The junior student council at Franklin High School placed baskets in each advisory for students in grades 7-8. Items that students donated include stuffed animals, blankets, books, notebooks and more for the program Roots, a Northwest Pennsylvania organization that works to assist foster children. These baskets were given to the foster children to help transition them into placement. For more information, contact www.roots-nwpa.org. A few members of the student council include, from left, McKenzy Thomas, Kaydence Reisinger, Chloe Switzer, Evelynn Highfield and Zoey Wolfe. Melissa Winslow is the student council advisor at Franklin.
Franklin junior student council
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