County Prep High School Building Engineer Leads Clean-Up of Nearby Property

During the month of October 2017, a major restoration of the Conrail railroad property next to the new wing at County Prep was completed. Mr. Nick Fargo, business administrator, had suggested cleaning up the site for security reasons. Anthony D’Alessandro, building engineer of County Prep High school, was the driving force behind the clean-up. The...

County Prep Interact Club Participates in Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

The Interact Club joined thousands of participants this past Sunday for the annual Breast Cancer Walk in Jersey City. Over twenty students joined their adviser, Mr. Schwamberger, for this event. The club managed to raise several hundred dollars to donate to the cause. Over three hundred thousand dollars were raised overall to raise awareness and further...

County Prep Hydroponics/Aquaculture Class Visits Forest Resource Education Center

Students from the Hydroponics/Aquaculture class at County Prep visited the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson, N.J. accompanied by their teachers Mr. Nicholas LaVolpe and Dr. Stephanie Szymanski. The students were introduced to the various products that come from trees.The foresters demonstrated the use of a saw mill to cut a longitudinal section of a...

County Prep’s Qu’Raun Scott McKoy to Premiere Film at Golden Door Film Festival

The film, A Very Bad Day, created by County Prep senior, Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy, will have its premiere on Friday, October 6 at the Golden Door Film Festival in Jersey City. Qu’Raun’s film was one of only a handful of movies selected in the Young Filmmakers category for this prestigious festival. Qu’Raun is an Audio Visual Production...

County Prep teacher Michael Grele Chosen as Cisco Instructor for 2017 NBA Draft Cisco Network Academy “Dream Team”

Top students from the United States and Canada are named to the “Dream Team” – and given the chance to gain real-world experience setting up massive networks at high-profile events like the NBA Draft. Dream Team members gain hands-on experience working under the direction of professional networking engineers. Students are nominated to the Dream Team...

Ms. Torres’ County Prep Students Visit Explore 2000

Ms. Torres’ County Prep Students Visit Explore 2000

County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Torres’ Education Workplace Experience course visited Explore 2000 on Wednesday, May 24th to deliver student-created lesson plans on SPACE.  Ms. Torres and her students worked diligently on these lessons in preparation for this “student teaching” experience.  County Prep students received a warm welcome from the staff and students at Explore 2000.  The day...

County Prep Students Shadow Teachers at Local Learning Center

County Prep students enrolled in Ms. Bello’s Early Childhood/Social Development courses visited Kiddie Academy and Starting Points Early Learning Center on Wednesday, June 7, 2017.   The students shadowed teachers at Kiddie Academy to get a glimpse of the day-to-day operations of a day care center.  According to the students, this SLE was totally “awesome.”...

County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi Represents Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival

On May 31st, 2017, County Prep Junior Matthew Riccardi represented Hudson County at the State Teen Arts Festival, which took place at Ocean County College.  At this festival, the highest award recipients from all New Jersey Counties were invited. All theatre awardees performed, received feedback and took workshops with theatre professionals. Matthew had officially received...

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