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Outstanding seniors recognized on May 17

Ada HS senior honors awards ceremony
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, May 18, 2017

Ada High School seniors were recognized on May 17 during the senior honors awards ceremony.

Rielyn Castle, Taryn Fullom, Meredith Marshall and Elizabeth Milks were named valedictorians, while Ashley Breidenbach was named salutatorian. A story about those students is above.

Many other students received special awards and scholarships and they were also recognized on May 17. Those student follow:

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Five Ada HS students receive state FFA degrees

• Justin Light • Maddie Gossard • Caitlyn Stover • Hunter Purdy • Ashley Breidenbach
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 17, 2017

By Sidney Gossard, Ada FFA Reporter
Five Ada Future Farmers of America Chapter members received state degrees at the recent Ohio FFA convention.

In front of nearly 9,000 members, parents and guests, the following juniors and seniors were recognized for their achievements:
• Justin Light
• Maddie Gossard
• Caitlyn Stover
• Hunter Purdy
• Ashley Breidenbach

According to Ada High FFA records, this is the greatest number of students to ever earn state degrees in one year.

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In the air over Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 16, 2017

In the air over Ada on a beautiful May Day. (Ken Collins photo)

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26 inducted into Ada HS NHS

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Twenty-six members were inducted into the Ada High School National Honor Society during a May 5 ceremony, according to Sarah Davis, advisor.

The membership of the Ada High School Chapter of the National Honor Society has been earned by the effective demonstration of the four qualities held in high esteem by the Society:
• Scholarship
• Leadership
• Service
• Character

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Mark Light tells Kiwanis members about the spark lab

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Mark Light, Hardin County 4-H director, will explain the Hardin County Spark Lab during the Tuesday, May 16, Ada Kiwanis Club meeting.

Light said that the goal of the lab is to instill an inspiration or "spark" that youth and adults need to discover, learn and grow in a creative way.

The meeting, open to the public, is in the Dean's Room of McIntosh at ONU.

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Amelia's story reaches 7,848 on Facebook and keeps going

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, May 8, 2017

While the Icon posts dozens of stories each week, some have special interest for a small group of viewers - and others skyrocket.

Our story about Amelia Griffin, officially in remission, was a skyrocket. Here's a screen shot from the Icon Facebook.

Amelia's Icon's Facebook post reached 7,848 viewers in less than four days. It has likes from 152 viewers four shares and four comments.

And, the numbers continue to rise. To view the story CLICK HERE.

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