HARDIN, Mont. - A Hardin fourth grader is headed to the National Youth Leadership Forum in Denver after being nominated by a teacher.
Ten-year-old Vernon Hugs will be learning about medicine, crime scene investigation and engineering while at the forum. It s planned for July 11-15 in Denver, Colorado. He loves science., said Hardin Intermediate School Teacher Lori Flory. He s an all-around excellent student.
Vernon confirmed that his favorite subject in school is science. He particularly loves dinosaurs, especially the Apatosaurus and Theropods. I do like dinosaurs, he said. I know a lot of them, even ones that a lot of people don t know.