Kristen De Matos, an 11th grader here at County Prep High School, is a member of the Kearny High School Color Guard. Her younger sister Kayleen De Matos, a 9th grader here at County Prep, is a flute player for the Kearny High School Band. The pair recently celebrated important wins at the National Band Competition. Kristen...
NJ Safe Schools – Rutgers University of Public Health offered a Cosmetology Safety and Health Workshop to County Prep senior Cosmetology students on Monday, October 29, 2018. The training is based on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s Youth @ Work Curriculum. The workshop covered topics such as common work injuries, hazard identification and...
The Theatre Arts students participated in the Manhattan Theatre Club Core Education program of the Broadway Production of The Nap. Part of this program, our students participated in workshops with Manhattan Theatre Club resident artist, actress and playwright Nilaja Sun, in order to prepare and discuss the play. During the workshops they acted, read, improvised and wrote...
Kaitlyn Buzinkai, a 10th grade Medical Science student at County Prep High School, recently received an award of excellence from The National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. Over the summer she attended a three-day conference in Boston which included motivational speakers, among them prominent doctors. Kaitlyn also witnessed a live surgery, a hysterectomy,...
The County Prep community recognized the first week of October as the Week of Respect. Instructors incorporated a project or lesson with their students. Many displayed or presented their projects. Here are a few more activities teachers facilitated in their classrooms. Ms. Reczkowski's students made visual displays. The post-it heart is made up of positive comments....
The County Prep community recognized the first week of October as the Week of Respect. Instructors incorporated a project or lesson with their students. Many displayed or presented their projects. Here are just a few of the activities teachers facilitated in their classrooms.
On Tuesday October 2nd County Prep Chef John Palsi took his students to Alstede Farms in Chester, NJ. to pick apples.
Congratulations from the County Prep Community to our very own Rozana Deryas are on her recent Gold medal wins in three Swimming events at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games. For more information about her wonderful accomplishment, please see the article on NJ.com
Congratulations to Alex Bermudez for his acceptance into the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Automotive Technician Program. Congratulations to Giovanny Vazquez for his acceptance into the Youth Transitions to Work (YTTW) Stage Hand Technician Program. These programs provide outreach, training, and placements for students interested in becoming an apprentice. The programs are considered a “training to...
A special thank you is extended to Maria Stefania Lorefice for speaking to our freshmen and sophomore classes on careers in Cosmetology and Entrepreneurism on June 7th. Maria completed County Prep’s Cosmetology program in 2010 and attributes much of her success to Ms. Donofrio’s guidance throughout her four years of high school. While networking over the past...