SkillsUSA from Jersey Cityis collecting jeans for Teens for Jeans, a national campaign in partnership with Aéropostale and DoSomething.org, encouraging young people across the county to donate gently used jeans to help homeless youth. Over a million young people experience homelessness in the United States every year and one of the most requested items that...
Category: County Prep High School
County Prep Students Participate in Lock-in
On November 21st at County Prep High School, 130 Students in grades 9-12 participated in a school wide lock-in. From 9:30 pm to 6:30 am the next day students participated in activities that included a basketball tournament, volleyball tournament, and video game tournament. For entertainment purposes there were movies playing in the ITV room. By...
Hydroponics at County Prep High School
Over the course of the 2013 – 2014 school year, County Prep Administration along with science instructors Dr. Szymanski and Mr. La Volpe met with members of New York Sun Works to discuss the possibility of building a Hydroponic Greenhouse at County Prep High School. While the Greenhouse Project at County Prep is still in...
Structured Learning Experience: NJ Judiciary
Stephanie Rivera from the New Jersey Judiciary met with over 75 students at County Prep on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. The presentation included an overview of the 10 Judicial Job Bands: Support Staff, Case Processing, Administrative Professional, Information Technology, Court Interpreter, Legal, Official Court Reporter, Support Staff Supervisory, Professional Supervisory, and Court Executive/Managers. Career pathways in...
HCST Students Participate in Structured Learning Experience
On Wednesday, December 17, Kayla Roman and Daniel Fenlon from County Prep and Zachary Murillo and Richard Farrington from High Tech visited Brookdale Community College’s Automotive Technology Labs to get a first-hand glimpse of the various programs. They toured the brand new state-of-the-art facility which is designed to meet the continual demand for trained automotive...
County Prep Social Worker, Martha Rand, to train other professionals in anti-bullying interventions and remediation.
County Prep Social Worker, Martha Rand, to train other professionals in anti-bullying interventions and remediation. In January, 2015, Martha Rand, LCSW, and HCST Child Study Team Social Worker will provide training in identifying, preventing, intervening and remediating Relational Aggression (RA). RA is a form of bullying often associated with middle and high school age girls. ...
County Prep High School Video Production Students Visit MSU’S Dumont Television Center
COUNTY PREP VIDEO PRODUCTION STUDENTS VISIT MSU’S DUMONT TELEVISION CENTER On November 21, 2014, County Prep’s Video Production students visited Montclair State University’s DuMont Television Center. The Center is a state-of-the-art, professionally equipped, high-definition television and digital media production facility. Students learned about scriptwriting and storyboarding to live-action shooting, digital editing and live webcast streaming. After...
Structured Learning Experience – US NAVY PRESENTATION
Structured Learning Experience – US NAVY PRESENTATION Petty Officer Torres and Seaman Blanco from the United States Navy spoke with County Prep students on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. They discussed potential career pathways and the skills one must possess in order to succeed in this segment of the armed forces. The students had an opportunity to...
Essex County College Police Academy – Structured Learning Experience
Twelve students from County Prep High School visited the Essex County College Police Academy on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. The tour included a presentation which outlined the educational and training requirements for careers in law enforcement. In addition, there was a Q&A session which gave the students “real-life” examples of the challenges and rewards of the profession. The...
County Prep High School Students Attend FCCLA Fall Conference
FCCLA FALL CONFERENCE - November 2014 The County Prep FCCLA delegation attended the Fall conference this November at the Pines Manor in Edison. The conference was attended by 600 members from schools throughout New Jersey. Our students competed in the following events: Apple Bake Off The Apple Bake-Off Competitive Event is a State Event sponsored...