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High School Students Use Their Skills To Build Tiny House For Disabled Veteran

Students at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School are putting their classroom skills to work to build a house for a Maine veteran.

Students at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlboro are building a tiny house for a Maine veteran.
Students at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlboro are building a tiny house for a Maine veteran. (WBZ-TV)

MARLBORO, MA — Students at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School are putting their classroom skills to work, building a tiny house inside their Marlboro school.

“It just feels good knowing that you built something from the ground up,” sophomore Lucas Coelho Da Silva said.

The roughly 500-square-foot home is fully energy-efficient.

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“This, you actually work hands-on; You’re doing good for the community, and you’re helping others,” junior Codey Daly said.

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