Schools

  Franklin High School’s fall sports coaches and some school administrators got drenched by their students Aug. 21 for a good cause. The students and staff took part in an ALS “ice bucket challenge” called by outgoing Athletic Director Kim Kenny, in honor of her mother. As is the custom with these events, Kenny also called out Mayor Brian Levine …

A 12-year-old program that brings a mobile “lending library” to school children during the summer is in full swing in the township. Called “Books in the Park,” the program targets summer recreation programs and the township’s rental communities. Several district teachers and a handful of Franklin High School students help children “take out” books and lead them in crafts and …

A Franklin High School student will join 49 other students from around the country in a leadership camp hosted by Gen. Tommy Franks (Ret.). Kishan Patel, 17, an incoming senior, was chosen to participate in the “Four Star Leadership Program” for his “demonstrated leadership abilities and outstanding character,” according to a press release. The camp runs from July 12-19 in …

TRENTON – More than 500 Franklin High School seniors were challenged to “keep learning” and “change the world around you” at the 2014 graduation ceremony held June 17 at Sun Bank National Center here. In addition to addresses from class officers, Salutatorian Jay Prekh, Valedictorian Pratik Chheda and school and district administrators, the 2 1/2-hour ceremony featured songs by the …

UPDATE: MacAfee Road School principal Bill Grippo said he felt fine after spending the night of June 17 on the school’s roof. “It was very cool, and there weren’t any bugs,” he said the next morning, as students filed off buses below his perch. “I borrowed a futon from one of the teachers, and that was a lifesaver.” Grippo said …

UPDATE: The Franklin Middle School team placed 17th of the 50 teams competing.   By Emily Russoniello Special to the FR&A In the basement of the Hillsborough Reformed Church, six local students in grades 5 through 8 are dressing up as dairy products.  It’s not a taping of the next “got milk?” commercial, although that phrase will come up.  Rather, they are …

Sampson G. Smith’s Rhonda Stewart was honored as that school’s and the district’s teacher of the year at the May 22 Board of Education meeting. Stewart, an English teacher, was one of nine teachers so honored. Eileen Brett, Sampson’s principal, called Stewart “an amazing educator who really cares and inspires her colleagues.” “Her students quickly know at the beginning of the …

The Franklin High School chapter of the National Honor Society is 81 members stronger following the May 21 induction ceremony. This year, for the first time, the Society’s membership was opened up to sophomores, said Ron Richter, one of the Society’s faculty advisors. FHS senior Alexandra Schmidt, the Society’s president, emcee’d the event and led the inductees through the ceremony. …

About 450 Franklin High School students attended the Senior Prom May 16 at the Princeton Hyatt. During the evening, the students enjoyed a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and dancing. Glam and glitter were everywhere, but we have to ask: Doesn’t anyone wear tails anymore?      

Six township students were among nine grand prize winners in the “My Mom, My Hero” Mother’s Day poetry contest sponsored by Venus Jewelers, Easton Avenue. Students in grades K-12 from more than 12 area schools submitted poems to the contest, according to a press release. Everyone who entered was given a genuine gemstone to give to their mother on Mother’s …