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By now, the folks who plan and put together the scenery and costumes for the Sampson G. Smith Players’ productions are used to its director looking for something spectacular. With last year’s popular production of “The Lion King,” it was the costumes. This year, to spice up the Players’ presentation of “Peter Pan Jr.” director Terri Seggio said she wanted …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (CJCP) is a K-12 public charter school located in Franklin Twp. New Jersey. Our school was recognized as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School, an award that recognizes a very select group of schools around the country for their overall academic excellence or their efforts to close the achievement gap. Since our founding in …

It’s not every day that Franklin Middle School students get a visit by a nationally ranked women’s basketball team. But that’s what happened Jan. 20, when the Caldwell University Cougars stopped by to participate in the school’s “Fun Day.” This was the third “Fun Day” run by the school this year, said Corey Cohen, a 7th Grade math teacher. The …

He’s slept on a roof, been dunked in a tub of water and now, he’s been duct-taped to a cafeteria wall. One has to wonder what’s next for MacAfee Road School principal Bill Grippo. Grippo allowed himself to be duct-taped on Jan. 13 as an incentive for students to raise money for the school’s “Positive Behavior Support In Schools” – …

Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and administrators gathered at Franklin High School Jan. 7 to basically celebrate the township school district. The morning-long program featured presentations on curriculum in the schools, a demonstration of high school robotics, a student art gallery and information sessions on initiatives being undertaken by the district, among other things. The biggest draw,however, was the “District …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School (CJCP) is a public charter school serving grades Kindergarten through 3rd, and 6 through 12. Parents of students who reside in Franklin Township, New Brunswick and North Brunswick may apply for admission to CJCP for their child. There is no testing or any other academic eligibility requirement. A lottery determines which applicants are accepted …

The physical effects of stress, depression and other mental health disorders, and tips on keeping mentally “fit” were the main topics of a workshop presented Dec. 15 at the Franklin High School cafeteria. The workshop was the brainchild of three FHS students, Rohit Aita, Sunny Patel and Sohil Patel, all of whom comprise the community project team of the school’s …

  Students throughout the township participated in a world-wide program Dec. 8 designed to introduce them to computer coding. Called, aptly, the Hour of Code, the 4-year-old program boasts millions of students in more than 180 countries, according to the program’s creators at Code.org. The coding is usually done during the annual Computer Science Education Week  in December. At Franklin …

Central Jersey College Prep Charter School threw itself a party on Nov. 29, one with national implications. The school celebrated its inclusion in the 2016 class of National Blue Ribbon Schools, an award bestowed by the U.S. Department of Education. School administrators, teachers, students, parents and local dignitaries watched a short video about the school, then listened to some selections …

Submitted by Roosevelt University. When Alice Beals arrived at Roosevelt University in 2013, she knew no one and found herself very much on her own in building connections that would lead this month to her being selected as Roosevelt’s top senior and prestigious Illinois student laureate. The 21-year-old music education major in Roosevelt’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) had …