"Students represent an under-tapped resource that could contribute significant creativity, research, analysis, and labor to community efforts. Research shows that young people engaged in the real work of their communities routinely meet or exceed the most rigorous educational standards. Through place-based learning, schools help students claim their identities as inhabitants and stewards of their places, and even though they might eventually leave, they understand the value of small communities". Here in MSAD#54, we are committed to providing opportunities for our students to engage in meaningful activities throughout the community. We have been fortunate to receive a grant from the Rural Trust enabling both middle school and high school students to become in volved in revitalization projects here in Skowhegan.