County Prep Senior Wins Bronze Medal at NJ SkillsUSA
County Prep senior Timmy Rodriguez of Jersey City won a bronze medal in the Information Technology Services competition at the New Jersey state SkillsUSA championships in Somerset, NJ on April 9th. The yearly SkillsUSA championships test the best career technical students from around the state in a wide variety of technical programs. In the SkillsUSA...
College and Career Fair at County Prep High School
County Prep hosted a college and career fair on April 7th, 2022. There were many hands that helped to orchestrate this event from administrators, teachers and counselors to County Prep’s maintenance, transportation and security staff, as well as our Chefs and students in the Culinary Program. Colleges, universities, as well as the military and apprenticeship...
HCST Students Visit American Dream Mall
County Prep and High Tech students visited American Dream Mall on Tuesday, April 12 to engage in Team Building activities. Students worked in groups to strategize on how to navigate the Mirror Maze and golfed together in the Black Light Mini Golf event. It was a fun day coupled with educational strategies to help students...
County Prep Students Introduced to Opportunities in the Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program
County Prep students visited Penske Truck Leasing in Linden, NJ and Hudson Toyota / Hudson Nissan in Jersey City on Wednesday, April 13 as part of the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Program. The scholarship program provides outreach, training, and placements for students interested in becoming an Automotive/ Diesel Technician. The...
St. Peter’s Pete the Peacock Visits County Prep High School
On April 4, 2022, Pete the Peacock from St. Peter’s University made a spectacular visit to County Prep High School to congratulate all the accepted students into the university. He was so generous and gave the students bags with goodies like stickers, towels, and more! Thank you for coming to see us, Pete. Go Peacocks!
Junior Achievement Career Success Workshops at County Prep High School
County Prep students attended Career Success Workshops sponsored by Junior Achievement and hosted at County Prep High School during February and March of this year. The series of four workshops equipped students with the tools and skills required to earn and keep a job in high-growth career areas. The activities focused on the 4 C's:...
County Prep High School and Explore Middle School Alumna Simone Womack hosts her first fashion show
Simone graduated from County Prep as a fashion major in 2017, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC and is presently working as a style advisor for Aritzia while at the same time launching her own brand, “Shama.” During her time at County Prep, Simone was awarded multiple medals from FCCLA fashion competitions. Simone...
County Prep Theater Arts performs Heathers, the High School Edition
In its tenth year, the after school Theater Arts class has brought a new performance opportunity to County Prep students, who are learning both performance and rehearsal practices, and are encountering first hand all of the aspects of professional theater. Once again, the show had complete live accompaniment, by renowned pianist Craig Ketter, Sophomore drummer...
County Prep Fashion Design Students Create Valentine’s Day Themed Window Displays
County Prep students were able to implement their knowledge of visual merchandising by creating Valentine's Day themed window displays. Visual merchandisers know when love is in the air it can only mean one thing: it’s time to celebrate. There’s no better occasion to get all dressed up than Valentine’s Day. The fashion students designed beautiful...
CPHS Students Participate at HOSA
On January 15, 2022 HOSA members from County Prep High School participated in the HOSA Northern Regional Conference. This conference hosts students from all over the northern region of NJ to come together for a day’s long competition in various events, all related to the healthcare field. Students from freshman to senior year are all...