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On Monday, May 3, 2015, senior, Renee Behr was the recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award.   This prestigious award challenged Renee to make changes within her community.  Renee’s project was an anti-bullying fair promoting awareness, education and solutions. She is working with North Bergen in connection with a town-wide anti-bullying ordinance.  Renee has also...Continue reading

Congratulations to County Prep Instructor Nicole Pica and her students who placed in the Top Ten of Panasonic’s Kid Witness News National Video Competition! Leelah, a short film based on a true story, presents a new look at the ongoing battle for LGBT recognition. The film — produced by County Prep’s Audio Visual Broadcast Production...Continue reading

On April 18th the Dickinson Rams participated in an Autism Awareness Tournament hosted by Weehawken High School. Before the game, County Prep student Joey Valentino threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Rams ended up beating River Dell 4-3. County Prep was also represented during the game; the winning pitcher was sophomore Julio Suarez III...Continue reading

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, County Prep High School’s Chapter of the National Honor Society held their induction ceremony.  The following students were inducted:Mayar Abdelmeguid, Andrew Saad, Thu Anh Ly, Lucre’ce Estropia, Raol Kalloe, Reinard Canatada, Bahktawer Khan, Alexandra Torres, Valerie O’Higgins, Dalia Eldeeb, Martha Wachulec, Olesya Hreb, Jaymi Llarenas, Zeal Doshi, Hager Soliman, Dip...Continue reading

This Saturday, in New Brusnwick, NJ,  Rutgers University is hosting a one-day conference about issues affecting urban education, and County Prep’s Lynn Fedele will be co-presenting one of the workshops. Rutgers is advertising the full-day program as, “Urban Teaching Fellows Program at Rutgers Graduate School of Education for Urban Teaching Matters, a conference by and for...Continue reading

This year County Prep High School competed in the 19th annual Student Photography Exhibition at the Pingry School in Martinsville, NJ. Instructor Mr. Gerard Patten sent Pingry 26 photographs from 26 of his photography students. Two of those students were recognized for their work and are award winners: Peter Rocheny for his “Reach for the...

The Hudson County Board of Freeholders commends and honors Dimitri Rodriguez on his inspiring “Teens for Jeans” Drive to raise awareness for youth homelessness. Dimitri Rodriguez, a senior at County Prep High School, has spearheaded and managed a successful and inspiring clothing drive for homeless youth in Hudson County. Teens for Jeans is a national...Continue reading