted to make, practice making it with modeling clay, and then create it. After it was fired they painted them to resemble the actual food.
