COUNTY PREP HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

County Prep Theatre Arts performs García Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre

County Prep Theatre Arts performs García Lorca’s Bodas de Sangre

In just its sixth year, County Prep Theatre 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 theatre. The show was designed by our professional lighting designer, Mr. Lance Michel, and was directed...Continue reading

County Prep Students Gain Teaching Experience at Explore 2000

County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Torres’s Education Workplace Experience course  and Ms. Bello’s Early Childhood Education program visited Explore 2000 on Tuesday, May 8th to shadow teachers throughout the day.  County Prep students received a warm welcome from the staff and students.  The day was filled with student engagement activities and numerous opportunities for  students to “test drive” a career in education.  A special...Continue reading

County Prep Students Visit Paper Mill Playhouse

County Prep Students Visit Paper Mill Playhouse

County Prep students visited the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ on Tuesday, May 14 as part of the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Stage Hand Technician Program. This scholarship program provides outreach, training, and placements for students interested in becoming a Stage Hand Technician.  The program is a “training to work” initiative to help launch careers in the entertainment industry. ...Continue reading

County Prep Business Students Visit UBS

County Prep Business Students Visit UBS

On Friday, June 1, County Prep business students participated in a Job Shadowing event at UBS located in Weehawken, New Jersey.  This all became possible through our partnership with Junior Achievement.   Upon arrival, the students attended a presentation on the history of UBS delineating the various products and services offered to their clients and the numerous career opportunities available...Continue reading

County Prep Sophomore Tyla Gibson Wins the Judges Award at the Alliance of Teen Artists Festival

On May 22nd, Theatre Arts and Musical Theatre students from our school participated in the Alliance of Teen Artists Festival which took place at New Jersey City University. The students presented a scene and two monologues for the Small Group Drama Division, a song for the Small Musical division, and two larger numbers for the...Continue reading

County Prep Senior Adam Concepcion Wins GOYA Food’s Culinary Scholarship

West New York’s Native Son, Adam Concepcion, has won the GOYA Food’s Culinary Scholarship in the amount of $20,000 making County Prep High School proud of all his accomplishments. Early on in his high school career, Adam eagerly entered various culinary competitions where he went up against some of the State’s Top Culinarians to eventually...Continue reading

STUDENTS FROM COUNTY PREP PRESENT AT YOUTH SCIENCE CONFERENCE

STUDENTS FROM COUNTY PREP PRESENT AT YOUTH SCIENCE CONFERENCE County Prep students from the Aquaculture and Hydroponics class presented via video at the 7th Annual Youth Conference “Discovering Sustainability Science” sponsored by the NY Sunworks and streamed live over the internet from Symphony Space in New York City. Students Harleigh Johnson and Alyanna Lopez also...Continue reading

County Prep’s Jaylene Sierra is Named Top Pitcher in Garden State

This Spring season, County Prep’s Jaylene Sierra was named the top softball pitcher in the Garden State. In a NJ.com poll 34,053 votes were cast for Jaylene, who pitches for the Ferris Girls Softball team. Pictured here, she is signing with Coppin State University. Congratulations, Jaylene, and good luck from the County Prep community!Continue reading

County Prep Theatre Arts News

Foxy Award Nominations for the Cast of Summer and Smoke Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our 2017 production of Summer and Smoke, by Tennessee Williams, has earned the cast two Foxy award nominations this year. Our production has received nominations for Outstanding Performance for recent graduate Adam Hassan (Outstanding Performance by a...Continue reading