Tag: Princeton High School
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Reputation tarnished
I am a teacher at Franklin High School (FHS) where Frank Chmiel was my principal. Before he came to work at FHS, Frank had been my friend for many years. I was among the 100-plus Frank Chmiel supporters at last night’s (May 15) Board of Education Donaldson meeting. I was disappointed in the Board’s decision…
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Love for biking leads to Tour de Cranbury
Tyler Cenci organizes Tour de Cranbury for Eagle Scout project, said he would like to see the bike tour become annual event. Cranbury’s history is woven throughout the downtown and neighborhoods making up the township. More than 100 cyclists got to view that local history as they participated in the first-ever Tour de Cranbury. “Tour…
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Making his case
Donaldson hearing for ousted principal scheduled for May 15 Frank Chmiel will make his case for reappointment as Princeton High School principal May 15 at a Princeton Public Schools Board of Education special meeting. The 6 p.m. meeting will be held in the Princeton Middle School auditorium. Public comment will be allowed for one hour,…
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Ousted principal requests public hearing before school board
Hearing will allow Frank Chmiel and his attorney to respond to the district’s reasons for non-renewal of his contract Frank Chmiel, who was removed from his position as Princeton High School principal March 17, has requested a public hearing before the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education. Attorney David Schroth contacted Superintendent of Schools Carol…
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Princeton students ‘march’ their concerns in support of Chmiel
Superintendent of Schools Carol Kelley invites to meet with five students in the march Nearly 100 Princeton High School students took their concerns about Principal Frank Chmiel’s dismissal straight to the Princeton Public Schools administration offices on Valley Road. The students walked out of the high school after lunch April 21 and set off down…
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‘We are not going away’
Parents, students rally again in support of Princeton High School Principal Frank Chmiel Amid chants of “We want Chmiel, we want Chmiel,” about 100 parents and students rallied April 16 to make it clear that dismissing Princeton High School Principal Frank Chmiel is unacceptable and they are not going away. One parent at the rally,…
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Wall Street Journal reporter, Princeton native detained on espionage charges in Russia
U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) calls detainment “outrageous and completely unacceptable.” Evan Gershkovich, who graduated from Princeton High School in 2010 and who is a Wall Street Journal reporter, was arrested March 29 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, on charges of espionage, according to published reports. Gershkovich grew up in Princeton as the child of Russian…
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Amid protests, school board appoints acting Princeton High School principal
At a meeting that turned raucous at times, the Princeton Public Schools Board of Education hired Kathie Foster to serve as Princeton High School’s acting principal, despite calls to reinstate former Principal Frank Chmiel. The school board voted unanimously to appoint Foster at its March 28 meeting. She will earn $820 per day. She began…
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Chmiel attorney: Allow students to speak freely about Chmiel
Princeton school board denies First Amendment allegations noting the dedication of two hours of public comment at recent meeting In the controversy over Princeton High School Principal Frank Chmiel’s dismissal, his attorney, David Schroth, has issued a warning to “some (of those) involved” to not stifle students from speaking freely about Chmiel. Schroth, who represents Chmiel…
