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Braylon's toy drive underway

Third year of new toy collection for the Hematology and Oncology floors at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 14, 2021

Note: The Icon has followed Braylon Simon’s story since 2019. Here’s an update on Braylon’s Toy Drive, now underway. This is Braylon’s story written by his mom, who works in the Ohio Northern University physical plant.

After a year and a half of doctors, specialists, multiple tests and finally surgery, Braylon was diagnosed with Stage 3 Nodular Lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in April of 2018. He was 7 at the time.

He went through four rounds of chemotherapy and in August, 2018, he was able to ring the bell!

Braylon is now back to playing baseball and football and enjoying life as any child should.

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Grace Allison receives Myra Traxler Memorial Scholarship

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Grace Allison received the Myra Traxler Memorial Scholarship presented in late May at the Ada senior recognition event.

Grace will attend Otterbein University and will major in elementary education. With Grace are her parents, Scott and Arlene, with Don Traxler. The scholarship is in memory of Don’s wife, Myra, who died in 2007.

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Ada Legion sponsors 4 delegates to Girls State

Paige Jochims, Kennedy Hall, Jadi Herrod-Gonzalez, Madison Wilch
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, June 7, 2021

One Ada junior and three juniors from Hardin Northern are local delegates to Buckeye Girls State thanks to sponsorship of the Ada American Legion Post. Each of the delegates will be seniors in the fall.

Foss-Agin-Meyer Post 185 will sponsor the following girls:
• Paige Jochims – Ada HS
• Kennedy Hall – Hardin Northern
• Jadi Herrod-Gonzalez – Hardin Northern
• Madison Wilch – Hardin Northern

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Here's the final Ada school honor roll of 2020-21

Someone you know is on this list
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, June 4, 2021

Here is the fourth quarter Ada school honor roll for the 2020-21 school year.

4TH GRADE

ALL A:  HAYLYN GEIGER, TEA GRIFFITH, AUBRY JORDAN, ROBERT SHANKS, ANDY STOCKERT, EMILY THAXTON, PIPER WALLACE AND RYAN WEST

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Ada High School class of 2021

Class members, honors diploma, National Honor Society, Apollo and students with 3.5+ gpa provided here
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

A copy of the commencement program, attached with this story lists:
• class members
• honors diploma
• National Honor Society
• Apollo Career Center grads
• students with 3.5 grade point average or higher

Members of the Ada High School class of 2021 graduated on Sunday, making them the 138th class to pass through the local school system.

Class officers are: Trent Ennis, president; Jacob Morgan, vice-president; Kesewa Akyeampong, secretary;, Megan Light, treasurer and class advisor, Melody Veltri.

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One family. Three generations. Three valedictorians.

Jeffrey Anderson started something when he became an Ada HS class of 1971 valedictorian
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

One family. Three generations. Three valedictorians.

Sunday’s graduation was a special event for each Ada High school graduate. But for Jacob Thaxton, a member of the class of 2021, its significance was part three of a very interesting family celebration.

Jacob became the third-generation member of his immediate family named a class valedictorian.

The threesome with Jacob, includes his mother, Julie, a 1996 Allen East graduate, and his grandfather, Jeffrey Anderson a 1971 Ada High School graduate.

Here’s an overview of what the three share:

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