School News

Franklin High School students named their Homecoming Court during the October 22 football game. The FHS Homecoming Queen is Kiara Sanchez Estevez, and the Homecoming King is Ashar Keeys. For the Freshman, Princesses are Miazaly Sipaque and Genesis Ortiz, and the Prince is Christopher Duran. For the Juniors, the Princess is Jordan Cole and the Prince is Dante McQuilla. Following …

The varsity baseball and softball teams may soon have dugouts on their fields. (File photo.) Dugouts for Franklin High School’s varsity baseball and softball teams are among the projects schools officials will be discussing with the district’s architects. The Board of Education at its September 23 meeting approved a $55,000 contract with SSP Architects for the dugouts’ design, bidding and …

 Tufts University recently announced the dean’s list for the Spring 2021 semester. Among students earning dean’s list honors is Chidilim Menakaya of Somerset, class of 2023. Dean’s list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Heather Attanasio, a 2017 Franklin High School graduate, graduated from West Virginia University, Magna cum laude, with a …

Donna Silva-Burnett, principal at Conerly Road School for teh last 15 years, has retired. Silva-Burnett, who has more than 42 years of service with the district, has been on medical leave since April. Her retirement is effective on December 31, said schools Superintendent John Ravally. Silva-Burnett started her career in Franklin as a health teacher, then became a school counselor. …

Sahara Muhammad. Township resident Sahara Muhammad, an 8th Grader at Far Hills Country Day School, is the recipient of The Institute of Educational Advancement Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship. The program provides a four-year high school scholarship for gifted learners to attend an optimally matched high school program to help them work toward meeting their unique intellectual and personal potential. Students apply for the …

Franklin High School principal Nicholas Solomon directs students on the first day of school September 9. Franklin High School principal Nick Solomon strode down the school’s main hallway on September 9, waving his arms like a traffic cop on a rush hour morning. “Keep it moving, keep it moving,” he yelled, as he made his way through the throngs of …

The Chromebooks were awarded to district officials during the Center’s annual school supply giveaway to Center children. Students enrolled in the school district’s Road to Success program will get a little help from the Jain Center of New Jersey on Cedar Grove Lane. That help is in the form of 75 Chromebooks the Center donated to the Board of Education …

Students arriving for their first day of school on September 9 won’t be greeted by clap-ins, as they have in years past, due to Covid concerns. (File photo.) There won’t be any fanfare, like the clap-ins of past years, when students arrive at district schools early in the morning of September 9, but it will still be a special day. …

Three rapid testing machines and a dozen boxes of testing materials were delivered August 26 to the school district at the Elizabeth Avenue School. Three coronavirus rapid testing machines were delivered to the township school district during a short gathering at Elizabeth Avenue School on August 26. The machines can render results in about 20 minutes. Franklin is one of …

District and school administrators took part in an August 23 webinar about the start of the school year. Student work loads this school year will generally be the same as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic, although students will work more independently, rather than in groups. Also, school buses will top off at about 40 students per trip, as a …