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THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 2021

McHenry High School Adventure Education program receives grant

The new Adventure Education course at McHenry High School is off to a great start with the help of a recent $1,000 donation from Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s in Hoffman Estates. Teachers plan to use the donation for additional equipment purchases for the new physical education elective class. Adventure Education offers students a chance to learn skills and techniques in a number of different areas, including archery, backpacking, climbing, high ropes, kayaking and more. “We are thrilled that Bass Pro/Cabelas is helping us to bring this new course and opportunity to our students,” said Jennifer Beattie, district division chair of health, physical education and driver education. In the first year offering the course, already 100 students have signed up to take part. Megan Depauw said she’s looking forward to some exciting experiences. “I’ve always liked doing different activities,” she said. “It’s going to be teaching students how to trust each other.”

Physical education instructor Jake Guardalabene said teaching the class is exciting for him since he’s always been interested in outdoor activities. He and fellow Adventure Education instructor Ray Hagerty have been training over the summer to prepare. For each of the adventures, students will be working together to make sure everyone learns safely. “It’s super safe,” Guardalabene said. Cabela’s collected money for the grant by asking customers to round up their bills for conservation projects.

Right: McHenry High School instructors Jake Guardalabene, second from left, and Ray Hagerty are joined by students Steven Morrow, left, Addison Putz, second from right, and Megan Depauw to accept the grant from Cabela’s to support the school’s new Adventure Education program. COURTESY PHOTO McHenry County News

Huntley reminds drivers to obey school traffic laws The following reminders were issued by the Village of Huntley: School bus stop arms When a school bus is stopped with red flashing lights activated and the stop signal arm extended, vehicles traveling in all directions are required to come to a complete stop until the red flashing lights stop and the stop signal arm is no longer extended. This statute applies on and off the roadway in areas such as private roads, school property or parking lots. When a school bus is stopped on a four-lane road-

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Historical program Sept. 19

Robert Frenz, retired educator and historian from Crystal Lake, will discuss the role of one-room schools across McHenry County–especially in the Harvard area–during a 2 p.m. program Sunday, Sept. 19, for the Greater Harvard Area Historical Society, 308 N. Hart St. in Harvard. The museum is located in a former church just east of Route 14. The museum is open from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sundays. For information, call 815-943-6141. To order a copy of Frenz’ book on historic one-room schools, visit mchenrycountyhistory.org/ schools-mchenry-county.

way with two lanes allowing opposite direction of travel, oncoming traffic is not required to stop for school buses loading and unloading. Any violator convicted under this statute will face a mandatory three month suspension of his or her driver’s license. School speed zones School zones are in effect on normal school days from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and when children are present. The speed limit in a school zone is 20 mph. Outside of the designated provisions above, the normal speed lim-

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it of the roadway applies. There is no passing in school zones. Use of any electronic communication device (such as a cell phone), even in handsfree mode, is prohibited in a school zone. Additionally, drivers must always yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and should be cognizant of kids and additional traffic in the neighborhoods. Your morning commute may take a little longer, but that is a small inconvenience for the safety of our kids or the risk of a moving violation.

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