Elm School fifth-graders take part in weeklong study of the Civil War. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Elm School fifth-grader Tess Klygis, 11, of Willowbrook takes part in weeklong study of the Civil War. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Elm School fifth-grader Sophia Bruni, 10, of Hinsdale peels a potato while taking part in weeklong study of the Civil War. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Elm School fifth-grader Sarah Saber, 9, of Burr Ridge repairs (darning) the hole in a sock. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
Elm School fifth-graders raise their hands to answer questions while taking part in weeklong study of the Civil War. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times Media
BURR RIDGE — Elm School students don’t always salute their teachers or address them as “sir.” But such formality is all part of the program during Civil War Week at the Burr Ridge school. Held March 11-15, Civil War Week is something that fifth-graders at …