School News

Franklin Township students are once again tackling the challenges posed by the Hour of Code, a worldwide effort to introduce children to computer science. Held annually during Computer Science Education Week, the Hour of Code is meant to “demystify ‘code’, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science,” according to …

Nicole Sury Bevere received an early birthday present on Nov. 30: She was named the first principal of the Claremont Road School. The announcement that Sury Bevere – whose birthday is Dec. 1 – was hired to head the district’s newest school came during the monthly Board of Education meeting. Sury Bevere is currently the principal at Franklin Park School.

MacAfee Road School students went for a walk on the afternoon of Nov. 29. All of them.

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots and infielder Scott Kelly have launched the “Hit A Home Run” school program this off-season to bring a special message to students.  

Franklin High School’s Model UN Club hosted its seventh – and largest – conference Nov. 4. The conference attracted 375 students from 17 high schools throughout New Jersey, said Lou Guglielmo, the club’s faculty advisor.

The Franklin Reporter & Advocate brought our live-stream camera to the Franklin High School Homecoming football game Nov. 3, where we caught up with the four Homecoming King and Queen finalists. Also announced at the game’s halftime were the Junior Homecoming Prince and Princess.

A blue ribbon celebrating the end of a construction project was cut for the second time in two days Nov. 2 at Sampson G. Smith School. This time, the celebration was for the completion of multi-million dollar construction to the school, including renovations to three science labs, creation of a second gym, locker room renovations and new office space.

Warrior Pride was in full effect Nov. 2 at the second annual Franklin High School Homecoming Bonfire. The unseasonably warm weather amplified the heat thrown off the tower of hay and wooden pallets set afire in a fenced-off field next to the football stadium.

Students, faculty and staff cheered Nov. 1 as a blue ribbon was cut at the entrance of the newly renovated Sampson G. Smith School’s cafeteria. The approximately $850,000 project is another step toward parity between what next school year will be the two township middle schools, a district official said.

Franklin High School experienced an increase in the number of student suspensions and the number of students pegged for policy violations in the 2016-17 school year, according to a report presented Oct. 19 to the Board of Education. Conversely, FHS experienced a sharp decrease in the number of students who skipped class, according to the latest Violence, Vandalism, Substance Abuse …