Mettawee celebrates community

By Jaime Thomas

The young served over 300 of their elders during an annual meal last Tuesday at the Mettawee Community School in West Pawlet.

The holiday feast, which the school has been hosting since it opened about 14 years ago, was a collaborative effort.

“They really feel because they contribute, they take ownership of it — it’s so positive,” principal Brooke DeBonis said of the students. Each class contributed something. The kindergarten and third-grade students, for example, made apple sauce, while the [...]

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