Student Mir Omar Alikhan spins the wheel on an interactive whiteboard as teacher Joseph Benoit and student Amy Merkelz watch during a seventh grade class on drug education Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Seventh-grader Adam Hardy studies a guide on drug education Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Seventh-grader Morgan Loga answers a question during a drug education class Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Teacher Joseph Benoit scrolls down an interactived whiteboard as student Mir Omar Alikhan watches during a seventh-grade class on drug education Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Teacher Joseph Benoit instructs seventh-grade students on how to make a brochure on drug education Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
Teacher Joseph Benoit answers questions from seventh-grade students Joshua Kinsinger (left) and Cirrus Lingl during a drug education class Thursday at Dundee Middle School in West Dundee. | Michael Smart~Sun-Times Media
WEST DUNDEE — The seventh-graders in Joseph Benoit’s health class at Dundee Middle School started class Thursday by journaling: What are three reasons someone might begin experimenting with drugs? After a few minutes of writing, each student shared his or her answers with his or …
