Central Jersey College Prep Hosts Regional Robotics Competition
Robotics teams from around the region gathered Nov. 17 at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School to earn a berth in the state championship round of the FIRST Lego League competition. The international competition is sponsored by FIRST, a Manchester, N.H.-based organization dedicated to inspire and encourage young people’s participation in science, and the Lego […]
Army National Guard Flies In For Visit To Franklin High School
Members of the New Jersey National Guard dropped in on Franklin High School students on Nov. 14. Literally. The soldiers arrived in a Blackhawk helicopter, landing it on the auxiliary football practice field, next to the school. The occasion for the visit was “Military Opportunities Day,” said Heather Danberry, the high school counseling department’s military […]
Franklin Park School ‘Safety Patrol’ Formally Sworn In
More than two dozen Franklin Park School 5th Graders were formally sworn in as members of the school’s Safety Patrol at the Nov. 13 school PTO meeting. The 29 students each received a special badge and green Safety Patrol belt. Helping out with the ceremony were Sgt. Sean Hebbon and Officer Dawn Flanders from the […]
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Held For Claremont Elementary School
It’s been open since Sept. 20, but the Claremont Elementary School was officially opened Nov. 1 with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony. The school is the newest building on the district’s roster, having been the centerpiece project in an $84 million facilities referendum in 2014 that also resulted in the realignment of the district. “This has […]
Expanded Photo Galleries: Township Schools Celebrate Halloween
It’s the time of year again when ghouls, goblins and superheroes roamed the hallways of township schools. Various Halloween events have been held throughout the township for about the past week; the Franklin Reporter & Advocate dropped in on Franklin Park School and Franklin High School on Oct. 31 to see how students there celebrated […]
Updated: FHS Students Win Awards At LWV ‘Y Vote’ Essay And Video Competition
NEW BRUNSWICK – Several Franklin High School students took home awards Oct. 26 at the inaugural “Y Vote Essay and Video contest awards ceremony, held at the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. One student received an Honorable Mention for her essay, while a team of students won 3rd Place in the video competition of the […]
MacAfee Road School Students Deliver Good Wishes To Breast Cancer Patients
A group of MacAfee Road Elementary School students represented their classmates Oct. 25 when they delivered about 200 hand-made cards to patients at the St. Peter’s University Hospital’s breast cancer center. The students made the cards as part of the district’s observation of Breast Cancer Month. The visit was made possible by MacAfee school nurse […]
Disciplinary Incidents Decline In Township Schools From 2016-17 To 2017-18
Overall discipline problems decreased in township schools between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years, the Board of Education was told on Oct. 18. The district saw “significant” declines in the number of students “written up” for violations and in the number of students suspended in that time period, Orvyl Wilson, the district’s director of school […]
‘Sip And Paint’ Fundraiser Set For Franklin Park School PTO
Franklin Park School PTO is hosting a “Sip and Paint” fundraiser Oct. 19 at the East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, 121 Pinegrove Ave. The event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., is to raise money for the school and to make a contribution to a local breast cancer organization. “The proceeds raised for the students […]
First Day Of School: Claremont Road Elementary School Opens
The start of a new school year brought with it a new school to the district. The Claremont Road Elementary School officially opened its doors to students Sept. 20. The school has about 700 students and can fit up to 1,000. The Kindergarten through 5th Graders – Pre-Kindergarten starts Sept. 24 – hopped off of […]
