(Somerset, NJ- May 2, 2015) Fifteen students from County Prep won medals at the SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships at the Garden State Exhibition Center. The students won two gold medals, eight silver medals, five bronze medals in contests ranging from Medical Math to Photography to Internetworking. Junior Chengru Long, a resident of Kearny, won...
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County Prep Students Win 1st & 2nd Place in the 10th Congressional District Art Competition
This year the 10th Congressional District Art Competition was held at the Newark Museum. Two County Prep High School students were recognized for their beautiful photography with top awards. Senior Jessica D'Onofrio won first place in the photography portion with her photograph "Home" and Senior Olesya Hreb won second place with her photograph "Jasmine." Congratulations...
County Prep Theatre Arts Students Alexia Velazquez and Joshua Dunn Receive Full Scholarships to Circle in the Square Theatre School
Circle in the Square Theatre School, the only accredited training conservatory associated with a Broadway theatre in NYC, awarded County Prep Juniors Alexia Velazquez and Joshua Dunn full scholarships for their 7-week intensive Summer Workshop in Musical Theatre. The scholarship covers tuition, transportation and lunch stipend for the entire program. The musical theatre workshop consists...
County Prep Students Receive Awards at Hudson County Teen Arts Alliance
This year's Hudson County Teen Arts Alliance was held at the Bayonne Public Library from May 5th until the 11th. County Prep High School received 5 Judges Awards and 1 Top Honors Award. Top Honors were awarded to Senior Olesya Hreb for her "Art Requires Concentration" photograph. This is the third year in a row Olesya...
County Prep Students Travel to Italy, France and Spain
County Prep Students Travel to Italy, France and Spain Over Spring Break, under the guidance of Mrs. Karen Horan, County Prep students embarked on an educational field experience in Europe accompanied by chaperones Ms. Stacie Wein, Mrs. Alicia Abraham, Ms. Bianca Torres, Mr. Jason Carey and Mr. Thurman Carey. In the past the...
County Prep Student’s Account of 2015 European Trip
Italy, France and Spain 2015 by Giovanni Privitera This year the trip we went on and the things we saw were amazing. We started our adventure off in Italy. Italy truly is a beautiful place. Even flying in you could just see all the mountains and plains, making a great scenery. In Italy, we went...
Two County Prep Dance Students to Perform at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Ms. Heather Warfel Sandler, Instructor of Dance at County Prep, is thrilled to announce that two County Prep dance majors will have the honor of performing at the renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Fisher Theater this weekend. Tamir Rios and Tamijah Southerland are both members of County Prep’s 407 Dance Company, and are second...
County Prep Student Renee Behr Receives Girl Scout Gold Award
On Monday, May 3, 2015, senior, Renee Behr was the recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award. This prestigious award challenged Renee to make changes within her community. Renee's project was an anti-bullying fair promoting awareness, education and solutions. She is working with North Bergen in connection with a town-wide anti-bullying ordinance. Renee has also...
County Prep Produces Panasonic’s Top Ten Videos of 2015
Congratulations to County Prep Instructor Nicole Pica and her students who placed in the Top Ten of Panasonic’s Kid Witness News National Video Competition! Leelah, a short film based on a true story, presents a new look at the ongoing battle for LGBT recognition. The film --- produced by County Prep’s Audio Visual Broadcast Production...
County Prep Students Participate in Autism Awareness Tournament
On April 18th the Dickinson Rams participated in an Autism Awareness Tournament hosted by Weehawken High School. Before the game, County Prep student Joey Valentino threw out the ceremonial first pitch. The Rams ended up beating River Dell 4-3. County Prep was also represented during the game; the winning pitcher was sophomore Julio Suarez III...