Schools

  All aspects of immigration were covered Feb. 13 in a special program presented by the Franklin Park School’s 4th Graders. Students in the six classes were broken up into teams, each of which concentrated one on issue related to immigration. The students researched their topics both by reading about them and by interviewing immigrants to this country, said 4th …

Township Councilman Ted Chase, (D-Ward 1) and the Middlesex County Sheriff were honored Feb. 11 by the Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School on the occasion of Edison’s 168th birthday. Edison’s legacy is celebrated by the school each year on his birthday, according to a press release on the event. The school hosts local and statewide leaders to discuss innovations and technology …

Final rehearsals are underway for the Sampson G. Smith production of “Beauty and the Beast.” The show features the Sampson G. Smith Players, with a special performance by the SGS Dance Troupe. The show runs at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 30 through February 8, although the Jan. 30 and 31 shows are sold out. …

Breakfast will be available to Franklin Middle School students beginning in February. The program, approved Jan. 22 by the Board of Education, mimics one started last year at Sampson G. Smith School. The board approved a modification in the Middle School’s schedule to allow for time in the morning to serve breakfast. School principal RaShawn Adams told the board that …

Rubic’s Cube competitors from throughout the northeast gathered at Franklin High School Dec. 13 for the first FHS Red Cross Cubing tournament. Yes, this is a thing. The event drew more than 100 competitors, aged 6 to 18 years, said Shaun Guru, president of the high school’s American Red Cross Club. The day-long event was used as a fundraiser for …

Words ruled the night at Franklin Park School Dec. 5 as students participated in the inaugural Spelling Bee and Night of Words. Organized by teachers Priya Kharawala and Stacey Young, the evening was both a competition and game night. While the 1st and 2nd graders were competing in the spelling bee, the 3rd and 4th graders were participating in word-based …

Nima Majidi, an 8th grader at Cedar Hill Preparatory School on Cedar Grove Lane, finished in 8th place at the recent Garden State Debate League tournament at Mater Dei Prep School. Majidi competed against 119 other students. In all, Cedar Hill sent four teams to the debate. In other Cedar Hill happenings: In late November, the students received a visit …

The latest theatrical offering by Franklin Middle School students is one that is close to the director’s heart. That’s because the idea for “A Winnie the Pooh Christmas Carol” was conceived by director Ellen Beattie in 2000, when she was the artistic director for Metuchen Forum Theatre’s “A Kid’s Forum.” The story marries two classics, “Winnie the Pooh” with “A …

The rock comedy-horror “Little Shop of Horrors” is the fall offering from Franklin High School’s theater program. The show, about an alien plant with dreams of taking over the world, runs 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 in the Theater at Franklin High, 500 Elizabeth Ave. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at www.fhslsoh.brownpapertickets.com …

  A third-grade class at St. Matthias School, John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Somerset, remembered veterans in their families with a special project. The students, in Miss Allegro’s history class, created an honor wall of names of their families’ veterans. The veterans’ names were read and photos shared during a prayer service, and veteran dolls were also made.