🎨 Trust, teamwork, and talent on the pottery wheel! 🏺
In Mr. Wells’ high school art class, Advanced Ceramic students took on a unique challenge to sharpen their skills — throwing a bowl blindfolded using only their sense of touch!
Each blindfolded potter had a partner acting as their “spotter,” giving verbal directions every step of the way. With focus, communication, and a lot of trust, every student successfully threw a bowl on the wheel — an impressive accomplishment!
👏 Blindfolded potters: Katie Riblet, Callie Burgess, Easton Lee, and Andrew Allen
👏 Spotters: Jacob Henson, Olivia Burkheimer, Alex Gibson, and Reese Jordan
What an incredible example of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in action!
In Mr. Wells’ high school art class, Advanced Ceramic students took on a unique challenge to sharpen their skills — throwing a bowl blindfolded using only their sense of touch!
Each blindfolded potter had a partner acting as their “spotter,” giving verbal directions every step of the way. With focus, communication, and a lot of trust, every student successfully threw a bowl on the wheel — an impressive accomplishment!
👏 Blindfolded potters: Katie Riblet, Callie Burgess, Easton Lee, and Andrew Allen
👏 Spotters: Jacob Henson, Olivia Burkheimer, Alex Gibson, and Reese Jordan
What an incredible example of creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in action!
Ada High School students in Mr. Crawford’s Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering class are getting hands-on experience with framing projects! 🛠️
Through this work, students are learning the engineering behind building strong, accurate wooden frames—understanding measurements, load support, precision, and the importance of planning before construction. Projects like these help connect classroom learning to real-world skills, giving students valuable insight into how engineering principles are applied in building and manufacturing.
We’re proud of the problem-solving, teamwork, and craftsmanship happening in our Bulldog classrooms!
Through this work, students are learning the engineering behind building strong, accurate wooden frames—understanding measurements, load support, precision, and the importance of planning before construction. Projects like these help connect classroom learning to real-world skills, giving students valuable insight into how engineering principles are applied in building and manufacturing.
We’re proud of the problem-solving, teamwork, and craftsmanship happening in our Bulldog classrooms!
📣 Now Hiring: Food Service Supervisor🍎
Ada Exempted Village Schools is seeking a qualified Food Service Supervisor to lead and oversee all food service operations across our district. This administrative/supervisory position plays a vital role in providing nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for our students.
✔️ Competitive salary
✔️ Comprehensive benefits
✔️ Leadership opportunity
✔️ 212-day contract
Interested candidates should visit the full description online: https://www.adabulldogs.org/page/openpositions
Help us nourish Bulldog pride—one meal at a time! 🐾
Ada Exempted Village Schools is seeking a qualified Food Service Supervisor to lead and oversee all food service operations across our district. This administrative/supervisory position plays a vital role in providing nutritious, high-quality meals in a safe and welcoming environment for our students.
✔️ Competitive salary
✔️ Comprehensive benefits
✔️ Leadership opportunity
✔️ 212-day contract
Interested candidates should visit the full description online: https://www.adabulldogs.org/page/openpositions
Help us nourish Bulldog pride—one meal at a time! 🐾
📣 Honoring Our Ada High School Military Alumni!
We need your help! If you, or someone you know, is an Ada High School graduate and has served in the military, please fill out this form: Military Wall of Honor Submission Form on the website! https://www.adabulldogs.org/article/2617024
In partnership with the Ada VFW, the Walt & Terri Bettinger Foundation, the Class of 1963, and the Ada High School Alumni Association, Ada Exempted Village Schools is proud to announce the creation of the Ada High School Military Wall of Honor. This special tribute will honor graduates who have bravely served in the U.S. Armed Forces—Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Reserves—whether through enlistment, commissioning as officers, or service in the National Guard or Reserves.
This exhibit will serve as a powerful reminder of the freedoms we enjoy and the dedication of those who have safeguarded those liberties in uniform.
Let’s come together as a community to honor and celebrate the service of our military alumni. #AdaProud #MilitaryAlumni #MilitaryWallOfHonor #HonoringOurHeroes #AdaVFW
Youth Cheer Clinic Recap! 📣
The Ada High School Cheerleaders hosted an exciting Youth Cheer Clinic over the break. Our young cheerleaders had a blast rehearsing and learning cheers alongside the high school and junior high cheer squads.
The youth participants proudly performed what they learned during halftime of the Varsity Basketball game. The night was full of excitement as both the JV and Varsity Bulldogs won their games! 🏀
The Ada High School Cheerleaders hosted an exciting Youth Cheer Clinic over the break. Our young cheerleaders had a blast rehearsing and learning cheers alongside the high school and junior high cheer squads.
