COUNTY PREP HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
County Prep Senior Gianella Brignoni Places as Semifinalist for Scholars Program
Gianella Brignoni, a Senior at County Prep High School, has been selected as a Semifinalist for the 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. She was chosen among nearly 150,000 applicants for her “outstanding leadership, academic achievements, and dedication to…community.” The County Prep community wishes her luck on the next stage.
County Prep Creative Art Students Design Cups for Starbucks Holiday Competition
This year County Prep’s Creative Art students participated in their first ever Starbucks Holiday Cup design competition. Each student created a holiday or winter themed design which was submitted and displayed in our hallway this past December. Drawing on top of the actual cups prove to be a tricky task, but our students met this...
County Prep Multicultural Club End-of-the Year Event
The County Prep Multicultural Club hosted an end-of-the-year luncheon at Shalimar BBQ Restaurant to celebrate the richness of diverse cultures and ethnicities within our communities, announced Ms. Barbara Mendolla, Principal of County Prep High School. Participants sampled sumptuous foods that represented a large variety of ethnic cuisines. Members of the Multicultural Club and the Business...
A Day with Dale
Dale Talde was featured on Top Chef, Food Networks “Iron Chef” and among many other TV appearances. He is one of the new creative young chefs in the country. After he found out that five of our students were working in his restaurant. Chef Talde so graciously offered to work with our students and tell...
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Attend Time and the Conways on Broadway
The County Prep Theatre Arts vocation students attended the Broadway Production of Time and the Conways, by J. B. Priestley, with Elizabeth McGovern (of “Downton Abbey”), a play under the direction of Tony winner Rebecca Taichman, performed at the American Airlines Theatre venue of the Roundabout theatre. The play begins in 1919 Britain, where Mrs....
County Prep Interact Club Runs Successful Teens for Jeans Drive
This year’s Teens for Jeans drive was a success. Interact Club member Kabir Daniels-Verden organized this year’s drive to collect new and lightly worn jeans for less fortunate youth and young adults. Thanks to him and our student body, we were able to collect over two hundred pairs of jeans. The Interact Club would like...
County Prep Dance Residency hosts Katelyn Halpern & Dancers
County Prep Dance instructor Heather Warfel Sandler is thrilled to announce the first annual professional dance company performance through County Prep’s Choreographers in Residence Program (CHIRP). Through CHIRP, choreographers are awarded use of the 407 Theater for rehearsals and performance, in exchange for serving as a resident teaching artist throughout the semester. Students have the...
County Prep’s FCCLA Delegation Earns Multiple Awards and Recognition
County Prep’s FCCLA delegation attended the NJ Fall Leadership Conference in Edison NJ on November 20, 2017. The conference was attended by 600 students from all across New Jersey. Our students were awarded several 1st place gold medals in the Fashion, Culinary, and Video competitions. Alexa Acuna achieved 1st Place Gold and perfect score in...
Managing Director of Rising Tide Capital Visits County Prep
County Prep’s Business & Technology Club recently invited Jay Savulich, Managing Director of Programs at Rising Tide Capital of Jersey City, to share his expertise in the business world with business majors, announced Ms. Barbara Mendolla, Principal at County Prep High School. Savulich’s presentation covered a variety of topics, primarily focusing on the...
County Prep’s Accounting Class Attends Junior Achievement Event at Roxiticus Golf Club
Students from Ms. Campanioni’s accounting class participated in a Structured Learning Experience at Roxiticus Golf Club in Mendham, NJ. Junior Achievement hosted the event and selected County Prep students to be ambassadors for the day. The students participated in Team Building, Networking, and Sales workshops with practicing professionals from Accenture and Ernst & Young. They interacted with...