Leading up to the 5K race at Kinnelon High School, the annual Fun Run takes place and donates to the charity Autism Speaks. At around 8 a.m., the participants lined up at the start for the 8:15 a.m. race. The announcer shouted, “Ready… Set… Go,” and the participants were off to start their mile run. Trust Club members and Varsity club members stood around the track, encouraging the runners with high-fives and bubbles.

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• Fun Run (1 mile)
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Trust Club adviser Jeanene McCune helped organize the annual event. She said, “As Trust Club, we get involved in the Fun Run as ‘support.’ It gets our Trust Club members active and supporting the KEA scholarship and brings students together from a lot of organizations. It’s fantastic.”

As the participants neared the finish, Senior and Trust Club Executive Team Member Jack Treacy was ready to give out medals. He said, “It was a lot of fun handing out medals to the kids. They were so happy. I definitely could not run that quick at 8 a.m.!”

One such participant, Tripp Olsen, ran with his family and little brother. He said, “I like when I was running and then taking a shortcut. It was fun!” He had a smile on his face and glowed with pride wearing his medal.

Although several adults and KHS students ran the Fun Run, it seemed that the majority of its participants were younger children. Catching up with the runners after the race, science teacher and National Honor Society adviser Wendy Bruffy mentioned that she brought part of her family crew. She said, “I got four out of my six here today. The kids are so fun and it’s good to get them out and exercising. ”