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

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. Don’t Miss Out! …

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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

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, …

The school’s entryway was decorated with paper hot air balloons, each of which carried a picture of a teacher. The third annual Science Fair Spectacular kicked off June 7 at MacAfee Road Elementary School with the theme of “Up, Up and Away.” Highlighting the fair was a hot air balloon set up behind the school. As in the past, students …

Dan Bocchino and Bill Grippo, left to right, at Grippo’s “Retirement Roast” on May 30. Nearly 400 people came out to The Marigold on Hamilton Street May 30 to honor a man who, over the past four decades, has left an indelible mark on the township. In the process, they raised money for a new arts scholarship. Don’t Miss Out! …

Students in the Franklin High School Amnesty International Club on May 23 held a fundraiser for a local Syrian family that recently relocated to New Jersey. The family includes two high school-aged children, with the mother pregnant, organizers said. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter …