This will include opportunity for class members and a small family contingent to come to the school, don your cap and gown, walk across the stage, receive your diploma, and have your photo taken
The follow community update is from the Ada school website, posted on April 30, 2020.
Dear Community (and especially seniors and families):
Up until last Thursday, when the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Health released directives specific to graduation (and other traditional, end of year, group gatherings for students), our plan had been to have a fairly traditional, in person graduation. Unfortunately, with those directives, we are forced to rethink how we honor the class of 2020.
The Icon found this “small town scavenger hunt of Ada” on the Ada Bulldog Facebook. Mrs. Salyer created the hunt for students in her sociology class. Some of her students shared photos of their adventures, shown at the bottom of the story – if you need the answers.
Now, all you need to do is take a selfie of you with the items in the hunt. Here’s 30 things to location in Ada. Ready, set, start:
Friday, April 24, was the end of the 4th quarter interim for Ada school students. All grades are updated and available for students grades 6-12 in ProgressBook, according to this OhioAlerts message from the school.
The Kenton Hardin Health Department is reporting their 24th confirmed case of COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health's site can provide more information at coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Ohio's confirmed cases: 16,128
Confirmed deaths: 757
Number hospitalized: 3,340
Age range: 1-106
Median age: 51
Males: 57%
Females: 43%
After 20 years working within several positions in the Village of Bluffton, John Bowers, has accepted the position of operator of the Village of Ada water plant.
He begins his new position in Ada on Monday.
Since 2013 he has served as Bluffton’s waste water treatment plant operator. Bluffton’s plant handles over one-half million gallons of treated water on an average day, under Bower’s oversight.
“I started working for the village when I was 19,” said Bowers, a 1999 Bluffton High School graduate.
Working with Dan Bowden, Bluffton's waste water plant superintendent, Bowers holds a Class III Waste Water Treatment license and Class II Drinking Water license.
