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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 …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s students and staff conducted a food drive to benefit the Unity Square Community Center. (Photo: CJCP.) Sponsored Content, submitted by Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (CJCP) announced that students, teachers, parents, and staff joined together and organized a Spring Food Drive that benefited Unity Square Community Center. Today’s announcement …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School, a K-12 schools with campuses in Franklin and New Brunswick, has scheduled a virtual job fair from 2-6 p.m. on April. The fair will be held via online interviews on Zoom. Pre-registration can be completed by clicking here. Resumes, teaching certifications and transcripts can be mailed in. The list of anticipated positions includes: Elementary …

Sponsored Content. Central Jersey College Prep (CJCP), one of the highest-performing public schools in the State of New Jersey, announced today that over 1,400 parents have attempted to enroll their children in the school for the 2021-2022 school year.  CJCP, a public charter school open to all families free of charge within the Somerset, North Brunswick, and New Brunswick school …

A total of 1,543 students, including Maya Webster from Somerset, have been named to the Dean’s List at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania (ESU) for the Fall 2020 semester of the 2020-2021 academic year, according to Joanne Bruno, J.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs. Students eligible for the Dean’s List are those who have attained a 3.50 quality …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally told parents in a February 5 letter about the new, after-school tutoring program. (File photo.) District students will be able to get extra learning time, or just words of encouragement, under a new program begun by the district. Called a “Student Tutorial Period,” the program was developed by district administrators in conjunction with the Franklin Township …

Sponsored Content. Prospective students of Central Jersey College Prep Charter School can attend a series of virtual open houses that have been set for February. The charter school’s application period is open through March 1. The virtual open house dates are 10 a.m. February 6, 6:30 p.m. February 11 and 4 p.m. February 21. CJCP is a K-12 school; the …

Afeefa Malik of Franklin Park was named to the University of Utah’s Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Malik’s major is listed as Engineering BS. Malik was among more than 9,700 students named to the Fall 2020 Dean’s List at the U. To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher in at least 12 graded credit hours during any …

More than 55 percent of Claremont Road Elementary School’s students will learn remotely once the hybrid plan is put into effect on November 30. (File photo). More than half of the district’s students will be learning from home when schools open for hybrid in-person learning on November 30. As of November 24, 3,758 students, about 55 percent of the district’s …