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It's digital home ec with Grace and Jacob

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 27, 2020

FROM ADA BULLDOGS FACEBOOK - When school work is completed, and you are missing your extra curriculars and friends, you add a digital Home Ec class to fill your new daily schedule.  Ada HS students Grace and Jacob baking together. Love the ingenuity of our teachers AND our students.

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Ada historian researching Ada's involvement in WWII

Leland Crouse hopes to display findings at this year's F&M Picnic
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 27, 2020

Ada’s involvement in World War II is a project underway this spring by Leland Crouse, Ada historian. And, he is looking for contributions from Icon viewers.

“I am doing research of Ada and World War II,” he told the Icon.

The project covers many things involving Ada during this period of the 20th century. Here’s some of the areas that Crouse’s research involves:

• What the community was asked to do 
• War effort boards and committees formed during this period
• Rationing
• Who entered the armed forces and where did they serve
• Any other stories, memorabilia or information residents are will to share

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Four Ada High School students receive Elks student of the month honors

Katie Butterfield, Alexander Morgan, Victoria Ross, Reese Evans
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Four Ada High School students received recognition from the Kenton Elks Lodge 157 as their school's students of the months for March and April.

Students from each school in Hardin County are recognized each month. This was the third group of students recognized for 2019-2020 school year by the Elks.

A partial listing of individual student activities is included here:

March students

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Before the virus struck: Here's a Hardin Leadership story

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Note: The Icon is slowing digging through its emails that patiently await posting as a result of the heavy volume of virus-related news.

This news items is from the Hardin Leadership. And, while the Leadership program is on hold, the Icon recognizes the many sponsors of the program. Watch the Icon for eventual follow-up on the program.

Scholarships were awarded to: 

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Someone you know is on the Ada honor roll

Here's the third quarter list
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, March 20, 2020

Here is the third quarter honor roll for 2019-20 from the Ada schools.

4TH GRADE

ALL A:  Maeby Alger, Elijah Craig, Daniel Klear, Aliyah Kober, Bryce Purdy, Emily Shanks, Rhett Ulrey and Ashley Williams

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A Hardin Sports Hall of Famer

Melissa Gossard shares some insights on kids and sports
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 19, 2020

By Barbara Lockard
Ada first-grade teacher Melissa Gossard will be inducted into the 2020 class of the Hardin County Sports Hall of Fame this spring.  A 1991 Hardin Northern graduate, Gossard was an All-Ohioan in volleyball and basketball.  As volleyball coach at Ada High School, she had the distinction of being the “winningest coach in school history.”  We asked Melissa to share some of her insights on kids and sports.

Although there are young children who show a lot of talent in a particular sport, Melissa Gossard feels that there should be an emphasis on some other qualities.

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