Half-way through the school year, Granby Memorial High School junior Ben Lavigne was appointed the second student representative to the Board of Selectmen, joining senior Chas Orluk in reporting scholastic and sports news from the school. Lavigne says he was interested in the job “to see how the town was run; to interact and learn from the people who keep this town moving every day.”
Since Lavigne is still tossing around ideas about college and a future career, perhaps this town involvement will play a part in his decisions. For now, however, his favorite subjects are psychology and history. As for sports, he is on the soccer, indoor track and tennis teams. Outside of school, he enjoys skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and hiking and refereeing soccer in the warmer months.