The youth participants proudly performed what they learned during halftime of the Varsity Basketball game. The night was full of excitement as both the JV and Varsity Bulldogs won their games! 🏀
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Ada High School Hall of Honor Reception!
We are grateful to all who helped honor this year’s Ada High School Hall of Honor inductees, Mike Lenhart and Dave Lusk. Mike and Dave's dedication and impact truly embody the Bulldog spirit. It was a wonderful evening celebrating excellence, service, and Bulldog pride, made even more meaningful by the presence of our students, families, alumni, staff, and community members.🐾
We are grateful to all who helped honor this year’s Ada High School Hall of Honor inductees, Mike Lenhart and Dave Lusk. Mike and Dave's dedication and impact truly embody the Bulldog spirit. It was a wonderful evening celebrating excellence, service, and Bulldog pride, made even more meaningful by the presence of our students, families, alumni, staff, and community members.🐾
Buckle up for more Bulldog Athletic competitions this week!
Join Us in Celebrating Bulldog Excellence! 🐾🏆
Ada Schools proudly invites the community to attend the 2026 Ada High School Hall of Honor Reception on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the Ada Schools’ Cafeteria. This special event celebrates excellence, service, leadership, and Bulldog pride.
This year, we are honored to induct Mike Lenhart and David Lusk into the Ada High School Hall of Honor—recognizing their outstanding achievements, dedication, and lasting impact on Ada Schools and beyond.
🎉 All are welcome—community members, alumni, students, families, and friends—to help us celebrate our honorees.
🏀 After the reception, stay and cheer on the Bulldogs as the Boys Basketball team takes on Delphos!
We hope to see you there as we honor Bulldog excellence and celebrate together! 💜🐾
Ada Schools proudly invites the community to attend the 2026 Ada High School Hall of Honor Reception on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at 4:30 PM in the Ada Schools’ Cafeteria. This special event celebrates excellence, service, leadership, and Bulldog pride.
This year, we are honored to induct Mike Lenhart and David Lusk into the Ada High School Hall of Honor—recognizing their outstanding achievements, dedication, and lasting impact on Ada Schools and beyond.
🎉 All are welcome—community members, alumni, students, families, and friends—to help us celebrate our honorees.
🏀 After the reception, stay and cheer on the Bulldogs as the Boys Basketball team takes on Delphos!
We hope to see you there as we honor Bulldog excellence and celebrate together! 💜🐾
💜🐾 We’ve Missed Our Bulldogs! 🐾💜
We hope our students and families are enjoying a wonderful break! We are so excited to welcome our students back to school on Monday, January 5. Our halls haven’t been the same without them, and we can’t wait to see their smiling faces return.
As we head into the new stretch of the school year, families are encouraged to review the following:
- The District Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/3ad2revd
- The Lunch Menu: https://www.adabulldogs.org/page/food-service
Here’s to a great return and a strong start to the new year—welcome back, Bulldogs! 💪✨
We hope our students and families are enjoying a wonderful break! We are so excited to welcome our students back to school on Monday, January 5. Our halls haven’t been the same without them, and we can’t wait to see their smiling faces return.
As we head into the new stretch of the school year, families are encouraged to review the following:
- The District Calendar: https://tinyurl.com/3ad2revd
- The Lunch Menu: https://www.adabulldogs.org/page/food-service
Here’s to a great return and a strong start to the new year—welcome back, Bulldogs! 💪✨
🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉
As we welcome 2026, we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community who make Ada such a special place to learn and grow. 💜💛
Here’s to a new year filled with learning, achievement, kindness, and Bulldog pride. We can’t wait to see what our students accomplish in the year ahead!
Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and inspiring New Year! 🐾✨
As we welcome 2026, we’re grateful for our students, staff, families, and community who make Ada such a special place to learn and grow. 💜💛
Here’s to a new year filled with learning, achievement, kindness, and Bulldog pride. We can’t wait to see what our students accomplish in the year ahead!
Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and inspiring New Year! 🐾✨
✨ Another Amazing Collaboration in Action! ✨
Ada Occupational Therapy recently partnered with Ohio Northern University’s engineering program to create innovative movement supports for our students. Ada Elementary Occupational Therapist Nichole Dearth teamed up with Dr. France and ONU engineering students to redesign chair bands for students who benefit from movement—making them industrial-strength and truly amazing! 🙌
After meeting together to discuss functionality and student needs, the ONU students, including Robert Crossland and Evan Ruga pictured here, put their engineering skills to work. The result? 10 new sets of durable chair bands that will help our students stay focused, regulated, and ready to learn through movement.
