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Posted November 12, 2009 10:00 pm

School holds food drive:

The Dundee-Crown High School Rotary Interact Club and the Carpentersville school's AVID program are holding a food drive for the local FISH food pantry from Nov. 16 through Nov. 20 during school hours. The school will also collect animal food for the Animal House Shelter in Huntley. The high school is at 1 Charger Country. Call (224) 484-5000.

U-46 AP scholars lauded:

Nearly 160 U-46 high school students were recently named AP Scholars by the College Board. Students are eligible to take the exams after completing college-level courses at their high schools. Seven U-46 students qualified for the highest distinction, the AP National Scholar Award, by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. They include Kelly Jaynes from Bartlett High School; and Dylan Bloomquist, Jacob Morris, Dylan Piatt, Shoaib Rashid, Claire St. George, and Thomas Stopka from Elgin High School.

Huntley library gets a boost:

The Huntley Area Public Library is getting help from the community as the library struggles with space limitations and rising demand for its services. The Friends of the Huntley library recently donated $25,000 that will enable the library to buy shelving for a new mobile unit. The unit, which is scheduled to be installed later this year, will house the library's children's department and some events. The family of the late Hazel Kloempken, one of the library's founders, has established the "Creating a Legacy" fund in Kloempken's honor. The fund will accept donations of $100 that will go toward library expansion and other needs. Call (847) 669-5386.

Toys for Tots drop-off:

Kim's Black Belt Academy at 5 S. Spring St., Elgin, is a drop-off point for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Unwrapped toys may be delivered to the academy between now and Dec. 12. On the last day of the drive, participants will celebrate their efforts with a breakfast with Santa. For details, call (847) 695-5434.