Everybody likes the smell of vanilla. Everybody but bugs, that is. Dilute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract with 1 cup water and wipe the mixture on your exposed skin to discourage mosquitoes, blackflies, and ticks.
To begin kindergarten in the state of Illinois, a child should be 5 years old on or before September 1 of the kindergarten year and live within the boundaries of the school district.
Simple math! Kids in US start Kindergarten at the age of 5. the cut off for admission vary from state to state, from July 31st to Jan 1st (of next year). So most students, when they are in 10th grade, will be between 14-16, depending on the cut off date for KG admission and depending on the stage of the school year.