We’re so grateful for this hands-on partnership and the positive impact it will have in our classrooms. 💜🐾
Ada Occupational Therapy recently partnered with Ohio Northern University’s engineering program to create innovative movement supports for our students. Ada Elementary Occupational Therapist Nichole Dearth teamed up with Dr. France and ONU engineering students to redesign chair bands for students who benefit from movement—making them industrial-strength and truly amazing! 🙌
After meeting together to discuss functionality and student needs, the ONU students, including Robert Crossland and Evan Ruga pictured here, put their engineering skills to work. The result? 10 new sets of durable chair bands that will help our students stay focused, regulated, and ready to learn through movement.
We’re so grateful for this hands-on partnership and the positive impact it will have in our classrooms. 💜🐾
🎄 Merry Christmas! 💜💛
Wishing all of our students, families, staff, and community members a joyful and restful Christmas season. May your holidays be filled with peace, laughter, and time spent with the ones you love.
🌟 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Ada Schools! 🐾💜
🐾🏀 Bulldog Athletes Are in Action — Even on Break! 🏀🐾
While school may be on break, our Bulldog athletes are still competing! Check out the upcoming games and competitions and help us show our Bulldog pride by cheering them on.
Let’s pack the stands, support our teams, and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes. 💜👏
Go Bulldogs!
While school may be on break, our Bulldog athletes are still competing! Check out the upcoming games and competitions and help us show our Bulldog pride by cheering them on.
Let’s pack the stands, support our teams, and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our student-athletes. 💜👏
Go Bulldogs!
🎄✨ Holiday Fun Across Ada Schools! ✨🎄
Our students had a wonderful time celebrating the season with lots of holiday fun on Friday! Elementary classrooms welcomed amazing parent volunteers who helped plan and lead festive activities filled with smiles, laughter, and creativity. 🎨🎲
Meanwhile, our middle and high school students rotated through classes enjoying holiday-themed fun, social time with friends, and some friendly (and playful!) competitions. 🏆🎉
From start to finish, fun was had all around—and the joy was contagious! Thank you to our staff and parent volunteers for helping make these moments so special for our students. 💚🐾
Our students had a wonderful time celebrating the season with lots of holiday fun on Friday! Elementary classrooms welcomed amazing parent volunteers who helped plan and lead festive activities filled with smiles, laughter, and creativity. 🎨🎲
Meanwhile, our middle and high school students rotated through classes enjoying holiday-themed fun, social time with friends, and some friendly (and playful!) competitions. 🏆🎉
From start to finish, fun was had all around—and the joy was contagious! Thank you to our staff and parent volunteers for helping make these moments so special for our students. 💚🐾
🎨✨ Elementary Hallway Art bringing Christmas Cheer✨🎨
Our Elementary hallways were bursting with creativity! These handmade works of art from our K–5 students are not only artistically fun and beautiful, but they also support learning, growth, and self-expression.
As a bonus, they’ve transformed our hallways into bright, festive spaces full of cheer and holiday spirit for everyone to enjoy. Great work, K–5 — we love seeing your creativity shine! 🌟🐾
Our Elementary hallways were bursting with creativity! These handmade works of art from our K–5 students are not only artistically fun and beautiful, but they also support learning, growth, and self-expression.
As a bonus, they’ve transformed our hallways into bright, festive spaces full of cheer and holiday spirit for everyone to enjoy. Great work, K–5 — we love seeing your creativity shine! 🌟🐾
💚🎄 Who’s a mean one? Not Ms. Daniel’s 3rd Grade! 🎄💚
Ms. Daniel’s class fully embraced Grinch Day, and it was nothing but smiles all around! From grinchy crafts to tasty treats and fun-filled activities, the classroom was packed with holiday cheer.
Every Who-student — each boy and girl — showed off their best Grinch smiles and had a Who-lot of fun celebrating together. What a festive and joyful day! 🎨🍪🎶
Ms. Daniel’s class fully embraced Grinch Day, and it was nothing but smiles all around! From grinchy crafts to tasty treats and fun-filled activities, the classroom was packed with holiday cheer.
Every Who-student — each boy and girl — showed off their best Grinch smiles and had a Who-lot of fun celebrating together. What a festive and joyful day! 🎨🍪🎶
📚💜 Spreading Joy Through Reading 💜📚
Ada FFA students had the opportunity to personally deliver books to Ada Elementary students — and the impact was felt on both sides. Smiles, excitement, and heartfelt gratitude filled the hallways as each child received a gift.
