Teen Screen information went home from Ada schools on Sept. 28 to parents of all 7th through 12th graders, according to a post on Ada Bulldogs Facebook.
The purpose of Teen Screen is to identify risk factors associated with depression, anxiety, and alcohol or other substance abuse.
School officials say that the Teen Screener is one way to get ahead of potential mental health issues and prevent more involved symptoms, perhaps even saving a child’s life.
Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
The milieu was unusual, a gathering of young people, most all attired in black suits and dresses, wandering around a gymnasium. But it was an important occasion for the younger set, the possibility of attaining that first good job after college graduation. They knew how to dress for success.
State Route 81 between township Road 55 and county Road 65, just east of the village of Ada, will close Oct. 1 for approximately 14 days for the replacement of two culverts.
Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235, state Route 701 and U.S. 68 back to state Route 81.
Work is being performed by the ODOT Hardin County maintenance garage.
Ada's Town and Gown committee is accepting nominations for Ada's Distinguished Citizen of the Year, according to Deb Curlis, director of the Ada Area Chamber of Commerce.
Persons interested in making nominations may contact Curlis at: [email protected].
This year's Town and Gown dinner is Monday, Nov. 5, at McIntosh Center on the ONU campus. Tickets are $20. More information on ticket sale locations and the program will follow on the Icon.
