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GETTING TOUGH – Schools Superintendent John Ravally said at the February 23 school board meeting that Franklin High School officials would get tougher with fighting students. Students who fight in Franklin High School face more stringent punishment than has been doled out in the past, the schools Superintendent said on February 23. Superintendent John Ravally said at the monthly Board …

FIGHT MEME – A screen shot from an FHS fight video turned into a meme. Faces have been blurred. School district officials are scrambling to respond to and quell an uptick in fights at Franklin High School this school year. According to data supplied to parents by the high school administration, there were 22 fights in October alone., and fights …

Submitted by Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School The Thomas Edison EnergySmart charter school elementary, middle and high school robotics teams are headed to their respective state tournaments. The high school robotics team , EnergySmart, recently won the Winning Alliance Award at the NJ Central League Tournament held at Kean University. The team also received the Best Award of the tournament, …

Members of the SGS/HSCC Players are fine-tuning their performances in “The Wiz Jr.” ahead of opening night on February 17. The musical is an adaptation of the 1970’s hit, “The Wiz,” which itself was an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The Players troupe is comprised of students from Franklin Middle School’s Sampson G. Smith and …

The following students have earned the esteemed honor of placement on the Dean’s List at The College of New Jersey for the fall 2022 semester. To achieve this honor, a student must carry 12 or more credits that semester and earn a 3.5 (or above) grade point average: Cristian Herrera Alpizar, Chemistry – ACS; Anushka Pradhan, Non-Matric Visiting;  Julia Calvo, …

READY TO REOPEN – Namik Sercan, CJCP’s Chief Educational Officer, thanked members of the school’s community for their efforts over the past week. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, closed this past week after an employee was seriously injured in an accident, will reopen on February 13, according to school officials. Notice about the school’s reopening was sent to the …

Moravian University announced that AJ Gordon of Somerset was among the students named to the Dean’s Honors List for Fall 2022. Undergraduate students who carry three or more completed/graded (letter grade) course units in a Fall or Spring term and attain a GPA for the term of 3.50 or higher are placed on the Dean’s Honor List. The University of …

Students raised the money by paying to wear a hat to school. Students at Elizabeth Avenue Elementary School recently presented the Franklin Food Bank with a gift for the new year: a $500 check. The money was raised through the school’s “EAS Gives Back” program, said school principal Greg Romero. In the latest campaign, students paid $1 to be able …

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School elementary and middle school robotics teams spent a successful weekend at the Virginia VEX IQ Robotics Tournament. The elementary school team placed second overall, and fourth in the Skills Challenge category. The middle school team placed third overall and third in the Skills Challenge category. Following are some scenes from the competition, provided by TEECS:

Allyson Smith of Somerset earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in Film And Media from Georgia State University during the summer semester of 2022. More than 2,000 students earned degrees and/or certificates at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate program levels during the summer. Alyssa Ramirez of Somerset is among 18 students in Kean University’s inaugural Master of …