On October 29th, County Prep students attended a virtual Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conference. The conference featured accomplished students and adults with challenges who have demonstrated exemplary self-advocacy and leadership skills. The purpose of this event was to empower students to help them transition from high school to adulthood. Some of the workshops attended...Continue reading
Ira Stern from the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Automotive Technician/Diesel Mechanic Apprenticeship program spoke with County Prep students on Monday, October 25th to discuss careers in the auto services industry. This Apprenticeship is a full-time employment opportunity combined with On-The-Job training and related classroom instruction. Students take classes in theory and apply them in...Continue reading
County Prep juniors and seniors visited Fairleigh Dickinson University on Friday, October 22. These aspiring young professionals met with Israel Delgado from the Latino Promise program and current FDU Latino Promise students to get an in-depth view of the benefits of a small program tailored to the unique needs of students coupled with the vast...Continue reading
In March of 2020, when the pandemic hit in full force, the world literally shut down. Here at County Prep, as we hastily pulled our belongings together preparing to leave, I remember a student remarking that we would be back in two weeks. Little did we know at the time how our lives would drastically...Continue reading
In the midst of a pandemic, County Prep High School launched a new after-school club: County Prep Community Outreach. Students in the organization are producing a bi-monthly newsletter as a way to provide educational and informational news about school events, student achievements, and topics affecting the community. They are also connecting other students to local...Continue reading
(June 2021) Ms. Barbara Mendolla, principal of County Prep High School, is pleased to congratulate CP student Verona Morcos upon her recent community service achievement. Verona earned her Eagle Scout Award and is one of the first female Eagle Scouts in Hudson County. She earned 37 merit badges. As part of her service project, Verona...
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...
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...
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...Continue reading
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...Continue reading