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 …
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The Franklin High School pep rally and bonfire went off without a hitch Nov. 22, and there was no one happier than school principal Cheryl Clark. The event was originally scheduled for the week of homecoming, but bad weather forced its postponement. Clark brought the idea for the pep rally and bonfire from her hometown of Easton, Pa., she said, …
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Girls from two schools in the township were among 58 throughout Somerset County who participated in a STEM program at the county Vocational & Technical High School. The event was sponsored by the county Commission on the Status of Women. Participating in the event were township students from Sampson G. Smith School and Central Jersey College Prep Charter School. “This was …
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Hillary Clinton was the big winner in a series of mock presidential elections held in district schools in October and November. Among the students in grades K-8, Clinton and her running mate Tim Kaine garnered 3,368 votes, while their Republican opponents, Donald Trump and Mike Pence, received 500 votes, according to information supplied by the school district. The Libertarian Party’s …
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The school district’s elementary students on Nov. 1 got a taste of what it’s like to vote for the president. The students participated in “All Kids Vote,” a mock voting program. Students voted either online or through paper ballots, said district spokeswoman Mary Clark. In Elizabeth Avenue School, excited students lined up by class outside of the library, ready to czar their …
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The blue and gold was on display Oct. 28 at the annual Franklin High School homecoming football game. During the course of the evening, Franklin Warriors honored their senior football players, cheerleaders and marching band members. Also introduced to the crowd was the Homecoming King and Queen and their court. On the gridiron, the Warriors lost to visiting Hillsborough, 46-10. Following …
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Submitted by Suzanne Kafas. The Franklin High School Marching Band continues to shine this season with a first place win at Met Life Stadium on October 15th. Beating out eight other schools, the Warrior band won the judges over with a season high score of 85.013 and a caption award of Best Overall Effect. This is the Warriors’ first performance with both band and color guard in their new uniforms. The …
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Submitted by Sue Kafas. The Franklin High School Warrior Marching Band won first place in their division in the USBands competition in Somerville on October 1. The band’s overall score was 84.6, beating out its next closest opponent by 3 points. The band also took first place awards in captions including Best Percussion, Best Music and Best Overall Visual Effect. The …
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What would be the third charter school in the township – and all of Somerset County – was approved Sept. 30 by the state Department of Education. But in approving the Ailanthus Charter School application, the state DOE added a planning year, which means the school would not be eligible to open until September 2018. Three other charter schools approved …
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For the second consecutive year, an army of Eli Lilly employees descended on MacAfee Road School Sept. 29 armed with hammers, saws, paint brushes and good intentions. The approximately 90 employees of the Bridgewater-based company were taking part in its Global Day of Service. They were at the school to spruce it up through building furniture, making new signs and …
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