Gentry students learn about driving careers, test safe driving skills

January 30, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.

by Randy Moll

Randy Moll/Westside Eagle Observer Gentry sophomore Jayden Knox sits behind the wheel of a truck-driving simulator, with Brett McBain watching over him, at Gentry High School on Jan. 24. The simulator was brought to the school by the Arkansas Trucking Association to give students considering a driving career the opportunity to test their skills.
Randy Moll/Westside Eagle Observer Gentry sophomore Jayden Knox sits behind the wheel of a truck-driving simulator, with Brett McBain watching over him, at Gentry High School on Jan. 24. The simulator was brought to the school by the Arkansas Trucking Association to give students considering a driving career the opportunity to test their skills.

GENTRY -- Students from Gentry High School had the opportunity to learn the importance of safe driving and also explore the possibility of a driving career when an Arkansas Trucking Association road team brought a driving simulator to the school and let students sit behind the wheel and see what...