On Friday, February 15th, author James McBride visited County Prep High School to speak with students in Ms. Kristyne Singer's Literature class and Ms. Taryn Ashe's Creative Writing class. Many of the students read McBride's bestselling book The Color of Water and prepared questions specifically about the work. Other students were curious to know more about his...
On Friday, February 8th, County Prep's Music Department held a concert during each of the lunch periods to showcase some of their students' talents. Instructors Mr. Figuereo and Mr. Matthews are proud of the two bands who performed. They include: Bridget Benoit Jahn Camac Sophia Castaneda Tallulah Clark Lusandra Garcia Elizabeth Miceli-Keller Brian Mullaghy, Jr....
High Tech Musical Theatre continues its 2018-2019 season with the epic Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice musical, EVITA. Directed by John Zisa and Musically Directed by Rod Shepard, EVITA stars both musical theatre majors on stage, and a live band of music & audio tech majors at High Tech High School. Set in Buenos...
(February 25th, 2019--Jersey City, NJ) The students and staff of Explore Middle School donated over 50 stroller rain covers to York Street Project. York Street Project, located at 89 York Street, supports women and their children each and every day. They provide families with a safe place to live, teaching them life-skills and counseling them...
(February 6th--Jersey City) The Explore Middle School Parent-Student Association (PSA) hosted the school’s first International Food Night. In an effort to celebrate Hudson County’s rich culture of foods and bring the Explore family together, the PSA, faculty, staff, and students donated a variety of dishes for an evening of dining and socializing. Mid-year report cards...
February 6, 2019, JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Students from Explore Middle School entered into the “Shark Tank” on Wednesday morning to present their second quarter projects to Administrators at Hudson County Schools of Technology. The presentations all provided a solution to a scientific phenomena and required students to thoroughly research, market and answer questions about...
(February 8th, 2019) Only two weeks after our very successful run of Brooklyn, the Musical, County Prep Theatre Arts improvisers performed in our fifth annual Improv show and third annual competitive improvisation event. The battling teams, The Untouchables and The KIMprovables competed in a series of improv games as part of a fundraiser for our theatre department. Although The Untouchables, led by...
A special thank you to Luis Pacheco from Mayor Fulop's office for recruiting County Prep students for the Jersey City Summer 2019 Internship program (JCSI). He presented to over 75 County Prep Juniors on January 10th. The program will entail a career readiness component and placement with major companies to explore career opportunities representative of...
Chef John Palsi's junior and senior culinary arts students visited Hudson County Community College on Thursday, November 1, to participate in their “ Culinary Institute Tour." The students cycled through the various culinary labs to gain exposure to the post-secondary culinary arts program. In addition, one of their renowned chefs demonstrated a culinary lesson on...
On January 14th and 16th, Ms. Murray's and Dr. Abbasi's classes (approximately 150 students) participated in a financial literacy program entitled “Finance Park” sponsored by Junior Achievement. County Prep students were privileged to visit Junior Achievement's state-of-the-art facility located in Edison, NJ. The students engaged in an intensive, high-energy immersion learning experience in which they...