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Franklin High School principal Frank Chmiel details Class of 2020 graduation plans in a YouTube video. A series of in-person “mini-graduations” starting on July 13 will comprise the Franklin High School Class of 2020’s graduation celebration. The details of how graduation will be observed this year were discussed by FHS principal Frank Chmiel in a YouTube video released on June …

Assumption is honoring 80 students who have been recognized with departmental honors, special awards, and Augustine Scholarships, academic awards for those who excel in their field of study. Colleen Kurtz, Class of 2020, of Somerset, received the departmental award for criminology. University of the Cumberlands has conferred degrees to the Class of 2020, including Jyothi Kumar Emmadishettyof Somerset, who received their Master of Science …

The school district’s before- and after-school C.A.R.E. program for elementary school students will be run by the Greater Somerset County YMCA starting in the next school year. The Board of Education approved the contract at its April meeting. The program provides enrichment programs, homework help and other activities for students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5. The program will be administered …

 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) recognized 362 students who were scheduled to be recognized at this year’s Annual Honors Convocation, which was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among those honored were Me’Saj Closs and Tiana Webster, both of Somerset. Geovanni Guzman Marte, of Somerset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, NJ, has been …

A township resident is among the first wave of winners in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Megha E. Thomas, a student at Princeton Day School in Princeton, won the National Merit S&P Global Scholarship, given by S&P Global to children of its employees, according to a press release from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Thomas was one of …

Many dancers and dance troupes performed in the program. Singing, dancing and mentions of impactful African-Americans highlighted the annual Black History Month celebration at Franklin Middle School – Sampson G. Smith campus. Participating in the event were the various performing arts groups in the school, including orchestras, bands, choirs and dance troupes. There were also soloists in song, dance, and …

Dance was featured during the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s Black History Month celebration. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s Black Student Union ended Black History Month with a program that celebrated the culture and history of African-Americans. The coordinators, junior Christopher Outlaw and senior Jordan Lee – the BSU’s president and vice president, respectively – said that even …

Darlene Slavick, of Somerset, studied this fall in Melbourne, Australia. Slavick is a biology major in the Class of 2021 and a graduate of Bishop George Ahr High School. Widener University congratulates Brittney Jones of Somerset, NJ, 08873 for achieving dean’s list status during the fall 2019 semester. Jones is majoring in Nursing. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who …

The Franklin Middle School players are presenting the musical “Grease” at the Sampson G. Smith campus for two weekends in January and February. The show looks at high school life in the 1950s through the experiences of two main characters, the “greaser” Danny and the wholesome exchange student, Sandy. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on January 31 and February 1, 7 …

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