County Prep High School junior Desiree Okonkwo, alongside Ms. Angelique Belle, co-founded the Bayonne Youth Center Black History Oratorical Competition. This new initiative, designed to celebrate and honor Black history, was implemented in the classrooms of schools across the Bayonne school district, giving students an opportunity to engage with and showcase their knowledge of Black...
County Prep High School's Model Government Club attended the Rutgers Model Congress with the theme of 'Democracy in the Age of Influence.' Students represented delegates and engaged in a simulation of the United States Congress in various committees. We are very proud of our students that participated in this four day conference. Special Congratulations to...
The Women in STEM Club attended HCCC's annual Girls in Technology Symposium! The members of the club attended a panel where they got to hear from multiple women across various fields in STEM. They also got the chance to participate in STEM activities like circuit boarding and Virtual Reality simulators! A huge thank you to...
County Prep's Women in STEM Club were joined by Kristen Usui and Sophia Polemeni, two wonderful women from the United Parcel Service's Women in Engineering Program. Both of them are Security Analysts and spoke about their experience as a woman in a stem field. Thank you so much to UPS for giving our club the...
In celebration of February being CTE Month, County Prep’s Commercial Photography program proudly participated in the 29th Annual Pingry Student Photography Exhibition. This exhibition featured the finest photographic works from students across seven private and public high schools. County Prep is thrilled to announce that its students received six Judge’s Awards at this year’s exhibition,...
Students from County Prep & High Tech were united again at Harvard Model Congress in Boston. Harvard Model Congress is the largest congressional simulation conference in the world run entirely by undergraduates at Harvard College. Our students assumed the role of real life congressmen, senators, and members of government and debated complex issues. We are...
Instructors from the Rutgers’ Travel Independence Program (RUTIP) recently met with a group of County Prep juniors and seniors to teach them about using public transportation. Jeffrey Dennis and Jaqueline Ng from the RUTIP initiative gave students an introduction on how to use public buses and light rail. Students received instruction on how to use...
On Monday, January 27th, the CP Green Club hosted guest speakers from the Hudson County Division of Planning - Sophia Calcaterra, Nicholas Mitch, Blair Johnson, and Kevin Force - who delivered an informative presentation and led an engaging activity on risk assessment and adaptive strategies for flooding and climate change, specifically tailored to the Jersey...
The Social Skills Club at County Prep recently got an opportunity to learn and practice everyday consumer and life skills in a safe and controlled setting at the Lifetown Shoppes in Livingston, NJ. Lifetown is a simulated Main Street which provides a supportive and hands-on retail environment and town square. The facility features the kinds...
Students in County Prep's Model Government Club had a wonderful time at Rutgers Model United Nations representing Bulgaria. Students researched, debated, and fought for Bulgaria's position on human rights, climate change, international security and more. Students collaborated with other countries in order to create allies and pass resolutions to address these specific issues. Our alumni...