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...
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County Prep Senior Wins Second Place in Prose Writing Contest
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...
HCST Food and Music Heritage Cookbook
The Culinary Arts department and the Rock and Roll as Literature class teamed up to develop a HCST Food and Music Heritage Cookbook. The Cookbook highlights the students’ favorite cultural dish and makes connections to a song or musician that compliments the cuisine. The cookbook is the brainchild of Chef Turro and Mr. Bob Dillon:...
High Tech Students Take Home Awards at 2021 SkillsUSA Competition
(Secaucus, NJ––May 18, 2020) Students at High Tech High School earned second- and third-place awards at the 2021 SkillsUSA Competition which was held virtually through the month of April, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech High School. All told, ten HTHS students participated in the annual event where students demonstrate their ingenuity,...
Six HTHS Students Named Borlaug Scholars at NJ Youth Institute
(Secaucus, NJ––May 17, 2020) Six students from the Academy of Environmental Science and Sustainability at HTHS were named Borlaug Scholars after presenting their research findings on global food security issues at the New Jersey Youth Institute World Food Prize held at Rutgers-New Brunswick this past March, announced Dr. Joseph A. Giammarella, Principal at High Tech...
Rising Stars Nomination and Honorable Mention for the cast of our Musical Little Women, The Broadway Musical
Mrs. Shields is very honored to announce that our 2021 virtual musical Little Women, The Broadway Musical received a Rising Star nomination and an Honorable Mention on May 14th, during a special Facebook announcement. Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards was created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional...
More Than 70 Vendors Attract Hundreds Of Job Seekers At One Stop Job Fair At HCST
The Hudson County Schools of Technology hosted a job fair alongside the One Stop Career Development Center at the HCST Frank J. Garguilo campus in Secaucus at 5 PM this past Wednesday. Click the link below for the article and video: Morgan, Zachary. 2021. “MORE THAN 70 VENDORS ATTRACT HUNDREDS OF JOB SEEKERS AT ONE...
Staples Donates Personal Care Packages to Hudson County Schools of Technology
The Hudson County Schools of Technology has received a generous supply of personal care packages from the Staples store located on Route 440 in Jersey City. The donation was made on Wednesday morning at High Tech High School in Secaucus. The donation is part of the store’s commitment to being a good neighbor in the...
County Prep Dance Celebrates 20 years with Dance Film: How Does the Journey End?
May 20 & 21, 2021, online County Prep Dance celebrates its 20th annual concert with a student produced dance film, How Does the Journey End?. In response to the events of the past year, students redirected their attention to using movement as a tool for storytelling in film. Students conceived of the show’s theme, and...
County Prep’s Culinary Arts Take on the Next Food Network Show
Students' Work Sweet Tooth Chef Chloe Tiangsang Producer Emelynn Tavarez Bake It till you Make it !!! Chef Dominic Vaughn Producer Michaela Garrett The Munchies Chef Lucas Sanchez Producer Stephanie Inciso Mi Food Episode Mi Shrimp Cocktail Chef Abril Montes Producer Martin Scorsese Michaela Live Chef Micheala Garrett Producer Dominic Vaughn Easy one pan Meals...
