COUNTY PREP HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

County Prep’s Audio Visual Production Seniors Win Silver at NJ SkillsUSA Championships

(Somerset, NJ—April 16, 2016) County Prep seniors, Azhar Ali and Jeymmy Cuevas of Jersey City, competed at the 2016 NJ SkillsUSA Championships. The Audio Visual Production students created Beauty and Beyond for the Digital Cinema Production competition and won silver. The short film shined a spotlight on body image and self-expression.  Beauty and Beyond featured a diverse cast...Continue reading

Awards Ceremony for Mr. Bejerano’s French Class at County Prep High School

Last Friday, April 22nd students from Mr. Bejerano’s French Classes were awarded with recognition certificates for their outstanding participation in the French Workshop-Play which was done on April 8, 2016 at County Prep. High School.  Mr. Eddy Contreras, Liaison for World Language Programs, Mr. Bejerano, French Teacher and students from different classes attended the event.Continue reading

Students Perform 1st French Workshop-Play at County Prep High School

For the first time at County Prep, 9th grade students from French classes performed a Workshop-Play “Oh lã lã Café Français” in the ITV-ROOM.  On April 8th, Principal Ms. Mendolla along with others administrators, staff and students from different classes attended the show.  Mr.Bejerano who conducted the presentation explained, ” This is not a real...Continue reading

County Prep Hosts Battle of the Classes Tournament

On February 25th, County Prep High School held its first ever Battle of the Classes tournament. The tournament consisted of the 4 classes: Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. Each class competed against each other to win the “Battle of the Classes” trophy. The tournament consisted of 4 events: grand relay, three-point shootout, tug-of-war, and –...Continue reading

County Prep Students Participate in 2016 Harvard Model Congress

Model Government HMC 2016 The County Prep’s Model Government students descended upon Boston for the 2016 Harvard Model Congress late last month.  Almost 1500 students from across the globe met for four days to take part in a hands-on simulation of American Government, in fact the largest model government simulation in the world.   As...Continue reading

County Prep High School hosts Annual Volleyball Tournament

Bringing excitement and fun through a competitive event, County Prep High School hosted their annual volleyball tournament. From February 2nd to February 5th, students were invited to participate, watch, and join in on the head-to-head matches between six incredible teams put together by their own fellow schoolmates. Students took to the court for the title...Continue reading

County Prep’s Improvisation Class Performs in the Second Annual Jamboree

Only two weeks after our very successful run of Jekyll&Hyde, County Prep Theatre Arts improvisers performed in our second annual competitive improvisation event on February 12, 2016. The battling teams, Chaplin and the Stooges and Bad Biscuit competed in a series of improv games as part of a fundraiser for our theatre department. Although Bad...Continue reading

County Prep Students Participate in Junior Achievement Finance Park Program

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016, approximately 58 County Prep students participated in a financial literacy program entitled “Finance Park” sponsored by Junior Achievement. County Prep students were privileged to visit Junior Achievement’s brand new state-of-the-art facility located in Edison, NJ.  The students engaged in an intensive, high-energy immersion learning experience in which they received a...Continue reading

County Prep Students Introduced to Starting Points Apprenticeship Program, Structured Learning Experience

Marsha Nivins from the Youth Transitions to Work Starting Points Apprenticeship program spoke to County Prep students on January 13, 2016  about an exciting child care services program.  The presentation included on overview of career opportunities offered through the Starting Points apprenticeship certification program as part of the structured learning experience/transition planning for post-secondary options. ...Continue reading