Thank you!

Members of the Rice Lake Police Department and the Rice Lake Area School District would like to acknowledge this very important event.

For more than five decades, dedicated adult school crossing guards have assisted City of Rice Lake children to arrive at school safely each day. Many potentially tragic accidents involving vehicles and children have been avoided as a direct result of the City of Rice Lake Crossing Guard Program.

Not only are our crossing guards present each day school is in session; but more importantly they are present when weather is inclement, visibility is reduced, traffic is hurried and pedestrians are most at risk.

Wisconsin School Crossing Guard Week is a time where Rice Lake Crossing Guards deserve recognition for reinforcing, in the minds of the young people they assist, the importance of traffic-hazard identification and safe street crossing behavior. It is a job that makes the difference between a productive school day and a potential tragedy impacting the entire community.

Please take a moment to simply say “thank you” to our local crossing guards. The current 2020-2021 Rice Lake Crossing Guards include:

Eddie Apfel, James Hagen, Patricia Lefebvre, Larry Stowell, Tanya Triplett, Carol Andrea, Judy Boettcher, Valerie Leair, and Howard Thompson

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