This year Ms. Jillian Mulrain’s Annual Starbucks Cup Artist Competition looked a bit different than in past years, but it still brought the same joy and a little extra motivation to our Creative Art students at County Prep. With our students working virtually, the guidelines were simplified by having our students design on a Starbucks...
We always hear the phrase “Thank a Teacher,” but have we ever heard “Thank a Non-Instructional School Staff Member?” Shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday break, English Instructor Mrs. Padilla asked her students the following question for journal writing: Aside from teachers, what staff member(s) are you grateful for? Explain with details. The variety of departments...
County Prep Theatre Arts has competed this year in the Virtual Governor’s Awards Competition for Theatre, and four of our students have been selected as finalists: Seniors Ivellisses Segovia and Kayla Velazquez for contrasting monologues and Seniors Arbaz Khan and Alyssa Anglade for Improvisational Pairs. The winners will be announced during a very special Awards...
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...
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...
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...
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
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, County Prep students, Christopher Dhurpat, Nicholas Privitera, and Brihana Singh, all from Mr. Ferri’s Entrepreneurship class, participated in a “virtual” Shark Tank Competition sponsored by Junior Achievement and Samsung. The students attended an Executive Welcome session, a Lean Launchpad Overview, and two segments on customers, value propositions, channels and revenue...
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Education announced County Prep High School as one of nine New Jersey schools to receive the National Blue Ribbon School honors. The award, which was only presented to 367 schools nationwide, reaffirms the diligent effort made by the Hudson County Schools of Technology to provide...