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Kauffman and Buckell win virtual reality competition

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Developers claim $20,000 prize for designing social VR experience 

Bluffton residents Ross Kauffman and Tobias S. Buckell were awarded first prize in the Meta (formerly Facebook) Horizon Worlds Builder Tracks competition. The duo claimed the $20,0000 prize for constructing the "Studio 51" experience in Meta's Horizon World platform, a social virtual reality (VR) program that allows players to interact in user-created worlds. 

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Ada native supports U.S. Navy airborne communication

Posted by Staff on Friday, August 12, 2022

By Stephanie Fox
Navy Office of Community Outreach

Navy stories include 3rd-generation enlisted sailor from Ada

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - Ada native Cole East is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One (STRATCOMMWING ONE), in a mission provides airborne communication links to nuclear missile units of U.S. Strategic Command.

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Casey earns Oxford masters degree

Posted by Staff on Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Leah E. Casey, 2017 Allen East High School graduate and formerly of Ada, recently earned a Master of Studies in English “With Distinction” from The Queen’s College, The University of Oxford, England.

Casey is currently employed full time at Shearman and Sterling LLP, an international law firm in Manhattan, where she is preparing for law school.

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Ada Elementary class lists for 2022-2023

Posted by Paula Scott on Wednesday, August 10, 2022

The wait is over. Ada Elementary School principal Jeremy Clark has provided the Icon with class lists for 2022-2023.

The class lists are attached and include the names of students in K-6 classes, with the following teachers:

Kindgergarten lists for

  • Klingler
  • Kosler
  • Phillips
  • Wissman

1st grade lists for

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ONU tennis star receives NCAA postgraduate scholarship

Posted by Staff on Sunday, August 7, 2022

Ohio Northern University 2022 engineering graduate Andrew Cochran, an accomplished tennis player, has been selected to receive a coveted $10,000 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.

Cochran, who graduated from ONU this spring with a degree in electrical engineering, was a four-year member of the men's tennis team.

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Raingutter Regatta is a kid-magnet for scouting

Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, July 29, 2022

On Tuesday, July 26, Ada Cub Scout Pack 124 drew a dozen or so youngsters to a meeting introducing them to scouting. The kid-magnet was the Raingutter Regatta, a friendly competition to see who could sail a tiny catamaran down a length of raingutter with lung power alone.

Prospective scouts and younger siblings tested their lungs and aim, often finding the task harder than it might sound. Many brought boats with custom paint work. The kids cheered each other on and suggested tips on technique when sails went sideways.

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