Fegely Middle School eighth grader Stephen Johnson, 14, said completing the 3 Dune Challenge at Indiana Dunes State Park was something new for him. “This is a totally new experience for me. I thought it would be easy, but it’s not. It’s so steep sometimes.”
River Forest graduate Allen Long, 27, who teaches third grade in Dolan Springs, Arizona, said he witnessed a student in his class struggling with a severe case of ADHD that reminded him of his own childhood. Long returned on Monday to share his own experiences and read his new children’s book to the students called “The Little Elephant Who Couldn’t Sit Still.”