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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com
Eighth-grader Alex Milone, 14, tests the strength of his teams design during a design challenge activity at Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. With the helps of professional engineers from five major corporations, eight-graders learned about engineering as a possible career. Students explored the vast field of engineering during STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) activities.