Though it has just 215 students, in kindergarten through 12th grade, Franklin Central School is the heart of its northern Catskills community.
The three Main Street restaurants in the village of Franklin, N.Y., rely on the business of students, staff and their families to stay afloat, and nearly every community event 鈥 from the annual senior luncheon to the farmers鈥 market 鈥 is run with the help of student volunteers.
鈥淭he village and school just kind of mesh together,鈥 said Amanda Groff, 44, who has three children enrolled in the district. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 imagine one without the other.鈥
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