March 10, 2017 (Jersey City, N.J.) – The County Prep Dance Program, led by Ms. Heather Warfel-Sandler, recently won Top Honors at the Hudson County Teen Arts Festival thanks in part to an HCSTF-sponsored collaboration with percussionist Ravish Momin, announced Silverio A. Vega, Development Coordinator of the HCST Foundation. Senior dancers Mia Stephens, Amanda Abdelaal,...
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County Prep’s Karolina Minkiewicz Wins Judges Award at Photography Competition
Photography students from County Prep High School competed in the 2017 Pingry Photography Competition in Basking Ridge, NJ. Over 30 photographs were submitted. All work was displayed at the Photography Show which took place in February 2017. This years Judges Award goes to senior, Karolina Minkiewicz with her photograph “Winter Stroll.” Mr. Patten would like...
College and Career Fair a Success at County Prep High School
County Prep hosted a college and career fair on March 16th 2017. There were many hands that helped to orchestrate this event from administrators, teachers, counselors, and Ms. Galluccio to maintenance and security staff, transportation staff and our Culinary Program. Colleges, universities, as well as the military and apprenticeship programs were in attendance. There were...Continue reading
County Prep High School Students Attend The Beneath the Sea Marine Careers Program
On Friday March 24th, 2017, 19 County Prep students attended the Beneath the Sea Marine Careers Programs with chaperones Casey DeBaun, Nick LaVolpe and Caroline Ulivella. Students had the unique opportunity to meet many “hall of famers” in the world of diving, try marine career-related interactive activities and speak with representatives from marine career programs...
County Prep World Literature Classes Host Class Poetry Readings
In anticipation of National Poetry Month next month, students in Mrs. Ashe’s World Literature classes wrote their own poems inspired by works of art. These ekphrastic poems were the center of world poetry readings they held on Friday March 24th in their classes. Students read original lyric poems, narratives, and haikus. They are looking forward...Continue reading
County Prep Students in the Graphic Technology Vocation Win 3rd Place in Annual Contest
Each year, The Arc of New Jersey hosts a Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month outreach event at the State House in Trenton. On Monday, March 6 2017, County Prep students of the Graphic Technology Vocation participated in the annual contest and won 3rd place. The theme of this year’s event and design contest was “Developmental Disabilities Awareness: It Matters...Continue reading
County Prep Culinary Arts Team Wins 1st Place Gold
On Friday, March 3rd, the County Prep High School Culinary Arts team competed in the Skills USA “MRE” challenge. There were fourteen teams in the contest. The student chefs were given 6 MREs: “meals ready to eat that military branches use when training or in battle.” The gold medal winners created a meal which consisted...Continue reading
County Prep’s Oleksiy Polishchuk Competes in Arena Pro Swim Series
The Arena Pro Swim Series made its second stop in 2017 at the world renowned IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. As predicted, the event proved to be a clash between some of the biggest titans in the sport. Notable swimmers included Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, America’s Josh Prenot, Japan’s Daiya Seto, and America’s Cody Miller. Among the...Continue reading
CP’s Tyanna Baez and Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy Accepted into Tisch’s Summer Filmmakers Workshop
Ms. Pica proudly congratulates Audio Visual Production students Tyanna Baez and Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy on their acceptance into Tisch’s Summer High School Filmmakers Workshop! Tyanna and Qu’Raun will spend a month this summer on NYU’s campus developing their directing, shooting, and editing skills to produce a music video and short film. The curriculum for the Filmmakers...Continue reading
County Prep Students Visit Brookdale Community College’s Automotive Technology Labs
On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, County Prep students, William Lebron and Damion Holmes, visited Brookdale Community College’s Automotive Technology labs to get a first-hand glimpse of the various programs of study. They toured the state-of-the-art facility which is designed to meet the continual demand for trained automotive technicians. The students rotated through the different automotive specialties and...Continue reading