Students from the Hydroponics/Aquaculture class at County Prep visited the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson, N.J. accompanied by their teachers Mr. Nicholas LaVolpe and Dr. Stephanie Szymanski. The students were introduced to the various products that come from trees.The foresters demonstrated the use of a saw mill to cut a longitudinal section of a...
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County Prep’s Qu’Raun Scott McKoy to Premiere Film at Golden Door Film Festival
The film, A Very Bad Day, created by County Prep senior, Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy, will have its premiere on Friday, October 6 at the Golden Door Film Festival in Jersey City. Qu’Raun’s film was one of only a handful of movies selected in the Young Filmmakers category for this prestigious festival. Qu’Raun is an Audio Visual Production...
CP Culinary Arts Students Running One of the Hottest New Restaurants!
Take a look at who’s running one of the hottest new restaurants! 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. He currently owns Talde Brooklyn, Talde Jersey City and Talde Miami. So what does...
Jeremy Lewan of High Tech Accepted as a 2017-2018 National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
(New York, NY—September 13, 2017) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a senior at High Tech, has been accepted into the 2017-2018 National Hispanic Recognition Program, which acknowledges about 5,000 academically outstanding students from more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT®, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. To be eligible for the...
High Tech Attends The Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey
(Madison, NJ—June 1, 2017) the HCST Foundation treated 120 High Tech juniors to a live performance of the Bard’s The Merchant of Venice at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Students in Kerri Ann Murphy’s European Literature courses had just finished reading the play and...
High Tech Receives Certificate of Recognition for Its Performance in Shakespeare: NJ
(Madison, NJ—April 27, 2017) Judges at the Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey have awarded High Tech High School a Certificate of Recognition for its participation in the theater’s annual festival, Shakespeare: NJ, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Students in Kerri Ann Murphy’s Shakespeare course also received commendations for interpreting one...
County Prep teacher Michael Grele Chosen as Cisco Instructor for 2017 NBA Draft Cisco Network Academy “Dream Team”
Top students from the United States and Canada are named to the “Dream Team” – and given the chance to gain real-world experience setting up massive networks at high-profile events like the NBA Draft. Dream Team members gain hands-on experience working under the direction of professional networking engineers. Students are nominated to the Dream Team...
Jeremy Lewan of High Tech High School Has Weather Camp Video Diary Featured on Weather Channel
(Atlanta, GA—June 10, 2017) Bayonne resident Jeremy Lewan, a junior at High Tech High School, had his Weather Camp Video Diary featured on a weekend episode of America’s Morning Headquarters (AMHQ) on the Weather Channel, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High school. Lewan, recipient of an HCST Foundation grant of $1,000, had attended...
County Prep Dance Awards and Year In Review
The County Prep Dance Program celebrated the end of the 2016-2017 school year with recognition from the arts and dance education community. Senior Tamir Rios was one of 5 dancers in the State of NJ to be given the Governor's Award in Dance Arts. Tamir performed alongside other remarkable teen artists in the state Gala...
Ms. Torres’ County Prep Students Visit Explore 2000
County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Torres' Education Workplace Experience course visited Explore 2000 on Wednesday, May 24th to deliver student-created lesson plans on SPACE. Ms. Torres and her students worked diligently on these lessons in preparation for this "student teaching" experience. County Prep students received a warm welcome from the staff and students at Explore 2000. The day...