Education

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Submitted by Franklin Township Schools’ Food & Nutrition Services. Franklin Township Public Schools announces the sponsorship of the After School “At Risk” component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. This is a federally funded program that reimburses sponsoring agencies that provide a meal and a snack at no charge to children enrolled in childcare centers, recreation programs, etc. …

The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved a new set of goals for the 2024-25 school year. The Board adopts new goals each school year. These are the goals as approved: Ensure the health and safety of students, staff, and community. Seek out those who would benefit from wellness programs, thereby addressing food insecurity and physical, mental, …

GETTING SET FOR SCHOOL – Nearly 1,000 backpacks filled with school supplies were distributed August 18 at the Community Day Festival at First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. More than 1,200 people showed up to the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens on Route 27 Agust 18 for what has become an end-of-summer tradition. The Zakee Bowser Enrichment Foundation and …

EXPLAINING THE RESULTS – Dan Loughran, the school district’s Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, discusses the results of two assessments taken by Franklin students this past school year. The percentage of Franklin High School juniors with disabilities, and those with special needs, who are considered “graduation-ready” in three academic subjects increased from the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, the …