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Ada Interclass Competition - Day 2

Watch three contestants read their original poetry
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The 114th annual Ada High School Interclass Competition enters Day 2. Icon viewers may watch today’s contestants on the video at the bottom of this story. 

Three poetry contestants in today’s video are:
Ethan Schaffer – Sophomore
Cole Anspach – Junior
Nathan Hurtig - Senior

Because of the no-school situation, the competition is on YouTube and may be viewed on the Icon and Ada Bulldogs Facebook. CLICK HERE to view the entire competition program.

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Ada Kiwanis Club meets via Zoom on April 7

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, April 3, 2020

The Ada Kiwanis Club will hold an on-line meeting at noon, Tuesday, April 7. The will be meeting via Zoom.

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Icon's intern finishing ONU coursework from St. Petersburg, Russia

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Ada Icon's spring intern has returned home - to St. Petersburg, Russia. Elizaveta Dyachuk, a junior business management major, compiled several 15-minute interviews with ONU international students for the Icon.

She is now taking classes online from a distance of 7 hours from Ada.

Here's her update:

"Everything changed so quickly, I barely had time to sleep. But I'm doing well now, I'm back in St. Petersburg. My family is happy to see me, they are good also.

"I'm staying at my apartment as well, completing my ONU online studies. All universities and schools are closed in Russia, so my sister is staying with me, doing her assignments online. 

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Hardin County Leadership goes online

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Hardin County Leadership is proceeding online, according to Kathy Oliver, in charge of the program.

Hardin Leadership develops positive leaders within Hardin County by providing personal enrichment, expanding community networks, and recognizing future leaders. 

She reports that the April 2 session is a virtual session and the May session will likely be modified also.

The leadership group meets monthly now through November.

Click here for more details about the program

 

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15 minutes with Anni from Finland

"My primary goal is to finish my education, and then I hope I’ll find something to my heart that makes me happy"
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, March 30, 2020

Pardon our recent distracation. The Icon has a couple  15-minute interviews with ONU international students that we've not had a chance to post. Our intern, Liza Dyachuk, from Russia, conducted these in early March. We hope these students are able to continue to communicate with their family and we hope everyone is well.

Interview by Liza Dyachuk

Anni Miettinen
Finnish student
Senior at ONU,business major  

Icon: How did you hear about ONU?
Anni: My home university and ONU are partners, so I got to know about ONU from my university back home. 

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15 minutes with Bel Mancuso, Ada HS senior

She's the April Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative student of the month
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, March 29, 2020

Ada High School senior, Bel Mancuso, is the April Mid-Ohio Energy Cooperative student of the month. The Icon chatted with her earlier this week. Here’s a portion of that conversation.

What classes are you taking this semester?
This semester I am taking sociology, intro to film, economics, algebra II, astronomy and mobile app design. 

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