Schools

Franklin Middle School principal RaShwan Adams resigned May 11. RaShawn’s resignation was confirmed in a brief email statement sent by school district spokeswoman Mary Clark. “Earlier today, Dr. RaShawn Adams submitted his resignation as the Principal of Franklin Middle School,” Clark wrote. “Until such time as the Board of Education appoints an Acting Principal, our current building administrators will continue …

More than a dozen middle school world language students at Cedar Hill Preparatory School earned medals in the 2015 National Spanish Examinations. In total, 16 students won medals in the online test of Spanish skills: four gold, 10 silver and two bronze. Another 20 students won honorable mentions. The National Spanish Examinations are “online, standardized assessment tools for Grades 6 …

Quick response by staff at Franklin Middle School May 5 likely saved the life of a 7th grade student who collapsed, interim schools Superintendent Lee Seitz said. Speaking at the May 7 Board of Education meeting, Seitz said the student – who was not identified – collapsed during his gym class. Seeing that the student was not responsive, Seitz said, …

A dance recital, two fundraisers and a social event were among the “happenings” April 24 in township schools. MacAfee Road School’s administration and staff staged a “pasta night” to help raise money for a new playground. The event was attended by more than 200 people, and generated about $6,000, according to school principal Bill Grippo. One parent, Laura Stratton, donated …

A foundation has been formed to administer the annual Martin Luther King Community Breakfast and scholarship fund. Previously run through the Board of Education, the 18-year-old scholarship fund has awarded more than $120,000 in scholarships to Franklin high school graduating seniors. Called The Franklin Township Dr. Martin Luther King Community Foundation, the group’s Board of Trustees is comprised of members …

The FR&A dropped in on the Franklin High School players’ dress rehearsal of “Jekyll & Hyde,” the award-winning Broadway musical based on a book by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is about a doctor who brings out the dark side of himself through conducting experiments with chemicals. As part of the “Children Helping Children to End Hunger!” campaign, cast members …

(Updates at end of story). Social media is being monitored by the company that created the PARCC test, in an apparent effort to stop students from posting about the tests, according to a published report. According to that report, at least three Watchung Hills Regional High School students were found to have posted about the test – known as the Partnership …

Arnav Tolat got a pretty big surprise March 4 when he walked into the Franklin Middle School library. Waiting for the 8th Grader were a number of his classmates, teachers and school and district administrators,  all of whom gathered to congratulate Tolat on wining two major awards in the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation’s InvestWrite competition. Tolat took first …

Tickets are on sale now for a charity fundraiser presented by the Independent Wrestling Federation, set for 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Franklin High School, 500 Elizabeth Ave., and which stars an FHS graduate. The fundraiser will benefit the FHS freshmen class and the DeSarno Family Fund. Called the “IWF Loud and Proud Extravaganza,” the event is headlined by WWE Legends …

A dozen years after it was ended, a program through which township police officers read to children at Pine Grove Manor School has been given new life. The program, Police And Children Engaging in Reading, or PACER, allows elementary school children to see police officers in a different light, said township police Sgt. Sean Hebbon. Hebbon and Officer Nick Gambino were …