Meet September's BHS student of the month
Katie Prater is the September Bluffton High School student of the month.
Katie is a senior this year and has a 4.000 GPA. She is president of the Student Senate, is the Class of 2019 vice president, is a member of the National Honor Society, Renaissance and Latin Club.
She has been on the all A honor roll throughout high school. She received Student of the year in Advanced Math, Chemistry, Algebra and Geometry. Katie was also one of the senior homecoming attendants this year.
Katie is on the volleyball, basketball and softball teams and in the summer plays on a summer travel softball team. She was named to the NWC 2nd team in volleyball and received NWC All conference honorable mention for basketball. In softball she was named to the NWC All conference 2nd team and the NW District Softball Association All District first team. She is also an Academic Letterman.
She is currently taking Psychology and Personal and Community Health at Bluffton University. She plans to study Pharmacy after graduation at either Findlay University or ONU.
Katie Prater, daughter of Erinn and Brad Prater of Bluffton.
Stories Posted This Week
Friday, September 25, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, September 25
- Clay, community, and the classroom
- September 25 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- Pirate volleyball loss vs. Crestview
- Pirate girls soccer win vs. Allen East
- Janine Elizabeth (Minnich) Millager, 87, was a lab technician
- Send October 2026 calendar events to the Icon
- New time for Planning and Bluffton Beyond Tomorrow meetings, Sept 29
- Pirate boys golf 10th at sectionals
- Fall Festival activities are all over Bluffton, Sept. 26
Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Marilyn Florence (Brunn) Osting, 94, was a nurse
- Paul Richard Wingate Jr., 79, worked for the Lima Ford Engine Plant
- Ada Icon headlines, Sept. 24
- Roundabouts celebrated for crash reduction
- Scarecrow competition for Bluffton businesses
- Hello, Goodbye: Diphenhydramine for allergies
- 5th Annual MHCO Gala will Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Funeral notice for Mary Louise Reddick
- ODNR urges caution during fall wildfire season
- Nursing student to share clinical research at First Tuesday in the Library
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
- Chamber members take a lesson from Jacomet's Martial Arts
- Proud of your pie? Sept. 26 apple pie baking contest
- Save November 6-7 for Holiday Open House
- Friends of the Library book sale, Sept. 24-26
- Pirate girls golf places 6th at sectionals
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Grove
- Bluffton tennis wins on consecutive nights
- Pirate boys soccer edged by Liberty Center