The Ada High School Winter Guard won the Elite Scholastic Open of the Ohio Indoor Performance Association competition in Wapakoneta on Saturday evening. This is their 21st state title in the past 9 years.

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The Winter Guard and Dance Line and Ada Junior High School Winter Guard will give a free community performance at 8 p.m. on Monday, April 16, in the K-12 gym.

Winter Guard’s show is titled “Conjuring a Patronus,” and takes the audience through the process of learning this “advanced magic,” and ultimately dispersing a gym full of dementors with Harry Potter’s iconic spell.  

Featuring flags, wands, and broom sticks this year’s program should be an audience favorite.  Members of the Ada High School Winter Guard include Jake Colwell, Samantha Crawford, Madison Preston, Gizem Tanriverdi, Lindsay Crouse, Madison Wright, Leona Dalton, Jacob Morgan, Daniel Nash, Jacob Bassitt, Kaylee Huffer, Olivia Hiester, Alyssa Wince, and Victoria Ross.

“Free the Elves” is the Ada Flag Line’s theme which continues Hermione’s quest to free the house elves from their masters by presenting them with socks. Members of the Flag Line include Mitchel Frazier, Olivia Thomas, Tessa Long, Alaina Robirds, and Olivia Green.

The Ada High School Dance Line’s show concept is titled “Wizard Chess,” and portrays the dangerous game that Harry and Ron had to master to enter the Chamber of Secrets.  Members of the High Dance Line include Paige Seitz, Rylie Roser, Cristina Theis, Jasmine Liembruger, Alaina Nash, Rebecca MacDonald, Kesewa Akyeampong, and Theodore Hadley.