County Prep HOSA Members Place in Top 8 of NJ NRC
By: Maria Alvero, Marlyn Senta, and Rewan Ahmed On January 22, 2021, several HOSA members were recognized for placing in the Top 8 of NJ HOSA’s Northern Regional Conference (NRC). We had a record of 54 HOSA members competing at NRC this year! The competitors who placed in the Top 5 of their respective competitions...
Teen Arts Winners
Ms. Mendolla, principal of County Prep, and Photography instructor Mr. Gerard Patten, are happy to announce the winners in the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts in the Visual Arts category. Congratulations to the following Medalists: Gold – Tsewang Sherpa – Online LearningSilver – Grace Bertrand – Underground America Bronze – Alexander Jimenez – Flyer Please...
Two Foxy Award Wins for the Casts of Now What? and Holiday Show
Mrs. Shields is extremely excited to announce that County Prep Theatre Arts received two Foxy Awards this year, for Outstanding Achievement by an Acting Ensemble of a Virtual Play (Zoom Format: Live Streamed or with Limited Editing), for the Acting Ensembles of our two virtual shows, Now What? Every Actor’s Dilemma during the Great Quarantine...
County Prep Senior Wins Second Place in Prose Writing Contest
Creative Writing instructor Mrs. Ashe is excited to announce Devyn Hom has been awarded second place in the Paul-Victor Winters Memorial Creative Writing Contest. Murphy Writing of Stockton University sponsored the contest for talented NJ high school writers in honor of Paul-Victor Winters, who was a poet and secondary educator in southern New Jersey. Devyn...
Rising Stars Nomination and Honorable Mention for the cast of our Musical Little Women, The Broadway Musical
Mrs. Shields is very honored to announce that our 2021 virtual musical Little Women, The Broadway Musical received a Rising Star nomination and an Honorable Mention on May 14th, during a special Facebook announcement. Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards was created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional...
County Prep Dance Celebrates 20 years with Dance Film: How Does the Journey End?
May 20 & 21, 2021, online County Prep Dance celebrates its 20th annual concert with a student produced dance film, How Does the Journey End?. In response to the events of the past year, students redirected their attention to using movement as a tool for storytelling in film. Students conceived of the show’s theme, and...
County Prep’s Culinary Arts Take on the Next Food Network Show
Students' Work Sweet Tooth Chef Chloe Tiangsang Producer Emelynn Tavarez Bake It till you Make it !!! Chef Dominic Vaughn Producer Michaela Garrett The Munchies Chef Lucas Sanchez Producer Stephanie Inciso Mi Food Episode Mi Shrimp Cocktail Chef Abril Montes Producer Martin Scorsese Michaela Live Chef Micheala Garrett Producer Dominic Vaughn Easy one pan Meals...
CPHS’ Bernardo Brothers Win Grand Prize at Montclair Film Competition!
Mrs. Martinez has announced that AV Production students John-Trajan Bernardo and Sinjin-Kai Bernardo won the grand prize in the Comedy category at Montclair Film’s the Emerging Filmmaker Competition. The Bernardo brothers’ short film, “The Voice of Reason,” is a unique compilation of much of their film work that they have done over the last year....
CPHS’ Carolann Cuebas Wins Special Jury Award at Montclair Film Competition!
Mrs. Martinez has announced Carolann Cuebas, a junior in Audio Visual Production, won a Special Jury Award at Montclair Film’s Emerging Filmmakers Competition. The EFC Showcase category this year was “My Covid Life!” Cuebas produced and edited a short film, “Life During a Pandemic,” which focuses on the big change in our lives from the...
Fashion and Math Come Together in County Prep Fashion Class
What happens when you take four measurements, divide by Pi, and do some simple multiplication? You get an infinity dress. Infinity dresses are named for the infinite ways you can wear them, thanks to the innumerable ways you can wrap the straps to make the bodice uniquely yours. Fashion students in Mrs. Patten’s classes used...