Kevin Fahy of Somerset is one of more than 900 Lebanon Valley College students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2024 semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.4 out of 4.0. Fahy is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in creative arts and English at The Valley and is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s …
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 Martin Luther King Foundation Community Breakfast. The breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. January 20 at DoubleTree by Hilton, 200 Atrium Drive. The event is a fundraiser for scholarships awarded by the Foundation to Franklin Township graduating seniors. Early bird tickets, available until December 31, are $50. …
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IN CONCERT – SCVTHS students provided holiday entertainment to residents of Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center at Bridgewater. Performers included (left to right) Thripura Arunraj (violin, Bridgewater) Trisha Iyer (violin, Somerset), Bhumija Grandhe (drums, Bridgewater), Christopher Dugan (violin, Branchburg), Suma Pogadanda (flute, Bridgewater), Jade Zhou (flute, Bridgewater), Samanvi Mokkarala (flute, Bridgewater), Margaret Kim (flute, Somerset), Aarika Patel (piano, Skillman), Vaanya Salwan (guitar, …
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NEW INTERIM – Kelley Guerrero speaks to the Board of Education December 19 after having been named interim principal at Franklin High School. A current Franklin High School vice-principal was named as the school’s interim principal at the December 19 Board of Education meeting. Kelley Guerrero has been the FHS 12-Grade vice-principal for the past two years. She steps into …
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Students in the school district’s Road to Success program spent a few hours on December 19 celebrating the upcoming holidays and doing some good. The more than 50 students who gathered at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus were treated to hot chocolate, cookies and pizza for the program’s fourth annual “Cookies & Cocoa” event. “Really the event is …
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Student Of The Month – Taylor Robertson of Somerset was named SCVT’s Student of the Month for December 2024. (Photo: SCVT). Taylor Robertson of Somerset, a Sophomore in the Graphic Communications program at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School, has been selected as Student of the Month for December 2024. Taylor is the child of Kelly and Rob Robertson …
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RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY – Elizabeth Avenue School principal Greg Romero cuts the red ribbon in front of the school’s new marquee. A dream about five years in the making finally came to fruition on December 3, with the “ribbon-cutting” of the new Elizabeth Avenue School’s marquee. Under the watchful eyes of students, staff and parents who helped with the fundraising, principal …
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Ryan Enright of Somerset, a member of the Lebanon Valley College football team, was named to D3football.com’s Team of the Week for the week ending Sept. 15. Enright picked off two passes and had four total tackles to lead the LVC defense in a 37-7 victory over Stevenson. He intercepted passes on back-to-back Stevenson drives in the second quarter that …
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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 …
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ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS GIVEN – Schools Superintendent John Ravally told the Board of Education on November 21 that the District expects pre-Kindergarten enrollment to be near 800 students by the 2025-26 school year. The township school district plans to enroll nearly 800 pre-Kindergarten students in the 2025-26 school year, the Board of Education was told at its November 21 meeting. Schools …
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