HIS FINAL ADDRESS – Outgoing Director of School Management, Orvyl Wilson, speaks to the RTS students at their annual; Thanksgiving celebration on November 26. More than 50 students enrolled in the school district’s Road to Success program were treated to a Thanksgiving buffet on November 26. The event was held at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus, where much …
Read More »District Equity Plan Discussed At Board Of Education Meeting
EQUITY AND INCLUSION UPDATE – Daryn Plummer, the school district’s Supervisor of Equity and Inclusion, discusses the four-year District Equity Plan at the November 21 Board of Education meeting. A four-pronged, four-year plan to ensure equity in education for Franklin Township students was unveiled at the November 21 Board of Education meeting. The so-called District Equity Plan “signifies a dedication …
Read More »Board Of Education Candidate Information
The only local race in the November 5 election is for the Board of Education. Four contenders – including three incumbents – are vying for three available terms on the Board. Those running are incumbents Sami Shaban, the current Board Vice-President; Laurie Merris, Dr. Dennis Hopkins, and newcomer Nick DiMeglio. We sent questionnaires to every candidate to determine their stands …
Read More »Township Students Garner Merit Scholarship Commendations
COMMENDED STUDENTS – SCVTHS 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Students (left to right) Chahel Kumar of Somerset, Vaishvik Vidavalapati of Somerset, Raaida Naser of Somerset, National Merit Semifinalist Chaitanyaa Vyas of Hillsborough and National Merit Semifinalist Vaanya Salwan of Bridgewater, and Commended Students Sreelakshmi Isukapalli of Green Brook, Gagan Voonna of Somerset, and Max Chen of Hillsborough. (Photo: SCVT). Four township residents, students at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School in …
Read More »First Baptist Church Of Lincoln Gardens Holds College Fair
More than 1,000 high school students ventured out to the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on Somerset Street October 5 to meet with representatives of colleges and trades in the church’s second annual College Fair. The goal of the event, said the Rev. Danté Quick, the church’s pastor, is to “expose young people to future opportunities around higher education …
Read More »Warrior Education Foundation Grants Acknowledged By BOE
WARRIOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION – Members of the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation appeared at the September 26 Board of Education to talk about the 2023-24 Foundation grants. A variety of classroom projects made possible by grants from the Franklin Township Warrior Education Foundation were highlighted at the September 26 Board of Education meeting. The projects ranged from creating an autism …
Read More »School Board Names New Elementary Language Arts Head
NEW SUPERVISOR – Giselle Perez speaks to the school board after being named the district’s new Supervisor of English Language Arts. A 20-year school district veteran was named as the new Supervisor of Elementary Language Arts by the Boar of Education at its September 26 meeting. Giselle Perez was scheduled to start her new position on September 27, or soon …
Read More »TEECS Students Earn ‘Commended Student’ Designation
COMMENDED STUDENTS – Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School students Siona Misra, Aishani Patel, Kris Chaudhary, and Armaan Kapoor with TEECS Lead Person Oguz Yildiz. (Photo: TEECS). Four students at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School were recently named “Commended Students” in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students, Siona Misra, Aishani Patel, Kris Chaudhary, and Armaan Kapoor, received Letters of …
Read More »Warriors On The Academic Move
Folukemi Fakinlede of Somerset received the MSN degree in Nursing at Wilkes University’s summer commencement ceremony. Wilkes University awarded more than 300 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees during its summer commencement ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 8. Kean University is proud to recognize 3,959 undergraduate students who were named to the Spring 2024 Dean’s List, including the following local residents: Mariah Frater …
Read More »Two Students In Franklin Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Two Franklin-based students are among 16,000 semifinalists in the in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next Spring. The local students are Hayagreev Shankar Karthik of Franklin High School and Promit Mukhopadhyay of Rutgers Preparatory …
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