Nathan Wallin of La Grange, a sixth grader at Cossitt Avenue School, works on his amusement park ride during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Ismail Husain of La Grange, a fifth grader at Cossitt Avenue School, works on his amusement park ride during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
An array of spare parts are available for student's amusement park rides during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Jack Benedetto of La Grange, a fifth grader at Cossitt Avenue School, works on the motor for his amusement park ride during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Jared Steuart (center) of La Grange and Ryan Middendorf of La Grange, both fifth graders at Cossitt Avenue School, work on a gear for their amusement park ride during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. |
Jared Steuart (center) of La Grange and Ryan Middendorf of La Grange, both fifth graders at Cossitt Avenue School, work on a gear for their amusement park ride during an after-school science enrichment program at Barnsdale Road School February 19, 2013. |
LAGRANGE PARK — No need to wait for Great America to open in the spring for a thrill. A group of La Grange Elementary District 102 fifth-graders have designed their own rides for a miniature amusement park in an afterschool program. … Read More