SIDMAN, Pa. – Forest Hills High School senior Caleb Myers danced up a storm Wednesday as VIBE Fitness owner Stephanie Allison led a group of students in an upbeat class at the high school.
It was just one of several workshops offered by the school’s Never Alone Club during the second wellness day for ninth- through 12th-grade students.
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Joshua Byers is a reporter for The Tribune-Democrat. He can be reached at 814-532-5054. Follow him on Twitter @Journo_Josh.
