Eliza Mabey of South Royalton, a senior at the new White River Valley High School, addresses the Vermont Board of Education Tuesday morning as part of a student and school board panel. The Board of Education convened in Bethel at the White River Valley Middle School for its regular meeting this week. Mabey and other students pointed to a rocky road in the merger project, but agreed that the results have been largely positive. (Herald / Tim Calabro)