As part of the Ada FFA Officers’ Passion Project initiative, students create projects that serve others and make a positive difference. Sophomore Layla Fisher’s project brought that mission to life, allowing her and her fellow FFA members to experience the joy of giving firsthand. Layla coordinated the Book Drive and spearheaded the wrapping of every book.
Thank you to everyone who donated books and supported this project. Because of your generosity, every Ada Elementary student received a wrapped book before Christmas break — a gift of kindness, connection, and a love of reading. 📖🎁💛💜
Ada FFA students had the opportunity to personally deliver books to Ada Elementary students — and the impact was felt on both sides. Smiles, excitement, and heartfelt gratitude filled the hallways as each child received a gift.
As part of the Ada FFA Officers’ Passion Project initiative, students create projects that serve others and make a positive difference. Sophomore Layla Fisher’s project brought that mission to life, allowing her and her fellow FFA members to experience the joy of giving firsthand. Layla coordinated the Book Drive and spearheaded the wrapping of every book.
Thank you to everyone who donated books and supported this project. Because of your generosity, every Ada Elementary student received a wrapped book before Christmas break — a gift of kindness, connection, and a love of reading. 📖🎁💛💜
Ada Schools spreads some cheer to the Ada Food Pantry!
This holiday season, Ada Schools was proud to support the Ada Food Pantry through the generosity of our students and staff. Ada Elementary students participated in a fun and meaningful Coin Wars fundraiser, while staff joined in by paying to participate in dress-down festive December spirit wear — all for a great cause!
Thanks to these efforts, we were able to donate $2,145.18 to the Ada Food Pantry, which supports our Bulldog Backpack Blessings Program and serves countless families throughout our community. We are incredibly grateful to our students and staff for their kindness, generosity, and commitment to giving back. Together, we truly made a difference this season. 🐾❤️
This holiday season, Ada Schools was proud to support the Ada Food Pantry through the generosity of our students and staff. Ada Elementary students participated in a fun and meaningful Coin Wars fundraiser, while staff joined in by paying to participate in dress-down festive December spirit wear — all for a great cause!
Thanks to these efforts, we were able to donate $2,145.18 to the Ada Food Pantry, which supports our Bulldog Backpack Blessings Program and serves countless families throughout our community. We are incredibly grateful to our students and staff for their kindness, generosity, and commitment to giving back. Together, we truly made a difference this season. 🐾❤️
📣 December 2025 Elementary & Middle School Bulldogs of the Month! 🐾🎉
Ada Schools is proud to recognize our December Bulldogs of the Month! These outstanding students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and true Bulldog pride throughout the month.
👏 Congratulations to all of our December Bulldogs of the Month!
Kindergarten: Mason Castle and Lydia Risser
First Grade: Decker Hatem and Rhea Hollon
Second Grade: Noella Miller
Third Grade: Arnav Lamichhane and Sayla Lyle
Fourth Grade: William Hirn and Karoline Rayl
Fifth Grade: Lucas Parker and Evan Shepherd
Sixth Grade: Iris Graham and Bennett Keckler
Seventh Grade: Elizabeth Archer and Levi Luellen
Eighth Grade: Waylon Clemons and Naomi Carl
Ada Schools is proud to recognize our December Bulldogs of the Month! These outstanding students were nominated by their teachers for demonstrating kindness, leadership, responsibility, and true Bulldog pride throughout the month.
👏 Congratulations to all of our December Bulldogs of the Month!
Kindergarten: Mason Castle and Lydia Risser
First Grade: Decker Hatem and Rhea Hollon
Second Grade: Noella Miller
Third Grade: Arnav Lamichhane and Sayla Lyle
Fourth Grade: William Hirn and Karoline Rayl
Fifth Grade: Lucas Parker and Evan Shepherd
Sixth Grade: Iris Graham and Bennett Keckler
Seventh Grade: Elizabeth Archer and Levi Luellen
Eighth Grade: Waylon Clemons and Naomi Carl
💚🎄 Holiday Dress Day: Go Grinchy! 🎄💚
Our students showed off their Grinchy style on Holiday Dress Day — and got a fun surprise! During lunch, we had an unexpected visitor stop by to spread some Grinch-approved mischief and holiday cheer. 😄🎅💚
Our students showed off their Grinchy style on Holiday Dress Day — and got a fun surprise! During lunch, we had an unexpected visitor stop by to spread some Grinch-approved mischief and holiday cheer. 😄🎅💚
