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Abvout 310 students retruned to Franklin High School after graduation on June 28 to take part in the all-night party known as Project Graduation. From about 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., the now-former students could eat, dance, play games, get their caricatures drawn and ride a mechanical bull – among many other things – to their hearts’ content. The FR&A …

One of the more than 500 members of the Franklin High School Class of 2019 who graduated June 28. The more than 530 members of Franklin High School’s Class of 2019 were urged by their classmates and others to stay positive, think big and help others at their June 28 graduation. It was a sweltering day, but the graduates held …

More than 500 Middle School students received their promotion certificates June 27 during a ceremony held at Franklin High School. More than 500 8th Graders were challenged to “be ready” for opportunities for personal growth during their promotion ceremony held June 27 at Franklin High School. The event marked the first such ceremony for the Franklin Middle School students at …

The countdown to graduation began June 21 with the Franklin High School senior prom, held at the Westin in Princeton. With only one week left until teh Class of 2019 graduates, students donned their finest for one of the last times they’ll celebrate as a class. The Franklin reporter & Advocate was on hand during the “cocktail hour” to speak …

CJCP Class of 2019 Valedictorian Christine Nguyen speaks during the June 21 graduation ceremony. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School’s Class of 2019 was told on June 21 to not be concerned if, in the future, they feel lost as they chart their future. “Being lost does not mean you have no direction, it just means you haven’t chosen one …

Dancing was one of the talents on display at the EAS Talent and Taste event. The melting pot of cultures that is Elizabeth Avenue School was on display June 20 in the school’s first “Talent and Taste” event. Students from throughout the school’s grade levels showed off their various talents, from dancing to singing to martial arts. The talent show …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally has been named the Somerset County Superintendent of the Year. (File photo.) Schools Superintendent John Ravally has been named the Somerset County Superintendent of the Year by the Somerset County Association of School Administrators, the first time a Franklin Township Superintendent has been so honored. Ravally was given the honor at the SCASA’s June 14 meeting. …

Rutgers Prep students Divleen Singh, Shreya Aravindakshan, David Merges and Rishie Seshadri, all of Franklin and Uma Balasubramian of Bridgewater attended the Games for Change Festival. Photo: Rutgers Prep. Submitted by Rutgers Prep. After a year and a half of development, a board game developed by 22 high school students at Rutgers Preparatory School and funded by a competitive grant …

A member of the founders’ group for the proposed Ailanthus Charter School has told the state that they want to withdraw the school’s application.  Ailanthus had been approved, but was in the midst of a second, one-year planning stage to prepare it to receive its charter and for its proposed September 2019 opening. Ailanthus would have been the third charter …

Adriel Thomas of Somerset earned a master’s degree from Georgia State University during the Spring 2019 semester. The university conferred degrees during its 104th commencement ceremonies in May. Among the students earning recognition on the Coastal Carolina University Dean’s List was Alyssa M. Kowalsky, a Hospitality Resort and Tourism Management Pre-Major major from Somerset. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, …