• Franklin County Technical School Superintendent Rick Martin judges the work of culinary students who were challenged to create a three-course meal made from a military MRE (meal ready to eat), akin to the “Chopped” television program. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo
  • Franklin County Technical School culinary students were challenged to create a three-course meal made from a military MRE (meal ready to eat), akin to the “Chopped” television program. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo
  • Franklin County Technical School juniors Dimitri Conway and Emery Ladner share a taco after judging in an event involving a challenge to create a three-course meal made from a military MRE (meal ready to eat), akin to the “Chopped” television program. Members of the National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion were at the school on March 20. Credit: PAUL FRANZ / Staff Photo

Paul Franz is the Photo Editor of the Greenfield Recorder and has worked there since 1989. He can be reached at pfranz@recorder.com