School News

More than 200 volunteers from around the state joined forces to spruce up Pine Grove Manor School May 6, during the 19th annual Jersey Cares Day. Jersey Cares is a Livingston-based organization that pairs volunteers with community projects. The group has worked in the district in the past, in both Pine grove Manor and MacAfee Road schools.

Submitted by Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Township resident Sahara Muhammad was recently honored as one of the brightest young students in the world at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY).

Aficionados of the classical world from 20 schools across New Jersey gathered at Franklin High School April 29 for the New Jersey Junior Classical League convention. The convention is a conglomeration of contests  and exhibits that explore the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome. Winners of the contests will compete in the national convention, scheduled for later this summer in …

MacAfee Road school was awash in science April 28, with the inauguration of the school’s annual Science Fair Spectacular. School visitors visited classrooms during the day with demonstrations and experiments. In the evening, student displays and experiments were on exhibit for parents and friends to see.

BRANCHBURG – Nine Franklin Township students were among 57 from Somerset and Hunterdon counties recently honored at the 27th annual Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards reception at Raritan Valley Community College. The National Council of Negro Women and RVCC initiated the Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards program to pay tribute to the outstanding attainments of students in the two counties. …

More than 130 students, staff and parents of Franklin Middle School celebrated the school’s many cultures at the annual Multicultural Dinner Night. Organized by Spanish teachers Paola Kushi and Fanny Olarte, the night featured food that was prepared by parents and teachers and donated by local restaurants Sophie’s Bistro and Moe’s Southwest Grill, as well as some performances by middle …

Lynn Smith, a Cinema & Photography major at Ithaca College, was one of over 150 IC students to be named to the Empire 8 President’s List. In order to be considered for the President’s List, a student-athlete must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct …

April is Autism Awareness Month, which means the MacAfee Road School Autism Awareness Committee has been busy. The first week of the month hadn’t even ended yet, and the committee had already raised $750 for the Family Resource Network’s Autism Family Services program.

By Brianna Rao. The Franklin High School Model UN Team placed second in a recent Model UN conference in New York City.