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Ada HS Winterguard team wins state title

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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. 

ONU hosts Relay for Life Aril 19-20 - event is for entire community

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 Ohio Northern University will host Relay for Life on the tundra, beginning on Friday, April 19, at 6 p.m. The event is 18 hours long and the closing ceremony will be at noon on April 20. Immediately preceding the event, chicken dinners will be sold for $8 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Pepsi truck on the tundra.

18-hour event

Brandon Lambert takes Medalist honors as men's golf tops Ohio State-Lima 300-325

By Tim Glon

Freshman Brandon Lambert won Medalist honors with an even-par 72 to lead the Ohio Northern men's golf team to a 300-325 victory at Ohio State-Lima at Hawthorne Hills Golf Course Friday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 41-14-1 on the season.

Juniors Colin Burns and Ryan Wirtz and freshman Rick Deichert all carded 76s for ONU on the 6,710-yard course.

Trevor Crites led the Barons with a 75.

The Polar Bears will return to action next Wednesday at the Trine (Ind.) Spring Classic.

The Village Garden now accepting applications

Applications are now available for The Village Garden.  You can pick up an application at ReStore during normal business hours. All completed applications should be returned by May 1. 

The Village Garden administrator is Joan Zachariah.  You may contact her with questions at 513-578-8123 (leave a message)  or you can email Joan at [email protected].

 

Time to Get Growing!

Lots of Ada school announcements this week

Lots of news is coming out of the Ada schools this month. Here's a summary of items from the school website from Friday.

ADA SCHOOLS NEEDS YOUR HELP! We need you to get out in your communities and ask your local farmers to nominate Ada for the opportunity to complete for a $10,000 grant through Monsanto Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education.

With help from you and your families, the school could win grant money to buy classroom IPADS and TI-Nspire Calculators. Now until April 15, farmers can nominate their favorite, local public school district. Grants will be awarded based on merit, need and community support.

Ohio Northern Model United Nations team garners honorable mention honors

The Ohio Northern University Model United Nations team was presented with an honorable mention delegation award at NMUN•NY 2013, the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York City from March 24-28.

ONU, representing the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, claimed the prestigious honor at the international conference, which draws more than 5,000 students annually and has participants from all over the world. (Approximately 50 percent of the participants are from outside the U.S.) At the conference, the delegations discuss current global issues on 20 selected committees.

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