Schools

Members of the Cedar Hill Preparatory School debate team were honored by the Township Council May 24 for their success in two debate tournaments. The teams participated in the Garden State Middle School Championship Tournament on March 19,  in which they won awards for garnering the most wins and for Best Speaker, won by Kaushik Vemparala. The teams also participated in the …

By Tarun Ravi. Junior, Franklin High School & Franklin Warrior Staff. Pulleys, levers, wires, and circuit boards. Ingenuity, imagination, innovation and tenacity. Within the four walls of a science classroom lies the future. The latest innovation. The next generation. But I’m not talking about the machines. I’m talking about people behind them. The FHS Robotics Club. From March 4-6, the …

An 8th Grader at Cedar Hill Preparatory School in April placed in the top 25 speakers at the east coast regionals finals of the Middle School Debate League. Zoe Rivera placed 20th in the finals, which were held April 16 at Stonebridge Middle School in Allentown. In total, 270 students representing 29 schools and five states competed in the event. …

Submitted by Cedar Hill Prep School. Cedar Hill Preparatory School students won a local solar car competition, and also achieved high scores on the National Spanish Exam. A group of Cedar Hill 8th Graders competed in the Solar Jam competition in Princeton on May 14, part of the Junior Solar Sprints program sponsored by PSEG and organized by OASIS (Organizing Action on …

Saying that it’s the state’s obligation to “maximize” every child’s “God-given potential,” Gov. Chris Christie on May 16 said that New Jersey’s commitment to charter school expansion “will be strong” for at least the rest of his term. Christie made his statements at the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School on Cortelyous Lane, after touring the school with its principal, Oguz …

The Princeton Hyatt Regency was once again the venue for the Franklin High School prom. More than 500 students reportedly participated in the evening, which included a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing. But the night was really about the dresses, tuxedos and suits students wore, some of which were quit colorful. One couple even arrived via a horse-drawn carriage. Following …

The school district’s top teachers and educational support professionals were honored May 13 in a ceremony at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School in Bridgewater. Each of the district’s nine schools celebrated one teacher of the year and one educational support professional of the year during the breakfast program. The event was held for the first time in …

It’s a pretty safe bet the students and teachers at Hillcrest Elementary School will have good results the next time they visit their dentists. That’s because the school is collecting used oral care products in a contest through which the school could win a new playground. The contest is the second annual Recycled Playground Challenge, sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, ShopRite and …

Hillcrest School students will receive bottled water for the time being, in the wake of preliminary test results that show “slightly elevated” levels of lead in water from the school’s drinking fountains. As a result, all water fountains in the building have been ordered shut off by principal Albert Fico, according to a May 2 letter from him to parents. Preliminary …

By Merideth Benevento. The Goddard School in Somerset is always looking to support the families in our school and the people in the community as often as we can. This past Sunday, May 1st we sponsored the Reavey Family in the March of Dimes, March for Babies Walk in Johnson Park. This is the March of Dimes signature fundraising event …