Seven Ada High School musicians received either Superiors or Excellent ratings at last Saturday's solo and ensemble contest held at Lima Senior.
Instrumental students were:
Elizabeth Milks - Flute - (1) Superior
Hailey Maier - Trumpet - (1) Superior
Jacob Colwell - Trumpet - (1) Superior
Callee Young - Trumpet - (1) Superior
Meredith Morgan - Marimba - (1) Superior
Meredith Marshall - Trombone - (1) Superior
Elijah Garmon - Trumpet - (2) Excellent
The Alpha Eta chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity at Ohio Northern University will hold its fifth annual Polar Plunge philanthropy event in the Polar Bear Pond outside the ONU Sports Center on Feb. 13 at 1 p.m.
More than 150 students and members of the community will brave the elements to take the plunge into the frigid waters of Polar Bear Pond. There will be food and drinks at the event, including tasty Kewpee burgers and delicious hot chocolate. All proceeds from the event will benefit the America Red Cross.
Ohio Northern Junior Allison Gastwas named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of February 8-14.
Gast set a new school record in the 200-meter dash this past weekend at the Joe Banks Invitational with a time of :26.81, claiming a second place finish.
The junior broke the previous record of :26.90 set by Amy Wood on February 17, 1996.
She also won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of :09.21 and finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of :07:98.
