Watch the video by Mana Hashimoto below -
You’ve seen them on the ONU campus and walking in downtown Ada.
The Icon recently checked in with two student leaders involved with ONU Polar Paws. It’s an on-campus student organization teamed up with 4 Paws for Ability.
Polar Paws helps prepare dogs to become service animals by training them in development and socialization.
Icon intern Mana Hashimoto created a video featuring volunteer trainers and officers of the organization, Carah Porter (with her dog Nalu), and Chrissy Kurilec (with her dog) Johnnycakes.
Here are the winners of this year’s virtual Ada Academic and Music Booster Purse Raffle held this past weekend.
One winning ticket was drawn for each purse, numbered 1-15 with one prize per winning ticket. Ticket holders were eligible to win more than one purse if they purchased more than one ticket.
Purse brands includedKate Spade, Dooney and Bourke, Michael Kors, Coach and Tory Burch.
Winners:
Linda Ferguson
Laura Green
Diane Russel
Jodi Dearth
Samantha Karsten
Shirley Mathewson
Leah Lehman-Harris
Meri Skilliter
Chanda Smith
Miranda Shepherd
Ada High School will hold its 115th Interclass contest at 7 p.m., Friday, March 19.
Interclass has been an Ada tradition that is unique to the community. It started in 1907 when Superintendent C.H. Freedman proposed an academic competition between the 10th, 11th and 12th grades.
Interclass celebrates the written and spoken word. Students compete in the areas of essay writing, poetry, short story, and dramatic reading. In each category, one winner has been chosen from each grade after an internal competition within the classes.
Kesewa Akyeampong and Ian Dellifield, both seniors, are the Kenton Elks February Ada High School teenagers of the month.
Among Kesewa’s school involvement includes participation in band, show choir, plus leadership in several organizations.
She is show choir president, senior class secretary, and has performed as soloist in spring fever follies where she received the best performer award, and was a participant in Interclass competition where she received a first place in dramatic reading and second place in poetry. She was the marching band drum major this school year.
Several area students are on the Ohio State-Lima autumn semester dean’s list. Criteria varies by college. It is usually based on the grade point average for the term and the number of credit hours taken. Many colleges require a minimum of 12 graded credit hours with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
Ada
Sarah Blevins
Allison Dotson
Emma Jameson
Breanna Miller
Kelly Preston
Jessica Robinson
Rakan Roda
Alexis Swaney
Paul Yuhasz
