School News

Editor’s Note: Normally, we would not cover a story outside of the township unless it involved a Franklin resident. But a trip to south Florida for a family gathering found me about a 20-minute drive from Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School in Parkland, Fl., the scene of last week’s horrific mass killing in which a gunman murdered 17 students and …

Amanda Lake, a resident of Somerset, was honored for academic achievement by being named to the Dean’s List at Delaware Valley University for the Fall 2017 semester. Briana Johnson of Somerset was named to the Cedarville University Dean’s List for fall 2017. This recognition requires the student to have a 3.5 GPA or higher for the semester, and carry a …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School is planning to weigh its upcoming enrollment lottery in favor of children from low-income families. The plan is still pending final approval from Lamont Repollet, the acting state Department of Education Commissioner, said Namik Sercan, the school’s chief education officer. Students who qualify for free or reduced breakfast or lunch, live in Section 8 …

Starting in the fall, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School will begin participation in a program designed to help students succeed in college. CJCP will be one of approximately 1,500 schools worldwide to implement the AP Capstone diploma program, a program that allows students to develop skills that matter most for college success, such as research, collaboration, and communication, according …

The Board of Education dipped into the district’s “farm team” Jan. 25 to pick principals for Franklin High School and Franklin Park School. Frank Chmiel, a vice principal at Franklin Middle School, was named to take the helm at FHS, and Purvi Shah, a Franklin Park School vice principal, was named to be that school’s new principal. Chmiel replaces interim …

Franklin High School was once again transformed into an exhibition center for the school district on Jan. 13 for the annual district showcase. Displays of various programs, clubs and organizations in district schools, information about new programs and initiatives and the a finale featuring performances by groups from each of the nine township schools highlighted the event. Among those on …

Cedar Hill Preparatory School celebrated its designation as a National Blue Ribbon School by throwing itself a party on Jan. 13. The Cedar Grove Lane school was one of 17 New Jersey schools to win the designation for 2017 from the U.S. Department of Education. Nationally, 342 schools were announced to be Blue Ribbon winners in September 2017. Music, food, …

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Franklin Township students are once again tackling the challenges posed by the Hour of Code, a worldwide effort to introduce children to computer science. Held annually during Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code is meant to “demystify ‘code’, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science,” according to …

Nicole Sury Bevere received an early birthday present on Nov. 30: She was named the first principal of the Claremont Road School. The announcement that Sury Bevere – whose birthday is Dec. 1 – was hired to head the district’s newest school came during the monthly Board of Education meeting. Sury Bevere is currently the principal at Franklin Park School. …