In the wake of steadily rising numbers of students and staff testing positive for the coronavirus, the township school district is offering a free weekly Covid-19 testing program to students. Students who wish to participate must register by January 10, according to a January 6 letter to parents from schools Superintendent John Ravally. The latest accounting of staff and students …
Read More »Township Schools Record 134 New Coronavirus Cases Over Winter Break
The school district’s winter break resulted in at least 134 more cases of coronavirus among students and faculty, according to the district’s web site. The District started its winter break on December 23 and reopened on January 4. Statistics posted on the site show that during the December portion of the break, 17 students, 48 staff members and one vendor …
Read More »ICYMI: School Officials Discuss Response To Latest Covid-19 Surge
Representatives from several schools in the township talked about how they are responding to the latest Covid-19 infection surge on the January 5 edition of the Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s News Hour. Participating in the discussion were Franklin Township Superintendent of Schools John Ravally and Assistant Superintendent Dan Loughren; Donald Seeley, Principal of Cedar Hill Prep School, and Tasha Mosconi, …
Read More »SomCo Democratic Black Caucus Offers College Scholarships
Somerset County college students can apply for scholarships of $500 to $1,000 from the Somerset County Democratic Black Caucus. Students must have completed at least one year of college credit at the time of the scholarship’s awards. For more information, click here.
Read More »Warriors On The Academic Move
Shreya Patel, of Somerset, a doctor of pharmacy student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, received a white coat at a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The white coat ceremony is an annual rite of passage for students in their first professional year (third year) of USciences’ six-year pharmacy program and symbolizes their dedication to …
Read More »Covid-19 Cases Cause School Staffing Shortage, Minimum Sessions
High School students will return to school on a minimum session schedule January 3. Students in the district’s three largest schools will start the New Year off on minimum sessions, due to a staffing shortage caused by an uptick in positive Covid-19 cases. The minimum sessions are expected to last until January 17, according to a message from district officials. …
Read More »ICYMI: FR&A News Hour Examines Health And Safety In Township Schools
The Franklin Reporter & Advocate’s News Hour on December 22 looked at the question of what can be done about threats against township schools, as well as explored safety issues in the Age of Covid. Participating in the discussion were Board of Education president Nancy LaCorte, Franklin Township Police Capt. Sean Hebbon and Orvyl Wilson, the school district’s Director of …
Read More »Second Threat In One Week Against Middle School Deemed Not Credible
Schools Superintendent John Ravally on December 14 sent a letter to parents delineating some of the steps the district has taken to ensure student safety. (File photo.) An online threat against a Franklin Middle School campus discovered the evening of December 14 – the second in a week – was deemed by township police to not be credible, a school …
Read More »‘Indirect’ Threat Against FMS Sampson G. Smith Campus Under Investigation
Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus principal Evelyn Rutledge, foreground, told parents that an “indirect” threat against the school was found to be not credible. (File photo). Township police are investigating an “indirect” threat made against Franklin Middle School’s Sampson G. Smith campus. The threat was found to be not credible, and did not interfere with the school …
Read More »Covid Vaccination Clinic For Kids Aged 5 to 11 Years Set
Township students between the ages of 5 and 11 years can receive their Covid-19 vaccinations beginning November 17 at Franklin Middle School — Hamilton Street Campus. The Somerset County Board of Health is sponsoring the clinic, which is set to be held from 4-7 p.m. The second dose of the vaccine will be administered on December 8. The school is …
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