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It's official - the 2012-13 Ada school year is underway

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

The school year is officially underway.

Ada High School has 75 seniors this year who will be graduating class of 2013. In addition, 71 seventh grade students launched their junior high career. They will graduate in 2018.

Here are some of the first-day announcement:

New teachers

• Sherri Burnett- Intervention Specialist 6th- 8th 
• Tyler Craig- Intervention Specialist 9th -12
• David Ames – English
• Anna Yoakam – English

EMERGENCY MEDICAL FORMS: Please have parent/guardian stop in the HSO ASAP to update and sign the form.

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Tabbi Jolliff will head to the University of Findlay in occupational therapy

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

Note: This is final Icon profile of Ada High School 2012 graduates. Profiles are by Kenzie Fell.

Click here for previous features in this series.

Choosing the right college is crucial. For any graduating senior, many hours are put in to searching out the college that best fits you. You must find a school that satisfies not only your academic needs, but also your social, financial and extracurricular desires.

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Are you a statute or are you real?

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

Many people posed that question at the Ada Farmers and Merchants Picnic this past weekend. Here's a view of the Iraqi War Living Statue. Was it real or just a statue.?

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Amanda Quintrell excited about her new role at ReStore Community Center

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

By Jake Dowling, icon intern
Like her friend Julie Brewer before her, ReStore Community Center is where she wants to be right now.

An Indiana native, Amanda Quintrell, a 2011 graduate with a degree in music at Ohio Northern University, decided she wanted to try something different.

Quintrell started working at Restore July 13th. She took over for the previous AmeriCorps VISTA worker, Brewer, who had held the position for two years.
The two are good friends.

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Chris North in Dominican Republic: "Maybe there is a lesson to be learned from these people"

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

"We in America have so much and want more and are miserable because we don't have what we want.  The Dominican people have so little and are so grateful for what they do have.  Maybe there is a lesson to be learned from these people."

Those are the words of Chris North. She's back in Dominican Republic. The Ada Icon has permission to link to her blog, which shows photos and tells about the experiences of her present trip.

For North's thoughs on a typical day of a rural Dominican, click here.

North is Director of Communication Studies Program at Ohio Northern University.

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"ParaNorman" opens Friday at Ada Theatre

Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, August 16, 2012

"ParaNorman," rated PG will open Friday, Aug. 17, and will run to Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Ada Theatre, according to James Curlis, owner.

Show times:
Friday and Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday & Sun 1:30 & 4:00 PM

Daily  7:00 PM

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