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Well-wishers of all ages braved the heat at the Franklin High School Class of 2021 graduation. More than 580 Franklin High School seniors took their final official stroll through Warriors stadium June 29 during the annual commencement ceremony. The ceremony represented a return of sorts to the school’s normal graduation observance. The Class of 2020 was graduated in six separate …

A giant Jenga game was one of teh ways FHS seniors passed the time at the 2021 Project Graduation. It wasn’t the usual Project Graduation at Franklin High School, but in the Age of Covid, “usual” has taken on a new meaning. More than 200 FHS seniors gathered June 25 in Warrior Stadium on a balmy June evening for the …

Students gather around Class Salutatorian Dhiren Patel as he takes a class selfie during the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s high school graduation June 24. Perseverance was the overriding theme at the June 24 Central Jersey College Prep Charter School high school graduation. The school’s 43 graduating seniors were celebrated for their perseverance during the Covid-19 pandemic, and urged …

Ansh Parikh, the Franklin Valedictorian for Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s 8th Grade class, addresses his classmates during the “moving up” ceremony on June 24. Rising Central Jersey College Prep high school frosh were told to chase their dreams June 24 during their “moving up” from middle school ceremony. The 113 students were given the exhortation by Tisha Subhedar, …

CJCP Kindergartners await the start of their Moving Up ceremony June 23. “Moving Up” ceremonies were held June 23 for Kindergartners and 5th Graders at Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. Students, families and school staff gathered in the gymnasium for the two roughly hour-long ceremonies. The school’s Chief Educational Officer, Namik Sercan, gave comments during both programs. During the …

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 …