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Ada High School students winners in MLK essay contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 21, 2016

LaShonda Gurley (left), director of multicultural development at Ohio Northern University, recognized Alexander Hurtig (right), a sophomore from Ada High School, after he garnered first place in the Third Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest. 

Sophomore Noah Pinkney finished in second place and sophomore Terry Sheridan collected third place. The purpose of the essay contest is to challenge students to think about how Dr. King's philosophy can be used to resolve social justice issues in today's society. 

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Dog of the week - it can go home with you!

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Note: The Icon launches a new feature for the Hardin County Dog Shelter. Our featured dog is available for adoption. Contact the shelter at 49 Jones Road, Kenton, phone 419-674-2209. Click for Facebook.

"This is Tiny he is looking for a forever home come see him today. Tiny is 1 1/2 year old male very friendly, 100 lbs and getting bigger by the day. He needs lots of room to run.

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Here's the junior high science fair superiors

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Several Ada Junior High students and student teams received  superior ratings at Ada's Local Science Fair held last week. These students qualify to compete at the District Science Fair at ONU in March, according to Alayne Schrock, science teacher.

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85 Ada 7th and 8th graders prove why they are future scientists

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, January 17, 2016

Photos and story by Monty Siekerman
Alex Morgan (left) and Nicolas Kamatali discuss an aerosol cannon made for the Junior Science Fair held Thursday evening in the school cafeteria.

MORE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM OF STORY -

Eighty-five seventh and eighth graders prepared 38 exhibits. Winners advance to the district at ONU in March where they may qualify for the state in Columbus in May.

The Science Fair makes learning a happy occasion, if the interest shown by the students is any indication.

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Several Ada and area students on Rhodes State College fall dean's list

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, January 15, 2016

Several area students are on the Rhodes State College fall dean's list.

Part-time students

Ada
Melissa A. Bulerin
Natasha Nicole Long                                                           
Cody M. Staley                                                                 
Katilyn Wareham                                                               
Ibtehal A. Yahyi                                                               

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Winter guard competitions on January calendar

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, January 14, 2016

Several Ada Music Booster events take place in January despite the Jan. 12 booster meeting that was cancelled due to the weather.

Check the booster website for calendar of coming events. CLICK HERE for the website. Missing from the calendar are two winter guard competitions (Jan. 24 at Marion Harding and Jan 31 at Miamisburg) and the next Purse Raffle organizer meeting with Academic Boosters (Feb. 3 5:30 p.m. in the Media Center).

Contact Cliff Maier if you have questions.

Winter competition schedule

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