There are times in print, when teens are heavily complained about, worried over, and derided in general. This is not one of those occasions.

On Saturday, March 28, the Friends of the Duxbury Free Library held what was undoubtedly one of the most fun and elegant parties the town has seen in years. I could thank the board, the band, the attendees, and all the adults that got it off the ground, but what truly stood out to me that whole evening was the more than 25 teens who volunteered their services that night, in every way. The football team came to move furniture.  Joe Pondaco’s jazz musicians played beautifully. There were ticket takers, and casino dealers who treated the guests to a smooth, easy night. They were to a person, polite, poised, kind, dressed to kill, and sooo coooool. They are a credit to their parents, their teachers, and most of all themselves. We are all really impressed down here at the library, I can tell you, and terribly grateful to all of them and their parents.

They are: Brendan Davidson, Chris Kimball, Duncan Eager, Ben Hunter, Kevin Dame, Kyle Dame, Greg O’Neal, Mike Sullivan, Brad Rose, Wes Barrington, Tom Sullivan, Colin Brumley, Emmanuel Catanzariti, Chris Kimball, Duncan Edgar, Brendan Davidson, Ben Hunter, Logan Brown, Ashleen Chappuis, Katherine Vitaro, Taylor Lovett, Maddy Clark, Emily McClure, Emily Doyle, Alex Zahnzinger, Madi Farquharson, Lexie Goyette, and… the Duxbury football players.