Recently, County Prep fashion students learned about the lives of two families who lived at 97 Orchard Street from 1892 – 1935. By the turn of the 20th Century, the Lower East Side was both the center of the nation’s garment production and a focus of its immigrant life. The fashion students learned the ways...
By: Lorianne Andrades Edited by: Arianna Mejias The new members' meeting was an absolute success. Evident in the trailing line outside of the ITV room, students from every grade eagerly awaited to get checked in. After their introduction to Student Council, the students filtered into the cafeteria to check out the individual committees. A few...
Article By: Dynajah Smith Edited By: Arianna Mejias On Halloween Day Student Council hosted their annual costume contest coordinated by Nisha Purino and Stephany Santiago. Students were able to enter the contest and/or buy a polaroid picture of themselves. Every student who either participated in the competition or took a photo received a free candy...
Mr. Gerard Patten, Ms. Jillian Mulrain, and Mr. Robert Meyer led a field trip (SLE) to Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ on October 17th. Juniors and Seniors from Photography, Audio Visual Production and the Art programs were able to photograph and videotape some of the most beautiful sculptures in the state of NJ. Grounds...
On October 25th, 2019, students from County Prep’s Photography and Audio Visual Production classes visited the PhotoPlus Expo 2019 at the Jacob Javits Center in NYC. Juniors and seniors gained hands-on-experience with the latest and greatest in photography and video equipment. Canon, Fuji, Nikon, Panasonic and Olympus all were well represented. Students were also able...
The seniors from the County Prep Fashion Design and Merchandising program visited Mood Fabrics in New York City this week. Mood Fabrics is the store where the design contestants from the Emmy-nominated show, Project Runway, shop for their fabrics and trimmings. The fabric purchased by the students will be used to construct garments for FCCLA...
OCTOBER EVENTS By: Arianna Mejias Student Council is preparing to unleash two Halloween inspired events back-to-back: Movie Night and the Halloween Costume Contest. Movie Night, coordinated by Kayleen De Matos and Kristen De Matos, will take place on Wednesday, October 30th from 3:30-5:30 and will feature Henry Selicks’s, dark fantasy horror film, Coraline. The Halloween...
STUDENT COUNCIL by Arianna Mejias & Lorianne Andrades Nothing says back-to-school like the start of Student Council, the forefront of County Prep’s most anticipated and well-loved events! The first Student Council meeting of the 2019-2020 school year was held on Friday, October 4th. Although we’re only a month in, the excitement was evident in all...
Bryan Ehnstrom, County Prep High School Exercise Science/Medical Science teacher, was recently selected to be part of the New York Road Runners Team #MovedMe for this year’s TCS New York City Marathon on November 3, 2019. The team consists of 26 runners who are viewed as inspirational and embody the transformative power of running. The...
On October 2nd, Mr. Patten led a group of students on a Structured Learning Experience at Princeton University. His Junior and Senior Photography classes were joined by Ms. Martinez’s Audio/Visual Junior class and some students from Ms. Mulrain’s Senior Art class. The students took advantage of the university’s beautiful campus to learn about portraits, landscapes,...