County Prep students in Mrs. Patten's Fashion Design class recently completed a project with the holidays as their inspiration. After writing research papers and presenting slide shows during class, the students transferred the elements and principles of design into festive holiday tree dresses. Using mainly holiday decorations and unconventional materials, they constructed garments on professional...
Mr. Patten’s Photography students were given an extra credit assignment to take pictures of the snow from the recent storm. Junior Casey Kelly took it to another level and shot this photo during the snowstorm when we were all home keeping warm. Mr. Patten says, “Growing up, I loved Bayonne Park in the snow, but...
(Secaucus, NJ–December 15, 2020) High Tech freshman Jack Adamski, of Kearny, has landed his first professional gig as a freelance product designer for Marvel Power, a Hong Kong based animatronics company, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. Led by an early love for Halloween animatronics, Jack began seriously investigating and designing...
The County Prep guidance counselors hosted a college workshop for the junior class on 12/15/20 and 12/16/20 from 7-8 p.m. Students were able to follow along with an overview of the entire college application process including but not limited to: applying to college during a pandemic, researching colleges and scholarships, finding your major, building a...
North Bergen fashion designer donates 405 masks to county school district. Read the article on NJ.com
(Secaucus, NJ–November 25, 2020) The Students in Action Club at High Tech High School has been busy getting out the vote and supporting their community in spite of social restrictions during the pandemic, announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School. In late October, volunteers from the Students in Action Club partnered with...
It was inspiring to see hundreds of students statewide unite in the midst of a global pandemic and develop their leadership through competitive events, college presentations, networking opportunities, and career exploration from the comfort and safety of their own home. Competitive events, regardless of the results, provided extremely valuable opportunities for members to improve their...
(November 18th, 2020 — Jersey City) Though faced with restrictions and obstacles due to the virtual and hybrid environments, the staff and students at Explore Middle School were able to successfully hold their annual Student Council elections. Sharing campaign videos on Google Classroom and Explore’s social media pages and utilizing Google Meet for candidates to...
County Prep Sophomore Marisa Syed wrote a poem for her English class and then turned it into an opinion editorial. The piece was published by the Jersey Journal this week. Please click the link to read her work: ttps://www.nj.com/opinion/2020/11/what-future-awaits-us-after-a-year-that-would-test-a-superheros-power-opinion.html
Hudson Reporter New county high school planned for Jersey City Hudson County View HCST votes to have ‘Liberty Science Center High School’ as part of SciTech Scity project HudsonTV.com Resolution Approved Moving Forward Liberty Science Center High School NJ.com Hudson County to partner with Jersey City to build STEM-based Liberty Science High School at SciTech...