School News

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No …

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 …

Torrie Rumph-Hurd is the new principal of Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street campus. A veteran district administrator was named as the new principal for Franklin Middle School – Hamilton Street Campus, at the Board of Education’s July 22 meeting. Torrie Rumph-Hurd was named to fill the position vacated by Nicholas Solomon, who last month was named as the new …

The school district is receiving three rapid antigen Covid-19 test machines from the Somerset County Department of Health. Schools Superintendent John Ravally made the announcement during the Board of Education’s workshop session on July 15. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We …

David Robinson of Somerset has been named to the dean’s list at Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2021 semester. Darlene Slavick, of Somerset was named to Susquehanna University’s dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. The dean’s list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 …