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Franklin Middle School student Nicholas Murillo plays the title role in “Shrek The Musical Jr.,” being presented virtually on June 5 and 6. Three performances of “Shrek the Musical Jr.” will be presented virtually by the SGS/HSC Players on June 5 and 6. The musical, based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and Broadway musical, centers around Shrek and his …

A Franklin High School student was named one of New Jersey’s 62 “Cybersecurity Scholars” by the National Cyber Scholarship Foundation. The designation earned Jacquelyn Layton-Brown a $2,500 college scholarship. The awards are the result of a 48-hour National Cyber Scholarship competition, which is “designed to evaluate aptitude in combating cyber threats and encourage them to become part of the next …

Carolina Chaves of Somerset was among the 27 University of Scranton students inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the national honor society for communication majors. Chaves is a senior strategic communication major at the Jesuit University. Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly …

More than 200 Franklin High School seniors put on the glam June 1 for an abridged prom, another sign of things returning to “normal” now that the coronavirus pandemic seems to be waning. The venue, the Forest Lodge in Warren, offered a number of covered spaces to host the school’s prom outdoors. Students danced to a DJ and dined on …

Janine Q. Yanes, a senior at Franklin High School, won the Rutgers University sponsored National Merit Scholarship, the organization announced on June 2. Yanes is one of 3,100 winners of National Merit scholarships funded by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalistsin the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan …

Franklin High School students will once again be dressed to the nines during the June 1 Senior Prom. (File photo). With the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Franklin High School Class of 2021 will have a graduation and senior prom that are more along the lines of what is expected of those celebrations. The senior prom is set for …

Update: About 340 township middle- and high school students are scheduled to receive the Pfizer vaccine on May 27 and June 1, according to school district spokeswoman Mary Clark. There are about 3,626 students in the middle and high schools, Clark said. She said it was not known how many of them have received vaccinations elsewhere. Township students between the …

Vaccination clinics for township students aged 12 years or older are scheduled for dates in May and June, according to a letter from the schools Superintendent. The Pfizer version of the COVID-19 vaccination will be administered from 3-7 p.m. on May 27 and June 1 at Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus, 415 Francis Street, according to the May …

Elizabeth Williams of Somerset, a student at Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, is the recipient of a 2021 National Merit $2,500 scholarship. Williams’ chosen field of study will be neuroscience, according to a press release about the award. Williams was one of 2,500 scholarship awardees from more than 16,000 finalists in the 2021 National MeritScholarship Program. National Merit $2500 Scholarship …

The annual Food Truck Festival to benefit Project Graduation is set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 22 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Avenue. The event is sponsored by Franklin High School Project Graduation and the Franklin High School Booster Club. The day will feature games, activities, vendors and food served from a selection of 15 food trucks …