School News

The Franklin Park School cafetorium was transformed into a ballroom June 14 for the inaugural “Ties & Tiaras” father-daughter dance. More than 200 girls and their fathers or special man in their lives attended the event, hosted by the Franklin Park School PTO.

The township school district’s bilingual and English as a Second Language education programs were recently honored by the state Department of Education. Named as a “model of best practice” were the bilingual program in Grades K-4 and the ESL program in Grades K-4 and at Franklin High School, according to a press release from the DOE.

Students at the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School had a special guest at its June 13 Science Fair: a U.S. astronaut. Gregory Linteris, who served as a payload specialist on two NASA space shuttle missions in 1997, visited the school and talked about his experiences being an astronaut, as well as his academic accomplishments.

Cory Pelzer of Somerset was one of 112 graduates in the Pennington School’s 177th graduating class on June 2. Wilkes University Provost Dr. Anne Skleder announced the Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. To be named to the Dean’s List, Dylan O’Connor of Somerset obtained a minimum 3.5 grade point average and carried at least 12 credits.

By PJ Parker. The courtyard and grounds in front of Franklin High School June 9 were transformed into a street fair of food, festivities and fundraising as the first Franklin Food Truck Festival enjoyed perfect weather to benefit Franklin High School’s Project Graduation.

The following Warriors have achieved academic excellence in their collegiate careers: Cedarville University student Briana Johnson of Somerset achieved the Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester. Johnson maintained a 3.5 GPA while taking at least 12 credit hours from Cedarville University.

Warriors on the Move include the following: Dylan O’Connor of Somerset is the recipient of The Walter S. Carpenter Scholarship in Engineering at Wilkes University. Scholarship students were recognized along with the donors whose gifts made the scholarships possible at the University’s annual Scholarship Luncheon on March 22. The scholarship is presented to incoming freshmen planning on majoring in electrical engineering, …

Needing more time to prepare for their final approval, the founders of a proposed charter school based in the township have received approval from the state to open a year later than planned. The extra time is needed so the school’s founders can submit documentation due to the state Department of Education last November.

Submitted by Phyllis Beals. Updated: Franklin High School principal Frank Chmiel and Mayor Phil Kramer spoke at the wards ceremony.

The Elizabeth Avenue School PTO held its inaugural vendor fair April 28, and all indications were that it was a success. That was the word from the organizers of the event that was held at Franklin High School.