Ada Junior High School Winterguard continued their undefeated season taking home the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) state championship in Wapakoneta on Saturday, April 6. This is the first year for Ada Schools to have a junior high school team.
The team also set the state record for the highest score of anytime to take the trophy in the OIPA Championships.
The Junior High team was also awarded the Judges’ Most Spirited Team award as well. The Junior High team consists of Hailey Maier, Melina Woods, Caitlyn Stover, Maddie Preston, Lindsay Crouse, Callee Young, Ace Gamble, Allyson Fuqua, and Josie Boehm.
Ada High School has an official state champion. The AHS Winterguard team competed in the Ohio Indoor Performance Association (OIPA) state final in Wapakoneta and returned home with a state title.
The team had recently been promoted to the more difficult Scholastic A division and was performing for the first time at this level in a state championship. The team defeated three-time state champions Middletown High School to take the state championship by 0.08 points. The AHS team was also recognized for their state championship Scholastic Regional A accomplishment last year.
President Myrna McCurdy called the Wednesday March 26th special meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at 6:00 at the Community Health Professional building S.R. 235, Ada.
The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.
The following were welcomed as guests: Anne Schulman, Joanne Berg, Arlene Allison, Linda Ferguson, Kelly MacDonald and Daniel MacDonald.
A potluck dinner was enjoyed ball all those in attendance.
In brief business:
-Members were updated on Pancake Day finances by Bryan Marshall, Treasurer.
We met Brent Numbers, Ada High School senior, with a group of his friends earlier this week.
What classes are you taking this semester, Brent?
English 12, Sociology, Art I, Ceramics II, Algebra III and Personal Finance.
Tell me about your athletic participation.
I played football, left tackle and was all-state. I also throw shot and discus in track.
What are your personal bests and tell me about the school records in these events?
My personal best in the shot is 40 feet and in discus, 140. I’m trying to break the school records, which are 52 in shot and 165 in discus.
Three members of the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, along with a member of the Purdue University faculty, have collaborated to author a textbook titled “Pharmacogenetics, Kinetics, and Dynamics for Personalized Medicine.”
Ohio Northern’s David F. Kisor, professor of pharmacokinetics, Jon E. Sprague, dean and professor of pharmacology, Jeffrey N. Talbot, associate professor of pharmacology, and Michael D. Kane, associate professor of bioinformatics and genomics at Purdue, contributed to the textbook, which will be used by pharmacy students and pharmacists.
President Myrna McCurdy called the Tuesday March 26th meeting of the Ada Kiwanis Club to order at noon at McIntosh Center, Ohio Northern University, Ada.
The invocation was offered by Jon Umphress.
Tom Miller of the Ada EMT squad was welcomed as a guest.
The membership anniversary of member Bill Fuller (March 26, 2009) was noted.
Members agreed that the 61st annual Pancake and Sausage Day was very successful.
