The Choose Franklin Student Board Member acts as a liaison between students and the Choose Franklin Advisory Board. He or she will represent student interests and provide communication between school-based leadership and our community. He or she will give the Board insights on how best to engage the student population in community events.

As a Student Board Member, Savaughna will attend Choose Franklin’s January 25 Board Meeting where official approval of their membership will take place.

Don’t Come to Franklin By: Savaughna Slocum

Why would someone choose Franklin, as somewhere they would like for their family to settle? There are many reasons why you should not choose Franklin. Don’t come to Franklin if you don’t want to be a part of a community that is binding closer and closer as time passes. Don't come to Franklin if you don’t like trails that connect surrounding towns, while hearing the rushing of the river. Don’t come to Franklin if you don’t want to be immersed in history, with a step into nature one minute from downtown.

Don’t come to Franklin if you don’t want to be a part of a community that has become closer over the last few years. With more businesses coming to downtown Franklin, it has led to more opportunities for people who call Franklin home to come together and celebrate the new accomplishments and opportunities they now have access to. The Franklin High School’s athletics department has branched out to reintroduce two sports, winter cheer and wrestling, while also adding more clubs for students to be a part of making it so everyone is getting involved. Home football games leave the stands full of cheering fans from all over the community, leading our team to victory. One of the Franklin football team's wide receivers, Kourtney Kaplan said “The fans that come out to see us play have a big impact on the performance of the team. They support us and push us to do our best and fight until the final buzzer goes off”.

Don't come to Franklin if you don’t like trails that connect surrounding towns. The Northern Rail Trail connects nine different towns that have multiple access points, Lebanon (3),

Enfield (2), Canaan/ Orange (2), Grafton (1), Danbury/ Wilmot (3), Andover (2), East Andover (3), Franklin (2), Boscawen (3). The Northern Rail Trail offers multiple activities that it can be used for. In Spring-Summer-Fall you can partake in walking, jogging, bicycling, and horseback riding. In Winter you can snowmobile, dog sled, snowshoe, and cross country ski. The trails of Franklin are valued by those who live here, for their beauty and how they connect us. “When the rain blew away today, I took a walk down the Winnipesaukee River Trail -- and when I saw the bridge in sunlight, I just had to scramble down the bank to catch some views” Karen Darling, a resident of Franklin, had posted in the towns facebook group, to share with her neighbors.

Don’t come to Franklin if you don’t want to be immersed in history, with a step into nature one minute from downtown. Downtown Franklin is filled with old mill buildings, many of them have been revamped and turned into new, upcoming businesses. While walking downtown, across from the wheel is one of the access points to the Northern Rail Trail. The trail is home to the old railroad tracks with signs explaining some of Franklin’s history. Franklin has a Historical Society’s Education Committee that informs residents and provides them with resources and knowledge of our town's history. “It’s really cool to see all of the old railroad tracks, while walking the trails with my family. It enables us to share our pride in our city with each other, while learning about those who were here before us” Sage Slocum, one of Franklin High School students said.

Come to Franklin if you want to be a part of a community that supports each other in times of need. Come to Franklin if you like feeling connected to surrounding towns. Come to Franklin if you want to learn about your cities’ history while being surrounded by nature. If these are things that you hold dear, come to Franklin and be a part of the change.