JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Three County Prep High School students have been awarded a first place prize at the statewide SkillsUSA competition for their effort to bring their school community together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aleena Choudhry, of Bayonne, Fajrhafza Sohail, of Jersey City and Varsha Santhosh Kumar, of Jersey City presented their project, “Acts...
Mr. Grele and Mr. Patten have announced that two Juniors in Commercial Photography have placed in this year's NJ SkillsUSA Photography competition. Casey Kelly won 3rd place with a bronze medal and Jared Maldanado won First Place with a Gold Medal. This year's competition was virtual, but the same rules applied in the photography category...
County Prep Principal Barbara Mendolla would like to recognize the accomplishments of 5 Seniors who were accepted to Barry University in Miami, Florida. These students not only have been accepted but are also receiving merit scholarships between $5,000 - $19,500 (automatically renewed each year)! Congratulations Adriana Rodriguez, Angel Pinto, James Dickson, Nicole Ronquillo, and Yadermi...
(April 27th, 2021 -- Jersey City, NJ) Explore Middle School students were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society on Monday, April 26th during the international induction ceremony. National Junior Honor Society schools, students, and their families attended a live broadcast, which offered traditional marks of an induction ceremony including the pledge, and guest speakers....
County Prep Fashion and Culinary students are awarded 4 Gold and 3 Silver Medals along with $12,000 in scholarships at FCCLA State Conference. It is with great pleasure and pride to announce that County Prep Students have once again achieved outstanding results at the 2021 FCCLA Virtual State Leadership Conference. What makes this even more...
(Secaucus, NJ––April 22, 2021) Brogan Donston and Nicolette Zika have earned the Student Award for Artistic Excellence and Leadership in Dance as part of the New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Brogan and Nicolette were recognized for their outstanding work in the field of...
(Secaucus, NJ––April 22, 2021) Chyeka Conner, a senior in the Media and Visual Arts Academy, has been honored with a Gold Level Graduating Seniors Award from U.S. Figure Skating, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Chyeka first laced up her skates at age four; by age six she was figure skating...
(Secaucus, NJ––April 22, 2021) High Tech juniors Maialen Abio, Isabella Delgado, Brogan Donston, Jailin Garcia, Jovy Rose Mariano, and Dylan Nally are the most recent students to be inducted into the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. The NHDSA is part of the National...
Mrs. Shields is very excited to announce that our three virtual 2020 and 2021 productions have earned the cast and crew fourteen Foxy award nominations this year. Our production of Now What? received three nominations for Outstanding Production of a Virtual Play, Outstanding Achievement for an Acting Ensemble in a Virtual Play, and Outstanding Performance...
The Theatre Arts students participated this year in the virtual Manhattan Theatre Club Core Education program of the Broadway Production of “Constellations”, by Nick Payne, with Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson. As part of this program, our students participated in various workshops based on the play “Constellations” designed by Manhattan Theatre Club education director David...